Structure 7700690 · Coweta County, GA

Palmetto-tyrone RD over I-85

Carries Palmetto-tyrone RD over I-85, 2.2 Mi S Of Palmetto.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT293 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

293 ft end to end, longest span 94 ft: about 4 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.

Built196957 years old
Length293.0 ft89.3 m
Daily traffic4,480counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCoweta
Location2.2 Mi S Of Palmetto
CarriesPalmetto-tyrone RD
CrossesI-85
Coordinates33.48116, -84.65713

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length293.0 ft (89.3 m)
Max Span94.2 ft (28.7 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area884.1 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1969

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,480 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2
Lanes Under Bridge8

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000007700690

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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