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SR 53 over Etowah River

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

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

SR 53 over Etowah River in Dawson County, Georgia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 16,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 24 of the 45 inventoried bridges in Dawson County rated fair (53.3%); 3 (6.7%) 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 stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 219 ft
Location	4.3 Mi SE of Dawsonville
NBI structure number	000000008500120
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Dawsonville Hwy. over Thompson Creek	1935	16,600	Fair
SR 53 over Flat Creek	1931	12,700	Good
Dawson Forrest Rd over Black Mill Creek	1959	6,890	Fair
SR 53 over Shoal Creek Trib	1930	6,710	Fair
SR 53 over Shoal Creek	1970	6,710	Fair
SR 9 over Etowah Riv Overflow	1955	6,690	Fair