Structure 14500370 · Harris County, GA

I-85 (sbl) over Chattahoochee River

Carries I-85 (sbl) over Chattahoochee River, 0.1 Mi E Of West Point.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,086 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

1,086 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.

Built1961rebuilt 2005
Length1086.0 ft331 m
Daily traffic44,900counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHarris
Location0.1 Mi E Of West Point
CarriesI-85 (sbl)
CrossesChattahoochee River
Coordinates32.85527, -85.17809

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1086.0 ft (331 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width45.6 ft (13.9 m)
Deck Area4600.9 sq m
Main Spans12
Year Built1961 (reconstructed 2005)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic44,900 (2024)
Truck Traffic19%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000014500370

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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