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Saxton-mattox Rd over Long Creek

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

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

Saxton-mattox Rd over Long Creek in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1950 and reconstructed in 1997, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 50 inventoried bridges in Oglethorpe County rated poor (6.0%); 3 (6.0%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 40 ft
Location	17.5 Mi NE of Lexington
NBI structure number	000000022150110
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 78 SR 10 over Moss Creek	1920	9,950	Fair
US 78 SR 10 over Dry Fork Creek	1964	3,480	Fair
US 78 SR 10 over Long Creek	1964	3,340	Good
US 78 SR 10 over Buffalo Creek	1964	3,340	Fair
SR 22 over South Fork Broad River	2007	3,130	Good
Smithsonia Road over Sulphur Spring Br Trib	1960	2,590	Good