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

JONES ROAD

Good

Over: MORTAR SWAMP

4 MI W OF JCT I-95, McIntosh, GA

Built 1963 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 310

JONES ROAD

Good

Over: MORTAR SWAMP

4 MI W OF JCT I-95, McIntosh, GA

Built 1963 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 310

BLACK ISLE ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK ISLE CREEK

CITY LIMITS OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 2008 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 110

SR 18

Good

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

3 MI NE OF PINE MTN., Meriwether, GA

Built 1931 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,570

SR 85 ALT

Good

Over: COLD SPRINGS BRANCH

3 MI N OF WARM SPRINGS, Meriwether, GA

Built 1967 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,640

SR 100

Good

Over: JARRELL BRANCH

3.5 MI N OF GREENVILLE, Meriwether, GA

Built 1952 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,120

COVE ROAD

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

3 MI SE OF WOODBURY, Meriwether, GA

Built 1976 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 350

WHITES BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

APP 6.3 MI SE OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1976 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 400

HELMS ROAD

Good

Over: DRY CREEK TRIB

8.3 MI SW OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1976 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 290

HOYT GRIMSLEY RD

Good

Over: SOW BRANCH

4.7 MI SW OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 170

GRIGGS-LUCILLE RD.

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

4.2 MI NW OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 260

GRIGGS-LUCILLE RD.

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK TRIB

10.1 MILE WEST OF COLQUI, Miller, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 60

GRIGGS-LUCILLE RD.

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

10.3 MI W OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 60

SR 65

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

APP 1 MI W OF PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 1943 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 670

SR 93

Good

Over: SALLY'S BRANCH TRIB

1 MILES SOUTH OF SALE CIT, Mitchell, GA

Built 1943 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 710

SR 93

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK TRIB

3.7 MI N OF SALE CITY, Mitchell, GA

Built 1953 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 600

SR 93

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

5.8 MI N OF SALE CITY, Mitchell, GA

Built 1953 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 600

SR 112

Good

Over: WETHINGTON SLOUGH

APP 6 MI N OF CAMILLA, Mitchell, GA

Built 1939 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,330

GRAVEL HILL ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER OVERFLOW

6.9 MI NE OF BACONTON, Mitchell, GA

Built 1952 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 940

OLD PELHAM ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

APP 2.3 MI S OF CAMILLA, Mitchell, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,580

OLD PELHAM ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

APP 1 MI S OF CAMILLA, Mitchell, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,580

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: BAY POLE CREEK

8.4 MI W OF MEIGS, Mitchell, GA

Built 1963 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 620

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: E BR OF BARNETTS CRK

APP 2.5 MI W OF MEIGS, Mitchell, GA

Built 1963 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 500

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK TRIBUTARY

APP 1.5 MI W OF MEIGS, Mitchell, GA

Built 1945 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 500

LODGETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: BAY POLE CREEK TRIB.

APP 7.5 MI SW OF PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 120

MT. OLIVE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

APP 4 MI W OF PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

MT. OLIVE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

APP 8 MI W OF PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 150

MT. OLIVE ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH

APP 8.5 MI W OF PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 150

LODGETOWN ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB.

APP 8.5 MI SW OF PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 1998 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

JACK PIERSON ROAD

Good

Over: LOST CREEK TRIB

APP 4 MI SE OF COTTON, Mitchell, GA

Built 2020 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121

US 41, SR 18

Good

Over: TODD CREEK

1.5 MI W OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1925 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,030

SR 74

Good

Over: WOOD CREEK

4 MI E OF CULLODEN, Monroe, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,490

SR 83

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

6 MI SW OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1940 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,090

US 23, SR 87

Good

Over: BERRY CREEK

9 MI E OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,670

US 23, SR 87

Good

Over: BRANCH OF BERRY CREEK

9 MI E OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,690

ROCK QUARRY RD

Good

Over: ECHECONNEE CREEK

3 MI N OF CULLODEN, Monroe, GA

Built 1940 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 510

ROGERS CHURCH RD

Good

Over: LITTLE TOBESOFKEE CREEK

2MI N OF SR74/E CULLODEN, Monroe, GA

Built 1989 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 180

BAGLEY ROAD

Good

Over: ECHECONNEE CREEK TRIB.

12 MI S OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1977 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20

FREEMAN ROAD

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

10 MI N OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1973 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 130

STOKES STORE RD

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

10 MI N OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 200

SR 56

Good

Over: TAYLOR BRANCH

1 MI E OF UVALDA, Montgomery, GA

Built 1937 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,420

TAYLOR SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK TRIB

2.5 MI NE OF HIGGSTON, Montgomery, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 450

NORTH OLD RIVER RD

Good

Over: LIMESTONE CREEK

1 MI S OF MOUNT VERNON, Montgomery, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 140

NORTH OLD RIVER RD

Good

Over: McALLISTER MILL CREEK

6 MI S OF MOUNT VERNON, Montgomery, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 120

BOSTWICK HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MILE BRANCH

1.2 MI NW OF MADISON, Morgan, GA

Built 1937 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,020

FAIRPLAY ROAD

Good

Over: HARD LABOR CREEK

2.8 MI N OF RUTLEDGE, Morgan, GA

Built 1951 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,040

FAMBROUGH BR ROAD

Good

Over: HARD LABOR CREEK

2.1 MI NE OF RUTLEDGE, Morgan, GA

Built 1981 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 40

FARRAR ROAD

Good

Over: GAP CREEK

4.3 MI NW OF GODFREY, Morgan, GA

Built 1961 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 410

BARROWS GROVE RD

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

2.6 MI SW OF BUCKHEAD, Morgan, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 110

MCNAIR LANE

Good

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK TRIB

4 MI SE MADISON, Morgan, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121

Showing 7,801-7,850 of 15,216 bridges

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