Structure 31300580 · Whitfield County, GA

Dug Gap Road over I-75

Carries Dug Gap Road over I-75, 3 Mi SW Of Dalton.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT287 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

287 ft end to end, longest span 77 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196363 years old
Length287.1 ft87.5 m
Daily traffic710counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWhitfield
Location3 Mi SW Of Dalton
CarriesDug Gap Road
CrossesI-75
Coordinates34.73976, -85.00232

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length287.1 ft (87.5 m)
Max Span77.1 ft (23.5 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area883.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1963

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic710 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000031300580

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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