Structure 18700110 · Lumpkin County, GA

SR 52 over Chestatee River

Carries SR 52 over Chestatee River, 2.5 Mi E Of Dahlonega.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT300 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

300 ft end to end, longest span 90 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.

Built1937rebuilt 1985
Length299.9 ft91.4 m
Daily traffic5,080counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLumpkin
Location2.5 Mi E Of Dahlonega
CarriesSR 52
CrossesChestatee River
Coordinates34.52788, -83.94060

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length299.9 ft (91.4 m)
Max Span89.9 ft (27.4 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1206.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1937 (reconstructed 1985)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,080 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000018700110

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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