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Fannin County, GA

107 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 36.4% rated Good, 61.7% Fair, 1.9% Poor.

107
Public bridges
36.4%
Good condition
1.9%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Fannin County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

113th
of 159 on Poor share
1.9%
Poor-condition share
107
public highway bridges
1980
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.

Fannin County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Fannin County ranks #113 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.9%). Fannin County, Georgia contains 107 public highway bridges. Roughly 36.4% are rated “Good,” 61.7% “Fair,” and 1.9% “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

107

Public highway bridges in Fannin County

Good condition

36.4%

39 of 107 rated 7-9

Fair condition

61.7%

66 of 107 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1.9%

2 of 107 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#113 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 107 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
36.4% (39)
Fair
61.7% (66)
Poor
1.9% (2)

Fannin County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,940 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 970 crossings a day against 2,517 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 107 of 107 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

31.8% of Fannin County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

34 of the 107 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 36.4% 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.

One structure carries 94.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

MADOLA ROAD over FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK, built 1956, carries 1,840 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 1,940 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Fannin County's bridges were built

107 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 29 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1980) matches the Georgia average (1977).

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

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

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Fannin County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.9% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 against a peer-group mean of 1975 is 5 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Fannin County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Mitchell County 111 1.8%
Habersham County 107 0.9%
Ware County 107 0.9%
Fannin County (this page) 107 1.9%
Brooks County 104 3.8%
Grady County 104 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 Fannin 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 Fannin County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (107 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1980 here).

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

All 107 Good 39 Fair 66 Poor 2

Good-condition bridges (39)

FSR 69

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Fannin, GA

Built 2007 ADT: 50

JULY LANE

Good

Over: FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK

5 MI NW OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1990 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 366

NEWPORT ROAD

Good

Over: NOONTOOTLA CREEK

8.9 MI S OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1969 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 530

WHISPERING PINES R

Good

Over: HEMPTOWN CREEK

4.4 MI NE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1990 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 60

OLD HWY 76

Good

Over: COOK CREEK

6 MI E OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1931 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 460

ASKA ROAD

Good

Over: STILL HOUSE BRANCH

2.5 MI SE OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,240

ASKA ROAD

Good

Over: STILL HOUSE BRANCH

2 MI SE OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,240

ASKA ROAD

Good

Over: WEAVER CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,940

OLD HWY 76

Good

Over: RICHARD BRANCH

5 MI E OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1938 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 460

CO RTE 256

Good

Over: BLUE RIDGE DAM AUX SPILL

3 MI EAST of Blue Ridge, Fannin, GA

Built 1994 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 2,130

SR 60

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

11.5 MI SE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 950

SR 60

Good

Over: HEMPTOWN CREEK

IN MINERAL BLUFF, Fannin, GA

Built 1996 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 5,540

WINDY RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SR 515 (US 76)

0.5 MI N OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 366

FAS 810 (OLD SR 2)

Good

Over: WEAVER CREEK

1 MI E OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,322

DOUBLEHEAD GAP RD

Good

Over: BAILEY CREEK TRIB

12.5 MI S OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1974 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 440

DOUBLEHEAD GAP RD

Good

Over: NOONTOOTLA CREEK

12 MI SE OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 130

HARD SCRABBLE RD

Good

Over: S F RAPIER MILL CREEK

6.3 MI NE MINERAL BLUFF, Fannin, GA

Built 1982 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 420

LAUREL SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: HOTHOUSE CREEK

4.1 MI N OF MINERAL BLUFF, Fannin, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 250

INDUSTRIAL PARK RD

Good

Over: WEAVER CREEK

2.9 MI W OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,610

HUMPHREY MILL RD

Good

Over: HOTHOUSE CREEK

3 MI NW OF MINERAL BLUFF, Fannin, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 320

DEVILS DEN ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE FIGHTINGTOWN CR

7.5 MI W OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 60

DOUBLEHEAD GAP RD

Good

Over: BAILEY CREEK

12 MI SE OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 130

DEVILS DEN ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE FIGHTINGTOWN CR

7.7 MI W OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1996 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 60

HAY DR.

Good

Over: WRIGHT MILL BRANCH

3.3 MI NE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 103

OLD SKEENAH GAP RO

Good

Over: SKEENAH CREEK

8 MI SE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 2005 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 366

LOVING ROAD

Good

Over: HEMPTOWN CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 2001 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,322

SR 60

Good

Over: WILSCOT CREEK

4 MI SE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 670

CEDAR VALLEY RD

Good

Over: FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK

4.6 MI W OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 130

JONES CEMETARY RD

Good

Over: JACKS RIVER

11.5 MI NW OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 103

WRIGHTSMILL ROAD

Good

Over: HEMPTOWN CREEK

3.2 MI NE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 2006 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 150

WRIGHT MILL ROAD

Good

Over: WRIGHT MILL BRANCH

3.9 MI NE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 160

SR 60

Good

Over: STAR CREEK

1 MI SE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1982 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,630

SR 515 (US 76)

Good

Over: WEAVER CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1981 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 27,300

SR 515 (US 76)

Good

Over: CHERRY LOG CREEK

3.5 MI SW OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1966 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 19,000

ASKA ROAD

Good

Over: STILL HOUSE BRANCH

3 MI SE OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,240

ASKA ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

5 MI SE OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,240

SR 515 (US 76)

Good

Over: HEMPTOWN CREEK

6 MI E OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 10,000

SR 60

Good

Over: YOUNG STONE CREEK

IN MINERAL BLUFF, Fannin, GA

Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 5,540

COLWELL ROAD

Good

Over: HIGDON CREEK

6 MI SW OF MCCAYSVILLE, Fannin, GA

Built 1991 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 130

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