Structure 4550620 · Carroll County, GA

Muse Bridge Road over Little Tallapoosa River

Carries Muse Bridge Road over Little Tallapoosa River, 4.5 Mi NE Of Carrollton.

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 overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT155 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

155 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft: about 2 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.

Built198145 years old
Length154.9 ft47.2 m
Daily traffic323counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCarroll
Location4.5 Mi NE Of Carrollton
CarriesMuse Bridge Road
CrossesLittle Tallapoosa River
Coordinates33.64806, -85.03180

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length154.9 ft (47.2 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area500.3 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1981

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic323 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000004550620

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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