Structure 31300120 · Whitfield County, GA

US 41 / Sr3 over Mill Creek

Carries US 41 / Sr3 over Mill Creek, 3.7 Mi NW Of Dalton.

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 FT150 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

150 ft end to end, longest span 30 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 tee-beam bridge.

Built1955rebuilt 1988
Length149.9 ft45.7 m
Daily traffic21,800counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyWhitfield
Location3.7 Mi NW Of Dalton
CarriesUS 41 / Sr3
CrossesMill Creek
Coordinates34.80323, -85.02162

Physical Characteristics

MaterialConcrete
DesignTee Beam
Total Length149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Max Span29.9 ft (9.1 m)
Deck Width85.3 ft (26 m)
Deck Area1188.2 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1955 (reconstructed 1988)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic21,800 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge5

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000031300120

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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