Structure 10550130 · Elbert County, GA

Indian Hill Road over Falling Creek

Carries Indian Hill Road over Falling Creek, 7 Mi SW Of Middleton.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT180 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

180 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft: about 3 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 slab bridge.

Built198046 years old
Length180.1 ft54.9 m
Daily traffic20counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyElbert
Location7 Mi SW Of Middleton
CarriesIndian Hill Road
CrossesFalling Creek
Coordinates34.01242, -82.83086

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length180.1 ft (54.9 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width35.4 ft (10.8 m)
Deck Area592.9 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1980

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic20 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000010550130

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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