Structure 26150360 · Sumter County, GA

Salter Mill Road over Muckaloochee Creek

Carries Salter Mill Road over Muckaloochee Creek, 5.3 Mi SE Of Plains.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT132 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

132 ft end to end, longest span 22 ft. 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.

Built196660 years old
Length131.9 ft40.2 m
Daily traffic390counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountySumter
Location5.3 Mi SE Of Plains
CarriesSalter Mill Road
CrossesMuckaloochee Creek
Coordinates32.00943, -84.30917

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length131.9 ft (40.2 m)
Max Span22.0 ft (6.7 m)
Deck Width30.2 ft (9.2 m)
Deck Area369.8 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1966

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic390 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000026150360

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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