Structure 80308000003083 · Putnam County, GA

Beaver Dam Road over Beaver Dam Creek

Carries Beaver Dam Road over Beaver Dam Creek, 9 Miles West Eatonton.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall4/9 · Poor
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT50 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

50 ft end to end, longest span 25 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 slab bridge.

Built198937 years old
Length49.9 ft15.2 m
Daily traffic7counted 1978
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyPutnam
Location9 Miles West Eatonton
CarriesBeaver Dam Road
CrossesBeaver Dam Creek
Coordinates33.27833, -83.50222

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area65.4 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1989

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7 (1978)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number080308000003083

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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