Structure 25190010 · Bacon County, GA

US 301 over Savannah River

Carries US 301 over Savannah River, Ga/sc State Line.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck at 4 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating4/9 · Poor
Superstructure5/9 · Fair
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT1,550 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 4/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 5/9Substructure 5/9

1,550 ft end to end, longest span 140 ft: about 4.3 football fields. 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.

Built196561 years old
Length1549.9 ft472.4 m
Daily traffic1,300counted 2023
Last inspectedMay 2024every 12 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyBacon
LocationGa/sc State Line
CarriesUS 301
CrossesSavannah River
Coordinates32.93815, -81.50156

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1549.9 ft (472.4 m)
Max Span140.1 ft (42.7 m)
Deck Width32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Deck Area4629.5 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1965

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic1,300 (2023)
Truck Traffic32%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 12 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number000000025190010

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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