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US 23 SR 87 over Big Sandy Creek

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

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

US 23 SR 87 over Big Sandy Creek in Monroe County, Georgia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1956, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,880 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 27 of the 90 inventoried bridges in Monroe County rated fair (30.0%); 2 (2.2%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 180 ft
Location	13 Mi NE of Forsyth
NBI structure number	000000020700350
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-75 over Little Deer Creek	1961	97,000	Good
I-75 over Deer Creek	1958	95,700	Good
I-75 over SR 83	1989	93,200	Good
I-75 over SR 42	1968	90,500	Fair
I-75 Sbl over Red Creek Trib	1966	90,500	Good
I-75 Sbl over Red Creek	1966	90,500	Fair