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SR 81 over Snapping Shoals Creek

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

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

SR 81 over Snapping Shoals Creek in Newton County, Georgia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1948, making it 77 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,840 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Newton County rated fair (26.3%); 2 (2.0%) 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 169 ft
Location	5.5 Mi SW of Porterdale
NBI structure number	000000021700110
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-20 over Yellow River	1964	77,200	Fair
I-20 over I-20 Ramp to SR 12	1964	60,000	Good
I-20 over CR 55 Atlanta St- CSX RR	1964	60,000	Good
I-20 over E Fork Dried Indian Crk	1964	60,000	Good
I-20 Ebl over CSX Railroad	1964	53,900	Good
I-20 over Alcovy Road	2009	53,900	Good