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Sims Bridge Road over Apalachee River

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

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

Sims Bridge Road over Apalachee River in Walton County, Georgia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 750 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2024).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 29 of the 115 inventoried bridges in Walton County rated fair (25.2%); 2 (1.7%) 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 multiple box beam
Length	about 200 ft
Location	2 Mi NE of Gratis
NBI structure number	000000029700490
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 78 Wbl / SR 10 over M-3301 E Marable Street	1964	30,900	Good
US 78 Wbl / SR 10 over SR 138	1964	29,200	Good
US 78 / SR 10 over Jacks Creek	1978	28,400	Good
US 78 / SR 10 over Big Flat Creek	1985	28,100	Good
US 78 Ebl / SR 10 over M-3301 E Marable Street	1964	26,400	Good
US 78 Ebl / SR 10 over SR 10 Bus Wbl	1964	26,400	Fair