Structure 5150880 · Chatham County, GA

Truman Parkway over Vernon River

Carries Truman Parkway over Vernon River, City Of Savannah.

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
5,041 FT OVERALL1,000 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

5,041 ft end to end, longest span 110 ft: about 14 football fields. 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201313 years old
Length5041.0 ft1536.5 m
Daily traffic41,100counted 2024
Last inspectedMarch 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyChatham
LocationCity Of Savannah
CarriesTruman Parkway
CrossesVernon River
Coordinates31.97542, -81.11877

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length5041.0 ft (1536.5 m)
Max Span109.9 ft (33.5 m)
Deck Width57.7 ft (17.6 m)
Deck Area27042.4 sq m
Main Spans104
Year Built2013

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic41,100 (2024)
Truck Traffic7%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMarch 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000005150880

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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