Structure 9500700 · Dougherty County, GA

Tarva Road over Piney Woods Branch

Carries Tarva Road over Piney Woods Branch, 3.35 Mi S Of Pretoria.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT80 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

80 ft end to end, longest span 20 ft. Lengths and the car 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 channel-beam bridge.

Built197848 years old
Length80.1 ft24.4 m
Daily traffic550counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyDougherty
Location3.35 Mi S Of Pretoria
CarriesTarva Road
CrossesPiney Woods Branch
Coordinates31.46119, -84.33844

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignChannel Beam
Total Length80.1 ft (24.4 m)
Max Span20.0 ft (6.1 m)
Deck Width28.5 ft (8.7 m)
Deck Area212.3 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1978

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic550 (2024)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000009500700

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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