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SR 197 over Soquee River

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

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

SR 197 over Soquee River in Habersham County, Georgia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1990, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 900 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 61 of the 107 inventoried bridges in Habersham County rated good (57.0%); 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 160 ft
Location	4.2 Mi N of Clarkesville
NBI structure number	000000013700440
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 23 (sbl)/sr 365 over CR 542 J Warren Road	1979	67,400	Good
US 123 (sbl)/sr 36 over SR 15 (US 23-441)	1990	66,500	Good
Us23/419-sr15/365 over SR 197	1990	65,700	Good
US 23 (nbl)/sr 365 over CR 542 J Warren Road	1979	28,600	Good
US 23-sr 15 @ 4.71 over Camp Creek	1990	27,900	Fair
US 23-sr 15 @ 6.01 over Lick Log Creek	1990	26,200	Fair