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Newton County, GA

99 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 68.7% rated Good, 30.3% Fair, 1% Poor.

99
Public bridges
68.7%
Good condition
1%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

82nd
of 159 on Poor share
1%
Poor-condition share
99
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.

Newton County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Newton County ranks #82 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1%). Newton County, Georgia contains 99 public highway bridges. Roughly 68.7% are rated “Good,” 30.3% “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

99

Public highway bridges in Newton County

Good condition

68.7%

68 of 99 rated 7-9

Fair condition

30.3%

30 of 99 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1%

1 of 99 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#82 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 99 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
68.7% (68)
Fair
30.3% (30)
Poor
1% (1)

Newton County's Poor-condition bridges carry 5,470 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.5% 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 5,470 crossings a day against 13,549 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 99 of 99 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

52.5% of Newton County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

52 of the 99 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 68.7% 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 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

SR 212 over LAKE JACKSON(OCMULGEE R), built 1964, carries 5,470 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 1-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 5,470 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Newton County's bridges were built

99 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 30 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 30.3% 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).

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

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

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Newton County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1% Poor share is the 5th-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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Newton County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Gilmer County 101 7.9%
Crisp County 99 1%
Harris County 99 1%
Newton County (this page) 99 1%
Dougherty County 98 0%
Forsyth County 97 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 Newton 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 Newton County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (99 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1979 here).

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

All 99 Good 68 Fair 30 Poor 1

Good-condition bridges (68)

FAS 1246

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

2 MI N OF NEWBORN, Newton, GA

Built 1956 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 310

HENDERSON MILL RD.

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1 MI N OF JASPER CO LINE, Newton, GA

Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,950

COVINGTON BYPASS

Good

Over: DRIED INDIAN CREEK

1 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1988 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 11,100

I-20

Good

Over: I-20 RAMP TO SR 12

IN COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 58,800

ALCOVY ROAD

Good

Over: CORNISH CREEK

3 MI NE OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1962 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 3,670

DIAL MILL ROAD

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

4 MI NW OF OXFORD, Newton, GA

Built 1980 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,640

I-20

Good

Over: CR 55 ATLANTA ST- CSX RR

IN COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 58,800

I-20 EBL

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER TRIB

2.5 MI E OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 51,500

I-20 WBL

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER TRIB

2.5 MI E OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 38,300

I-20 EBL

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

2.5 MI E OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 51,500

I-20 WBL

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

2.5 MI E OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 38,300

SOCIAL CIRCLE RD

Good

Over: I-20

6.5 MI E OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 150

I-20 WBL

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.5 MI W OF JCT SR 142, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 38,300

I-20 EBL

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.5 MI W OF JCT SR 142, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 52,800

GUM CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: FIVE MILE BRANCH

3.5 MI N OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,080

GUM CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: GUM CREEK TRIB

5 MI N OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,080

GUM CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LOBHAUGH CREEK

6 MI N OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,080

HERRING STREET

Good

Over: DRIED INDIAN CREEK

IN COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1974 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,270

CLARK STREET

Good

Over: DRIED INDIAN CREEK

IN COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1953 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,870

CROWELL ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

JUST W OF PORTERDALE, Newton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 10,300

FAIRVIEW ROAD

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER TRIB

3 MI W OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 6,560

WOODLAWN ROAD

Good

Over: EAST BEAR CREEK

0.5 MI W OF MANSFIELD, Newton, GA

Built 1966 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

STONE MTN STREET

Good

Over: DRIED INDIAN CREEK

IN COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 560

CHESTNUT ROAD

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

5 MI WEST OF HIGH PIONT, Newton, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,450

I-20

Good

Over: ALCOVY ROAD

IN COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 2009 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 52,800

SEWELL ROAD

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

2 MI N OF NEWBORN, Newton, GA

Built 2018 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 170

SR 81

Good

Over: DRIED INDIAN CREEK

IN COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 14,700

TABOR ROAD

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER

3 MI W OF OXFORD, Newton, GA

Built 1985 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,450

CR 132 SEWELL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

AT THE MORGAN CO LINE, Newton, GA

Built 2014 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 300

US 278

Good

Over: NELSON CREEK

6 MI E OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1929 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,170

NEWTON FACTORY RD

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

8 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1980 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 710

ALMON ROAD

Good

Over: I-20

2.5 MI W OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 2004 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,680

DAVIS FORD ROAD

Good

Over: GAITHERS CREEK

8 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 300

STATE ROUTE 36

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER

10 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 2018 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,250

I-20

Good

Over: E FORK DRIED INDIAN CRK

IN COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 58,800

PACE STREET

Good

Over: DRIED INDIAN CREEK

IN COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,500

COVINGTON BYPASS

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER

1 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,100

COVINGTON BYPASS

Good

Over: DRIED INDIAN CREEK TRIB

1 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,100

I-20 EB TO SR 12

Good

Over: SR 12- CR 516

CITY OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1992 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,130

JACK NEELY ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

1 MI NW OF PORTERDALE, Newton, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,470

SEWELL ROAD

Good

Over: PATRICK BRANCH

0.5 MI NE OF MANSFIELD, Newton, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 50

MACEDONIA ROAD

Good

Over: WEST BEAR CREEK

7 MI SE OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 230

HAMBY LANE

Good

Over: STROUDS CREEK

3 MI NE OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1992 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,420

FLAT ROCK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CORNISH CREEK

4.5 MI NE OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,110

WILLIAMS ROAD

Good

Over: DRIED INDIAN CREEK

IN OXFORD, Newton, GA

Built 1998 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,450

CONLEY DITCH ROAD

Good

Over: LAKE JACKSON

10 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 410

WEHUNT ROAD

Good

Over: SAMSON CREEK

6 MI SW OF PORTERDALE, Newton, GA

Built 2003 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

US 278

Good

Over: I-20

NEWTON-WALTON CO. LINE, Newton, GA

Built 2003 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,170

HIGHTOWER TRAIL RO

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

6 MI NORTH OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 2008 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 480

SR 142

Good

Over: I-20

1 MI EAST OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 13,000

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