Structure 5101690 · Chatham County, GA

Talmadge Memorial over M4032- 2 SR 25c- 2 Cr744

Carries Talmadge Memorial over M4032- 2 SR 25c- 2 Cr744, NW Section Of Savannah.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Superstructure and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
8,852 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 6/9

8,852 ft end to end, longest span 1,100 ft: about 25 football fields, or 1.7 miles. Lengths are drawn to scale; at this length a semi-truck would be a speck. 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 cable-stayed bridge.

Built199135 years old
Length8852.0 ft2698.1 m
Daily traffic22,600counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyChatham
LocationNW Section Of Savannah
CarriesTalmadge Memorial
CrossesM4032- 2 SR 25c- 2 Cr744
Coordinates32.08857, -81.09868

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignStayed Girder
Total Length8852.0 ft (2698.1 m)
Max Span1100.1 ft (335.3 m)
Deck Width81.7 ft (24.9 m)
Deck Area67182.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1991

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,600 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge14

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000005101690

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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