Structure 5900340 · Clarke County, GA

Commerce Rd-us 441 over Sandy Creek

Carries Commerce Rd-us 441 over Sandy Creek, 2 Mi N Of Athens Sq.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT312 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

312 ft end to end, longest span 39 ft: about 4 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 box-beam bridge.

Built198541 years old
Length312.0 ft95.1 m
Daily traffic16,400counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyClarke
Location2 Mi N Of Athens Sq
CarriesCommerce Rd-us 441
CrossesSandy Creek
Coordinates33.98628, -83.37739

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length312.0 ft (95.1 m)
Max Span39.0 ft (11.9 m)
Deck Width71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Area2082.7 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,400 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000005900340

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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