Structure 5300160 · Chattahoochee County, GA

River Bend Road over Sand Branch

Carries River Bend Road over Sand Branch, 7 Mi SW Of Cusseta.

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 overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT128 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

128 ft end to end. 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.

Built197155 years old
Length128.0 ft39 m
Daily traffic350counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyChattahoochee
Location7 Mi SW Of Cusseta
CarriesRiver Bend Road
CrossesSand Branch
Coordinates32.24115, -84.87437

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length128.0 ft (39 m)
Max Span64.0 ft (19.5 m)
Deck Width30.5 ft (9.3 m)
Deck Area362.7 sq m
Main Spans1
Year Built1971

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic350 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000005300160

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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