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Washington County, GA

76 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 93.4% rated Good, 6.6% Fair, 0% Poor.

76
Public bridges
93.4%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Washington County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.

Top 16%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
76
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.

Washington County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Washington County ranks #26 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Washington County, Georgia contains 76 public highway bridges. Roughly 93.4% are rated “Good,” 6.6% “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

76

Public highway bridges in Washington County

Good condition

93.4%

71 of 76 rated 7-9

Fair condition

6.6%

5 of 76 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 76 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#26 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 76 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
93.4% (71)
Fair
6.6% (5)
Poor
0% (0)

39.5% of Washington County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

30 of the 76 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 93.4% 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 Washington County's bridges were built

76 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 12 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 15.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 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 Washington County compares with Georgia's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Georgia counties nearest Washington 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 1978 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Washington County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Bryan County 78 0%
Appling County 77 0%
Baldwin County 77 0%
Screven County 76 1.3%
Washington County (this page) 76 0%
Toombs County 75 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 Washington 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 Washington County, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (76 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 76 Good 71 Fair 5 Poor 0

Good-condition bridges (71)

SR 88 (WBL)

Good

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER

4.5 MI N OF DAVISBORO, Washington, GA

Built 2003 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 5,240

Linton Road

Good

Over: Keg Creek

7 mi NW of Sandersville, Washington, GA

Built 2022 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 420

SR 24

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

12.4 MI W OF SANDERSVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 2013 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,130

SR 24

Good

Over: GUMM CREEK

14 MI W OF SANDERSVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 2013 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,380

SR 24

Good

Over: GUMM CREEK

14 MI W OF SANDERSVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 2014 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,580

NEW TENNILLE ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.1 MI W OF HARRISON, Washington, GA

Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 370

SR 24

Good

Over: WILLIAMSON SWAMP CREEK

1.3 MI NW OF DAVISBORO, Washington, GA

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,300

SR 272

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK

8.3 MI NW OF OCONEE, Washington, GA

Built 1961 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 390

JORDAN MILL POND R

Good

Over: WILLIAMSON SWAMP CREEK

5.4 MI NW OF DAVISBORO, Washington, GA

Built 1988 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 121

HAMBURG ROAD

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

4 MI N OF WARTHEN, Washington, GA

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 390

SR 15

Good

Over: SANDERSVILLE RAILROAD

EAST SIDE OF SANDERSVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 2021 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 490

LINTON ROAD

Good

Over: CARTERS MILL CREEK

5.1 MI NW OF SANDERSVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 1961 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 430

LINTON ROAD

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

2.7 MI N OF SANDERSVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 1956 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 430

MASSEY ROAD

Good

Over: DYER CREEK

7.6 MI S OF TENNILLE, Washington, GA

Built 2007 Load: 84.3 t ADT: 121

SR 57

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

12.6 MI SW OF TENNILLE, Washington, GA

Built 1993 Load: 85.2 t ADT: 710

SR 102

Good

Over: WILLIAMSON SWAMP CREEK

0.75 MI N OF WARTHEN, Washington, GA

Built 1995 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,220

SR 242

Good

Over: JOSEY BRANCH

6 MI SE OF RIDDLEVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 1990 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 970

FALL LINE FREEWAY

Good

Over: TANYARD BRANCH

2.5 MI W OF SANDERSVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 1990 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 7,100

DAVIS ROAD

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

3.2 MI E OF RIDDLEVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 1984 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 300

SMITH ROBINSON RD.

Good

Over: MORRIS CREEK

6.3 MI W OF TENNILLE, Washington, GA

Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 121

HARTS FORD ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

4.2 MI W OF HARRISON, Washington, GA

Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 160

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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.