Structure 13900260 · Hall County, GA

SR 60 (nbl) over Chatt Riv (lake Lanier)

Carries SR 60 (nbl) over Chatt Riv (lake Lanier), In North Gainesville.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,142 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

1,142 ft end to end, longest span 221 ft: about 3.2 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 girder bridge.

Built1956rebuilt 1992
Length1142.1 ft348.1 m
Daily traffic29,500counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyHall
LocationIn North Gainesville
CarriesSR 60 (nbl)
CrossesChatt Riv (lake Lanier)
Coordinates34.34261, -83.84952

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1142.1 ft (348.1 m)
Max Span221.1 ft (67.4 m)
Deck Width29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Area3167.7 sq m
Main Spans6
Year Built1956 (reconstructed 1992)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic29,500 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000013900260

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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