Structure 5300200 · Chattahoochee County, GA

Hour Glass Road over SR 520 (us 27) 5.08 East

Carries Hour Glass Road over SR 520 (us 27) 5.08 East, 4.5 Mi NW Of Cusseta.

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 FT201 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

201 ft end to end, longest span 51 ft: about 3 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.

Built1943rebuilt 1992
Length201.1 ft61.3 m
Daily traffic14,600counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyChattahoochee
Location4.5 Mi NW Of Cusseta
CarriesHour Glass Road
CrossesSR 520 (us 27) 5.08 East
Coordinates32.34929, -84.83227

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length201.1 ft (61.3 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width27.2 ft (8.3 m)
Deck Area508.8 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1943 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,600 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000005300200

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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