Structure 17500790 · Laurens County, GA

I-16 (ebl) over Oconee River

Carries I-16 (ebl) over Oconee River, 5 Mi S Of Dublin.

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
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,093 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,093 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 3.0 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.

Built1963rebuilt 2001
Length1092.8 ft333.1 m
Daily traffic26,200counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLaurens
Location5 Mi S Of Dublin
CarriesI-16 (ebl)
CrossesOconee River
Coordinates32.48005, -82.85869

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1092.8 ft (333.1 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area4630.1 sq m
Main Spans16
Year Built1963 (reconstructed 2001)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic26,200 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000017500790

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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