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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

PADLOCK MNTN ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

IN CAVE SPRING, Floyd, GA

Built 1969 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 200

McGINNIS FERRY ROA

Good

Over: CANEY CREEK

5.7 MI E OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1962 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 20,600

LAKE JACKSON ROAD

Good

Over: HERDS CREEK

8.7 MI W OF MONTICELLO, Jasper, GA

Built 1957 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 1,710

SR 127

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER

3 MI W MARSHALLVILLE, Macon, GA

Built 1988 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 820

BILL MERRITT ROAD

Good

Over: W FORK LANAHASSEE CRK

10 MI S OF BUENA VISTA, Marion, GA

Built 1960 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 50

BLUE SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

1.4 MI NE OF FINLEYSON, Pulaski, GA

Built 1965 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 230

RAMEY ROAD

Good

Over: WORLEY CREEK

3.6 MI S OF TIGER, Rabun, GA

Built 1975 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 366

OAK GROVE ROAD

Good

Over: CONNELL CREEK

APP 8.5 MILES SOUTH OF BO, Thomas, GA

Built 1960 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 121

CONE ROAD

Good

Over: OLIVE CREEK

5 M SOUTH EAST OF THOMASV, Thomas, GA

Built 1978 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 300

ROOK ROAD

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

3.5 M S OF OCHLOCKNEE, Thomas, GA

Built 1970 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 121

TWELVE MILE POST R

Good

Over: McKEEVER CREEK

APP.9,5 MILES SW OF BOSTO, Thomas, GA

Built 2008 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 121

HOLLIS ROAD

Good

Over: AUCHUMPKEE CREEK

9 MI SE OF THOMASTON, Upson, GA

Built 1972 Load: 10.8 t ADT: 160

SOAPSTONE ROAD

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK BROAD RIVER

8.5 MI N OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1963 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 20

KEMP DRIVE

Good

Over: KELLOGG CREEK

5 MI W OF WOODSTOCK, Cherokee, GA

Built 1987 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 340

EAST BROAD STREET

Good

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

0.5 MI E OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1971 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 4,760

JIM SHARP ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

9.2 MI SE NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1950 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 121

T DAVIS ROAD

Good

Over: WATERY PINEY BRANCH

APP 11 MI W OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1978 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 70

RUFUS MERRETT RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

APP 4 MI SW OF ELLENTON, Colquitt, GA

Built 1978 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 121

HEARD ROAD

Good

Over: HOG CREEK TRIB

APP 9 MI SE OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 2006 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 121

CR 78

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE CREEK

APP 2.7 MI E OF DOERUN, Colquitt, GA

Built 2014 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 30

TEXAS VALLEY ROAD

Good

Over: HEATH CREEK

9.5 MI NW OF ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 1958 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 140

OLD PHILLIPS ROAD

Good

Over: LONGINO CREEK

5 MI NW OF PALMETTO, Fulton, GA

Built 1962 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 103

JERNIGAN BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: BRUCE CREEK

3.6 MI SW OF WHITE PLAINS, Greene, GA

Built 1972 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 200

SHOAL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE OGEECHEE RIVER

6.9 MI E OF SPARTA, Hancock, GA

Built 1955 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 360

HENDERSON SPRGS RD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

2.5 MI SW OF ELKO, Houston, GA

Built 1985 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 121

ROUNDOAK-JULIETTE

Good

Over: FALLING CREEK

3.9 MI E OF EAST JULIETTE, Jones, GA

Built 1954 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 210

THUNDERING SPRINGS

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

8.9 MI NW OF DUBLIN, Laurens, GA

Built 1973 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 300

JOHN WALLACE ROAD

Good

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

6 MI NE OF PINE MTN., Meriwether, GA

Built 1975 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 120

SUPER DELUXE ROAD

Good

Over: THOMPSON CREEK TRIB

2.4 MI SE OF ROCKMART, Polk, GA

Built 1954 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 30

TOWER ROAD

Good

Over: EASTANONLLEE CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF AVALON, Stephens, GA

Built 1964 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 490

TROTMAN ROAD

Good

Over: HODCHODKEE CREEK

APP 1.5 MI S OF LUMPKIN, Stewart, GA

Built 1953 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 230

WHITNEY CAMP RD

Good

Over: AUCILLA RIVER

APP 3.3 MI S OF BOSTON, Thomas, GA

Built 1950 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 121

NEW HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

APP 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF, Thomas, GA

Built 1978 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 220

WRIGHT REESE RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BRIER CREEK

7.6 MI SE OF WARRENTON, Warren, GA

Built 1950 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 70

SMYRNA CHURCH RD

Good

Over: UPTON CREEK

4.4 MI SW OF METASVILLE, Wilkes, GA

Built 1950 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 20

SOUTHWOOD ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER

7 MI SE OF BRIDGEBORO, Worth, GA

Built 1992 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 60

SR 24

Good

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER OVERFLOW

13.5 MI E OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1964 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 1,900

LOVVORN ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

2.7 MILES WEST OF SR 166, Carroll, GA

Built 1979 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 6,937

ATWOOD STREET

Good

Over: EAST CHIPPEWA

0.25 MI S OF SR 204P (SAV, Chatham, GA

Built 1973 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 130

RUFUS MERRETT RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 4 MI SW OF ELLENTON, Colquitt, GA

Built 1978 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 121

BELLAMY ROAD

Good

Over: NAILS CREEK

7.8 MI W OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1951 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 103

CROSS CEDAR RD

Good

Over: BIG CEDAR CREEK

EAST EDGE OF WRIGHTSVILLE, Johnson, GA

Built 1964 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 514

SHOAL CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

7.8 MI N OF GRAY, Jones, GA

Built 1960 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 50

SR 74

Good

Over: ECHECONNEE CREEK

4 MI E OF CULLODEN, Monroe, GA

Built 1953 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 1,490

MIDTOWN DRIVE

Good

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

COLUMBUS-S OF MACON RD, Muscogee, GA

Built 1960 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 1,606

SR 24

Good

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER OVERFLOW

1.5 MI S OF OLIVER, Screven, GA

Built 1964 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 1,900

SR 178

Good

Over: OHOOPEE RIVER

10.5 MI W OF GLENNVILLE, Tattnall, GA

Built 1964 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 980

OLD QUITMAN ROAD

Good

Over: MASSE BRANCH TRIB

APP 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST O, Thomas, GA

Built 1978 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 121

ERIC HALL ROAD

Good

Over: OCHLOCKNEE RIVER TRIB

APP 2.5 MI NW OF COOLIDGE, Thomas, GA

Built 1960 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 121

MARY OWENS RD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

1.7 M NE MERRILLVILLE, Thomas, GA

Built 1970 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 60

Showing 5,451-5,500 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.