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Owltown Road over Nottely River

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

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

Owltown Road over Nottely River in Union 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 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 380 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 49 of the 86 inventoried bridges in Union County rated fair (57.0%); 2 (2.3%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 183 ft
Location	5 Mi SE of Blairsville
NBI structure number	000000029150240
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 76 Sbl- SR 2 over Coosa Creek	1987	31,400	Good
US 76 Sbl- SR 2 over Nottely River	1986	31,400	Good
US 76 Nbl- SR 2 over Coosa Creek	1986	17,400	Fair
US 76 Nbl- SR 2 over Nottely River	1986	17,400	Good
US 76- SR 2 over Butternutt Creek	1987	17,400	Fair
US 19- US 129 over Butternut Creek	1992	13,600	Good