Structure CEPSASGALD00001 · Richmond County, GA

Access RD Lock Dam over Lock & Dam New Sav Bluff

Carries Access RD Lock Dam over Lock & Dam New Sav Bluff, South Side Augusta Ga.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT116 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

116 ft end to end, longest span 29 ft. Lengths and the car 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 box-beam bridge.

Built197947 years old
Length115.8 ft35.3 m
Daily traffic150counted 2020
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 12 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyRichmond
LocationSouth Side Augusta Ga
CarriesAccess RD Lock Dam
CrossesLock & Dam New Sav Bluff
Coordinates33.37239, -81.94613

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length115.8 ft (35.3 m)
Max Span28.9 ft (8.8 m)
Deck Width24.3 ft (7.4 m)
Deck Area261.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1979

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic150 (2020)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerCorps of Engineers
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure NumberCEPSASGALD00001

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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