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Walton County, GA

115 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 72.2% rated Good, 26.1% Fair, 1.7% Poor.

115
Public bridges
72.2%
Good condition
1.7%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

110th
of 159 on Poor share
1.7%
Poor-condition share
115
public highway bridges
1981
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.

Walton County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Walton County ranks #110 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.7%). Walton County, Georgia contains 115 public highway bridges. Roughly 72.2% are rated “Good,” 26.1% “Fair,” and 1.7% “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

115

Public highway bridges in Walton County

Good condition

72.2%

83 of 115 rated 7-9

Fair condition

26.1%

30 of 115 rated 5-6

Poor condition

1.7%

2 of 115 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#110 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 115 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
72.2% (83)
Fair
26.1% (30)
Poor
1.7% (2)

Walton County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,500 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 750 crossings a day against 5,967 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 115 of 115 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

38.3% of Walton County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

44 of the 115 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 72.2% 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 96.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

CHANDLER HAULK RD over LITTLE HAYNES CREEK TRIB, built 1957, carries 1,450 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 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 1,500 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Walton County's bridges were built

115 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 22 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1981) matches the Georgia average (1977).

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

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

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Walton County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.7% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1981 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is 7 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Walton County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Rabun County 118 1.7%
Franklin County 117 2.6%
Polk County 117 1.7%
Walton County (this page) 115 1.7%
Chattooga County 113 8.8%
Houston County 112 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 Walton 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 Walton County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (115 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1981 here).

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

All 115 Good 83 Fair 30 Poor 2

All bridges (115)

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

3 MI W OF SOCIAL CIRCLE, Walton, GA

Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 320

US 78 EBL / SR 10

Good

Over: M-3301 E MARABLE STREET

IN NORTH MONROE, Walton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 25,700

MT CARMEL CH ROAD

Good

Over: APALACHEE RIVER

5 MI NE OF GOOD HOPE, Walton, GA

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 260

US 78 / SR 10

Good

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

2.5 MI E OF LOGANVILLE, Walton, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 25,800

US 78 WBL / SR 10

Good

Over: SR 138

IN WEST MONROE, Walton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 29,200

YOUTH MONROE RD

Good

Over: LITTLE FLAT CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF BETWEEN, Walton, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,320

GRATIS ROAD

Good

Over: SHOALS CREEK

0.75 MI SW OF GRATIS, Walton, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,610

JOHN STOWE ROAD

Good

Over: SHOALS CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF GRATIS, Walton, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 366

PINEY GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: BAY CREEK

4.5 MI E OF LOGANVILLE, Walton, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 980

HODGES ROAD

Good

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

2.9 MI SE OF LOGANVILLE, Walton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 950

MARCE CAMP ROAD

Good

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

3.9 MI SE OF LOGANVILLE, Walton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 680

SHANON CHURCH RD

Good

Over: SANDY ROCK CREEK

5.5 MI S OF LOGANVILLE, Walton, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,150

PILOT ROAD

Good

Over: CORNISH CREEK

1.9 MI NW OF JERSEY, Walton, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 180

CLEGG FARM ROAD

Good

Over: GIBBS CREEK

2.5 M NW OF SOCIAL CIRCLE, Walton, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 366

AMMONS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

2.3 MI SW OF MONROE, Walton, GA

Built 1993 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,358

DEAN HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK TRIB.

3.3 MI S OF MONROE, Walton, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 660

BROWN HILL CH RD

Good

Over: HARD LABOR CREEK

5.3 MI SE OF MONROE, Walton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 170

CHANDLER ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

4 MI SE OF GOOD HOPE, Walton, GA

Built 1992 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 200

CARL MOON ROAD

Good

Over: SHOALS CREEK

1.2 MI SE OF GRATIS, Walton, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 90

BRADLEY GIN ROAD

Good

Over: SHOALS CREEK

2.6 MI SE OF GRATIS, Walton, GA

Built 1993 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 480

WEST HIGHTOWER TRL

Good

Over: GIBBS CREEK

NW SOCIAL CIRCLE, Walton, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,470

HAWKINS ACAD. RD

Good

Over: MEANS CREEK

2.8 MI E OF SOCIAL CIRCLE, Walton, GA

Built 1994 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 540

AMMONS BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

3.5 MI SW OF MONROE, Walton, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,550

BROADNAX MILL ROAD

Good

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

2.5 MI SW OF BETWEEN, Walton, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,600

BAY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

1.7 MI E OF LOGANVILLE, Walton, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,130

LIBERTY HILL CHURC

Good

Over: LITTLE FLAT CREEK

2.6 MI NE OF JERSEY, Walton, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 220

NEW HOPE CHURCH RO

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

2 MI NE OF BETWEEN, Walton, GA

Built 2012 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,970

SOC CIR FAIRPLAY R

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

4 MI NE OF SOCIAL CIRCLE, Walton, GA

Built 2014 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 903

BROWNING SHOALS RD

Good

Over: HARD LABOR CREEK

5.5 MI E OF SOCIAL CIRCLE, Walton, GA

Built 1985 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 150

SR 81

Good

Over: APALACHEE RIVER

1.5 MI NE OF BOLD SPRINGS, Walton, GA

Built 2015 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 13,300

SOCIAL CIRCLE BYPA

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER TRIB

1.5 MI SE OF SOCIAL CIRCL, Walton, GA

Built 2014 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 9,560

OLD GA 138

Good

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

3 MI NE OF WALNUT GROVE, Walton, GA

Built 2019 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 160

SOC CIR FAIRPLAY R

Good

Over: HARD LABOR CREEK

5 MI NE OF SOCIAL CIRCLE, Walton, GA

Built 2014 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 903

SR 10 BUS.

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

IN WEST MONROE, Walton, GA

Built 1975 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 17,900

SR 81

Good

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

1 MI NW OF LOGANVILLE, Walton, GA

Built 1950 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 10,400

SR 81

Good

Over: BAY CREEK

3.5 MI NE OF LOGANVILLE, Walton, GA

Built 1950 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 13,100

US 78 WBL / SR 10

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

3 MI E OF BETWEEN, Walton, GA

Built 1986 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 22,000

PERRY SMITH ROAD

Good

Over: APALACHEE RIVER

2 MI N OF GRATIS, Walton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,358

SR 10

Good

Over: APALACHEE RIVER

4 MI E OF GRATIS, Walton, GA

Built 2014 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 23,200

SR 11

Good

Over: APALACHEE RIVER

7.5 MI N OF MONROE, Walton, GA

Built 2020 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 12,400

DEWEY HOGAN ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

4 MI S OF BOLD SPRINGS, Walton, GA

Built 2020 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 70

SOCIAL CIRCLE BYPA

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER TRIB

1.6 MI SE OF SOCIAL CIRCL, Walton, GA

Built 2014 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 9,560

SR 81

Good

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

2 MI SW OF BOLD SPRINGS, Walton, GA

Built 2007 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 13,100

THOMPSON MILL RD

Good

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

3.3 MI NE OF WALNUT GROVE, Walton, GA

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,450

US 78 EBL

Good

Over: APALACHEE RIVER

4 MI E OF GRATIS, Walton, GA

Built 1976 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 23,200

OLD ZION CEM ROAD

Good

Over: BIG FLAT CREEK

2.5 MI E OF LOGANVILLE, Walton, GA

Built 2021 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,190

EAST HIGHTOWER TRL

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

CITY OF SOCIAL CIRCLE, Walton, GA

Built 1970 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 6,410

CLARENCE ODEM RD

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK TRIB.

2.5 MI W OF GRATIS, Walton, GA

Built 2020 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 210

MT CARMEL CH ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

4.5 MI NE OF GOOD HOPE, Walton, GA

Built 2014 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 130

JACKS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: JACKS CREEK

1.5 M N OF GOOD HOPE, Walton, GA

Built 2022 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,300

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