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Bay Pole Road over Bay Pole Creek

Mitchell County, Georgia · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Bay Pole Road over Bay Pole Creek in Mitchell County, Georgia, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1930, making it 95 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 158 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 111 inventoried bridges in Mitchell County rated poor (3.6%); 4 (3.6%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 54 ft
Location	App. 8 Miles Southwest O
NBI structure number	000000020550070
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 19- SR 300 Sbl over Big Slough	1961	11,780	Good
US 19- SR 300 Sbl over Wethington Slough	1960	11,780	Fair
US 19- SR 300 Sbl over Raccoon Creek	1960	11,780	Fair
US 19- SR 300 Sbl over Raccoon Creek Overflow	1960	11,780	Fair
US 19- SR 300 Nbl over Wethington Slough	1980	10,700	Good
US 19- SR 300 Nbl over Raccoon Creek	1980	10,700	Good