Structure 80308000003085 · Jones County, GA

Hitchiti Road over Falling Creek

Carries Hitchiti Road over Falling Creek, Hitchiti Exp. Forest.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT115 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

115 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft. Lengths and the car 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 rigid-frame bridge.

Built194977 years old
Length115.2 ft35.1 m
Daily traffic17counted 1985
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyJones
LocationHitchiti Exp. Forest
CarriesHitchiti Road
CrossesFalling Creek
Coordinates33.05139, -83.63833

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignFrame
Total Length115.2 ft (35.1 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width12.1 ft (3.7 m)
Deck Area129.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1949

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic17 (1985)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number080308000003085

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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