Structure 29950910 · Ware County, GA

SR 4 (sbl) US 1 over Cox Creek

Carries SR 4 (sbl) US 1 over Cox Creek, 4 Miles North Of Waycross.

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 overall9/9 · Excellent
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT280 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

280 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 4 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.

Built200521 years old
Length279.9 ft85.3 m
Daily traffic3,990counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWare
Location4 Miles North Of Waycross
CarriesSR 4 (sbl) US 1
CrossesCox Creek
Coordinates31.29912, -82.45278

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length279.9 ft (85.3 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area1057.7 sq m
Main Spans7
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic3,990 (2024)
Truck Traffic21%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000029950910

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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