Structure 5100650 · Chatham County, GA

US 80 SR 26 over Bull River

Carries US 80 SR 26 over Bull River, 5 Mi SE Of Savannah.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Deck and Substructure at 6 of 9.

How ratings work
Decksets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure7/9 · Good
Substructuresets the rating6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT3,534 FT OVERALL500 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 6/9 · sets the rating

3,534 ft end to end, longest span 78 ft: about 9.8 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.

Built196759 years old
Length3534.1 ft1077.2 m
Daily traffic12,600counted 2024
Last inspectedJune 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyChatham
Location5 Mi SE Of Savannah
CarriesUS 80 SR 26
CrossesBull River
Coordinates32.03766, -80.95661

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length3534.1 ft (1077.2 m)
Max Span78.1 ft (23.8 m)
Deck Width35.8 ft (10.9 m)
Deck Area11741.5 sq m
Main Spans62
Year Built1967

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic12,600 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJune 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000005100650

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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