Structure 6701090 · Cobb County, GA

I-285 over Chattahoochee River

Carries I-285 over Chattahoochee River, 7 Mi SE Of Marietta.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT785 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

785 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 2.2 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.

Built1962rebuilt 1994
Length785.1 ft239.3 m
Daily traffic211,000counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCobb
Location7 Mi SE Of Marietta
CarriesI-285
CrossesChattahoochee River
Coordinates33.90174, -84.44239

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length785.1 ft (239.3 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Area10936.0 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1962 (reconstructed 1994)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic211,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge12

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000006701090

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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