Structure 24500660 · Richmond County, GA

I-520 over CR 273-ga-fla Railroad

Carries I-520 over CR 273-ga-fla Railroad, 7.7 Mi N Of Hephzibah.

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 FT257 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

257 ft end to end, longest span 129 ft: about 4 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 box-beam bridge.

Built1981rebuilt 2004
Length256.9 ft78.3 m
Daily traffic46,500counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyRichmond
Location7.7 Mi N Of Hephzibah
CarriesI-520
CrossesCR 273-ga-fla Railroad
Coordinates33.40218, -82.01455

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete Continuous
DesignBox Beam - Single/Spread
Total Length256.9 ft (78.3 m)
Max Span128.9 ft (39.3 m)
Deck Width168.0 ft (51.2 m)
Deck Area4009.0 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1981 (reconstructed 2004)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic46,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000024500660

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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