Structure 18500020 · Lowndes County, GA

US 41 - SR 7 Bussi over 3 Roads & Csx Rr

Carries US 41 - SR 7 Bussi over 3 Roads & Csx Rr, City Of Valdosta.

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 FT1,034 FT OVERALL200 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

1,034 ft end to end, longest span 75 ft: about 2.9 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.

Built198244 years old
Length1034.1 ft315.2 m
Daily traffic22,300counted 2024
Last inspectedJanuary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLowndes
LocationCity Of Valdosta
CarriesUS 41 - SR 7 Bussi
Crosses3 Roads & Csx Rr
Coordinates30.82776, -83.27700

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1034.1 ft (315.2 m)
Max Span75.1 ft (22.9 m)
Deck Width59.4 ft (18.1 m)
Deck Area5705.1 sq m
Main Spans15
Year Built1982

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic22,300 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge6

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number000000018500020

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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