Total bridges
85
Public highway bridges in Early County
County profile · official public datasets
Early County, GA
85 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 92.9% rated Good, 7.1% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 85
- Public bridges
- 92.9%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Early County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.
- Top 11%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 85
- public highway bridges
- 1979
- 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.
Early County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Early County ranks #17 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Early County, Georgia contains 85 public highway bridges. Roughly 92.9% are rated “Good,” 7.1% “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
92.9%
79 of 85 rated 7-9
Fair condition
7.1%
6 of 85 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 85 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#17 of 159
Among Georgia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 85 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 92.9% (79)
Fair 7.1% (6)
Poor 0% (0)
43.5% of Early County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
37 of the 85 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 92.9% 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 Early County's bridges were built
85 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 1
1940–1949
1 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
8 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
19 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
10 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
16 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
12 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
12 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 19 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 22.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1979) matches the Georgia average (1977).
How Early County compares with Georgia's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Georgia counties nearest Early County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 158 Georgia counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catoosa County | 86 | 53.5% | 43% | 3.5% | 1978 |
| Union County | 85 | 36.5% | 58.8% | 4.7% | 1975 |
| Early County (this page) | 85 | 92.9% | 7.1% | 0% | 1979 |
| Elbert County | 84 | 69% | 26.2% | 4.8% | 1971 |
| Glynn County | 84 | 66.7% | 32.1% | 1.2% | 1976 |
| Paulding County | 84 | 71.4% | 28.6% | 0% | 1987 |
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 Early 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 Early County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside GA (85 bridges here).
- Monroe County, AR · 85 bridges
- Elbert County, CO · 85 bridges
- Hardee County, FL · 85 bridges
- Fulton County, IN · 85 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1979 here).
- Pima County, AZ · avg 1979 · 1,150 bridges
- Jefferson County, KY · avg 1979 · 662 bridges
- Spartanburg County, SC · avg 1979 · 638 bridges
- McPherson County, KS · avg 1979 · 586 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (79)
SR 273
GoodOver: SOWHATCHEE CREEK
7 MI NW OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1962 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 840
SR 200
GoodOver: LIME BRANCH
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DAM, Early, GA
Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 640
WIDNER LOOP
GoodOver: LIME BRANCH TRIB
8 MILES SOUTH EAST OF BLA, Early, GA
Built 1980 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 121
SR 200
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
APP 3 MI E OF BLAKLEY, Early, GA
Built 1956 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 640
US 27/ SR 1
GoodOver: BREASTWORKS BRANCH
BLAKELY CITY LIMITS, Early, GA
Built 1989 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,520
US 84 EBL/ SR 38
GoodOver: KIRKLAND CREEK
2 MILES WEST OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1974 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 5,350
SR 200
GoodOver: DRY CREEK TRIB
APP 2 MI E OF BLAKLEY, Early, GA
Built 1956 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 640
CLARENCE MARTIN RD
GoodOver: SOWHATCHEE CREEK
8.5 MI OF SW OF BLAKELY, Early, GA
Built 1970 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 300
OLD RIVER ROAD
GoodOver: FREEMAN BRANCH
APP 8 MILES WEST OF BLAKE, Early, GA
Built 1975 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 50
SANDY BOTTOM ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
6.7 MILES WEST OF DAMASCU, Early, GA
Built 1981 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 121
MILL-KILARNEY ROAD
GoodOver: KIRKLAND CREEK
4.6 MILES NORTH OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1974 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 180
ROCK HILL ROAD
GoodOver: COHEELEE CREEK
6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BLAK, Early, GA
Built 1975 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 300
SR 62
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
3.7 MI E OF BLAKELY, Early, GA
Built 1937 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 2,620
SR 62
GoodOver: DRY CREEK OVERFLOW
4 MI E OF BLAKELY, Early, GA
Built 1938 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 2,620
SR 273
GoodOver: KIRKLAND CREEK TRIB
6.5 MI N OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 500
SR 273
GoodOver: HOWARD MILL CREEK
6.4 MI NE OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 500
FAS 2714
GoodOver: SOWHATCHEE CREEK
3.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BL, Early, GA
Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 690
FAS 2714
GoodOver: SOWHATCHEE CREEK TRIB
2.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BL, Early, GA
Built 1939 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,200
OLD RIVER ROAD
GoodOver: ODOM CREEK
APP 6.7 MILES WEST OF BLA, Early, GA
Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 30
J. Q. HARVEY ROAD
GoodOver: KIRKLAND CREEK TRIB
APP 1 MILES SOUTHWEST OF, Early, GA
Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 570
STILL ROAD
GoodOver: SOWHATCHEE CREEK
6 MILE SOUTHWEST OF BLAKE, Early, GA
Built 1972 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121
SPOONER QUARTER RD
GoodOver: KIRKLAND CREEK TRIB
5 MILES NORTH OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 514
SPOONER QUARTER RD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK TRIB
2 MILES NORTH OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 350
BILLY NEWBERRY RD.
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
5 MI S OF ARLINGTON, Early, GA
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 140
MAYS FORD ROAD
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
3.9 MILE SOUTH WEST OF A, Early, GA
Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121
SECOND KOLOMOKI RD
GoodOver: LITTLE KOLOMOKI CREEK
6 MILES NORTH OF BLAKELY, Early, GA
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 170
MOUNDS ROAD
GoodOver: LITTLE KOLOMOKI CREEK
6 MILES NORTH OF BLAKELY, Early, GA
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 490
BATES ROAD
GoodOver: WAMBLE CREEK
7.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BL, Early, GA
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20
FIRST KOLOMOKI RD.
GoodOver: TEMPLE CREEK
3.26 MI N OF BLAKELY, Early, GA
Built 1995 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 410
US 84 WBL/ SR 38
GoodOver: KIRKLAND CREEK
2 MILES WEST OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,370
FIVE BRIDGES ROAD
GoodOver: LIME BRANCH
6.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF B, Early, GA
Built 1993 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 20
SR 39
GoodOver: SUSAIN FORD CREEK
7 MILES SOUTH OF BLAKELY, Early, GA
Built 1951 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 520
SANDY BOTTOM ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK OVERFLOW
6.7 MILES WEST OF DAMASCU, Early, GA
Built 1981 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 121
CUBA ROAD
GoodOver: WAMBLE CREEK TRIB
6.9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BL, Early, GA
Built 1980 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 120
SR 200
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
1 MI E OF DAMASCUS, Early, GA
Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 340
SPOONER QUARTER RD
GoodOver: KIRKLAND CREEK
4.5 MILES NORTH OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 370
LIBERTY HILL ROAD
GoodOver: LIME BRANCH TRIB
7.5 MI SOUTHEAST OF BLAKE, Early, GA
Built 1980 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 121
CHANCY MILL ROAD
GoodOver: CHANCY MILL CREEK
6 MI SW OF BLAKELY, Early, GA
Built 1995 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 150
SR 370
GoodOver: SOWHATCHEE CREEK
2.9 MI NW OF SAFOLD, Early, GA
Built 1965 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,740
SR 200
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
2 MILES WEST OF DAMASCUS, Early, GA
Built 1954 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 790
SR 62
GoodOver: BREASTWORKS BRANCH
2 MI E OF BLAKELY, Early, GA
Built 1937 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,340
C. WILLIAMS ROAD
GoodOver: KIRKLAND CREEK
1.9 MILES NORTHWEST OF JA, Early, GA
Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30
FAS 2714
GoodOver: SHEFFIELD MILL CREEK
5.4 MILE SOUTHEAST OF HIL, Early, GA
Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400
ROCKMINE ROAD
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
3 MILE NORTH WEST OF ARLI, Early, GA
Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 240
SPOONER QUARTER RD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
2.5 MILES NORTH OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1970 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 514
DOT HARVEY ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
2.6 MI N OF JAKIN, Early, GA
Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121
FIVE BRIDGES ROAD
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BLAK, Early, GA
Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 150
KESTLER ROAD
GoodOver: LONG BRANCH
3 MI S OF DAMASCUS, Early, GA
Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 130
DOWRY ROAD
GoodOver: SOWHATCHEE CREEK
APP 3.5 MI SE OF HILTON, Early, GA
Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121
WICKLESVILLE ROAD
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
3.5 MILES SOUTH EAST OF A, Early, GA
Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 90
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