Structure 19900690 · Meriwether County, GA

SR 18 over Flint River

Carries SR 18 over Flint River, 2.5 Mi E Of Woodbury.

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 FT810 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

810 ft end to end, longest span 70 ft: about 2.3 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.

Built199036 years old
Length810.0 ft246.9 m
Daily traffic5,990counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyMeriwether
Location2.5 Mi E Of Woodbury
CarriesSR 18
CrossesFlint River
Coordinates32.98951, -84.52911

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length810.0 ft (246.9 m)
Max Span69.9 ft (21.3 m)
Deck Width47.6 ft (14.5 m)
Deck Area3580.1 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,990 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000019900690

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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