Structure 2150640 · Bibb County, GA

US 23 Sr87 over Beaverdam Creek

Carries US 23 Sr87 over Beaverdam Creek, 3mi N Of Macon City Limit.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very 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 FT225 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

225 ft end to end, longest span 85 ft: about 3 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 multi-beam bridge.

Built201214 years old
Length225.1 ft68.6 m
Daily traffic15,100counted 2024
Last inspectedDecember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBibb
Location3mi N Of Macon City Limit
CarriesUS 23 Sr87
CrossesBeaverdam Creek
Coordinates32.92091, -83.70990

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length225.1 ft (68.6 m)
Max Span85.0 ft (25.9 m)
Deck Width103.3 ft (31.5 m)
Deck Area2160.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2012

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,100 (2024)
Truck Traffic4%
Lanes On Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionDecember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical5 — Stable for scour
Structure Number000000002150640

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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