Structure 4350180 · Candler County, GA

Portal Highway over Little Stocking Head Crk

Carries Portal Highway over Little Stocking Head Crk, 5 Mi. N Of Metter.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

150 ft end to end, longest span 50 ft: about 2 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.

Built201016 years old
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic1,060counted 2024
Last inspectedNovember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCandler
Location5 Mi. N Of Metter
CarriesPortal Highway
CrossesLittle Stocking Head Crk
Coordinates32.45601, -82.01118

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span49.9 ft (15.2 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area603.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2010

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,060 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000004350180

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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