Structure 150A2870007 · Cocke County, TN

Nfa2574 over Gulf Fork Big Creek

Carries Nfa2574 over Gulf Fork Big Creek, 3.8 Mi NE Of Hartford.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT64 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

64 ft end to end, longest span 17 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a slab bridge.

Built200818 years old
Length63.6 ft19.4 m
Daily traffic586counted 2021
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyCocke
Location3.8 Mi NE Of Hartford
CarriesNfa2574
CrossesGulf Fork Big Creek
Coordinates35.86281, -83.10586

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignSlab
Total Length63.6 ft (19.4 m)
Max Span17.1 ft (5.2 m)
Deck Width29.2 ft (8.9 m)
Deck Area172.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2008

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic586 (2021)
Truck Traffic3%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number150A2870007

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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