FAU 3580 over FRIAR BRANCH

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Facts 

Name:	FAU 3580 over FRIAR BRANCH
Structure number:	33S43410009
Location:	IN CHATTANOOGA
Purpose:	Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway
Route classification:	Minor Arterial (Urban) [16]
Length of largest span:	47.6 ft. [14.5 m]
Total length:	145.0 ft. [44.2 m]
Roadway width between curbs:	63.0 ft. [19.2 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:	75.1 ft. [22.9 m]
Skew angle:	15°
Owner:	City or Municipal Highway Agency [04]
Year built:	2005
Historic significance:	Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [5]
Design load:	MS 18 / HS 20 [5]
Number of main spans:	3
Main spans material:	Prestressed concrete [5]
Main spans design:	Stringer/Multi-beam or girder [02]
Deck type:	Concrete Cast-in-Place [1]
Wearing surface:	Monolithic Concrete (concurrently placed with structural deck) [1]

2010 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	20,180 [as of 2007]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Excellent [9 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Very Good [8 out of 9]
Channel protection:	There are no noticeable or noteworthy deficiencies which affect the condition of the channel. [9]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	48.5 tons [44.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:	92.4

2000 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	24,770 [as of 1998]
Truck traffic:	5% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:	Bridge foundations determined to be stable for the assessed or calculated scour condition. [8]
Operating rating:	58.4 tons [53.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	67.9
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge or other major structure without deck rehabilitation or replacement [33]
Estimated cost of work:	$155,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:	Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:	17,100 [as of 1990]
Truck traffic:	1% of total traffic
Deck condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:	Good [7 out of 9]
Substructure condition:	Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Channel protection:	Bank is beginning to slump. River control devices and embankment protection have widespread minor damage. There is minor stream bed movement evident. Debris is restricting the channel slightly. [6]
Scour condition:	Scour calculation/evaluation has not been made. [6]
Operating rating:	86.1 tons [78.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:	35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:	Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:	72.7
Recommended work:	Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:	$240,000

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