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Georgia bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Georgia — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,216
Public bridges
63.0%
Good condition
1.5%
Poor condition
1.5%
Structurally deficient

Total Bridges

15,216

Public highway bridges in Georgia

Good Condition

63.0%

9,580 bridges rated 7-9

13.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.5%

226 bridges rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

1.5%

226 bridges flagged for repair priority

-5.5pp vs national avg 7.0%

Georgia vs national bridge condition

Georgia — Good condition share 63.0%
National avg

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

Georgia — Structurally deficient share 5.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Georgia (FHWA NBI)

Georgia62.96004206098843%20.43901156677182%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Georgia (FHWA NBI)

Counties (159)

Appling 6 Atkinson 14 Bacon 23 Baker 4 Baldwin 44 Banks 73 Barrow 67 Bartow 213 Ben Hill 38 Berrien 73 Bibb 246 Bleckley 29 Brantley 54 Brooks 104 Bryan 78 Bulloch 139 Burke 25 Butts 47 Calhoun 43 Camden 95 Candler 61 Carroll 172 Catoosa 88 Charlton 71 Chatham 269 Chattahoochee 63 Chattooga 105 Cherokee 165 Clarke 111 Clay 21 Clayton 185 Clinch 74 Cobb 452 Coffee 126 Colquitt 194 Columbia 67 Cook 65 Coweta 166 Crawford 48 Crisp 101 Dade 75 Dawson 45 DeKalb 448 Decatur 75 Dodge 57 Dooly 74 Dougherty 103 Douglas 93 Early 85 Echols 41 Effingham 74 Elbert 86 Emanuel 121 Evans 48 Fannin 108 Fayette 85 Floyd 209 Forsyth 97 Franklin 119 Fulton 955 Gilmer 102 Glascock 22 Glynn 84 Gordon 134 Grady 104 Greene 68 Gwinnett 322 Habersham 110 Hall 157 Hancock 63 Haralson 98 Harris 100 Hart 74 Heard 60 Henry 142 Houston 113 Irwin 69 Jackson 124 Jasper 71 Jeff Davis 58 Jefferson 65 Jenkins 60 Johnson 49 Jones 54 Lamar 64 Lanier 28 Laurens 169 Lee 33 Liberty 95 Lincoln 32 Long 47 Lowndes 131 Lumpkin 53 Macon 78 Madison 71 Marion 46 McDuffie 52 McIntosh 57 Meriwether 138 Miller 45 Mitchell 111 Monroe 91 Montgomery 42 Morgan 106 Murray 84 Muscogee 220 Newton 101 Oconee 60 Oglethorpe 50 Paulding 90 Peach 39 Pickens 62 Pierce 66 Pike 41 Polk 121 Pulaski 45 Putnam 60 Quitman 20 Rabun 119 Randolph 50 Richmond 187 Rockdale 44 Schley 25 Screven 77 Seminole 35 Spalding 89 Stephens 70 Stewart 53 Sumter 82 Talbot 72 Taliaferro 41 Tattnall 72 Taylor 71 Telfair 71 Terrell 52 Thomas 185 Tift 112 Toombs 76 Towns 46 Treutlen 71 Troup 173 Turner 70 Twiggs 45 Union 85 Upson 62 Walker 150 Walton 115 Ware 110 Warren 55 Washington 76 Wayne 85 Webster 26 Wheeler 53 White 81 Whitfield 131 Wilcox 68 Wilkes 66 Wilkinson 72 Worth 125

Georgia vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Georgia on the same metric.

04

Arizona

1.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,640
Selected

13

Georgia

1.49% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,216

49

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126

50

Vermont

2.62% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,936

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Georgia

Six lowest-condition bridges in Georgia, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

All Bridges in Georgia

ROCKY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

APP 2 MI N MONROE CO LINE, Butts, GA

Built 1990 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 30

WOOD BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: LOTTS CREEK

7.1 MI NE OF METTER, Candler, GA

Built 1997 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 121

CALLAWAY ROAD

Fair

Over: OLLEY CREEK

4.7 MI SW OF MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 1959 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,004

WOLF CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

3.5 MI E OF MCCAYSVILLE, Fannin, GA

Built 2001 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 40

DARREN DRIVE

Fair

Over: SHOAL CREEK

1.5 MI E OF P'TREE CITY, Fayette, GA

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 160

CHATTAHOOCHEE AVE.

Fair

Over: CSX RR AND NS RR

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1940 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 13,200

BROWNS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER TRIB

IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1929 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,450

PARDUE MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: YELLOWBANK CREEK TRIB

3.5 MI SW OF CLARKESVILLE, Habersham, GA

Built 1993 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 250

SR 51

Fair

Over: LIGHTWOOD LOG CREEK

1.8 MI N OF HARTWELL, Hart, GA

Built 1961 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 7,480

BUENA VISTA ROAD

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

CENTRAL COLUMBUS, Muscogee, GA

Built 1924 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 24,100

ROCK EAGLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE GLADY CREEK

6 MI N OF EATONTON, Putnam, GA

Built 1950 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 290

TUCKALUGE ROAD

Fair

Over: TUCKALUGE CREEK

WARWOMAN WMA, Rabun, GA

Built 1986 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 25

CHEROKEE VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: OAK MOUNTAIN BRANCH

GA-TENN STATE LINE, Catoosa, GA

Built 1986 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,322

I-285

Fair

Over: NS RR SPUR

4.7 MI SE OF SMYRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 1968 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 136,000

PACES FERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: NANCY CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1928 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 9,630

US 25, SR 23

Fair

Over: BACK SWAMP

3 MI W OF LUDOWICI, Long, GA

Built 1993 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,230

GRIFF JOHNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: EAST FORK LITTLE RIVER

13.6 MI SW OF LAFAYETTE, Walker, GA

Built 1978 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 30

FS-67

Fair

Over: CANOOCHEE RIVER

6350 3875, Bryan, GA

Built 2003 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 500

FS ROUTE 33D

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF CANOOCHEE CREEK

2450 3610, Long, GA

Built 2005 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 500

LEGACY BLVD (NB)

Fair

Over: UPATOI CREEK

.2 KM N/O 10TH DIV. RD, Muscogee, GA

Built 1952 Load: 55.1 t ADT: 1,500

LOWERY ROAD

Fair

Over: CUTCANE CREEK

1.3 MI NE MINERAL BLUFF, Fannin, GA

Built 1996 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 70

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

DOVER BLUFF ROAD

Fair

Over: BAKERS SWAMP

1 MI S OF GLYNN CO LINE, Camden, GA

Built 1978 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,030

DAMASCUS ROAD

Fair

Over: SOAP CREEK

3 MI NW OF BALL GROUND, Cherokee, GA

Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 366

McGARITY ROAD

Fair

Over: McCLENDON CREEK

10 MI SW OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1984 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 120

RUSSELL STREET

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIB

IN SOUTH CEDARTOWN, Polk, GA

Built 1964 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 560

INDIAN TRAIL ROAD

Fair

Over: OGEECHEE CREEK

6.2 MI W OF SYLVANIA, Screven, GA

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 100

VOGEL CAMPGROUND

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

IN VOGEL STATE PARK, Union, GA

Built 1981 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,300

SR 2

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD

1.7 MI W OF FT OGLETHORPE, Walker, GA

Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 13,900

USS HENRY L. STIMS

Fair

Over: NORTH RIVER

90M E. OF USS WOODROW WIL, Camden, GA

Built 1980 Load: 56.3 t ADT: 1,000

MATHIS DRIVE

Fair

Over: LITTLE DRY CREEK TRIB.

IN NW ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 1987 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 1,940

TEXAS VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE ARMUCHEE CREEK

11 MI NW OF ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 1952 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 1,080

MCDANIEL STREET

Fair

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

1 MI SW OF MONROE, Walton, GA

Built 1970 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 3,090

FS ROUTE 90

Fair

Over: HORSE CREEK

3655-2700, Liberty, GA

Built 1998 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 1,000

MARIETTA STREET

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD- SOU. RR.

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1974 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 14,100

SR 293

Fair

Over: CONNESENA CREEK

0.9 MI W OF KINGSTON, Bartow, GA

Built 1980 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 1,450

SR 53

Fair

Over: BLACKWOOD CREEK

4.5 MI SE OF CALHOUN, Gordon, GA

Built 1937 Load: 60.7 t ADT: 11,200

FS-42

Fair

Over: SAVAGE CREEK

4410 4860, Bryan, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 50

FS-68

Fair

Over: CANOOCHEE RIVER SWAMP

5671 3720, Bryan, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 500

FS-68

Fair

Over: CANOOCHEE RIVER

5665 3685, Bryan, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 500

FS ROUTE 67

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF CANOOCHEE CREEK

6345-3920, Bryan, GA

Built 2004 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 300

FS ROUTE 67

Fair

Over: CANOOCHEE RIVER SWAMP

6355-3885, Bryan, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 300

FS RTE. 67

Fair

Over: SWAMP OF CANOOCHEE RIVER

6370-3820, Bryan, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 500

FS-64

Fair

Over: A SWAMP

6070-4790 (AGR-2), Bryan, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 500

FS-79

Fair

Over: MALDEN BRANCH

4970-4305, Bryan, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 500

FS-129

Fair

Over: GLISSONS MILL PD OVERFLO

2235-4925, Evans, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 500

FS-13

Fair

Over: CANOOCHEE CREEK

2345 4960, Evans, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 500

FS-15

Fair

Over: CANOOCHEE RIVER

3110-5120, Evans, GA

Built 1993 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 500

FS-40

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK SWAMP

3819 2845, Liberty, GA

Built 2005 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 1,000

FS-40

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK SWAMP

3817 2865, Liberty, GA

Built 1999 Load: 60.9 t ADT: 1,000

Showing 5,051-5,100 of 15,216 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.