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West Lake Drive over Big Branch

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

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

West Lake Drive over Big 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 430 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 40 ft
Location	8 Mi NE of Dublin
NBI structure number	000000017550760
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