Structure 66I00690045 · Obion County, TN

Sr003 Us-hwy51 over Sr003/i69

Carries Sr003 Us-hwy51 over Sr003/i69, 5 Mi NE Of Union City.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT688 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 9/9Substructure 8/9 · sets the rating

688 ft end to end, longest span 191 ft: about 1.9 football fields. Lengths and the semi-truck 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built20233 years old
Length688.0 ft209.7 m
Daily traffic6,620counted 2022
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyObion
Location5 Mi NE Of Union City
CarriesSr003 Us-hwy51
CrossesSr003/i69
Coordinates36.46361, -88.98194

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length688.0 ft (209.7 m)
Max Span190.9 ft (58.2 m)
Deck Width31.2 ft (9.5 m)
Deck Area1992.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2023

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,620 (2022)
Truck Traffic8%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number66I00690045

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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