FAU 8 over TN RIVER & FAU 5395

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Coordinates:
+35.05611, -85.30972
35°03'22" N, 85°18'35" W

Source: National Bridge Inventory. Information not verified; use at your own risk.

Name:	FAU 8 over TN RIVER & FAU 5395
Structure number:	33SR0080007
Location:	MARKET STREET BRIDGE
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over highway and waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) `[16]`
Length of largest span:	358.9 ft. `[109.4 m]`
Total length:	2000.1 ft. `[609.6 m]`
Roadway width between curbs:	36.1 ft. `[11.0 m]`
Deck width edge-to-edge:	56.1 ft. `[17.1 m]`
Vertical clearance above deck:	16.4 ft. `[5.0 m]`
Vertical clearance below bridge:	98.4 ft. `[30.0 m]`
Owner:	State Highway Agency `[01]`
Year built:	1917
Year reconstructed:	2007
Historic significance:	Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places `[1]`
Design load:	M 13.5 / H 15 `[2]`
Main span material:	Steel `[3]`
Main span design:	Movable - Bascule `[16]`
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place `[1]`
Wearing surface:	Bituminous `[6]`

Good/Fair/Poor Condition:	Fair
Status:	Open, no restriction `[A]`
Average daily traffic:	24,740 `[as of 2015]`
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Superstructure condition:	Good `[7 out of 9]`
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory `[6 out of 9]`
Structural appraisal:	Equal to present minimum criteria `[6]`
Deck geometry appraisal:	Basically intolerable requiring high priority of replacement `[2]`
Underclearances appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Water adequacy appraisal:	Superior to present desirable criteria `[9]`
Roadway alignment appraisal:	Equal to present desirable criteria `[8]`
Channel protection:	Banks are protected or well vegetated. River control devices such as spur dikes and embankment protection are not required or are in a stable condition. `[8]`
Pier/abutment protection:	None present but re-evaluation suggested `[5]`
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. `[8]`
Operating rating:	39.6 tons `[36.0 metric tons]`
Inventory rating:	26.7 tons `[24.3 metric tons]`
Sufficiency rating:	55.0
Recommended work:	Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. `[35]`
Estimated cost of work:	$59,765,000

Date	Suff. Rating	Condition	Deck	Superstructure	Substructure	SD/FO	ADT
June 2015	55.0	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	-	24740
June 2013	55.4	Fair	Good	Good	Satisfactory	-	24020
June 2011	56.8	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	-	21390
May 2009	55.8	Good	Good	Very Good	Good	-	23400
August 2007	56.9	Good	Very Good	Very Good	Very Good	FO	21240
April 2005	24.5	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	20680
August 2003	27.5	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	19570
March 2001	27.5	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	20020
December 2000	27.5	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	19470
March 1999	27.5	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	19020
July 1997	27.5	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	15620
July 1995	27.5	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	20440
March 1993	27.5	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	19160
April 1991	28.5	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	SD	14250