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Kelly Road over Hightower Creek

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

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

Kelly Road over Hightower Creek in Towns 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 1979, making it 46 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 210 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 19 of the 46 inventoried bridges in Towns County rated good (41.3%); 2 (4.3%) 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 160 ft
Location	3.5 Mi SE of Hiawassee
NBI structure number	000000028150090
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 76/ SR 2 over Hiawassee River	1940	15,200	Fair
US 76- SR 515 over Golf Cart O/pass	1989	12,600	Good
US 76- SR 515 over Brasstown Creek Trib	1933	12,000	Fair
US 76 over Shake Rag Creek	1942	11,500	Good
US 76 SR 2 over Hiawassee River	1940	11,500	Fair
SR 75 over Bell Creek	1940	5,010	Good