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SR 257 over Stitchihatchie Creek

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

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

SR 257 over Stitchihatchie Creek in Laurens 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 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,490 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 119 of the 169 inventoried bridges in Laurens County rated good (70.4%); 6 (3.6%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-16 (ebl) over Turkey Creek	1965	26,200	Good
I-16 over Crooked Creek	1964	26,200	Good
I-16 (ebl) over Oconee River Overflow	1963	26,200	Fair
I-16 (ebl) over Oconee River Overflow	1963	26,200	Fair
I-16 (ebl) over Oconee River	1963	26,200	Good
I-16 (ebl) over Sandy Drain Branch	1963	26,200	Good