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Fulton County, GA

775 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 67.1% rated Good, 31.9% Fair, 1% Poor.

775
Public bridges
67.1%
Good condition
1%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

83rd
of 159 on Poor share
1%
Poor-condition share
775
public highway bridges
1975
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.

Fulton County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Fulton County ranks #83 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1%). Fulton County, Georgia contains 775 public highway bridges. Roughly 67.1% are rated “Good,” 31.9% “Fair,” and 1% “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

775

Public highway bridges in Fulton County

Good condition

67.1%

520 of 775 rated 7-9

Fair condition

31.9%

247 of 775 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1%

8 of 775 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#83 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 775 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
67.1% (520)
Fair
31.9% (247)
Poor
1% (8)

Fulton County's Poor-condition bridges carry 38,820 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 4,853 crossings a day against 36,646 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 775 of 775 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

49% of Fulton County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

380 of the 775 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 67.1% 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 45.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

CHESHIRE BRIDGE RD over CSX RAILROAD (639814N), built 1937, carries 17,700 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 8-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 38,820 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Fulton County's bridges were built

775 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 212 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1975) matches the Georgia average (1977).

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

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

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Fulton County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 against a peer-group mean of 1981 is 6 years older.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Fulton County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Fulton County (this page) 775 1%
Cobb County 414 0%
DeKalb County 392 1.5%
Gwinnett County 317 0%
Chatham County 265 1.1%
Bibb County 220 0%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (775 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1975 here).

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

All 775 Good 520 Fair 247 Poor 8

Good-condition bridges (520)

STONE ROAD

Good

Over: NORTH FORK CAMP CREEK

IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1998 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 910

TELL ROAD

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK TRIB

IN SOUTH WEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,004

OAKLEY INT. BLVD.

Good

Over: TRICKUM CREEK

4 MI S OF FAIRBURN, Fulton, GA

Built 1999 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,673

WINWARD PKWY.

Good

Over: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY

IN ALPHARETTA C. L., Fulton, GA

Built 1998 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,430

BROWNLEE ROAD

Good

Over: UTOY CREEK

IN WEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1999 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,350

GLENLAKE PKWY.

Good

Over: MARSH CREEK

6 MI S OF ROSWELL, Fulton, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,673

OLD FAIRBURN ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

4.2 MI N OF UNION CITY, Fulton, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,550

O. B. COOK ROAD

Good

Over: MORNING CREEK TRIB

4 MI NE OF UNION CITY, Fulton, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,540

HARRIS ROAD

Good

Over: FOE KILLER CREEK TRIB

2 MI SW OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2001 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,880

17TH. STREET

Good

Over: I-75 & I-85 & RAMPS

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2005 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 26,600

I-85 RMP TO 17 ST

Good

Over: SR 401 SOUTH RAMP TO 14T

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2005 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,970

400 RAMP TO MARTA

Good

Over: SR 400 (US 19)-MARTA

5.15 MI S OF ROSWELL, Fulton, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,040

BEN HILL ROAD

Good

Over: TEMPLE GROVE CREEK

6 MI NE OF FAIRBURN, Fulton, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,004

COCHRAN MILL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE PEA CREEK

6.5 MILES NORTH WEST OF P, Fulton, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 400

STONEWALL TELL ROA

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

6.9 MI. NORTH OF UNION CI, Fulton, GA

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,130

PEACHTREE STREET

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 12,200

FIFTH STREET

Good

Over: I-75/I-85 NORTH & SOUTH

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,004

NORTH COMMERCE DRI

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

IN EASTPOINT CITY LIMITS, Fulton, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,004

MCGINNIS FERRY RD

Good

Over: JOHNS CREEK

6.7 MI E OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2010 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 20,600

IVAN ALLEN JR BLVD

Good

Over: NS RR / PARKING ACCESS

IN NW ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2010 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 17,600

COCHRAN MILL ROAD

Good

Over: PEA CREEK

7 MI NW OF PALMETTO, Fulton, GA

Built 2012 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,140

KIMBALL BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

2 MI SE OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2011 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,673

RUCKER ROAD

Good

Over: FOE KILLER CREEK

1.9 MI W OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2018 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 22,300

CASCADE ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH OF UTOY CREEK

9 MI W OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2021 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,060

I-285

Good

Over: M-9219 PTREE DUNWOODY R

IN NORTH FULTON, Fulton, GA

Built 2023 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 28,220

BELL ROAD

Good

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER TRIB

9 MI E OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2022 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,375

BOLTON ROAD

Good

Over: NS RR (718026P)

IN N W ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1978 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 17,200

SR 13

Good

Over: PEACHTREE CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 79,400

HIGHLAND AVE.

Good

Over: ATLANTA BELTLINE

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1983 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 8,860

W PACES FERRY RD

Good

Over: NANCY CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1950 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 3,060

PORSCHE AVENUE

Good

Over: I-75 NBCD SBCD

1 M E OF HAPEVILLE, Fulton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 8,673

MANSELL ROAD (EBL)

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

IN SOUTH ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 15,105

MANSELL ROAD (WBL)

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

IN SOUTH ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 15,105

FULTON INDUSTRIAL

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

IN W ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2008 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 17,900

I-285

Good

Over: SR 400/US 19

IN N FULTON, Fulton, GA

Built 2023 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 61,690

I-85

Good

Over: SR237-RMP-2SR13RMPS-2 CS

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 191,000

MCDANIEL STREET

Good

Over: I-20

IN W ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1988 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 8,700

US 19

Good

Over: M-9486 MANSELL ROAD

IN SOUTH ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 146,000

SR 400 (SBL)

Good

Over: NANCY CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1992 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 21,700

STATE BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNS CREEK

6 MILES SOUTH EAST OF ALP, Fulton, GA

Built 2004 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 26,600

FAYETTEVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2 MILES FROM FAIRBURN, Fulton, GA

Built 2002 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 2,240

I-85 RAMP TO 400 N

Good

Over: BUFORD HIGHWAY

IN NORTH ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2014 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 11,500

SIMPSON STREET

Good

Over: PROCTOR CREEK

IN WEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1923 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,040

NORMAN BERRY DR

Good

Over: I-85

IN COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

Built 1963 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,470

I-85 RMP FROM SR13

Good

Over: PEACHTREE CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 25,500

US 41/ SR 3 RAMP T

Good

Over: M-9241 MT PARAN ROAD

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,220

I-285 CBL

Good

Over: I-85 SB RAMP TO I-285 NB

I-285 & I-85 SOUTH SIDE, Fulton, GA

Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 79,000

CHEROKEE AVE.

Good

Over: I-20

IN E ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1990 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,990

SR 400 (NBL)

Good

Over: NANCY CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1992 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 112,000

14TH STREET

Good

Over: I-75

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2009 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 14,800

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