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E. Ariail Road 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

E. Ariail Road 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 superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1950, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 126 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 28 ft
Location	8.4 Mi W of Carnesville
NBI structure number	000000011950610
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 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