Structure 11500530 · Floyd County, GA

SR 140 over Oostanaula River

Carries SR 140 over Oostanaula River, 4.2 Mi NW Of Shannon.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck7/9 · Good
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT375 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

375 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 5 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built1955rebuilt 1984
Length375.0 ft114.3 m
Daily traffic5,100counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFloyd
Location4.2 Mi NW Of Shannon
CarriesSR 140
CrossesOostanaula River
Coordinates34.37962, -85.12441

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length375.0 ft (114.3 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1508.8 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1984)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,100 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000011500530

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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