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White County, GA

81 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 34.6% rated Good, 63% Fair, 2.5% Poor.

81
Public bridges
34.6%
Good condition
2.5%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

124th
of 159 on Poor share
2.5%
Poor-condition share
81
public highway bridges
1977
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.

White County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, White County ranks #124 of 159 Georgia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.5%). White County, Georgia contains 81 public highway bridges. Roughly 34.6% are rated “Good,” 63% “Fair,” and 2.5% “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

81

Public highway bridges in White County

Good condition

34.6%

28 of 81 rated 7-9

Fair condition

63%

51 of 81 rated 5-6

Poor condition

2.5%

2 of 81 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#124 of 159

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

Condition distribution

Share of 81 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
34.6% (28)
Fair
63% (51)
Poor
2.5% (2)

White County's Poor-condition bridges carry 11,103 vehicle crossings a day

That is 4.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 5,552 crossings a day against 3,162 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 81 of 81 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

50.6% of White County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

41 of the 81 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 34.6% 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 91.9% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

SR 17- SR 75 over CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER, built 1941, carries 10,200 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 11,103 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When White County's bridges were built

81 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 19 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1977) matches the Georgia average (1977).

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

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

The 5 Georgia counties nearest White County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.5% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1977 against a peer-group mean of 1974 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for White County and the 5 Georgia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Murray County 82 17.1%
Berrien County 81 0%
Fayette County 81 3.7%
Sumter County 81 0%
White County (this page) 81 2.5%
Burke County 80 5%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside GA (81 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside GA (1977 here).

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

All 81 Good 28 Fair 51 Poor 2

All bridges (81)

SR 75 ALTERNATE

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

1.1 MI NW OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1959 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 2,510

HAMBY STREET

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

IN WEST HELEN, White, GA

Built 1964 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 366

ROY POWERS ROAD

Fair

Over: BRASSTOWN CREEK

7.2 MI E OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1995 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 103

LYNCH MOUNTAIN RD.

Fair

Over: SAUTEE CREEK

3.7 MI SE OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1980 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 120

SR 255

Fair

Over: CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

4.1 MI E OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1955 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 630

NEW BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

7 MI SE OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1958 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 960

SR 254

Fair

Over: MOSSY CREEK

5.6 MI S OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1953 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,630

TOWN CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TESNATEE CREEK

3.5 MI W OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1959 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 2,160

CHATT. RIVER RD

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

10 MILES NW OF HELEN GA, White, GA

Built 1954 Load: 15.9 t ADT: 31

SR 17- SR 75

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

IN HELEN, White, GA

Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,540

WEBSTER LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

7.7 MI SE OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,030

US 129

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

7.5 MI W OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1959 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 3,730

US 129

Fair

Over: TURNER CREEK

2 MI NW OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1959 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 9,020

SR 17

Fair

Over: MAULDIN MILL CREEK

5 MI E OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,840

SR 75 ALTERNATE

Fair

Over: DUKES CREEK

2.2 MI W OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,740

SR 254

Fair

Over: DEAN CREEK

5.4 MI S OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1952 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,630

SR 254

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

5.7 MI SE OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,210

SR 254

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

6 MI E OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,210

ALBERT REID ROAD

Fair

Over: TURNER CREEK

2 MI NW OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1963 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,280

ASBESTOS ROAD

Fair

Over: FREEMAN CREEK

3 MI N OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1961 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,390

SKYLAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: McCLURE CREEK

5.1 MI NE OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 540

TESNATEE GAP ROAD

Fair

Over: TESNATEE CREEK

2.5 MI NW OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1967 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,300

ASBURY MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SHOAL CREEK

5.2 MI SW OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1971 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 830

US 129 SR 11

Fair

Over: TESNATEE CREEK

1.4 MI NW OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,020

SR 75

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

1.6 MI SE OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1941 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8,250

W. KYTLE STREET

Fair

Over: COX CREEK

IN SW CLEVELAND C/L, White, GA

Built 1949 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,670

MARTIN BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

3 MILES NW OF HELEN GA, White, GA

Built 1994 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 25

CS 612

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

IN EAST HELEN, White, GA

Built 1986 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 366

HWY 75 S

Fair

Over: MOSSY CREEK

3.5 MI S OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1986 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,000

RICHARD RUSSEL HWY

Fair

Over: DUKES CREEK

3.5 MI W OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,140

DAHLONEGA HWY.

Fair

Over: SHOAL CREEK

4.2 MI SW OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,110

PARADISE VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

6 MI NW OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 366

GENE NIX ROAD

Fair

Over: TESNATEE CREEK

4.7 MI SW OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1952 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 103

POST ROAD

Fair

Over: MOSSY CREEK TRIB

5 MI SE OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1993 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,540

WESTMORELAND RD

Fair

Over: SHOAL CREEK

4.5 MI SW OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1972 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,980

CHATT TERRACE

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

IN EAST HELEN, White, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 366

YONAH VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: THURMOND CREEK

2.8 MI OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 103

BRUCKEN/STRASSE

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

IN EAST HELEN, White, GA

Built 2001 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 580

SR 255

Fair

Over: BEAN CREEK

3.5 MI E OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1971 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,190

SR 384

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

4.6 MI E OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1966 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 3,740

SR 255

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

3 MI E OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1940 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,220

WHITE OAK GAP ROAD

Fair

Over: DUKES CREEK

RAVEN CLIFFS SEENIC AREA, White, GA

Built 1989 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 27

BOTTOMS ROAD

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

3.5 MI SE OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 103

SR 17- SR 75

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

0.8 MI NW OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1936 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,540

SR 255

Fair

Over: BRASSTOWN CREEK

6.5 MI E OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1986 Load: 86.1 t ADT: 1,590

US 129

Fair

Over: JENNY CREEK

7 MI SW OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1958 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,730

SR 17- SR 75

Fair

Over: ANDREWS CREEK

5.2 MI N OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1935 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,360

SR 75

Fair

Over: DUKES CREEK

2.1 MI S OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1941 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,250

SR 384

Fair

Over: DUKES CREEK TRIB.

2.6 MI S OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1969 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,090

TOM TEAGUE ROAD

Fair

Over: MOSSY CREEK

4.6 MI SE OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1994 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 310

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