State profile · Below median Poor share

Georgia bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Georgia.

15,069
Public bridges
74.8%
Good condition
1.6%
Poor condition

Georgia holds 15,069 public highway bridges (#17 of 52 by inventory) with a 1.59% Poor share (#48 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 1.6% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 5 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

15,069

Public highway bridges in Georgia

Good Condition

74.8%

11,278 bridges rated 7-9

24.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.6%

240 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-5.9pp vs national avg 7.5%

Georgia vs national bridge condition

Georgia - Good condition share 74.8%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Georgia - Poor-condition share 5.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Georgia in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Georgia has 15,069 bridges and a 1.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #5 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Georgia has 15,069 bridges and a 1.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #5 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Georgia vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

15,069 17th of 54 higher than 37 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Georgia

The highlighted point is Georgia: 15,069 bridges and 1.59% in Poor condition, rank #5 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Georgia on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Texas: 56,729 bridges · 1.23% Poor
  • Delaware: 872 bridges · 1.26% Poor
  • Georgia: 15,069 bridges · 1.59% Poor
  • District of Columbia: 257 bridges · 1.95% Poor
  • Florida: 13,036 bridges · 2.79% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Georgia

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 15,069 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Georgia’s inventory

State agency holds 45.7% of the 15,069 public highway bridges filed under Georgia in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Georgia’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 10.4% of the 15,069 bridges with a recorded original year in Georgia. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Georgia74.8%23.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Georgia (FHWA NBI)

Counties (159)

Appling 77 Atkinson 61 Bacon 44 Baker 27 Baldwin 77 Banks 93 Barrow 79 Bartow 219 Ben Hill 47 Berrien 81 Bibb 220 Bleckley 30 Brantley 54 Brooks 104 Bryan 78 Bulloch 139 Burke 80 Butts 46 Calhoun 43 Camden 95 Candler 61 Carroll 168 Catoosa 86 Charlton 71 Chatham 265 Chattahoochee 63 Chattooga 113 Cherokee 164 Clarke 102 Clay 21 Clayton 168 Clinch 74 Cobb 414 Coffee 126 Colquitt 194 Columbia 68 Cook 66 Coweta 173 Crawford 49 Crisp 99 Dade 73 Dawson 45 DeKalb 392 Decatur 74 Dodge 57 Dooly 73 Dougherty 98 Douglas 92 Early 85 Echols 41 Effingham 73 Elbert 84 Emanuel 121 Evans 48 Fannin 107 Fayette 81 Floyd 202 Forsyth 97 Franklin 117 Fulton 775 Gilmer 101 Glascock 22 Glynn 84 Gordon 133 Grady 104 Greene 66 Gwinnett 317 Habersham 107 Hall 151 Hancock 64 Haralson 93 Harris 99 Hart 74 Heard 60 Henry 140 Houston 112 Irwin 69 Jackson 123 Jasper 70 Jeff Davis 58 Jefferson 64 Jenkins 60 Johnson 49 Jones 54 Lamar 64 Lanier 28 Laurens 169 Lee 33 Liberty 95 Lincoln 32 Long 47 Lowndes 130 Lumpkin 53 Macon 78 Madison 71 Marion 46 McDuffie 52 McIntosh 57 Meriwether 135 Miller 45 Mitchell 111 Monroe 90 Montgomery 42 Morgan 103 Murray 82 Muscogee 208 Newton 99 Oconee 60 Oglethorpe 50 Paulding 84 Peach 38 Pickens 62 Pierce 65 Pike 41 Polk 117 Pulaski 44 Putnam 58 Quitman 20 Rabun 118 Randolph 50 Richmond 183 Rockdale 44 Schley 25 Screven 76 Seminole 35 Spalding 88 Stephens 67 Stewart 53 Sumter 81 Talbot 68 Taliaferro 40 Tattnall 72 Taylor 71 Telfair 71 Terrell 52 Thomas 179 Tift 112 Toombs 75 Towns 46 Treutlen 70 Troup 168 Turner 70 Twiggs 45 Union 85 Upson 61 Walker 149 Walton 115 Ware 107 Warren 56 Washington 76 Wayne 83 Webster 26 Wheeler 53 White 81 Whitfield 130 Wilcox 68 Wilkes 66 Wilkinson 72 Worth 125

Georgia vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Georgia on the same metric.

TX

Texas

1.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$56,729

DE

Delaware

1.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$872
Selected

GA

Georgia

1.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,069

FL

Florida

2.79% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,036

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Georgia

Six lowest-condition bridges in Georgia, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

WRIGHTS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: HUDSON RIVER

7.3 MI SE OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 110

US 82 COR Z WBL /

Poor

Over: SATILLA RIVER OVERFLOW

14 MI E OF HOBOKEN, Brantley, GA

Built 1964 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5,680

HUMPBACK ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE SATILLA RIVER

6 MI N OF NAHUNTA, Brantley, GA

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

CR 120

Poor

Over: N PRONG ST MARYS RIVER

1.4 MI EAST OF CR 127, Atkinson, GA

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 151

SADDLE CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: GREENWOOD BRANCH

2.7 MI SW OF TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 240

REX CIRCLE

Poor

Over: BIG COTTON INDIAN CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT SR 42 IN REX, Clayton, GA

Built 1932 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,004

All Bridges in Georgia

COOPERS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: COOPER CREEK

COOPER CREEK SCENIC AREA, Union, GA

Built 1958 ADT: 25

FSR 33A

Fair

Over: BRYANT CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Union, GA

Built 2012 ADT: 100

FDR-86-B

Fair

Over: OVERFLOW CREEK

WARWOMAN WMA, Rabun, GA

Built 1969 ADT: 12

FDR-25

Fair

Over: STAMP CREEK

6 MI S WEST CLAYTON, Rabun, GA

Built 1984 ADT: 16

TALLULAH RIVER RD

Fair

Over: COLEMAN RIVER

GENERAL FOREST AREA, Rabun, GA

Built 2013 ADT: 106

FDR-22

Fair

Over: TUMBLING CREEK

COHUTTA WMA, Fannin, GA

Built 1939 ADT: 12

CARLYLE ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK UPATOI CREEK

4.5 MI NE OF GENEVA, Talbot, GA

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 121

TUCKER ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

1 MI W OF MACON CTY LMTS, Bibb, GA

Built 1935 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 10,300

MOCK SPRINGS ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

8.5 MI SW OF HAWKINSVILLE, Pulaski, GA

Built 1936 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 230

CR 83

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK TRIB.

2.5 MI NE OF HICKOX, Brantley, GA

Built 1955 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 390

TOBE WELLS ROAD

Fair

Over: VAN CREEK

1 MILE N OF RUCKERSVILLE, Elbert, GA

Built 1996 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10

NEW PROVIDENCE ROA

Fair

Over: COOPER SANDY CREEK

5 MI NW OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1962 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 8,673

GREG COUEY RD

Fair

Over: REEDY CREEK

8.2 MI S OF DUBLIN, Laurens, GA

Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 121

ELLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: HEADS CREEK

7 MI W OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1955 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 300

LOWER HAWTHORNE TR

Fair

Over: BRYANTS MILL CREEK

3.2 MI SOUTH EAST OF CALV, Grady, GA

Built 1965 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 190

BETHLEHEM CH. RD

Fair

Over: BETHLEHEM CREEK

4.5 MI WSW OF SHILOH, Harris, GA

Built 1955 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 250

OTIS RANSBY ROAD

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

4 MI E OF FRANKLIN, Heard, GA

Built 1960 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 121

WHITTEN ROAD

Fair

Over: HANNA BRANCH

1.6 MI E OF SHADY DALE, Jasper, GA

Built 1950 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 130

CAMP ROAD

Fair

Over: POTATO CREEK

5 MI N OF MILNER, Lamar, GA

Built 1960 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 250

LITTLE NEW YORK RD

Fair

Over: OKEEWALKEE CREEK

12.8 MI SE OF CADWELL, Laurens, GA

Built 1950 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 220

ELLINGTON ROAD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK OVERFLOW

2.5 MI NW OF MONTROSE, Laurens, GA

Built 1950 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 121

DOVE-DRAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: MILL SHOAL CREEK

10 MI N OF COMER, Madison, GA

Built 1962 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 100

MOREY HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: RACCOON CREEK TRIB

12 MILES NORTHEAST OF CA, Mitchell, GA

Built 1993 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 40

CROOKED CREEK RD

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

8 MI SE OF EATONTON, Putnam, GA

Built 1975 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 300

MURPHY MILL RD

Fair

Over: MURPHYS MILL POND

SOUTH AMERICUS, Sumter, GA

Built 1938 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 160

DOUBLE WELLS ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

3.9 MI SE OF SHARON, Taliaferro, GA

Built 1950 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 121

BROWN ROAD

Fair

Over: SWAMP CREEK

1 MI SW OF JONESBORO, Clayton, GA

Built 1958 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 2,280

JR SUBER ROAD

Fair

Over: WARRIOR CREEK TRIB

APP 5.2 MI SE NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1975 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 121

FRONTAGE ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIB.

3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COR, Crisp, GA

Built 1932 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 970

MACEDONIA ROAD

Fair

Over: ANDERSON CREEK

9 MI E OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1979 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 210

ELLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: ROBINSON CREEK

6.9 MI N OF MONTICELLO, Jasper, GA

Built 1950 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 121

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: JACK CREEK

5.2 MI NE OF MONTICELLO, Jasper, GA

Built 1950 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 121

BEAVER LAKE RD.

Fair

Over: SHOALS CREEK

2 MI N OF GAY, Meriwether, GA

Built 1996 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 121

US 76- US 411/SR 6

Fair

Over: HOLLY CREEK

2.1 MI S OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1975 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 10,100

CONISTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

7 MI S OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1940 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 103

PEEPLES SPUR

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

2 MI E OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1985 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 103

GRIFFITH ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK TRIB

9 MI N OF EATONTON, Putnam, GA

Built 1977 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 121

PULLAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWALIGA RIVER

8 MI NE OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1957 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 110

FORREST AVENUE

Fair

Over: TOCCOA CREEK TRIB

1.9 MI NW OF TOCCOA, Stephens, GA

Built 1938 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 960

MELEARS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

4.8 MI N OF CRAWFORDVILLE, Taliaferro, GA

Built 1950 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 121

OLD SR 46

Fair

Over: ASH BRANCH

11.6 MI SE OF BROOKLET, Bulloch, GA

Built 1956 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 740

TOM JONES ROAD

Fair

Over: L OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TRIB

APP 8 MI SW OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1982 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 121

CHANDLER ROAD

Fair

Over: SANDY CREEK TRIB.

4 MI SW OF NEWNAN, Coweta, GA

Built 1970 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 280

BOONE ROAD

Fair

Over: THOMAS CREEK

8.9 MI NW OF NEWNAN, Coweta, GA

Built 1950 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 470

WATSON ROAD

Fair

Over: REEDY BRANCH TRIB.

5.9 MI E OF ARABI, Crisp, GA

Built 1950 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 20

MERCER UNIV. DRIVE

Fair

Over: N FORK PEACHTREE CREEK

2 MI S OF DORAVILLE, DeKalb, GA

Built 1967 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 7,660

COVERED BR. LANE

Fair

Over: STONE MOUNTAIN CREEK

IN STONE MOUNTAIN PARK, DeKalb, GA

Built 1891 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 2,202

ELIAM ROAD

Fair

Over: WAHACHEE CREEK

5 MI S OF MIDDLETON, Elbert, GA

Built 1958 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 103

BROWN BROS ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH BEAVERDAM CREEK

5 MI NW OF ELBERTON, Elbert, GA

Built 1947 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 103

TURNIPTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG TURNIPTOWN CREEK

5.5 MI NE OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1992 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 366

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