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I-85 N/B and S/B 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

I-85 N/B and S/B 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 2022, making it 3 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 61,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state 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	Stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 253 ft
Location	1.7 M SE of Pendergrass
NBI structure number	000000015751120
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 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
I-85 (SR 403) over CR 296 Ridgeway Ch Road	2024	50,700	Good