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I-85 Nbl over Nails Creek

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

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

I-85 Nbl over Nails Creek in Franklin 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962 and reconstructed in 1981, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 48,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 57 of the 117 inventoried bridges in Franklin County rated fair (48.7%); 5 (4.3%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 152 ft
Location	6.5 Mi SW of Carnesville
NBI structure number	000000011900380
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 Sbl over Nails Creek	1962	53,800	Fair
I-85 over Littles Creek	1962	48,500	Fair
I-85 over Crockett Creek	1962	48,500	Fair
I-85 Nbl over Middle Fork Broad River	1963	47,600	Fair
I-85 Nbl over Indian Creek	2024	47,600	Good
I-85 Nbl over Stephens Creek	1963	46,700	Fair