Structure 15500280 · Irwin County, GA

Meadowlark Road over Satilla Creek

Carries Meadowlark Road over Satilla Creek, 2 Mi W Of Osierfield.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT92 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

92 ft end to end, longest span 15 ft. Lengths and the car 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built1950rebuilt 2000
Length91.9 ft28 m
Daily traffic380counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyIrwin
Location2 Mi W Of Osierfield
CarriesMeadowlark Road
CrossesSatilla Creek
Coordinates31.65723, -83.15994

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length91.9 ft (28 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area215.6 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1950 (reconstructed 2000)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic380 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000015500280

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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