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U-turn I-85 N to S over I-85- N Fork Ptree Crk

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

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

U-turn I-85 N to S over I-85- N Fork Ptree Crk in DeKalb County, Georgia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 17,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 97 of the 392 inventoried bridges in DeKalb County rated fair (24.7%); 4 (1.0%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 275 ft
Location	2.2 Mi E of Doraville
NBI structure number	000000008900700
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-85 over N Fork Peachtree Creek	1957	296,000	Good
I-285 over SR 13 Buford Highway	1958	234,000	Good
I-285 over N Fork Nancy Creek	1960	230,000	Good
I-285 over Nancy Creek	1961	225,000	Good
I-285 over SR 141 Ptree Ind. Blvd.	1961	225,000	Fair
I-285 Ramp over SR 141 Ptree Ind. Blvd.	2023	225,000	Good