Structure 19750240 · Marion County, GA

Plantation Drive over Buck Creek

Carries Plantation Drive over Buck Creek, 1 Mi SE Of Tazewell.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT208 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

208 ft end to end, longest span 16 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.

Built196066 years old
Length208.0 ft63.4 m
Daily traffic194counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyMarion
Location1 Mi SE Of Tazewell
CarriesPlantation Drive
CrossesBuck Creek
Coordinates32.35827, -84.42535

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length208.0 ft (63.4 m)
Max Span16.1 ft (4.9 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area488.2 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic194 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000019750240

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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