Structure 22300330 · Paulding County, GA

US 278 (wbl) over Ns Railroad

Carries US 278 (wbl) over Ns Railroad, 2.25 Mi SE Of Dallas.

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
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT160 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

160 ft end to end, longest span 58 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.

Built199036 years old
Length160.1 ft48.8 m
Daily traffic32,160counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyPaulding
Location2.25 Mi SE Of Dallas
CarriesUS 278 (wbl)
CrossesNs Railroad
Coordinates33.90219, -84.80447

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length160.1 ft (48.8 m)
Max Span58.1 ft (17.7 m)
Deck Width41.3 ft (12.6 m)
Deck Area614.9 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic32,160 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000022300330

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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