Structure 5570188P0000000 · Lewis County, TN

Tn Route 20 over Natchez Trace Parkway

Carries Tn Route 20 over Natchez Trace Parkway, 5.6 Miles To U.s. Route 4.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT74 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck not ratedSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

74 ft end to end. 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 deck arch.

Built196066 years old
Length74.5 ft22.7 m
Daily traffic485counted 2019
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateTennessee
CountyLewis
Location5.6 Miles To U.s. Route 4
CarriesTn Route 20
CrossesNatchez Trace Parkway
Coordinates35.50358, -87.45844

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Max Span74.5 ft (22.7 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area236.1 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic485 (2019)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerNational Park Service
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number5570188P0000000

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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