HOUSTON MILL ROAD
Carrying HOUSTON MILL ROAD over S FORK PEACHTREE CREEK
5.7 MI SE OF CHAMBLEE, DeKalb, Georgia
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
HOUSTON MILL ROAD in DeKalb, Georgia sits above 8% of rated Georgia bridges on inventory load rating (18 t), while its 1958 build year is earlier than 82% of DeKalb's recorded-year cohort (392 bridges).
HOUSTON MILL ROAD in DeKalb, Georgia is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1958, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure GA:000000008901770
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · LONG-SPAN-RUN · TIED-CTRL · HEAVY-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- LONG-SPAN-RUN 6 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-POOR Poor
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: HOUSTON MILL ROAD
The HOUSTON MILL ROAD bridge in DeKalb, Georgia carries HOUSTON MILL ROAD over S FORK PEACHTREE CREEK. It was built in 1958, making it 68 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 6 sections, stretching 54.9 meters (180 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 11,800 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Georgia bridges. It is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in poor condition (see the full component ratings below). Because at least one major component scores 4 or lower, this bridge falls in FHWA's Poor condition category. That category is not a closure order.
How HOUSTON MILL ROAD compares
Age against the county: built in 1958, earlier than 321 of DeKalb's 392 bridges with a recorded construction year (82%), against a county median build year of 1967. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Georgia bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (15,056 of 15,069 rated).
HOUSTON MILL ROAD vs every rated Georgia bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
18 Top 92% higher than 8% of 15,056 bridges
rated Georgia bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
DeKalb inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 392 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1958
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 6
- Structure Length
- 54.9 m (180 ft)
- Deck Width
- 11.6 m (38 ft)
- Owner
- County Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 11,800 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000008901770
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) is in poor condition (4/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
- • At 4/9, the superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor shape, with advanced wear on file for this vintage.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates fair at 6/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
HOUSTON MILL ROAD is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare HOUSTON MILL ROAD against other structures in DeKalb and across Georgia. Georgia bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for HOUSTON MILL ROAD?
HOUSTON MILL ROAD in DeKalb, Georgia has a deck rating of 4/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 6/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is HOUSTON MILL ROAD inspected?
HOUSTON MILL ROAD's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 11,800 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. HOUSTON MILL ROAD is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for HOUSTON MILL ROAD?
HOUSTON MILL ROAD has an NBI inventory load rating of 18.1 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining HOUSTON MILL ROAD?
HOUSTON MILL ROAD is owned and maintained by County Highway Agency.
How old is HOUSTON MILL ROAD and does age affect safety?
HOUSTON MILL ROAD was built in 1958, making it 68 years old.
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