Structure 5150630 · Chatham County, GA

Veterans Parkway over SR 204

Carries Veterans Parkway over SR 204, 1.6 Mi E Of I-95.

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 FT1,802 FT OVERALL250 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9Superstructure 7/9Substructure 7/9

1,802 ft end to end, longest span 132 ft: about 5.0 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.

Built200323 years old
Length1801.8 ft549.2 m
Daily traffic23,700counted 2024
Last inspectedMay 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyChatham
Location1.6 Mi E Of I-95
CarriesVeterans Parkway
CrossesSR 204
Coordinates31.98354, -81.19978

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length1801.8 ft (549.2 m)
Max Span131.9 ft (40.2 m)
Deck Width95.5 ft (29.1 m)
Deck Area15981.7 sq m
Main Spans20
Year Built2003

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic23,700 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge7

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionMay 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical8 — Stable, low risk
Structure Number000000005150630

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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