Structure 8902280 · DeKalb County, GA

Panola Road over I-20

Carries Panola Road over I-20, 3.7 Mi W Of Lithonia.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 6/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9 · sets the rating

225 ft end to end, longest span 60 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.

Built1959rebuilt 1985
Length225.1 ft68.6 m
Daily traffic27,600counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyDeKalb
Location3.7 Mi W Of Lithonia
CarriesPanola Road
CrossesI-20
Coordinates33.70341, -84.17029

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Max Span60.0 ft (18.3 m)
Deck Width89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Area1879.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1959 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,600 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge7
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000008902280

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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