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Oconee County, GA

60 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 96.7% rated Good, 3.3% Fair, 0% Poor.

60
Public bridges
96.7%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

Top 29%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
60
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.

Oconee County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Oconee County ranks #46 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Oconee County, Georgia contains 60 public highway bridges. Roughly 96.7% are rated “Good,” 3.3% “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.

Total bridges

60

Public highway bridges in Oconee County

Good condition

96.7%

58 of 60 rated 7-9

Fair condition

3.3%

2 of 60 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 60 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#46 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 60 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
96.7% (58)
Fair
3.3% (2)
Poor
0% (0)

35% of Oconee County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

21 of the 60 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 96.7% 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.

When Oconee County's bridges were built

60 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 13 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 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 Oconee County compares with Georgia's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Oconee County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 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 Oconee County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Atkinson County 61 3.3%
Candler County 61 0%
Upson County 61 4.9%
Heard County 60 0%
Jenkins County 60 0%
Oconee County (this page) 60 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 Oconee 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 Oconee County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (60 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 60 Good 58 Fair 2 Poor 0

All bridges (60)

ELDERS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: ROSE CREEK

6 MI NE OF FARMINGTON, Oconee, GA

Built 1897 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 366

CLOTFELTER ROAD

Fair

Over: BARBER CREEK

3 MI S OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1964 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 2,240

BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: FREEMAN CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF FARMINGTON, Oconee, GA

Built 1996 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 50

US 441 (NBL) / SR

Good

Over: SR 53

1 MI W OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1995 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 13,500

US 441 (SBL) / SR

Good

Over: SR 53

1 MI W OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1995 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,460

MALCOM BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BARBER CREEK

1 MI N OF EASTVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1958 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,520

SIMONTON BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER

3 MI NE OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1958 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 6,530

MARS HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MCNUTT CREEK

1.8 MI SE OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1963 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 9,320

J. T. ELDER ROAD

Good

Over: GREENBRIER CREEK

3 MI SE OF FARMINGTON, Oconee, GA

Built 2006 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 30

EPPS BRIDGE ROAD/

Good

Over: SR 10 LOOP

3.5 MI E OF EASTVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1987 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 27,200

DANIELS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BARBER CREEK

3 MI NW OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1980 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 3,330

MARSHALL STORE RD

Good

Over: GREENBRIAR CREEK

2.1 MI SE OF FARMINGTON, Oconee, GA

Built 1952 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 30

SR 186

Good

Over: BIG ROBINSON CREEK

1.3 MI E OF N HIGH SHOALS, Oconee, GA

Built 1948 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,220

MARS HILL ROAD

Good

Over: PARKER BRANCH

3 MI NW OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 19,700

JENNINGS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: MCNUTT CREEK

4 MI E OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,960

MAYNE MILL ROAD

Good

Over: GREENBRIAR CREEK

1.7 MI E OF FARMINGTON, Oconee, GA

Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 280

ANTIOCH CHURCH RD

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

6 MI E OF FARMINGTON, Oconee, GA

Built 1964 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 903

MCREE GIN ROAD

Good

Over: PORTERS CREEK

2.5 MI E OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

HILLCREST DRIVE

Good

Over: LAKE WILDWOOD OVERFLOW

1.5 MI SW OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1976 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 720

HICKORY HILL DRIVE

Good

Over: CALLS CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 390

WHIPPOORWILL ROAD

Good

Over: BIG ROBINSON CREEK

2.4 MI NE N. HIGH SHOALS, Oconee, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 600

BARNETT SHOALS RD

Good

Over: OCONEE RIVER

5 MI E OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,660

SR 15

Good

Over: PORTERS CREEK

1 MI S OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,770

OLD SR 15

Good

Over: MCNUTT CREEK

3.5 MI N OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1978 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,326

EPPS BRIDGE PARKWA

Good

Over: McNUTT CREEK

4.5 MI NW OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1999 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 27,200

OCONEE CONNECTOR

Good

Over: SR 10 LOOP

3.5 MI E OF EASTVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 2011 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 9,320

US 78 / SR 10

Good

Over: BARBER CREEK

3.5 MI S OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 20,300

BARBER CREEK RD

Good

Over: BARBER CREEK

3.5 MI SW OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,000

JENNINGS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: SR 10 LOOP

4 MI E OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,960

US 29 / SR 8

Good

Over: MCNUTT CREEK

1.6 MI SE OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1993 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30,700

JEFFERSON AVENUE

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

1.3 MI N OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 670

RAYS CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: SHEATS CREEK

1 MI N OF N HIGH SHOALS, Oconee, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,322

GOBER ROAD

Good

Over: BIG ROBINSON CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF N HIGH SHOAL, Oconee, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 366

OLIVER BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: WILD CAT CREEK

7 MI E OF BISHOP, Oconee, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 400

OLD FARMINGTON RD

Good

Over: GREENBRIER CREEK

1.5 MI N OF FARMINGTON, Oconee, GA

Built 2003 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 70

SR 15

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK OVERFLOW

10.7 MI SE OF WATKINSVILL, Oconee, GA

Built 2005 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,810

LANE CREEK DR

Good

Over: LANE CREEK

2.1 MI NW OF N HIGH SHOAL, Oconee, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,430

US 129 / SR 15

Good

Over: BARBER CREEK

3.3 MI N OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1999 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 31,300

SR 53

Good

Over: CALLS CREEK

1 MI W OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1951 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 13,600

SR 186

Good

Over: SHEATS CREEK

0.5 MI N OF N HIGH SHOALS, Oconee, GA

Built 1958 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 3,700

FREEMANS CREEK RD

Good

Over: FREEMAN CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF FARMINGTON, Oconee, GA

Built 1950 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 30

US 129

Good

Over: McNUTT CREEK

3.5 MI N OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1999 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 31,300

SR 15

Good

Over: ROSE CREEK

10.75 MI SE OF WATKINSVIL, Oconee, GA

Built 2005 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 4,810

SR 10 US 78 (EBL)

Good

Over: SR 8 US 29

7.5 MI NW OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 26,100

SR 10 US 78 (WBL)

Good

Over: SR 8 US 29

7.5 MI NW OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 32,500

MARS HILL ROAD

Good

Over: BARBER CREEK

3 MI NE OF EASTVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 2015 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 19,700

US 78 / SR 10

Good

Over: APALACHEE RIVER TRIB

5.5 MI SW OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1978 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 20,800

US 78 / SR 10

Good

Over: MCNUTT CREEK

2 MI SE OF BOGART, Oconee, GA

Built 1978 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 19,100

US 129 BUS / SR 1

Good

Over: CALLS CREEK

1 MI N OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1970 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,900

NEW HIGH SHOALS RD

Good

Over: BIG ROBINSON CREEK

2 MI NE OF N HIGH SHOALS, Oconee, GA

Built 1969 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,910

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