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Empire-chester Hwy over Gum Swamp Creek Trib

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

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

Empire-chester Hwy over Gum Swamp Creek Trib in Dodge County, Georgia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,090 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 47 of the 57 inventoried bridges in Dodge County rated good (82.5%); 0 (0.0%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 27 - US 341 (EB over Sugar Creek	1959	5,150	Fair
Eastman-soperton over Gum Swamp Creek	1992	3,750	Good
Eastman-rhine Hwy over Sugar Creek	2007	3,720	Good
Eastman Dublin Hwy over Crooked Branch	1993	3,010	Good
Eastman Dublin Hwy over Gum Swamp Creek	1993	3,010	Good
SR 27BUS - US341B over Sugar Creek Trib	1959	2,820	Fair