Structure 23300090 · Polk County, GA

East Avenue over Ns Railroad (719274s)

Carries East Avenue over Ns Railroad (719274s), 0.3 Mi E SR 1 Cedartown.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT457 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

457 ft end to end, longest span 84 ft: about 6 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.

Built193789 years old
Length457.0 ft139.3 m
Daily traffic11,400counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyPolk
Location0.3 Mi E SR 1 Cedartown
CarriesEast Avenue
CrossesNs Railroad (719274s)
Coordinates34.01436, -85.24856

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length457.0 ft (139.3 m)
Max Span84.0 ft (25.6 m)
Deck Width51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Area2200.9 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1937

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic11,400 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000023300090

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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