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Dexter Rentz Road over Whitley Branch

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

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

Dexter Rentz Road over Whitley Branch in Laurens County, Georgia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1960 and reconstructed in 2001, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,153 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 44 of the 169 inventoried bridges in Laurens County rated fair (26.0%); 6 (3.6%) 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	Prestressed concrete channel beam
Length	about 29 ft
Location	1 Mi SE of Dexter
NBI structure number	000000017500940
Condition class	Fair

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