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Taylor County, GA

71 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 83.1% rated Good, 15.5% Fair, 1.4% Poor.

71
Public bridges
83.1%
Good condition
1.4%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Taylor County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

96th
of 159 on Poor share
1.4%
Poor-condition share
71
public highway bridges
1982
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.

Taylor County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Taylor County ranks #96 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.4%). Taylor County, Georgia contains 71 public highway bridges. Roughly 83.1% are rated “Good,” 15.5% “Fair,” and 1.4% “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

71

Public highway bridges in Taylor County

Good condition

83.1%

59 of 71 rated 7-9

Fair condition

15.5%

11 of 71 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1.4%

1 of 71 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#96 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 71 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
83.1% (59)
Fair
15.5% (11)
Poor
1.4% (1)

Taylor County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,810 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.8% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,810 crossings a day against 1,644 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 71 of 71 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

38% of Taylor County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

27 of the 71 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 83.1% 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 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

SR 128 over PATSILIGA CREEK, built 1937, carries 1,810 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 1,810 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Taylor County's bridges were built

71 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 17 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1982, 5 years newer than the Georgia average of 1977.

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

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

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Taylor County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.4% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1982 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is 8 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Taylor County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Tattnall County 72 0%
Wilkinson County 72 0%
Charlton County 71 1.4%
Madison County 71 1.4%
Telfair County 71 0%
Taylor County (this page) 71 1.4%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (71 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1982 here).

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

All 71 Good 59 Fair 11 Poor 1

Good-condition bridges (59)

CR 126

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

6 MI NW OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1960 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 300

LAWDON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE PATSILIGA CREEK

10 MI NW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1945 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 121

SR 208

Good

Over: PATSILIGA CREEK

7 MI N OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1959 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 210

CALLAHAN ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

4 MI SW OF RUPERT, Taylor, GA

Built 1959 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 30

SR 128

Good

Over: PATSILIGA CREEK O/F

0.5 MI N OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1937 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,810

JOHN B. GORDON RD

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4 MI SE OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1975 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 514

SR 128

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

S EDGE OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1938 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,820

TOMMY PURVIS RD

Good

Over: MEADOW CREEK

5 MI SW OF POTTERSVILLE, Taylor, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 440

CO LN CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: PATSILIGA CREEK

1 MI N OF HOWARD, Taylor, GA

Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121

UNION CHURCH RD

Good

Over: TIMMS CREEK

6 MI N OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 30

CROSS RD SCHOOL RD

Good

Over: MEADOW CREEK

5 MI SE OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 630

MILLER ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE VINE CREEK

0.5 MI SW OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 210

WESLEY CHURCH RD

Good

Over: LITTLE PATSILIGA CR TRIB

10 MI NW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 120

RUSTIN LAKE DRIVE

Good

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK TRIB

5 MI. S.W. BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1998 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 40

SR 96 WBL

Good

Over: BEECHWOOD SWAMP

3 MI E OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1996 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,850

US 19 / SR 3

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

12.5 MILES SOUTH OF BUTLE, Taylor, GA

Built 2006 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,360

SR 96 EBL

Good

Over: BEECHWOOD SWAMP

3.4 MI E OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1993 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,800

US 80 / SR 22

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

13 MI NW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1932 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 550

SR 96 WBL

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

4 MI E OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1996 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,600

US 19

Good

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK.

5.5 MI. S OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2006 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,120

US 19

Good

Over: RAMBULETTE CREEK.

5.6 MI. S. OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2006 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 2,120

US 19 / SR 3

Good

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK.

5.5 MI. S OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2008 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,520

US 80 / SR 22

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER TRIB

12 MI NW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1932 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 550

SR 128

Good

Over: LITTLE VINE CREEK

1 MI S OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1938 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,730

TOMMY PURVIS RD

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

IN POTTERSVILLE, Taylor, GA

Built 1998 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 440

US 19 / SR 3

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

12.5 M. SOUTH OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2006 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,240

US 19 SR 3

Good

Over: RAMULETTE CREEK

5.6 M S. BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2008 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,520

BETHEL CHURCH RD

Good

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK

3 MI SW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1990 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 50

JACK PEED BRIDGE/

Good

Over: PATSILIGA CREEK

4.5 MI N OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1999 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 2,780

SR 137

Good

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK.

7 MI. SW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2008 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 670

SR 96 WBL

Good

Over: BEECHWOOD SWAMP

3 MI E OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1996 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,600

SR 96 WBL

Good

Over: BEECHWOOD SWAMP

3.1 MI E OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1996 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,600

J JACKSON McCANTS/

Good

Over: PATSILIGA CREEK

4.5 MI N OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2000 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,970

SR 137

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIB

12 MI SW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1947 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,200

LT PEED ROAD

Good

Over: TIMMS CREEK

6 MI N OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2022 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 75

SR 137

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

13.3 MI SW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2004 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,200

SR 137

Good

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK

5 MI. S OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2008 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,170

PROSPERITY CH ROD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.5 MI S OF RUPERT, Taylor, GA

Built 2023 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 100

US 19 NBL / SR 3

Good

Over: CSX RR

9 MI. SOUTH BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2006 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,940

US 19 SBL / SR 3

Good

Over: CSX RR

9 MI. SOUTH BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2006 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,520

SR 137

Good

Over: RAMBULETTE CREEK

10 MI SW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1947 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 670

SR 128

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

8 MI N OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 2015 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,020

SR 137

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

5 MI NE OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,010

HOBBS ROAD

Good

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK

5 MI SW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10

SR 96 EBL

Good

Over: BEECHWOOD SWAMP

3 MI E OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,800

SR 96 EBL

Good

Over: BEECHWOOD SWAMP

4 MI E OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,800

SR 96 EBL

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

5 MI E OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,800

US 19 SBL

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

13 MI N OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 1999 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,280

US 19 NBL

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

13 MI N OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2000 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,850

CULVERHOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: PATSILIGA CREEK

7 MI NW OF BUTLER, Taylor, GA

Built 2015 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 140

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