Structure 10150060 · Echols County, GA

Woodpecker Road over Little Creek

Carries Woodpecker Road over Little Creek, App 15 Mi SE Of Tarver.

Overall conditionFair

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

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Substructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT355 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 6/9Substructure 5/9 · sets the rating

355 ft end to end, longest span 25 ft: about 5 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 slab bridge.

Built195571 years old
Length355.0 ft108.2 m
Daily traffic40counted 2024
Last inspectedJuly 2023every 24 months

Location

StateGeorgia
CountyEchols
LocationApp 15 Mi SE Of Tarver
CarriesWoodpecker Road
CrossesLittle Creek
Coordinates30.60498, -82.70436

Physical Characteristics

MaterialPrestressed Concrete
DesignSlab
Total Length355.0 ft (108.2 m)
Max Span24.9 ft (7.6 m)
Deck Width25.3 ft (7.7 m)
Deck Area833.1 sq m
Main Spans14
Year Built1955

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic40 (2024)
Truck Traffic41%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerCounty Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalUnknown
Structure Number000000010150060

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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