Structure 17500170 · Laurens County, GA

US 80/ SR 26 over Oconee River

Carries US 80/ SR 26 over Oconee River, NE Dublin City Limits.

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 overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT770 FT OVERALL100 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

770 ft end to end, longest span 150 ft: about 2.1 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.

Built195274 years old
Length770.0 ft234.7 m
Daily traffic25,100counted 2024
Last inspectedApril 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyLaurens
LocationNE Dublin City Limits
CarriesUS 80/ SR 26
CrossesOconee River
Coordinates32.54419, -82.89265

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length770.0 ft (234.7 m)
Max Span149.9 ft (45.7 m)
Deck Width69.6 ft (21.2 m)
Deck Area4975.6 sq m
Main Spans9
Year Built1952

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic25,100 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionApril 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000017500170

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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