Structure 5100550 · Chatham County, GA

Ocean Highway over Middle River

Carries Ocean Highway over Middle River, 1 Mi NE Port Wentworth.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,819 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

1,819 ft end to end, longest span 36 ft: about 5.1 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1922rebuilt 1953
Length1818.9 ft554.4 m
Daily traffic5,140counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyChatham
Location1 Mi NE Port Wentworth
CarriesOcean Highway
CrossesMiddle River
Coordinates32.16574, -81.13655

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length1818.9 ft (554.4 m)
Max Span36.1 ft (11 m)
Deck Width33.5 ft (10.2 m)
Deck Area5654.9 sq m
Main Spans69
Year Built1922 (reconstructed 1953)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,140 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000005100550

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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