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Claude Smith Road over Stekoa Creek

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

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

Claude Smith Road over Stekoa Creek in Rabun 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 126 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 41 of the 118 inventoried bridges in Rabun County rated good (34.7%); 5 (4.2%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 60 ft
Location	3.5 Mi SE of Clayton
NBI structure number	000000024150490
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 2 SR 15 US 23 over Saddle Gap Branch	1949	25,200	Good
SR 15 US 23 US 4 over Stekoa Creek	1962	20,200	Fair
SR 15 US 23 US44 over Stekoa Creek	2006	19,200	Good
SR 15 US 23 US over Little Tennessee River	1955	18,000	Fair
SR 15 US 23 US over Betty Creek	1926	18,000	Poor
SR 15 US 23 US 4 over Boen Creek	1962	16,400	Good