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New Bethel Road over Middle Fork Broad River

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

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

New Bethel Road over Middle Fork Broad River 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county 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

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 Nails 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