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Bentons Road over West Bear Creek

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

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

Bentons Road over West Bear Creek in Newton County, Georgia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 9 (excellent condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2024, making it 1 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 71 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Newton County rated good (71.7%); 2 (2.0%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

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