Structure 22150130 · Oglethorpe County, GA

Watson Mill Road over South Fork Broad River

Carries Watson Mill Road over South Fork Broad River, 10.9 Mi NE Of Lexington.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT246 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 7/9

246 ft end to end, longest span 72 ft: about 3 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 through truss.

Built1885rebuilt 1998
Length246.1 ft75 m
Daily traffic519counted 2024
Last inspectedOctober 2024every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyOglethorpe
Location10.9 Mi NE Of Lexington
CarriesWatson Mill Road
CrossesSouth Fork Broad River
Coordinates34.02687, -83.07487

Physical Characteristics

MaterialWood or Timber
DesignTruss - Thru
Total Length246.1 ft (75 m)
Max Span71.9 ft (21.9 m)
Deck Width18.0 ft (5.5 m)
Deck Area412.5 sq m
Main Spans5
Year Built1885 (reconstructed 1998)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic519 (2024)
Truck Traffic1%
Lanes On Bridge1

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionOctober 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Park/Forest Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000022150130

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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