Structure 11500850 · Floyd County, GA

5th Avenue over Oostanaula River

Carries 5th Avenue over Oostanaula River, In Rome @.1 Mi N Broad ST.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT368 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

368 ft end to end, longest span 92 ft: about 5 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length368.1 ft112.2 m
Daily traffic5,500counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFloyd
LocationIn Rome @.1 Mi N Broad ST
Carries5th Avenue
CrossesOostanaula River
Coordinates34.25687, -85.17178

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length368.1 ft (112.2 m)
Max Span91.9 ft (28 m)
Deck Width66.3 ft (20.2 m)
Deck Area2266.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000011500850

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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