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Tift County, GA

112 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 85.7% rated Good, 14.3% Fair, 0% Poor.

112
Public bridges
85.7%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Tift County posts a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 6%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
112
public highway bridges
1974
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.

Tift County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Tift County ranks #10 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Tift County, Georgia contains 112 public highway bridges. Roughly 85.7% are rated “Good,” 14.3% “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

112

Public highway bridges in Tift County

Good condition

85.7%

96 of 112 rated 7-9

Fair condition

14.3%

16 of 112 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 112 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#10 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 112 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
85.7% (96)
Fair
14.3% (16)
Poor
0% (0)

52.7% of Tift County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

59 of the 112 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 85.7% 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 Tift County's bridges were built

112 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 26 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1974) matches the Georgia average (1977).

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

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

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Tift 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 1974 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Tift County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Franklin County 117 2.6%
Walton County 115 1.7%
Chattooga County 113 8.8%
Houston County 112 0%
Tift County (this page) 112 0%
Mitchell County 111 1.8%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (112 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1974 here).

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

All bridges (112)

SCOOTERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

APP 6 MI NW OF OMEGA, Tift, GA

Built 1939 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,630

OMEGA-ELDORADO RD

Fair

Over: ARNOLD CREEK

APP 4 MI E OF OMEGA, Tift, GA

Built 1961 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 590

CHULA-BROOKFIELD R

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

APP 11 MI N BROOKFIELD, Tift, GA

Built 1970 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 340

LOWER BROOKFIELD R

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

APP 6 MI SE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1959 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 960

US 82 / SR 520 CO

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

APP 4 MI W OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1936 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 18,000

LITTLE RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

APP 5.5 MI NW OF CHULA, Tift, GA

Built 1980 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 470

US 82 / SR 520 CO

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER OVERFLOW

APP 3.8 MI W OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1936 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 18,000

SCOOTERVILLE RD

Fair

Over: ARNOLD CREEK

APP 4 MI SW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,700

CHULA-BROOKFIELD R

Fair

Over: ROUGH CREEK TRIB

7 MI N OF BROOKFIELD, Tift, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 610

CHULA-BROOKFIELD R

Fair

Over: ROUGH CREEK

APP 7 N OF BROOKFIELD, Tift, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 610

OMEGA-ELDORADO RD

Fair

Over: GUM CREEK

APP 1 MI E OF OMEGA, Tift, GA

Built 1967 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 280

ZION HOPE RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

4 MI. NW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

8TH STREET

Fair

Over: I-75 (EXIT 63B)

APP 2 MI NW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1988 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,911

US 82 / SR 520 CO

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER OVERFLOW

APP 4 MI W OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1936 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 18,000

GUN LAKE LOOP

Fair

Over: ROUGH CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 7.4 MI NE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1986 Load: 61.6 t ADT: 121

SHANNON ROAD

Fair

Over: ARNOLD CREEK

APP 4 MI NE OF OMEGA, Tift, GA

Built 1987 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 121

US 41/ SR 7

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

APP 3 MI S OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1953 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 4,400

US 319 / SR 35

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

APP 8 MI S OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1972 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 8,920

US 82 / SR 520 EB

Good

Over: NEW RIVER

APP 4 MI E OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1971 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 15,100

US 82 / SR 520 WB

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

APP 5 MI E OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1971 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 8,000

FERRY LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER

APP 8 MI E OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1969 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 820

TY TY-CHULA ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

APP 4.5 MI N OF TY TY, Tift, GA

Built 1968 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 860

OMEGA-ELDORADO RD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

APP 5 MI E OF OMEGA, Tift, GA

Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 350

OAK RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: I - 75

APP 3 MI S OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 2007 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,630

UPPER TY TY ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

APP 4 MI W OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1965 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 3,040

VANCEVILLE CL RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

APP 8.5 MI SE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1969 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 190

TY TY-CHULA ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER OVERFLOW

APP 4.6 MI N OF TY TY, Tift, GA

Built 1968 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 860

OMEGA-ELDORADO RD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER TRIB

APP 5 MI E OF OMEGA, Tift, GA

Built 1960 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 350

2ND STREET

Good

Over: I-75 (EXIT 63A)

APP 2 MI W OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1987 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 6,420

US 82 / SR 520 EBL

Good

Over: TY TY CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 10 MI W OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1952 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 13,000

US 82 / SR 520 EB

Good

Over: TY TY CREEK

APP 9.9 MI W OFTIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1953 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 13,000

UPPER TY TY ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER OVERFLOW

APP 4 MI W OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1965 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 3,040

CHULA-BROOKFIELD R

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

APP 5 MI N OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,310

SR 125

Good

Over: HAT CREEK

APP 7 MI N OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1956 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 3,390

WILLIS-STILL ROAD

Good

Over: HAT CREEK

APP 8 MI N OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 300

I-75

Good

Over: M-4707- CSX RAILROAD

APP 2 MI N OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1957 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 56,800

I-75 (EXIT 62)

Good

Over: SR 520 (US 82)

APP 2 MI W OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1957 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 59,000

OLD OCILLA ROAD

Good

Over: NEW RIVER

APP 2 MI NE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1928 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 1,940

MADISON AVE.

Good

Over: NEW RIVER TRIB

EAST TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1980 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 210

WHIDDONS MILL RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

APP 4 MI W OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,210

WHIDDONS MILL RD

Good

Over: HEARD CREEK

APP 6 MI NW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 860

WHIDDON MILL RD

Good

Over: WHIDDONS MILL CREEK

APP 8.2 MI NW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 860

CARPENTER ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER TRIB

APP 2 MI SW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,840

OWEN-MEDFORD RD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

APP 8.5 MI SE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 230

OLD BROOKFIELD RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK O/F

APP 5 MI SE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1928 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 704

OLD BROOKFIELD RD

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

APP 4.9 MI SE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1928 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 704

BAKER ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1.9 MI SW OF BROOKFIELD, Tift, GA

Built 1980 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121

KELL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER TRIB

APP 5 MI SSW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,220

WOOD ROAD

Good

Over: TY TY CREEK

APP 2.5 MI S OF TY TY, Tift, GA

Built 1983 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121

FERRY LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: HARDY MILL CREEK

APP 5 MI E OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 2004 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,060
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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