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I-85 over Blue Creek

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

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

I-85 over Blue Creek in Meriwether County, Georgia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 58,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 66 of the 133 inventoried bridges in Meriwether County rated fair (49.6%); 18 (13.5%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-85 over Yellow Jacket Creek	1977	58,000	Fair
I-85 over Yellow Jacket Creek Trib	1977	58,000	Fair
US 27 Alt./ SR. 41 over CSX Railroad	1953	12,800	Fair
US 27 Alt./ SR. 41 over Pigeon Creek	1953	8,510	Good
SR 18 over CSX Railroad	1990	6,560	Good
SR 18 over Flint River	1990	5,990	Good