Structure 17150390 · Lamar County, GA

Ruffner Road over Potato Creek

Carries Ruffner Road over Potato Creek, In Piedmont.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 8 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating8/9 · Very Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT176 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 8/9Substructure 8/9

176 ft end to end, longest span 48 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 box-beam bridge.

Built20179 years old
Length175.9 ft53.6 m
Daily traffic519counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLamar
LocationIn Piedmont
CarriesRuffner Road
CrossesPotato Creek
Coordinates33.01436, -84.26058

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignBox Beam - Multiple
Total Length175.9 ft (53.6 m)
Max Span47.9 ft (14.6 m)
Deck Width33.1 ft (10.1 m)
Deck Area541.4 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built2017

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic519 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000017150390

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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