Total bridges
61
Public highway bridges in Candler County
County profile · official public datasets
Candler County, GA
61 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 86.9% rated Good, 13.1% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 61
- Public bridges
- 86.9%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Candler County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.
- Top 27%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 61
- public highway bridges
- 1978
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Candler County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Candler County ranks #43 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Candler County, Georgia contains 61 public highway bridges. Roughly 86.9% are rated “Good,” 13.1% “Fair,” and 0% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
86.9%
53 of 61 rated 7-9
Fair condition
13.1%
8 of 61 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 61 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#43 of 159
Among Georgia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 61 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 86.9% (53)
Fair 13.1% (8)
Poor 0% (0)
34.4% of Candler County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
21 of the 61 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 86.9% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Candler County's bridges were built
61 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 2
1930–1939
2 bridges
- 1940s 2
1940–1949
2 bridges
- 1950s 3
1950–1959
3 bridges
- 1960s 9
1960–1969
9 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
26 bridges
- 1980s 8
1980–1989
8 bridges
- 1990s 2
1990–1999
2 bridges
- 2000s 3
2000–2009
3 bridges
- 2010s 4
2010–2019
4 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 26 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 42.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Georgia average (1977).
How Candler County compares with Georgia's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Georgia counties nearest Candler County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1975 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 158 Georgia counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens County | 62 | 75.8% | 24.2% | 0% | 1968 |
| Atkinson County | 61 | 75.4% | 21.3% | 3.3% | 1975 |
| Upson County | 61 | 67.2% | 27.9% | 4.9% | 1979 |
| Candler County (this page) | 61 | 86.9% | 13.1% | 0% | 1978 |
| Heard County | 60 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 0% | 1978 |
| Jenkins County | 60 | 86.7% | 13.3% | 0% | 1977 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Candler County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Candler County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside GA (61 bridges here).
- Amador County, CA · 61 bridges
- Cheyenne County, CO · 61 bridges
- Montezuma County, CO · 61 bridges
- Camas County, ID · 61 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1978 here).
- Orange County, CA · avg 1978 · 1,164 bridges
- Sumner County, KS · avg 1978 · 659 bridges
- Allen County, IN · avg 1978 · 613 bridges
- Livingston County, IL · avg 1978 · 579 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (61)
FORTNERS ROAD
FairOver: MILL BRANCH
1.5 MI S OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1937 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 300
PORTAL HIGHWAY
FairOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK
1.7 MI NE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1971 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,890
DUTCH FORD ROAD
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
8.8 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1958 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 280
OLLIFFTOWN ROAD
FairOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK TRIB.
9.6 MI N OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1971 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 140
STILLMORE HIGHWAY
FairOver: REEDY BRANCH
5 MI W OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 870
EXCELSIOR CURCH RO
FairOver: TEN MILE CREEK
10 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 240
SR 23
FairOver: I-16 (SR 404)
1.6 MI S OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,990
WOOD BRIDGE ROAD
FairOver: LOTTS CREEK
7.1 MI NE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1997 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 121
DUTCH FORD ROAD
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK
3.6 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1963 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,010
DUTCH FORD ROAD
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK O/F
3.7 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1963 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,010
ROSEMARY CHURCH RD
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK
6 MI N OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1964 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,050
PORTAL HIGHWAY
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK O/F
1.8 MI NE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1971 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,890
STILLMORE HIGHWAY
GoodOver: CANOOCHEE RIVER
5 MI W OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1965 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 870
I-16 EBL
GoodOver: CR 49
7.5 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1976 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 24,800
DIXON CHURCH RD
GoodOver: I-16 (SR 404)
3.4 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1976 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 660
PORTAL HIGHWAY
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK O/F
1.9 MI NE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1964 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 1,890
PORTAL HIGHWAY
GoodOver: STOCKING HEAD CREEK
3.1 MI NE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1964 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 1,890
PADDY FORD ROAD
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK TRIB
9.2 MI N OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1973 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 121
GRIFFIN FERRY RD
GoodOver: OHOOPEE RIVER
11.3 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1979 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 1,200
ST MATTHEWS CH RD
GoodOver: LOTTS CREEK
4 MI N OF PULASKI, Candler, GA
Built 1983 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 121
SR 46
GoodOver: MILL BRANCH
0.7 MI W OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1948 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,110
SR 46
GoodOver: TEN MILE CREEK
0.6 MI SE OF PULASKI, Candler, GA
Built 1948 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,770
I-16 EBL
GoodOver: SR 57
6.2 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 23,600
I-16 WBL
GoodOver: SR 57
6.2 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20,600
I-16 EBL
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK
2.6 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 24,800
I-16 WBL
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK
2.6 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 22,900
I-16 WBL
GoodOver: CR 49
7.5 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1976 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 25,000
STILLMORE HIGHWAY
GoodOver: SAMS CREEK
2.8 MI W OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1964 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,010
ROSEMARY CHURCH R
GoodOver: STOCKING HEAD CREEK
5.6 MI N OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 830
HIAWATHA RD
GoodOver: SAMS CREEK
2.4 MI W OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 190
LAKE CHURCH ROAD
GoodOver: JIMS CREEK
3 MI NE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 260
SALEM CHURCH ROAD
GoodOver: LOTTS CREEK
7.4 MI NE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1981 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,200
CLAUDE TURNER RD
GoodOver: I-16 (SR 404)
5.4 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 190
GRIFFIN FERRY ROAD
GoodOver: I-16 (SR 404)
9.3 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,330
SR 129
GoodOver: I-16 (SR 404)
1.6 MI S OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,680
CANOOCHEE ROAD
GoodOver: I-16 (SR 404)
4.2 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 320
I-16
GoodOver: MILL BRANCH
METTER - SOUTHSIDE, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,420
I-16 EBL
GoodOver: TEN MILE CREEK
6.3 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 24,800
I-16 WBL
GoodOver: TEN MILE CREEK
6.3 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 25,000
GRIFFIN FERRY RD
GoodOver: OHOOPEE RIVER TRIB.
10.3 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1976 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,330
SR 46
GoodOver: CANOOCHEE RIVER
4 MI W OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,900
SR 121
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CREEK
4.2 MI N OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,090
SR 46
GoodOver: FIFTEEN MILE CR
2.8 MI E OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,210
SR 129
GoodOver: CANOOCHEE RIVER
4 MI S OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,380
SR 129
GoodOver: CANOOCHEE RIVER OVERFLOW
4 MI S OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,380
EXCELSIOR CURCH RD
GoodOver: TEN MILE CREEK
5 MILES SOUTH OF PULASKI, Candler, GA
Built 2021 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 240
SR 23
GoodOver: REEDY BRANCH
6.8 MI NW OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1932 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 1,770
I-16 EBL
GoodOver: CANOOCHEE RIVER
3.7 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1977 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 24,000
SR 23
GoodOver: CANOOCHEE RIVER
3.2 MI S OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,990
SR 23
GoodOver: CANOOCHEE RIVER O/F
3.1 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA
Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,990
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