Structure 100140 · Appling County, GA

SR 15 over Sweetwater Creek Trib

Carries SR 15 over Sweetwater Creek Trib, 5 Mi S Of Baxley.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT189 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 7/9

189 ft end to end, longest span 27 ft: about 3 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.

Built194878 years old
Length189.0 ft57.6 m
Daily traffic2,330counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyAppling
Location5 Mi S Of Baxley
CarriesSR 15
CrossesSweetwater Creek Trib
Coordinates31.70737, -82.32454

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length189.0 ft (57.6 m)
Max Span26.9 ft (8.2 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area564.5 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1948

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,330 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000000100140

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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