Structure 3550500 · Butts County, GA

SR 16 over Ocmulgee River

Carries SR 16 over Ocmulgee River, Butts-jasper Co. Line.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT780 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

780 ft end to end, longest span 130 ft: about 2.2 football fields. 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.

Built200620 years old
Length779.9 ft237.7 m
Daily traffic4,850counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyButts
LocationButts-jasper Co. Line
CarriesSR 16
CrossesOcmulgee River
Coordinates33.30618, -83.83657

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length779.9 ft (237.7 m)
Max Span129.9 ft (39.6 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area3422.9 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built2006

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic4,850 (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 Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000003550500

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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