Structure 14100070 · Hancock County, GA

SR 16 over Shoulderbone Creek

Carries SR 16 over Shoulderbone Creek, 7.4 Mi NW Of Sparta.

Overall conditionFair

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

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

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT523 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

523 ft end to end, longest span 107 ft: about 7 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 deck arch.

Built194086 years old
Length523.0 ft159.4 m
Daily traffic1,200counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHancock
Location7.4 Mi NW Of Sparta
CarriesSR 16
CrossesShoulderbone Creek
Coordinates33.33857, -83.07941

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignArch - Deck
Total Length523.0 ft (159.4 m)
Max Span107.0 ft (32.6 m)
Deck Width38.1 ft (11.6 m)
Deck Area1849.0 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built1940

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,200 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000014100070

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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