Structure 4900230 · Charlton County, GA

SR 23 over Spanish Creek

Carries SR 23 over Spanish Creek, 2 Mi SW Of Folkston.

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 overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT390 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

390 ft end to end, longest span 15 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 slab bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length390.1 ft118.9 m
Daily traffic2,840counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyCharlton
Location2 Mi SW Of Folkston
CarriesSR 23
CrossesSpanish Creek
Coordinates30.80407, -82.02760

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignSlab
Total Length390.1 ft (118.9 m)
Max Span15.1 ft (4.6 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area1236.6 sq m
Main Spans26
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,840 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000004900230

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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