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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)

JOHNSON ROAD

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

FULTON-FAYETTE CO LINE, Fulton, GA

Built 2016 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,850

PARSONS ROAD

Good

Over: JOHNS CREEK

6 MI SE OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2015 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,160

COURTLAND STREET

Good

Over: DECATUR ST-CSX RR

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 16,100

INTERSTATE 285

Good

Over: GA 400

IN S. SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

Built 2021 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 15,400

SR 9

Good

Over: HOG WALLOW CREEK

IN THE CITY OF ROSWELL, Fulton, GA

Built 1980 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 26,100

SR 154

Good

Over: SOUTH UTOY CREEK

IN NW EAST POINT, Fulton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 50,800

I-85

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 197,000

BIRMINGHAM HWY

Good

Over: COOPER SANDY CREEK

3.6 MI NW OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1989 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 9,050

SR 400 (SBL)

Good

Over: M-9245 OLD IVY ROAD

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1992 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 21,700

CEDAR GROVE ROAD (

Good

Over: LITTLE PEA CREEK

8 MI N OF PALMETTO, Fulton, GA

Built 1995 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 5,677

HEMBREE ROAD

Good

Over: FOE KILLER CREEK

2 MILES SW OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2009 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 15,105

SR 154 SBL

Good

Over: M-9072 STANTON ROAD

IN NORTH EAST POINT, Fulton, GA

Built 1965 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 10,100

MOORES MILL ROAD

Good

Over: PEACHTREE CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1924 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 14,800

WELCOME ALL ROAD

Good

Over: SR 6 CAMP CREEK PKWY.

4.2 MI W OF COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

Built 1977 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 15,105

I-285 RMP TO I-85

Good

Over: SR 14 SPUR

4.5 MI NE OF UNION CITY, Fulton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,000

US29/SR14ALT WBL

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

3 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNIO, Fulton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 22,200

US 29 SR 14 ALT (

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

4.3 MI W OF UNION CITY, Fulton, GA

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 5,410

US 29 SR 14 ALT (

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

4.3 MI W OF UNION CITY, Fulton, GA

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 5,410

FREEMANVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: CHICKEN CREEK

2.5 MI N OF ALPHARETTA C, Fulton, GA

Built 2004 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,980

MT. VERNON HWY

Good

Over: SR 400 (US 19)

1.4 MI N OF I-285, Fulton, GA

Built 2019 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,673

RUCKER ROAD

Good

Over: FOE KILLER CREEK TRIB

IN WEST ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2019 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 22,300

INTERSTATE 285

Good

Over: GLENRIDGE DRIVE

IN S. SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

Built 2020 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 23,500

US 19 SBL SR 400

Good

Over: I-285 (SR 407)

JCT I-285 & SR 400, Fulton, GA

Built 2022 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 5,920

SR 154 / SR 166 NB

Good

Over: M-9071 DELOWE DRIVE

IN NORTH EAST POINT, Fulton, GA

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50,800

SR 154 NBL

Good

Over: M-9072 STANTON ROAD

IN NORTH EAST POINT, Fulton, GA

Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 43,100

I-285R CB TO I-85

Good

Over: I-85- 2 I-85 RAMPS

IN COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 22,700

SR 74 WBL

Good

Over: I-85

1.5 M S OF FAIRBURN, Fulton, GA

Built 1987 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 36,400

FULTON STREET

Good

Over: M-9164 CENTRAL AVE.

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1988 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,700

SR 400 (NBL)

Good

Over: M-9323 SIDNEY MARCUS BLD

NORTH ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 78,000

SR 10

Good

Over: SR 10 RAMP

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1994 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 26,200

US 29/SR 14 WBL

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

3.8 MI N OF FAIRBURN, Fulton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,410

US 29/SR14 ALT EB

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

3 MILES NORTHWEST OF UNIO, Fulton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 39,500

DESERT DRIVE

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

IN WEST COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,820

US 19

Good

Over: M-9250 ABERNATHY ROAD

5.9 MI SOUTH OF ROSWELL, Fulton, GA

Built 2021 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 53,150

I-75 R TO I-75 SB

Good

Over: I-75 SB RMP TO JESSIE HI

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1988 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,910

US 29/SR 14 EBL

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

3.8 MI N OF FAIRBURN, Fulton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 21,900

HOLLYWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

NW ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,690

BETHSAIDA ROAD

Good

Over: MORNING CREEK TRIB.

3.4 MILES EAST OF UNION C, Fulton, GA

Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,490

ENCORE PARKWAY

Good

Over: SR 400 (US 19)

IN ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2015 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,004

INTERSTATE 285

Good

Over: GA400RAMP/PTREE DNWDY RD

IN S. SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

Built 2021 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,300

INTERSTATE 285

Good

Over: GA 400

IN S. SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

Built 2021 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 270

CENTRAL AVE. US 19

Good

Over: I-75- 2 I-75 RAMPS

0.4 MI N CLAYTON CO LINE, Fulton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 13,500

US 29

Good

Over: SR 6

IN COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,100

I-75 HOV RAMPS

Good

Over: I-75 SBL

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,950

RANDALL MILL ROAD

Good

Over: NANCY CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1928 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 730

DOUGLAS ROAD

Good

Over: CANEY CREEK

IN CITY LIMITS OF ALPHARE, Fulton, GA

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,500

NORTH RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SR 400 (US 19)

5.2 MI N OF I-285, Fulton, GA

Built 2015 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 27,000

INTERSTATE 285

Good

Over: GLENRIDGE DRIVE

IN S. SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 28,900

ROSWELL ROAD RAMP

Good

Over: I-285

S. SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 14,100

I-85 RAMP NBL

Good

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

2 MI S W OF COLLAGE PARK, Fulton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,400

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