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Interstate 40 French Broad River Bridge

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Photo taken by Christopher McCarter

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Overview
Deck truss bridge over French Broad River (Douglas Lake) on I-40
Location
Jefferson County, Tennessee
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1960; rehabilitated in 2009
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 312.0 ft.
Total length: 2,416.1 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Deck width: 67.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.04132, -83.33580   (decimal degrees)
36°02'29" N, 83°20'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/289572/3991056 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
White Pine
Inventory numbers
TN 45I00400019 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 43044 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2010)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 62.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
26,430

Update Log 

  • September 27, 2012: New photos from Martha Carver
  • September 25, 2012: New photo from Martha Carver
  • July 21, 2009: Added by Christopher McCarter

Sources 

  • Christopher McCarter - cmccarternx01 [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Martha Carver