Addendum 6 - Plantation Rd

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Attached to: Marion County Seven Bridges Maintenance & Repairs
Solicitation number: 7BR
Issued by: Miller County, Georgia

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Addendum 6 - Plantation Rd Bridge Inspection Report Summary

This is a Bridge Inspection Report prepared by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) District Three for Structure ID 197-5024-0, the Buck Creek Road bridge located in Marion County. The inspection was conducted on April 8, 2020, by Team Leader Jason T. Edwards and Assistant Justin Martin, with an earlier inspection performed on April 3, 2019. The bridge, originally constructed in 1960 using a Logan design, is a 208-foot structure consisting of 13 spans with 4 W12X27 steel beams per span supported by timber pile bents and concrete caps. The structure is scheduled for 12-month inspections due to deteriorating conditions at bent 9 and bent 13 piles. The bridge features a 4.5-inch reinforced concrete deck with multiple patches from 2007 pile replacement work, numerous leaking deck joints, and minor shrinkage cracking with moderate scaling. The superstructure earned a Good Condition rating (NBIS Code 7), while the substructure received a Poor Condition rating (NBIS Code 4) due to extensive decay in multiple timber piles, particularly at Bent 4 Pile 3, which exhibits significant rotten sections measuring up to 5 inches deep by 9.5 inches high, and at Bent 9 Pile 2 and Bent 13 Pile 1, which show reduced heartwood remaining.

The inspection documented multiple maintenance deficiencies requiring priority attention, including steel beam corrosion, concrete deck cracking, timber pile decay and section loss, and complete failure of all deck joint seals. The load rating analysis indicates the bridge is currently posted with restrictions and is not suitable for temporary shoring conditions given current load capacity limitations. Outstanding maintenance items include pile repair work at Bents 4, 9, and 13; sealing of all deck joints; cleaning and painting of bridge beams; and brush and tree cutting. This inspection report serves as supporting documentation for the Marion County Seven Bridges Maintenance & Repairs contract opportunity, which includes this Buck Creek/Plantation Road bridge (197-5024-0) among seven structures requiring comprehensive maintenance and repair work in Marion County, Georgia.

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Georgia Department of Transportation

6-Revised inventory or operating ratings; load limits

Bridge Inspection Report

District: 4841300000 - District Three-

Structure ID:

Location ID:

197-5024-0

197-00135X-000.18E

Inspection Area:

Over: BUCK CREEK

Road Name:

County:

Bridge Information:

Marion

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Structure ID:

Marion

197-5024-0

Inspection Area:

Road Name:

4841300000 - District Three-District:

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Location ID:

County:

197-00135X-000.18E BUCK CREEKOver:

Inspection Date:

Evaluation

Topside Inspection Team

Team Leader: Jason T. Edwards

Justin MartinAssistants:

04/03/2019Inspection Type: General

Deck

NBIS Condition 7 - Good Condition

4.5" concrete deck

Deck has numerous deck patches due during pile replacement in 2007.

Minor shrinkage cracking and moderate scaling.

All deck joints are leaking.

Span 12 at bent 12 is out of alignment 1.5".

Material: O. Concrete

1. ConcreteDeck Wearing Surface Type:

Superstructure

NBIS Condition 7 - Good Condition

7-W12X27 beams in 13 spans at 16' =208'

Full lateral supports.

Beam and bearings have light to moderate corrosion

Year Painted:

Temperature (F):

1960Material: M. Steel

Paint Type : 1- Lead Chromate Oil Alkyd System

Substructure

NBIS Condition 4 - Poor Condition

4-timber piles and concrete caps

Bents 2 and 13 have the (4) original piles

Bent 3 has two straddle bent that replaces original piles 1 and 2, there is now (6) total piles

Bent 4 has one straddle bent that replaces original pile 4, there is now (5) total piles

Bent 5 has two straddle bent that replaces original piles 3 and 4, there is now (6) total piles

Bent 6 has two straddle bent that replaces original piles 1 and 3, there is now (6) total piles

Bents 7 and 8 has a crutch bent with 2 steel caps and 4 replacement piles, there is now (8) piles at each bent

Bent 9 has two straddle bent that replaces original piles 3 and 4, there is now (6) total piles

Bent 10, original pile 1 has been replaced with a single pile, there is now (5) total piles (there is not a straddle bent at this bent) Original pile 1 not counted.

Bent 11 has two straddle bent that replaces original piles 1 and 2, there is now (6) total piles

Bent 12 has two straddle bent that replaces original piles 1 and 2, there is now (6) total piles

Caps have minor cracking.

All timber piles are in fair condition except for the following:

These piles have extensive decay or rot.

Bent 4 pile 3 has two areas of decay. Rear - 1"wide x 9" high x 1.5" deep Forward - 2" wide x 8" high x 1.5" deep; Rear side now has a

2" wide x 9 1/2" high x 1.5" deep rotten section, Forward side now has 4" wide x 9" high x 2" deep rotten section. (April 3, 2018).

Bent 4, pile 3 rear side has a 5"D x 5"W x 9 1/2" H rotten section, the forward side of this pile has a 3 1/2"D x 6" W x 9 1/2"H rotten section (April 3, 2019)

Bent 6-pile 4 has 1.75"void at 6". (Cored April 3, 2019, no change)

Bent 9 pile 2 has 8" heart remaining.

Bent 9, pile 2 has a 6" heart remaining (April 3, 2019)

Bent 13-pile 1 has 7" heart remaining. (No change April 3, 2019)

This structure would be marked as Temp Shored if the load capacity was 10 tons or greater. If loading ever gets raised to be considered

Temp Shored then the subtructure rating would drop back to a "2".

Year Painted:Material: K. Timber-Concrete

0- Not ApplicablePaint Type :

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197-5024-0

Inspection Area:

Road Name:

4841300000 - District Three-District:

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Location ID:

County:

197-00135X-000.18E BUCK CREEKOver:

General

Built: 1960 Logan design. Buck Creek Road.

Structure is on 12 month inspection due to piles at bent 9 and bent 13.

This Bridge:

Confined Space: Traffic Control Needed:No No

Conditional Situations

Access Equipment:

Waders:

None

Hip boots

Topside Boat: None

Special Imaging Device: None

Equipment Used

Load Rating and Posting

Truck Type Gross/H-Modified HSModified Tandem 3-S-2 Log Piggy

Calculated Posting

Posting Required

Existing Posting

06 00 00 00 00 00

Yes No No No No No

06 00 00 00 00 00

Item 103 Temporarily Shored : Posting Required:No Yes

P. Posted for loadItem 41 - Structure Open, Posted or Closed:

Element Data

Element Quantity State 1 State 2 State 3 State 4Parent Element Env*Measurement Unit

12-Reinforced Concrete Deck 5239 5095 1442SQUARE FEET

107-Steel Open Web Girder/Beam 1456 1260 1962Linear Foot

515-Steel Protective Coating (107) 5213 107-Steel Open Web

Girder/Beam

0 52132SQUARE FEET

215-Reinforced Conc Abutment 53 532Linear Foot

228-Timber Pile 70 66 312Each

234-Reinforced Conc Pier Cap 300 3002Linear Foot

301-Pourable Joint Seal 324 0 3242Linear Foot

Env* = Environment

Defects

Element State 2 State 3 State 4Defect

107-Steel Open Web Girder/Beam 196Corrosion

12-Reinforced Concrete Deck 144Cracking (RC and Other)

228-Timber Pile 1 3Decay/Section Loss

301-Pourable Joint Seal 324Leakage

515-Steel Protective Coating (107) 5213Effectiveness (Steel Protective Coatings)

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197-5024-0

Inspection Area:

Road Name:

4841300000 - District Three-District:

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Location ID:

County:

197-00135X-000.18E BUCK CREEKOver:

Maintenance Items

Activity Work

Quantity Priority Location

Completion

Date Comments

Inspection

Date

520 - BRUSH AND TREE

CUTTING (PERSON HOURS)

C all cut and remove04/22/2015

825 - PILE REPAIR/RELATED

REP (NUMBER PILES)

Pile 3, bent 4, Pile 2, bent

9, Pile 1, bent 13 06/17/2014

000 - BRIDGE PAINTING (Not performed by Highway

Maintenance, used by Bridge

Mntce) ()

C Beams clean and paint all bridge beams 06/17/2014

800 - BRIDGE JOINT SEALING

(LINEAR FEET)

C Deck joints seal all deck joints06/17/2014

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197-5024-0

Inspection Area:

Road Name:

4841300000 - District Three-District:

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Location ID:

County:

197-00135X-000.18E BUCK CREEKOver:

No Specialized Inspection performed on this bridge.

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197-5024-0

Inspection Area:

Road Name:

4841300000 - District Three-District:

BUCK CREEK ROAD

Location ID:

County:

197-00135X-000.18E BUCK CREEKOver:

Deck

NBIS Condition Code :

Inspection Team

Team Leader :

Assistants :

Inspection Date : 04/08/2020

7 - Good Condition

Other Special Inspection

Jason T. Edwards

Justin Martin

4.5" concrete deck

Deck has numerous deck patches due during pile replacement in 2007.

Minor shrinkage cracking and moderate scaling.

All deck joints are leaking.

Span 12 at bent 12 is out of alignment 1.5".

Superstructure

NBIS Condition Code :

7-W12X27 beams in 13 spans at 16' =208'

Full lateral supports.

Beam and bearings have light to moderate corrosion

7 - Good Condition Temperature (F):