Structure 17501090 · Laurens County, GA

SR 26 over Rocky Creek

Carries SR 26 over Rocky Creek, 3.2 Mi S Of Montrose.

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 FT200 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

200 ft end to end, longest span 40 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.

Built199531 years old
Length200.1 ft61 m
Daily traffic2,630counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLaurens
Location3.2 Mi S Of Montrose
CarriesSR 26
CrossesRocky Creek
Coordinates32.51286, -83.15623

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length200.1 ft (61 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area805.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1995

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,630 (2024)
Truck Traffic28%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000017501090

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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