Structure 2300240 · Bleckley County, GA

SR 87 Bus- US 23b over Norfolk Southern

Carries SR 87 Bus- US 23b over Norfolk Southern, South City Of Cochran.

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 FT201 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

201 ft end to end, longest span 73 ft: about 3 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.

Built199630 years old
Length201.1 ft61.3 m
Daily traffic2,380counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBleckley
LocationSouth City Of Cochran
CarriesSR 87 Bus- US 23b
CrossesNorfolk Southern
Coordinates32.37836, -83.34536

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length201.1 ft (61.3 m)
Max Span73.2 ft (22.3 m)
Deck Width47.2 ft (14.4 m)
Deck Area882.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1996

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic2,380 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000002300240

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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