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I40 over I40 RL / SAM COOPER BLVD

Map 

Coordinates:
+35.15139, -89.88500
35°09'05" N, 89°53'06" W
Source: National Bridge Inventory (1992, 2000, 2010 editions)
Information not verified. Use at your own risk.

Facts 

Name:I40 over I40 RL / SAM COOPER BLVD
Structure number:79I00400101
Location:I40 & 1240 EAST JCT
Purpose:Carries highway over highway
Route classification:Principal Arterial - Interstate (Urban) [11]
Length of largest span:64.0 ft. [19.5 m]
Total length:205.7 ft. [62.7 m]
Roadway width between curbs:65.9 ft. [20.1 m]
Deck width edge-to-edge:68.2 ft. [20.8 m]
Vertical clearance below bridge:16.1 ft. [4.9 m]
Skew angle:
Owner:State Highway Agency [01]
Year built:1962
Year reconstructed:2001
Historic significance:Historical significance is not determinable at this time [4]
Design load:MS 18+Mod / HS 20+Mod [6]
Number of main spans:4
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:100,500 [as of 2009]
Truck traffic:9% of total traffic
Deck condition:Poor [4 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:46.5 tons [42.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:27.7 tons [25.2 metric tons]
Sufficiency rating:67.1
Recommended work:Bridge rehabilitation because of general structure deterioration or inadequate strength. [35]
Estimated cost of work:$2,242,000

2000 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:93,800 [as of 1999]
Truck traffic:9% of total traffic
Deck condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Superstructure condition:Fair [5 out of 9]
Substructure condition:Satisfactory [6 out of 9]
Scour condition:Bridge not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:46.5 tons [42.3 metric tons]
Inventory rating:27.7 tons [25.2 metric tons]
Evaluation:Functionally obsolete [2]
Sufficiency rating:45.7
Recommended work:Replacement of bridge or other structure because of substandard load carrying capacity or substantial bridge roadway geometry. [31]
Estimated cost of work:$1,490,000

1992 Inspection 

Status:Open, no restriction [A]
Average daily traffic:95,650 [as of 1991]
Truck traffic:6% of total traffic
Deck condition:Serious [3 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 not over waterway. [N]
Operating rating:48.5 tons [44.1 metric tons]
Inventory rating:35.6 tons [32.4 metric tons]
Evaluation:Structurally deficient [1]
Sufficiency rating:72.0
Recommended work:Widening of existing bridge with deck rehabilitation or replacement. [34]
Estimated cost of work:$609,000