State profile · Below median Poor share

Georgia bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Georgia, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

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

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 5.0%
National avg

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

Condition Distribution

Georgia74.2%24.1%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

AZ

Arizona

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

GA

Georgia

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

UT

Utah

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

VT

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

CAIN CREEK DRIVE

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2 MI SOUTH OF WOODBURY, Meriwether, GA

Built 1940 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 121

DENNIS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

5.6 MI SE OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1933 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 366

SHALLOWFORD BR

Poor

Over: TOCCOA RIVER

6.4 MI S OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 1918 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100

FISHER FIELD

Poor

Over: NOTTELY RIVER

8.5 MI SE OF BLAIRSVILLE, Union, GA

Built 1980 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 90

VANILLA LANE

Poor

Over: BIG TURNIPTOWN CREEK

4.9 MI NE OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1980 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 103

RIDGEWAY ROAD

Poor

Over: BOYD BRANCH TRIB

5.5 MI SE OF WAVERLY HALL, Harris, GA

Built 1950 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 220

All Bridges in Georgia

FITZGERALD HIGHWAY

Good

Over: ROSES CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 2.5 MI W OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 580

SR 268

Good

Over: 9 MILE CREEK

APP .5 MI N OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,070

FLYING HAWK ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 3 MI S OF NICHOLLS, Coffee, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 410

AXSON HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

APP 3 MI S OF NICHOLLS, Coffee, GA

Built 1961 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 810

WRAY ROAD

Good

Over: WIGGINS CREEK

APP 1 MI W OF AMBROSE, Coffee, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,200

WEST WALKER ST.

Good

Over: 20 MILE CREEK TRIB.

DOUGLAS - NW SECTION, Coffee, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 970

WEST WALKER STREET

Good

Over: 20 MILE CREEK TRIB.

DOUGLAS - NORTH SECTION, Coffee, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,260

N CHESTER AVENUE

Good

Over: 20 MILE CREEK TRIB.

DOUGLAS - NORTH SECTION, Coffee, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,930

NICHOLLS-WESTGATE

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

APP 5 MI NW OF NICHOLLS, Coffee, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 670

BROXTON-WESTGREEN

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

APP 1.5 MI E OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1978 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 660

GREEN ACRE ROAD

Good

Over: SATILLA RIVER TRIB.

6 MI S OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1976 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,980

JOWERS CHURCH RD

Good

Over: 29 MILE CREEK

4.6 MI SE OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1978 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 70

HUFFER ROAD

Good

Over: TIGER CREEK

6.6 MI NE OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 470

GEORGE DEEN ROAD

Good

Over: 9 MILE CREEK

1.3 MI E OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 440

GEORGE DEEN ROAD

Good

Over: SEVEN CREEK

3.8 MI E OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 390

GEORGE DEEN ROAD

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

7.5 MI E OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 420

MARK MOBLEY ROAD

Good

Over: HOG CREEK

APP 12.0 MI E OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1971 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 670

SINKHOLE ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

APP 5 MI W OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1978 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 990

SINKHOLE ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK TRIB.

APP 4 MI W OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1978 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 990

NEW FOREST ROAD

Good

Over: 17 MILE RIVER TRIB.

APP 3 MI E OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,700

NEW FOREST ROAD

Good

Over: TIGER CREEK

APP 5 MI NE OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 630

HENRY ROWELL ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1 MI W OF NICHOLLS, Coffee, GA

Built 1980 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 60

EMMETT PILKINTON R

Good

Over: HOG CREEK TRIB.

6 MI NE OF WEST GREEN, Coffee, GA

Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 260

WENDALL SEARS ROAD

Good

Over: SEVENTEEN MILE TRIBUTARY

4 MI EAST OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 2004 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 190

SR 37

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

APP 12 MI E OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,820

LOWER MEIGS ROAD

Good

Over: BAY POLE BRANCH

APP 9.25 MI SW MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 680

LOWER MEIGS ROAD

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TRIB

4.5 MI SW OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 680

ELLENTON-OMEGA RD

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

SOUTH ELLENTON, Colquitt, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,200

FUNSTON-DOERUN RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB

APP 3.5 MI S OF DOERUN, Colquitt, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 420

LIVINGSTON BR RD

Good

Over: TY TY CREEK

APP 5.9 MI E NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1985 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 290

OLD ADEL ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 4.5 MI SE OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,120

CANNON ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

APP 1.6 MI N OF BERLIN, Colquitt, GA

Built 1922 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 310

PARKER BLVD.

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TRIB

APP 1 MI N OF DOERUN, Colquitt, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 580

CROSLAND-LENOX RD

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

APP 5.6 MI E OF CROSLAND, Colquitt, GA

Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 370

FRED WEBB ROAD

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TRIB

APP 7 MI SW OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 710

INDUSTRIAL PARK RD

Good

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

3.1 MI E OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1968 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 620

GEORGE ETHERIDGE R

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

APP 6.5 MI SE OF CROSLAND, Colquitt, GA

Built 2006 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121

OLD ADEL ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 4.5 SE OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,120

SR 104

Good

Over: BETTYS BRANCH

4.7 MI NW OF MARTINEZ, Columbia, GA

Built 1934 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 32,000

SR 104

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

7.8 MI E OF APPLING, Columbia, GA

Built 1934 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 7,930

SR 223

Good

Over: LITTLE KIOKEE CREEK

4.6 MI NE OF HARLEM, Columbia, GA

Built 1934 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,590

SR 232

Good

Over: BENTON BRANCH

1.1 MI SE OF APPLING, Columbia, GA

Built 1948 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 8,435

I-20 (EBL)

Good

Over: KIOKEE CREEK

6.1 MI NW OF HARLEM, Columbia, GA

Built 1966 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 39,600

I-20 (WBL)

Good

Over: KIOKEE CREEK

6.1 MI NW OF HARLEM, Columbia, GA

Built 1966 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 47,000

WHITE OAK ROAD

Good

Over: SATTERWHITE CREEK

2.6 MI W OF APPLING, Columbia, GA

Built 1940 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 980

HARLEM-GROVETOWN R

Good

Over: UCHEE CREEK

1.7 MI NE OF HARLEM, Columbia, GA

Built 1957 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,700

LOUISVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE KIOKEE CREEK

4.8 MI NW OF GROVETOWN, Columbia, GA

Built 1963 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,410

DOZIER ROAD

Good

Over: BUGGS CREEK

3.5 MI NW OF APPLING, Columbia, GA

Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 990

SIR GALAHAD DRIVE

Good

Over: BETTY'S BRANCH TRIB.

0.8 MI W OF EVANS, Columbia, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 130

SR 37

Good

Over: BEAR BRANCH

IN EAST ADEL, Cook, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 7,760

Showing 7,151-7,200 of 15,216 bridges

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