Structure 2150950 · Bibb County, GA

I-16 Ebl over Ocmulgee River

Carries I-16 Ebl over Ocmulgee River, North Macon.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,051 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

1,051 ft end to end, longest span 132 ft: about 2.9 football fields. 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.

Built20215 years old
Length1050.9 ft320.3 m
Daily traffic158counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBibb
LocationNorth Macon
CarriesI-16 Ebl
CrossesOcmulgee River
Coordinates32.85385, -83.63565

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1050.9 ft (320.3 m)
Max Span131.9 ft (40.2 m)
Deck Width57.1 ft (17.4 m)
Deck Area5573.2 sq m
Main Spans27
Year Built2021

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic158 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge3

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000002150950

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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