Structure 2550380 · Brantley County, GA

Caney Bay Road over Buffalo Creek

Carries Caney Bay Road over Buffalo Creek, 3 Mi SW Of Hickox.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructure8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT250 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

250 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 3 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.

Built201412 years old
Length250.0 ft76.2 m
Daily traffic360counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBrantley
Location3 Mi SW Of Hickox
CarriesCaney Bay Road
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Coordinates31.13661, -82.04164

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length250.0 ft (76.2 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area632.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built2014

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic360 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002550380

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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