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Paulding County, GA

84 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 71.4% rated Good, 28.6% Fair, 0% Poor.

84
Public bridges
71.4%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Paulding County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

Top 11%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
84
public highway bridges
1987
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.

Paulding County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Paulding County ranks #18 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Paulding County, Georgia contains 84 public highway bridges. Roughly 71.4% are rated “Good,” 28.6% “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

84

Public highway bridges in Paulding County

Good condition

71.4%

60 of 84 rated 7-9

Fair condition

28.6%

24 of 84 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 84 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#18 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 84 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
71.4% (60)
Fair
28.6% (24)
Poor
0% (0)

29.8% of Paulding County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

25 of the 84 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 71.4% 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.

When Paulding County's bridges were built

84 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 16 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1987, 10 years newer than the Georgia average of 1977.

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

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

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Paulding County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1987 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is 10 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Paulding County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Early County 85 0%
Union County 85 4.7%
Elbert County 84 4.8%
Glynn County 84 1.2%
Paulding County (this page) 84 0%
Wayne County 83 1.2%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (84 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1987 here).

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

All 84 Good 60 Fair 24 Poor 0

All bridges (84)

HARMONY GROVE CHUR

Good

Over: PUMPKINVINE CREEK

9.3 MILES NORTH OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 2008 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,340

CEDARCREST ROAD

Good

Over: WESTBROOK CREEK

10 MI NE OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1977 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,300

HOLLY SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

11 MI SW OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 240

PERKINS ROAD

Good

Over: LICK LOG CREEK

6.4 MI LES SOUTH OF DALLA, Paulding, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 210

COCHRAN RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

3 MIILES SOUTH EAST OF DA, Paulding, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,450

NEBO ROAD

Good

Over: DAVIS MILL CREEK

3 MI SW OF HIRAM, Paulding, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,960

STATE ROUTE 92

Good

Over: GRAYS MILL CREEK

IN SOUTH HIRAM, Paulding, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 16,100

STATE ROUTE 120

Good

Over: LANE CREEK

2.3 MI. SW OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,430

BILLY CARRUTH PKWY

Good

Over: LICK LOG CREEK

1.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HI, Paulding, GA

Built 2014 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,181

SWAN DRIVE

Good

Over: DAVIS MILL CREEK

5 MILES SOUTH WEST OF HIR, Paulding, GA

Built 2019 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,450

SWAN DRIVE

Good

Over: DAVIS MILL CREEK TRIB

5 MILES SOUTH WEST OF HIR, Paulding, GA

Built 2019 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,450

GOLDIN ROAD

Good

Over: TALLAPOOSA RIVER

12 MI SW OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1988 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 280

STATE ROUTE 61

Good

Over: HARDEE ST./ NS RR

IN SOUTH EAST DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1998 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 18,500

DOUBLE BRANCHES LA

Good

Over: POSSUM CREEK

8.6 MILES NORTH E. OF DAL, Paulding, GA

Built 2007 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,450

BAKERS BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

6 MILES SW OF HIRAN, Paulding, GA

Built 2011 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 9,360

BILLY CARRUTH PKWY

Good

Over: NORFOLK-SOUTHERN RR

IN EAST HIRAM, Paulding, GA

Built 2013 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 9,181

WILLOW SPRINGS ROA

Good

Over: SILVER COMET TRAIL

4 MI W OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 2014 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 366

DALLAS ACWORTH

Good

Over: PICKETTS MILL CREEK

6.6 MI NE OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 2019 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 12,500

SR 101

Good

Over: MCCLENDON CREEK

9.7 MI W OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1993 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 5,420

SR 92

Good

Over: LICK LOG CREEK

2.6 MI S OF HIRAM, Paulding, GA

Built 1996 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 10,600

DALLAS-ACWORTH HWY

Good

Over: POSSUM CREEK

4.7 MILES NORTH EAST OF D, Paulding, GA

Built 2018 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 12,500

US 278 (EBL)

Good

Over: PUMPKINVINE CREEK

2.2 MI W OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1992 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 21,500

STATE ROUTE 61

Good

Over: PUMPKINVINE CREEK

2.7 MI N OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1993 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,350

BILLY CARRUTH PKWY

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIBUTARY

1.9 MI S OF HIRAM, Paulding, GA

Built 2013 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,450

HIGH SHOALS ROAD

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

5 MI NW OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 2019 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 70

S MAIN ST

Good

Over: WEAVER CREEK

0.6 MI NE OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,450

STATE ROUTE 92

Good

Over: GOTHARDS CREEK

6.1 MI S OF HIRAM, Paulding, GA

Built 2022 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 23,200

DABBS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: PUMPKINVINE CREEK

12 MI NE OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,760

SR 120

Good

Over: LITTLE PUMPKINVINE CREEK

5 MI S OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1992 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 9,000

DAVIS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

3 MILES SOUTH EAST OF DAL, Paulding, GA

Built 1988 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 1,170

HULSEY TOWN ROAD

Good

Over: BLUFFY CREEK

5 MI SW OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1985 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 90

SR-120

Good

Over: POWDER SPRINGS CRK TRIB

6 MI E OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1997 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 31,700

MILL CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LICK LOG CREEK

6.4 MI SE OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,450

HUGHES ROAD

Good

Over: LICK LOG CREEK

6.7 MI SE OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 2002 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,620

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.