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SR 9 over Etowah River

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

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

SR 9 over Etowah River in Dawson County, Georgia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2018, making it 7 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,690 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 18 of the 45 inventoried bridges in Dawson County rated good (40.0%); 3 (6.7%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 140 ft
Location	4.5 Mi S of Dawsonville
NBI structure number	000000008550300
Condition class	Good

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 Etowah River	1980	16,500	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