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Ocean Highway US over Buck Hill Swamp

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

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

Ocean Highway US over Buck Hill Swamp in McIntosh 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 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,990 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 13 of the 57 inventoried bridges in McIntosh County rated fair (22.8%); 1 (1.8%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-95 (nbl) over Champneys River	1970	62,600	Good
I-95 (nbl) over Butler River	1970	62,600	Good
I-95 (nbl) over Darien Creek	1970	62,600	Good
I-95 (nbl) over Cathead River	1970	62,600	Good
I-95 (nbl) over Kings Swamp	1967	61,200	Good
I-95 over Kidd Island Swamp	1967	61,200	Good