Structure 10900300 · Evans County, GA

US 280 over Canoochee River

Carries US 280 over Canoochee River, 7 Mi E Of Claxton.

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
Channelnot part of overall8/9 · Very Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT431 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

431 ft end to end, longest span 69 ft: about 6 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.

Built198640 years old
Length431.1 ft131.4 m
Daily traffic5,640counted 2024
Last inspectedFebruary 2025every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyEvans
Location7 Mi E Of Claxton
CarriesUS 280
CrossesCanoochee River
Coordinates32.14844, -81.78152

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length431.1 ft (131.4 m)
Max Span68.9 ft (21 m)
Deck Width43.3 ft (13.2 m)
Deck Area1734.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1986

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic5,640 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2025
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000010900300

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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