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Pocket Road over Walnut Creek

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

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

Pocket Road over Walnut Creek in Jackson 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 1992, making it 33 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,594 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 82 of the 121 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated good (67.8%); 3 (2.5%) 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 173 ft
Location	3.9 Mi NE of Braselton
NBI structure number	000000015750330
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-85 over Walnut Creek Trib	1963	61,700	Good
I-85 N/B and S/B over Walnut Creek	2022	61,700	Good
I-85 N/B and S/B over CSX Railroad	2022	61,700	Good
I-85 N/B and S/B over Middle Oconee River	2022	61,700	Good
I-85 over Gravelly Creek	1963	54,300	Good
I-85 (SR 403) over North Oconee River	2024	54,300	Good