Bridge Type
Main Span(s): Concrete [1] Tee beam [04]
Approach Span(s): Other [00]
Deck: Concrete Cast-in-Place [1] with Wearing Surface: Bituminous [6]
Bridge Dimensions
Length: 139 m = 456.1 ft
Main Spans: 16 at 8.7 m = 28.5 ft
Approach Spans: 0
Skew: 0
Width, Roadway: 7.3 m = 24.0 ft (2 Lanes) and Out-To-Out: 9.3 m = 30.5 ft for a 7.9 m = 25.9 ft approaching roadway.
Vertical Clearance: 99.99 m = 328.1 ft and Navigational Clearance: 0 = N/A
Location
Unknown [00000]: Haywood County [075], Tennessee [47]
Owned by State Highway Agency [01], DOT District: 4
1.4 MI SE OF BEAR CREEK
Condition
Deck: Satisfactory [6]
Superstructure: Satisfactory [6]
Substructure: Satisfactory [6]
Loading
Design: M 13.5 / H 15 [2]
Operating: 53.1 metric ton = 58.4 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Inventory: 31.5 metric ton = 34.7 tons (Load Factor(LF) [1])
Appraisal
Structural: Equal to present minimum criteria [6]
Deck Geometry: Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement [2]
Road Alignment: Equal to present desirable criteria [8]
Waterway: Equal to present minimum criteria [6] and Bridge is scour critical; bridge foundations determined to be unstable. [3]
Inspections
Date: September 1999 [999] and Frequency: 24
Future Work
Work Needed: Widening of existing bridge or other major structure without deck rehabilitation or replacement [33]
Bridge Detour: 7.9 km = 4.9 mi
Traffic
ADT: 2890 (2019) and Trucks: 15%
Future ADT: 5136 (In 2039
)