Structure 19100070 · McIntosh County, GA

US 17 SR 25 over Darien River

Carries US 17 SR 25 over Darien River, In City Limit Of Darien.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Substructuresets the rating4/9 · Poor
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,452 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 4/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 4/9 · sets the rating

1,452 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 4.0 football fields. 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 girder bridge.

Built194482 years old
Length1452.1 ft442.6 m
Daily traffic6,970counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyMcIntosh
LocationIn City Limit Of Darien
CarriesUS 17 SR 25
CrossesDarien River
Coordinates31.36652, -81.43681

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignGirder and Floorbeam
Total Length1452.1 ft (442.6 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width56.8 ft (17.3 m)
Deck Area7657.0 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1944

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,970 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000019100070

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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