Structure 30100120 · Warren County, GA

Fire Tower Road over I-20

Carries Fire Tower Road over I-20, 3.8 Mi NW Of Norwood.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT348 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

348 ft end to end, longest span 102 ft: about 5 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.

Built197155 years old
Length348.1 ft106.1 m
Daily traffic158counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWarren
Location3.8 Mi NW Of Norwood
CarriesFire Tower Road
CrossesI-20
Coordinates33.50420, -82.74921

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length348.1 ft (106.1 m)
Max Span102.0 ft (31.1 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area1039.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic158 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000030100120

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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