Structure 16100360 · Jeff Davis County, GA

US 23 Sbl over Ocmulgee River Overflow

Carries US 23 Sbl over Ocmulgee River Overflow, 5.6 Mi NW Of Hazlehurst.

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
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT520 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

520 ft end to end, longest span 40 ft: about 7 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.

Built198541 years old
Length520.0 ft158.5 m
Daily traffic1,880counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyJeff Davis
Location5.6 Mi NW Of Hazlehurst
CarriesUS 23 Sbl
CrossesOcmulgee River Overflow
Coordinates31.91571, -82.67206

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete Continuous
DesignTee Beam
Total Length520.0 ft (158.5 m)
Max Span40.0 ft (12.2 m)
Deck Width41.0 ft (12.5 m)
Deck Area1981.2 sq m
Main Spans13
Year Built1985

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,880 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000016100360

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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