Structure 12153990 · Fulton County, GA

SR 400 Ramp over Sr400 I-285

Carries SR 400 Ramp over Sr400 I-285, Sandy Springs.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT2,510 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

2,510 ft end to end, longest span 168 ft: about 7.0 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.

Built20206 years old
Length2509.8 ft765 m
Daily traffic—reported figure implausible
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyFulton
LocationSandy Springs
CarriesSR 400 Ramp
CrossesSr400 I-285
Coordinates33.91258, -84.35641

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length2509.8 ft (765 m)
Max Span168.0 ft (51.2 m)
Deck Width44.0 ft (13.4 m)
Deck Area10,251 sq m
Main Spans22
Year Built2020

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic212,000 (2024)
That is about 212,000 vehicles per lane per day — beyond what any U.S. road carries (the busiest freeways run about 25,000–30,000). It is almost certainly a data-entry error in the National Bridge Inventory, so we leave this bridge out of traffic rankings.
Truck Traffic6%
Lanes On Bridge1
Lanes Under Bridge20

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000012153990

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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