Structure 5101460 · Chatham County, GA

Diamond Causeway over Moon River

Carries Diamond Causeway over Moon River, 5 Mi SE Of Mont-cross RD.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,313 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,313 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 3.6 football fields. 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.

Built197056 years old
Length1313.0 ft400.2 m
Daily traffic19,300counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyChatham
Location5 Mi SE Of Mont-cross RD
CarriesDiamond Causeway
CrossesMoon River
Coordinates31.95155, -81.08351

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1313.0 ft (400.2 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width34.4 ft (10.5 m)
Deck Area4202.1 sq m
Main Spans21
Year Built1970

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic19,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000005101460

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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