Structure 21100070 · Morgan County, GA

US 129/ SR 24 over Apalachee River

Carries US 129/ SR 24 over Apalachee River, 2.3 Mi N Of Apalachee.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT371 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

371 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 5 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1931rebuilt 1968
Length371.1 ft113.1 m
Daily traffic7,290counted 2024
Last inspectedAugust 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyMorgan
Location2.3 Mi N Of Apalachee
CarriesUS 129/ SR 24
CrossesApalachee River
Coordinates33.71893, -83.43428

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length371.1 ft (113.1 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width34.8 ft (10.6 m)
Deck Area1198.9 sq m
Main Spans8
Year Built1931 (reconstructed 1968)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic7,290 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionAugust 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000021100070

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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