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

RED ROCK ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB.

6 MILES NORTHWEST OF SYLV, Worth, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,170

BRIDGEBORO ROAD

Good

Over: OCHLOCKNEE RIVER

4.4 MI E OF BRIDGEBORO, Worth, GA

Built 1961 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 590

BRIDGEBORO ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE OCHLOCKNEE RIVER

1.4 MI NW OF ANDERSON, Worth, GA

Built 1961 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 590

SUMNER ROAD

Good

Over: TY TY CREEK

2.8 MI N OF SUMNER, Worth, GA

Built 1963 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 540

JODIE HOBBY ROAD

Good

Over: ABRAMS CREEK

8.5 MILES NORTH OF SYLVES, Worth, GA

Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121

PINE FOREST ROAD

Good

Over: BRIAR BRANCH

APP 5 MI SE OF POULAN, Worth, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 270

CANE MILL ROAD

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK TRIB.

8.5 MILE SOUTH OF SYLVEST, Worth, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 210

FIVEASH ROAD

Good

Over: ABRAMS CREEK TRIB.

APP 3 MI W OF DOLES, Worth, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121

WHIDDON MILL ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

APP 2.5 MI NE OF SUMNER, Worth, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 650

SHINGLER ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

APP 4 MI N OF SUMNER, Worth, GA

Built 1967 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 220

WRIGHT CHAPEL RD

Good

Over: LOLLY CREEK

APP 9.5 MI S OF SUMNER, Worth, GA

Built 1991 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 120

WEST STREET

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

W SECT OF SYLVESTER, Worth, GA

Built 1977 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 704

ACORN POND ROAD

Good

Over: JONES CREEK TRIB.

6 MI SE OF WARWICK, Worth, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 80

GLEATON ROAD

Good

Over: JONES CREEK TRIB.

6.8 MILES EAST OF OAKFIEL, Worth, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 120

GLEATON ROAD

Good

Over: JONES CREEK TRIB.

5 MILES EAST OF OAKFIELD, Worth, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 150

JEWEL CROWE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB.

7.2 MI NW OF SYLVESTER, Worth, GA

Built 1967 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 760

JEWEL CROWE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB.

7 MI NW OF SYLVESTER, Worth, GA

Built 1967 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 760

LEE STREET

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

SE SECT OF SYLVESTER, Worth, GA

Built 1973 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 270

EPEHSUS ROAD

Good

Over: WARRIOR CREEK

2 MILES NORTH EAST OF SYL, Worth, GA

Built 1990 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 910

SUMNER ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

4.3 MI N OF SUMMER, Worth, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 540

JAMES YOUNG ROAD

Good

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

5 MI W OF SYLVESTER, Worth, GA

Built 1990 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 370

FINDLEY ROAD

Good

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

4.2 MILES NORTHWEST OF SY, Worth, GA

Built 1995 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 450

SHINGLER ROAD

Good

Over: TY TY CREEK

5 MILES NORTH OF SUMNER, Worth, GA

Built 2009 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 220

MAIN ROAD

Good

Over: HAWKINS CREEK

11 miles north of Sea Cam, Camden, GA

Built 1991 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5

MAIN ROAD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY OF MALKINTOOH

9 miles north of Sea Camp, Camden, GA

Built 2001 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5

SR 15

Good

Over: BORE CREEK

12 MI S OF BAXLEY, Appling, GA

Built 1949 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,750

SR 203

Good

Over: BIG SATILLA CREEK TRIB

13.5 MI S OF SURRENCY, Appling, GA

Built 1962 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 880

MILES-BECKWORTH RD

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

2.3 MI S OF HOLMESVILLE, Appling, GA

Built 1980 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 60

SR 135

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

APP 8 MI NW OF KIRLAND, Atkinson, GA

Built 1951 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,690

US441 HOMER BPASS

Good

Over: GARRISON CREEK

8.81 MI SE HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 2005 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,570

FARM MARKET ROAD

Good

Over: I-85

9 MI NW OF WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 2001 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 25,800

I-75 (SBL)

Good

Over: M-920 CENTER ROAD

2.4 MI NE OF CARTERSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 1977 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 49,000

OLD STATE RT. 293

Good

Over: PUMPKINVINE CREEK

2.6 MI S OF EMERSON, Bartow, GA

Built 1992 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,181

COVERED BRIDGE RD.

Good

Over: EUHARLEE CREEK

IN EUHARLEE, Bartow, GA

Built 1978 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,056

MT PLEASANT ROAD

Good

Over: PINE LOG CREEK

7.3 MI N OF WHITE, Bartow, GA

Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 150

PORTER STREET

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

IN CARTERSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 1978 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,840

SR113/NBL

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

1.7 MI NE OF STILESBORO, Bartow, GA

Built 2014 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 11,700

SR 76

Good

Over: OKAPILCO CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 1.3 MI E OF QUITMAN, Brooks, GA

Built 1977 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,670

DIXIE ROAD

Good

Over: PISCOLA CREEK

APP 7 MI W OF QUITMAN, Brooks, GA

Built 1929 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 200

US 17 / SR 25

Good

Over: ELBOW CREEK

3 MILES SW OF RICHMOND HI, Bryan, GA

Built 1953 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 26,700

US 301 / SR 73

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2.4 MI NE OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1974 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,900

SR 24

Good

Over: BUCKHEAD CREEK

2 MI E OF VIDETTE, Burke, GA

Built 1990 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,190

SR 62

Good

Over: SWAMP CREEK

1.5 MI SW OF LEARY, Calhoun, GA

Built 1938 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,120

I-95 (SBL)

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

6.75 MI NE OF WOODBINE, Camden, GA

Built 1975 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 87,300

TYUS VEAL ROAD

Good

Over: BECK CREEK

6 MI S OF BOWDON, Carroll, GA

Built 2019 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 280

SR 2 (EBL)

Good

Over: W. CHICKAMAUGA CREEK O/F

2 MI SE OF FT OGLETHORPE, Catoosa, GA

Built 1969 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 21,800

SR 2 (WBL)

Good

Over: W. CHICKAMAUGA CREEK O/F

2 MI SE OF FT OGLETHORPE, Catoosa, GA

Built 1969 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 31,000

SR 146

Good

Over: CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

3 MI E OF FT OGLETHORPE, Catoosa, GA

Built 1983 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 19,100

TRUMAN PKY OFF RMP

Good

Over: PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION

0.3 MI NE OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1997 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,760

J DELOACH PKWY EB

Good

Over: I-95 SR 405

2 MI S OF INT.AT SR 405 &, Chatham, GA

Built 1999 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,410

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

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Georgia Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.