The Tennessee Department of Transportation Friday identified 111 bridges across the state that will be either replaced, repaired or rehabilitated through a new initiative aimed at reducing the number of structurally deficient bridges in the state. There are no DeKalb County bridges on this list.
TDOT’s Better Bridges Program is a four year program approved in 2009 by the Tennessee General Assembly that will utilize bonds to pay for the repair or replacement of more than 200 structurally deficient bridges in the state. Today, TDOT presented a list of bridges to be covered in the first year of the program to Governor Phil Bredesen and leaders of the Tennessee General Assembly as required by Public Chapter 552.
“The bridge projects identified for the first year of this program will improve the safety and reliability of more than one hundred bridges in Tennessee,” said Governor Phil Bredesen. “Addressing these projects now rather than later allows us to take advantage of today’s lower construction costs.”
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the price of steel and iron scrap fell nearly 57 percent from June 2008 to June 2009, and cement prices were down 15 percent over that same period.
“Without this program much of this critical work on structurally deficient bridges would have to be deferred for years,” said TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely. “The bridges we rebuild today with this investment will serve the state for decades to come and provide a lasting benefit for future generations.”
The 111 bridge projects selected for the first year of the bonding program are spread evenly across the three grand divisions of the state and include one project costing more than $20 million and five projects with costs of more than $4 million each.
The needed replacement of a bridge built in 1936 on State Route 33 (Maynardville Highway) over the Clinch River (Norris Lake) in Union County will be included in the first year program and is estimated to cost more than $20 million.
Five projects with costs exceeding $4 million include: rehabilitation of the SR-9 (E. Broadway) bridge over the French Broad River in Cocke County which was originally built in 1928; replacement of a bridge in Perry County on SR-13 that crosses the Buffalo River built in 1952; replacement of a bridge in Montgomery County on SR-13/US-79 (Wilma Rudolph Blvd.) over the Red River which was built in 1931; replacement of a bridge in Shelby County on SR-14 (S. Third St.) over the Illinois Central Railroad that was built in 1932; and replacement of a bridge on SR-35 (Chapman Highway) in Sevier County that crosses Gists Creek originally built in 1956.
TDOT also today identified four large bridges that will be funded during the second year of the program. They are: SR-33 (Henley Street) over the Tennessee River in Knoxville; SR-73 (US-321) over the Tennessee River in Loudon County; SR-109 over the Cumberland River in Sumner & Wilson Counties; and SR-57 (US-72) over SR-23 and the CSX & ICG railroads in Shelby County.
The following are the bridges on the list for repair or replacement under the first phase of the bond program.
Tennessee Department of Transportation Infrastructure Improvement Bond Program Fiscal Year 2009-2010 (PHASE I) Project Selection List
County Route Description Type of Work
Blount SR-33 SR-33 (Old Knoxville Hwy) over Little River at LM 16.90 Rehabilitation
Blount SR-336 SR-336 (Brick Mill Road) over Little Baker Creek at LM 0.52 Replace
Bradley SR-2/US-11 SR-2 (Hiwassee Street) over Hiwassee River & Southern Railroad at LM
20.95
Rehabilitation
Carroll SR-1/US-70E SR-1 over Rutherford Fork Obion River at LM 11.02 Rehabilitation
Carroll SR-1/US-70E SR-1 over Reedy Creek at LM 14.43 Rehabilitation
Carroll SR-436 SR-436 over Overflow at LM 3.86 Replace
Carroll SR-436 SR-436 over Overflow at LM 3.92 Replace
Carroll SR-436 SR-436 over Overflow at LM 4.04 Replace
Carroll SR-436 SR-436 over South Fork Obion River at LM 4.14 Replace
Carroll SR-436 SR-436 over Old River Bed at LM 4.28 Replace
Carroll SR-436 SR-436 over Overflow at LM 6.09 Replace
Carroll SR-436 SR-436 over Clear Creek at LM 6.20 Replace
Carter SR-159/US-321 SR-159 over Elk River at LM 7.23 Replace
Cocke I-40 I-40 Eastbound lane over Pigeon River at LM 9.62 Rehabilitation
Cocke I-40 I-40 Eastbound lane over Pigeon River at LM 9.76 Rehabilitation
Cocke I-40 I-40 over Branch at LM 2.4 Rehabilitation
Cocke SR-9/US-25W SR-9 (E Broadway) over French Broad River & Southern Railway at LM
21.6
Rehabilitation
Cocke SR-107 SR-107 over Dry Fork Creek at LM 2.41 Replace
Davidson SR-1/US-41 SR-1 (Murfreesboro Road) over Mill Creek at LM 21.97 Replace
Dickson SR-1/US-70 SR-1 (US-70) over Piney Creek at LM 4.17 Rehabilitation
Dickson SR-48 SR-48 over I-40 at LM 0.21 Rehabilitation
Dyer SR-104 SR-104 over Bethal Branch at LM 28.38 Rehabilitation
Dyer SR-104 SR-104 over Overflow at LM 28.85 Rehabilitation
Dyer SR-182 SR-182 (Lenox-Nauvoo Road) over Coon Creek at LM 3.79 Replace
Dyer SR-211 SR-211 over Branch at LM 6.04 Rehabilitation
Fayette SR-194 SR-194 (Oakland Road) over Loosahatchie River at LM 19.62 Replace
Fayette SR-194 SR-194 (Oakland Road) over Branch at LM 19.74 Replace
Fayette SR-194 SR-194 (Oakland Road) over Little Laurel Drainage Canal at LM 21.90 Replace
Fayette SR-194 SR-194 (Oakland Road) over Branch at LM 21.70 Replace
Fayette SR-194 SR-194 (Main Street) over Wolf River at LM 0.81 Replace
Fayette SR-194 SR-194 (Main Street) over Overflow at LM 0.72 Replace
Fentress SR-52 SR-52 (Livingston Highway) over East Fork Obey River at LM 5.23 Replace
Fentress SR-52 SR-52 (Livingston Highway) over Branham Hollow Branch at LM 7.47 Replace
Gibson SR-77 SR-77 over Overflow at LM 9.57 Rehabilitation
Gibson SR-104 SR-104 over Branch at LM 12.53 Rehabilitation
Grainger SR-1 SR-1 over Richland Creek at LM 16.28 Rehabilitation
Grainger SR-1 SR-1 over Richland Creek at LM 17.07 Rehabilitation
Greene SR-34/US-11E SR-34 (East Andrew Johnson Highway) over Rheatown Creek at LM
25.24
Rehabilitation
Greene SR-350 SR-350 (East McKee Street) over Richland Creek at LM 5.15 Replace
Hamilton I-24 I-24 over Ramp to I-124N at LM 7.52 Rehabilitation
Hamilton I-75 I-75 Northbound lane over Big Spring Creek at LM 1.17 Rehabilitation
Hamilton SR-17 SR-17 (Saint Elmo Ave) over Mountain Stream at LM 0.09 Replace
Hamilton South Seminole Drive over I-24 at LM 3.27 Rehabilitation
Hardeman SR-18 SR-18 over Cypress Creek at LM 29.89 Rehabilitation
Hardeman SR-57 SR-57 over Overflow at LM 20.29 Replace
Hardeman SR-57 SR-57 over Big Muddy Creek at LM 20.38 Replace
Hardeman SR-57 SR-57 over Overflow at LM 20.64 Replace
Hawkins SR-1/US-11W SR-1 Southbound over Poor Valley Creek at LM 3.53 Rehabilitation
Hawkins SR-31 SR-31 over Poor Valley Creek at LM 2.34 Rehabilitation
Hawkins SR-113 SR-113 over Robertson Creek at LM 6.63 Rehabilitation
Haywood SR-1/US-70E SR-1 over Branch at LM 25.74 Rehabilitation
Haywood SR-19 SR-19 (Old Mercer Road) over Branch of Carter Creek at LM 15.61 Replace
Haywood SR-19 SR-19 (Old Mercer Road) over I-40 at LM 16.62 Rehabilitation
Haywood SR-76/US-79N SR-76 over South Fork Forked Deer River at LM 23.98 Replace
Haywood SR-76/US-79N SR-76 over Mud Creek at LM 21.59 Rehabilitation
Haywood SR-76/US-79N SR-76 over Overflow at LM 21.98 Rehabilitation
Hickman SR-50 SR-50 over Swan Creek at LM 20.63 Replace
Jackson SR-56 SR-56 (Jennings Creek Highway) over Crab Tree Creek at LM 23.27 Replace
Jackson SR-135 SR-135 (Keeling Branch Highway) over Keeling Branch at LM 17.62 Rehabilitation
Johnson SR-34/US-421 SR-34 (South Shady Street) over Roan Creek at LM 19.96 Rehabilitation
Johnson SR-67 SR-67 over Doe Creek at LM 5.61 Replace
Johnson SR-67 SR-67 (West Main Street) over Roan Creek at LM 16.78 Rehabilitation
Johnson SR-133 SR-133 over Beaverdam Creek at LM 2.77 Rehabilitation
Knox SR-131 SR-131 (Ball Camp-Byington Road) over Meadow Creek at LM 5.95 Replace
Knox SR-332 SR-332 (Concord Road) over Southern Railway at LM 1.87 Rehabilitation
Lawrence SR-15/US-64 SR-15 over Shoal Creek at LM 14.78 Rehabilitation
Lawrence SR-15/US-64 SR-15 over Crowson Creek at LM 14.63 Rehabilitation
Lawrence SR-242 SR-242 over Knob Creek at LM 12.02 Rehabilitation
Lawrence SR-242 SR-242 over Factory Creek at LM 7.93 Rehabilitation
Lewis SR-48 SR-48 over Blondy Hollow Branch at LM 12.52 Rehabilitation
Marion SR-283 SR-283 (Alvin York Highway) over Branch at LM 3.06 Rehabilitation
Marshall SR-11/US-31A SR-11 over Branch at LM 8.73 Rehabilitation
Maury SR-245 SR-245 (Campbellsville Pike) over Little Bigby Creek at LM 9.92 Rehabilitation
Maury SR-247 SR-247 (Snow Creek Road) over Turkey Creek at LM 2.5 Replace
Montgomery SR-12 SR-12 over Little McAdoo Creek at LM 4.04 Rehabilitation
Montgomery SR-13/US-79 SR-13 (Wilma Rudolph Blvd) Northbound lane over Red River at LM
21.57
Replace
Morgan SR-29/US-27 SR-29 (Morgan County Highway) over White Oak Creek at LM 23.05 Replace
Overton SR-84 SR-84 over Carr Creek at LM 7.65 Rehabilitation
Perry SR-13 SR-13 (SR-13) over Buffalo River at LM 1.73 Replace
Pickett SR-154 SR-154 (Pickett Park Road) over Thompson Creek at LM 1.26 Rehabilitation
Polk SR-40/US-64 SR-40 (US-64) over Brush Creek at LM 23.04 Rehabilitation
Putnam SR-96 SR-96 (Medley Ammonett Road) over Buffalo Valley Creek at LM 1.28 Rehabilitation
Rhea SR-29/US-27 SR-29 (US-27 Bypass) Left Lane over Richland Creek at LM 5.58 Rehabilitation
Roane SR-1/US-70 SR-1 over Southern Railroad & Black Creek at LM 2.46 Rehabilitation
Roane SR-72 SR-72 over Stamp Creek at LM 4.55 Rehabilitation
Roane Lawnville Road over I-40 at LM 1.7 Rehabilitation
Robertson SR-11/US-41 SR-11 over Red River at LM 24.58 Rehabilitation
Robertson SR-49 SR-49 over Carrs Creek at LM 7.92 Rehabilitation
Rutherford SR-102 SR-102 (Almaville Road) over Branch at LM 2.38 Replace
Sevier SR-35/US-441 SR-35 (Chapman Highway) North & South Bound Lanes over Gists
Creek at LM 10.65
Replace
Sevier SR-35/US-441 SR-35 (Chapman Highway) North & South Bound Lanes over Gists
Creek at LM 10.98
Replace
Sevier SR-35/US-441 SR-35 (W Main Street) over West Fork Little Pigeon River at LM 13.76 Rehabilitation
Shelby I-40 I-40 Eastbound Lane over Sam Cooper Blvd at LM 14.13 Rehabilitation
Shelby SR-14/US-61 SR-14 (South Third Street) over Ravine at LM 9.51 Replace
Shelby SR-14/US-61 SR-14 (South Third Street) over IC Railroad at LM 9.68 Replace
Shelby SR-57 SR-57 (Poplar Ave) over SR-57 West Bound Ramp to I-240 South
Bound at LM 8.08
Rehabilitation
Shelby SR-57 SR-57 (Poplar Ave) Eastbound Lane over I-240 & I-240 Exit Ramp at LM
8.09
Rehabilitation
Shelby SR-57 SR-57 (Poplar Ave) Westbound Lane over I-240 at LM 8.18 Rehabilitation
Smith SR-24/US-70N SR-24 (Lebanon Highway) over Roundlick Creek at LM 2.96 Rehabilitation
Smith SR-25 SR-25 (Dixon Springs Highway) over Lick Creek at LM 0.15 Rehabilitation
Sullivan SR-36 SR-36 (West Center Street) over Reedy Creek at LM 10.48 Rehabilitation
Sullivan SR-126 SR-126 (South Wilcox Drive) over Holston River at LM 1.90 Rehabilitation
Union SR-33 SR-33 (Maynardville Highway) over Clinch River (Norris Lake) at LM
15.69
Replace
Washington I-26/US-23 I-26 (James H. Quillen Parkway) over Boones Creek at LM 6.81 Rehabilitation
Washington SR-81 SR-81 over Muddy Creek at LM 16.60 Replace
Washington SR-400 SR-400 (Watauga Road) over Brush Creek at LM 4.99 Replace
Wayne SR-203 SR-203 over Indian Creek at LM 12.03 Rehabilitation
Williamson SR-106/US-431 SR-106 (Lewisburg Parkway) over West Harpeth River at LM 5.09 Rehabilitation
Wilson SR-265 SR-265 (Central Pike) over Dry Creek at LM 13.69 Rehabilitation
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