Structure 12750200 · Glynn County, GA

Sidney Lanier Brid over Brunswick River

Carries Sidney Lanier Brid over Brunswick River, 0.5 S Brunswick Cty Lmts.

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
7,780 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

7,780 ft end to end, longest span 1,250 ft: about 22 football fields, or 1.5 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built200224 years old
Length7779.9 ft2371.3 m
Daily traffic14,700counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyGlynn
Location0.5 S Brunswick Cty Lmts
CarriesSidney Lanier Brid
CrossesBrunswick River
Coordinates31.11624, -81.48534

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length7779.9 ft (2371.3 m)
Max Span1250.0 ft (381 m)
Deck Width74.1 ft (22.6 m)
Deck Area53591.4 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2002

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic14,700 (2024)
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000012750200

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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