Structure 17900520 · Liberty County, GA

(nbl) Ocean Hwy-us over Mt Hope Creek

Carries (nbl) Ocean Hwy-us over Mt Hope Creek, 5 Mi N Of Midway.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT224 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

224 ft end to end, longest span 32 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built198442 years old
Length224.1 ft68.3 m
Daily traffic28,400counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLiberty
Location5 Mi N Of Midway
Carries(nbl) Ocean Hwy-us
CrossesMt Hope Creek
Coordinates31.88203, -81.39292

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length224.1 ft (68.3 m)
Max Span32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Width45.3 ft (13.8 m)
Deck Area942.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1984

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic28,400 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000017900520

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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