Structure 80305000003052 · Rabun County, GA

Coleman River Road over Coleman River

Carries Coleman River Road over Coleman River, Coleman River Wma.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
25 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

25 ft end to end. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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.

Built198838 years old
Length24.9 ft7.6 m
Daily traffic14counted 1978
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 48 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyRabun
LocationColeman River Wma
CarriesColeman River Road
CrossesColeman River
Coordinates34.95116, -83.51803

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Max Span23.3 ft (7.1 m)
Deck Width16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Area37.2 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1988

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14 (1978)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 48 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number080305000003052

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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