Structure 19900550 · Meriwether County, GA

SR 362 over Flint River

Carries SR 362 over Flint River, 3.2 Mi E Of Alvaton.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT387 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

387 ft end to end, longest span 71 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built196066 years old
Length387.1 ft118 m
Daily traffic2,490counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyMeriwether
Location3.2 Mi E Of Alvaton
CarriesSR 362
CrossesFlint River
Coordinates33.17185, -84.50586

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length387.1 ft (118 m)
Max Span70.9 ft (21.6 m)
Deck Width32.5 ft (9.9 m)
Deck Area1168.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1960

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,490 (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 CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000019900550

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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