Structure 17900040 · Liberty County, GA

Ocean Highway-us17 over Csx Railroad

Carries Ocean Highway-us17 over Csx Railroad, In Riceboro.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT235 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

235 ft end to end, longest span 47 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built195769 years old
Length234.9 ft71.6 m
Daily traffic2,870counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLiberty
LocationIn Riceboro
CarriesOcean Highway-us17
CrossesCsx Railroad
Coordinates31.73554, -81.43301

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length234.9 ft (71.6 m)
Max Span46.9 ft (14.3 m)
Deck Width62.0 ft (18.9 m)
Deck Area1353.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1957

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,870 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000017900040

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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