Bridgehunter.com | Salem Road Bridge

Share:

Photos

Approaching the bridge

Photo taken by Garrett Boon in October 2006

Overview: Through truss bridge over Flat Shoal Creek on Salem Road
Location: Troup County, Georgia
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1929
Design: Riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 126.0 ft.
Total length: 178.8 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.6 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +32.91833, -84.97667 (decimal degrees)
32°55'06" N, 84°58'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/689201/3644049 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Hilyer
Inventory numbers: GA 28501000 (Georgia bridge number on the National Bridge Inventory)
BH 12619 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 4.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 760