Structure 6301040 · Clayton County, GA

I-285 over I-75

Carries I-285 over I-75, 0.5 Mi SE Of Atl Airport.

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 FT368 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

368 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 5 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.

Built198541 years old
Length368.1 ft112.2 m
Daily traffic171,000counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyClayton
Location0.5 Mi SE Of Atl Airport
CarriesI-285
CrossesI-75
Coordinates33.63299, -84.40094

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length368.1 ft (112.2 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width131.6 ft (40.1 m)
Deck Area4499.2 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic171,000 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge6
Lanes Under Bridge11

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 Number000000006301040

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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