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Clarke County, GA

102 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 78.4% rated Good, 21.6% Fair, 0% Poor.

102
Public bridges
78.4%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Clarke County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

Top 8%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
102
public highway bridges
1972
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.

Clarke County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Clarke County ranks #12 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Clarke County, Georgia contains 102 public highway bridges. Roughly 78.4% are rated “Good,” 21.6% “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.

Total bridges

102

Public highway bridges in Clarke County

Good condition

78.4%

80 of 102 rated 7-9

Fair condition

21.6%

22 of 102 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 102 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#12 of 159

Among Georgia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 102 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
78.4% (80)
Fair
21.6% (22)
Poor
0% (0)

54.9% of Clarke County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

56 of the 102 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 78.4% 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 Clarke County's bridges were built

102 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 34 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 33.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1972, 5 years older than the Georgia average of 1977.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Clarke County compares with Georgia's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Clarke 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 1972 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 158 Georgia counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Clarke County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Brooks County 104 3.8%
Grady County 104 1%
Morgan County 103 0%
Clarke County (this page) 102 0%
Gilmer County 101 7.9%
Crisp County 99 1%

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 Clarke 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 Clarke County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (102 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1972 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 102 Good 80 Fair 22 Poor 0

All bridges (102)

SANFORD DRIVE

Fair

Over: TANYARD CK-UGA PARK LOT

SANFORD STADIUM, Clarke, GA

Built 1963 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,326

OCONEE STREET

Fair

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

0.2 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1937 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 26,500

US 129 SR 10 L (C

Fair

Over: M-300 CHASE STREET

1.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 35,900

US 129 SR 10L (CC

Fair

Over: M-300 CHASE STREET

1.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 35,900

SR 10 LOOP (CBL)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER

5 MI E OF BOGART, Clarke, GA

Built 1964 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 33,090

S R 10 LOOP (CCBL)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER

5 MI E OF BOGART, Clarke, GA

Built 1964 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 33,090

US 129 SBL-SR10L (

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 35,900

US 129 NBL-SR10L (

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 35,900

SR8 SR10L US29 (CB

Fair

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

1.4 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1975 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 33,110

OLD LEXINGTON RD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

4.5 MI S OF WINTERVILLE, Clarke, GA

Built 1969 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 650

US 129 SR 10L (CB

Fair

Over: M-328 BARBER STREET

1.5 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 45,390

US 129 SR 10L (CC

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.5 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 45,390

US 129 SR 10L (CC

Fair

Over: M-328 BARBER STREET

1.5 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 45,390

US 129 SR 10L (CC

Fair

Over: SR 15 COMMERCE ROAD

1.5 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 45,390

W. CRAWFORD HYW US

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

3.5 MI S OF WINTERVILLE, Clarke, GA

Built 1927 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 9,910

US 129 - SR10L (CB

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.5 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 45,390

US 129 SR 10L (CB

Fair

Over: SR 15 COMMERCE ROAD

1.5 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 45,390

US 129 SR 10L (CB

Fair

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

1.5 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 45,390

US 129 SR 10L (CC

Fair

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

1.5 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 45,390

SR 15ALT-US129 (SB

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 21,000

NEW HULL ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST FORK TRAIL CREEK

2.5 MI N OF ATHENS, Clarke, GA

Built 1953 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,880

SR8 SR10L US29

Fair

Over: EAST FORK TRAIL CREEK

1.2 MI E OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1978 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 23,350

MITCHELL BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: SR 10 LOOP

4.5 MI E OF BOGART, Clarke, GA

Built 1964 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 11,100

EAST BROAD STREET

Good

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

0.5 MI E OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1971 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 4,760

NORTH AVENUE

Good

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

UNDER RR TRUSSEL BRIDGE, Clarke, GA

Built 1974 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 13,700

MLK PARKWAY

Good

Over: TRAIL CREEK

0.6 MI E OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1968 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 4,720

CLEVELAND ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD (639922K)

1.25 MI E OF BOGART, Clarke, GA

Built 1971 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,280

US 78 BUS (WBL)

Good

Over: SR 10 LOOP

0.5 MI E OF GA SQ MALL BP, Clarke, GA

Built 1964 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 25,700

COLLEGE AVENUE

Good

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

1 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1965 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 5,200

OLD MACON HWY

Good

Over: MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER

3 MI S OF ATHENS, Clarke, GA

Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 14,100

SR8 SR10L US29 (CB

Good

Over: SR 10 (US 78 BUS)

1.3 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1976 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 23,350

BELMONT ROAD

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

6.7 MI S OF WINTERVILLE, Clarke, GA

Built 1968 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 720

SR8 SR10L US29 (CC

Good

Over: M-304 COLLEGE STATION RD

1.5 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1979 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 43,900

NELLIE B. AVE.

Good

Over: SR8 SR10L US29

1.4 MI W OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1978 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 5,740

VINE STREET

Good

Over: TRAIL CREEK

0.8 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1972 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 3,890

SR8 SR10L US29 (CB

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1976 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 23,350

OLD HULL ROAD

Good

Over: SR 8 SR8RAMP SR10L

1.8 MI NE OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1979 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 7,050

WINTERVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RR (ABANDONED)

1 MI W OF AIRPORT, Clarke, GA

Built 1977 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 7,010

NEWTON BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

4 MI N OF ATHENS, Clarke, GA

Built 1976 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 3,110

JIMMIE DANIEL ROAD

Good

Over: MCNUTT CREEK

3 MI SE OF BOGART @ C LN, Clarke, GA

Built 1969 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 6,570

BEAVERDAM ROAD

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

2 MI SW OF WINTERVILLE, Clarke, GA

Built 1973 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 2,700

SR8 SR10L US29 (CB

Good

Over: CR 141 OLYMPIC DR

2.5 MI E OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 2014 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 37,800

SR8 SR10L US29 (CC

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1976 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 37,800

SR 10 LOOP (CCBL)

Good

Over: M-323 TALLASSEE ROAD

3 MI W OF ATHENS, Clarke, GA

Built 1964 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 33,090

SR8 SR10L RMP (CCB

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

2.8 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1976 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 4,710

FOWLER MILL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

0.75 MI N OF BOGART, Clarke, GA

Built 1959 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 1,680

COLLEGE STATION RD

Good

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

2 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 2015 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 19,300

SR 10 LOOP (CBL)

Good

Over: M-323 TALLASSEE ROAD

3 MI W OF ATHENS, Clarke, GA

Built 1964 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 33,090

TALLASSEE ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

3.6 MI W OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1941 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 6,490

TALLASSEE ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE OCONEE RIV TRIB

0.25 MI N OF 29 BYPASS, Clarke, GA

Built 1941 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 15,700

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