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CR 79 over Little Buffalo Creek

Brantley County, Georgia · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

CR 79 over Little Buffalo Creek in Brantley County, Georgia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965 and reconstructed in 2003, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,160 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 54 inventoried bridges in Brantley County rated fair (27.8%); 1 (1.9%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete channel beam
Length	about 259 ft
Location	1.5 Mi SE of Hickox
NBI structure number	000000002550060
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Georgia department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 82 Cor Z / SR 5 over Buffalo Creek Trib.	1962	9,510	Good
US 82 Cor Z Ebl / over Satilla River Overflow	1988	9,510	Good
US 82 Cor Z Ebl over Satilla River	1988	9,510	Good
US 82 Cor Z Ebl / over Satilla River Overflow	1988	9,510	Good
US 82 Cor Z Wbl over Satilla River Overflow	2024	9,025	Good
US 82 Cor Z / SR 5 over Dix Branch	1930	8,570	Good