Structure 80306000003068 · Habersham County, GA

Raper Creek Road over Raper Creek

Carries Raper Creek Road over Raper Creek, 10 Miles N Of Clarksvill.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall5/9 · Fair
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT42 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

42 ft end to end, longest span 26 ft. Lengths and the car 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.

Built196858 years old
Length42.0 ft12.8 m
Daily traffic5counted 1997
Last inspectedNovember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHabersham
Location10 Miles N Of Clarksvill
CarriesRaper Creek Road
CrossesRaper Creek
Coordinates34.75623, -83.58284

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length42.0 ft (12.8 m)
Max Span25.9 ft (7.9 m)
Deck Width14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Area55.0 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1968

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5 (1997)
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionNovember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerU.S. Forest Service
Historical SignificanceHistorical significance is not determined
Scour Critical4 — Foundations need monitoring
Structure Number080306000003068

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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