Structure 28550650 · Troup County, GA

US 27 (sbl) over Yellow Jacket Creek

Carries US 27 (sbl) over Yellow Jacket Creek, 4.9 Mi N Of La Grange.

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 FT295 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

295 ft end to end, longest span 98 ft: about 4 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.

Built200521 years old
Length294.9 ft89.9 m
Daily traffic8,290counted 2024
Last inspectedSeptember 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyTroup
Location4.9 Mi N Of La Grange
CarriesUS 27 (sbl)
CrossesYellow Jacket Creek
Coordinates33.11128, -85.03788

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length294.9 ft (89.9 m)
Max Span98.1 ft (29.9 m)
Deck Width40.7 ft (12.4 m)
Deck Area1114.8 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built2005

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic8,290 (2024)
Truck Traffic11%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000028550650

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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