Structure 8700120 · Decatur County, GA

US 27 (nbl)-sr1 over Csx Railroad

Carries US 27 (nbl)-sr1 over Csx Railroad, Bainbridge - Northwest SE.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructure7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT170 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

170 ft end to end, longest span 52 ft: about 2 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.

Built195967 years old
Length169.9 ft51.8 m
Daily traffic6,720counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyDecatur
LocationBainbridge - Northwest SE
CarriesUS 27 (nbl)-sr1
CrossesCsx Railroad
Coordinates30.92279, -84.60219

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length169.9 ft (51.8 m)
Max Span51.8 ft (15.8 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area507.6 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1959

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic6,720 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000008700120

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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