Structure 27500490 · Thomas County, GA

US 19 Sbl SR 3 over Ochlocknee River

Carries US 19 Sbl SR 3 over Ochlocknee River, 5 Mi N Of Thomasville.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure and Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck8/9 · Very Good
Superstructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT766 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 8/9Superstructure 7/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9 · sets the rating

766 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 2.1 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built195967 years old
Length766.1 ft233.5 m
Daily traffic27,600counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyThomas
Location5 Mi N Of Thomasville
CarriesUS 19 Sbl SR 3
CrossesOchlocknee River
Coordinates30.92847, -83.99737

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length766.1 ft (233.5 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width34.1 ft (10.4 m)
Deck Area2428.4 sq m
Main Spans23
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic27,600 (2024)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000027500490

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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