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.

All Bridges in Georgia

US 80

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1.5 MI E OF DUDLEY, Laurens, GA

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,270

SR 199

Good

Over: PUGHES CREEK TRIB

8.1 MI SE OF EAST DUBLIN, Laurens, GA

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 800

EDWARDS ROAD

Good

Over: CHOKEELAGEE CREEK

4 MI SW OF SMITHVILLE, Lee, GA

Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 121

OLD US 41

Good

Over: FRANKS CREEK TRIB

APP 1.5 MI S OF HAHIRA, Lowndes, GA

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,832

US 84

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER

1 MI E OF NAYLOR, Lowndes, GA

Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,520

US 84

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER

1 MI E OF NAYLOR, Lowndes, GA

Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,030

CAT CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BEATTY BRANCH

APP 3 MI S OF BARRETTS, Lowndes, GA

Built 2015 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,480

JAY BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: ETOWAH RIVER

5 MI NW OF DAHLONEGA, Lumpkin, GA

Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 300

ROBINSON ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

8 MI W OF OGLETHORPE, Macon, GA

Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 121

CAMP CREEK RD.

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

2.5 MI S OF IDEAL, Macon, GA

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 121

STUBBS ROAD

Good

Over: TRIPLE CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF ANDERSONVILL, Macon, GA

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 121

STEEL BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: SNUFF BOX SWAMP

2.5 MI SW OF TOWNSEND, McIntosh, GA

Built 1980 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 160

JESSE COLE ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2 MI N OF MANCHESTER, Meriwether, GA

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 130

SR 112

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

APP 7 MI S OF CAMILLA, Mitchell, GA

Built 1942 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,750

BAGGS FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH

APP. 2.5 MI W OF CAMILL, Mitchell, GA

Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 704

SR 42

Good

Over: TOWALIGA RIVER

6 MI N OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,620

REEDY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: TOBESOFKEE CREEK TRIB.

7 MI SOUTH OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 2007 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 440

SR 15

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK TRIB

2 MI NW OF HIGGSTON, Montgomery, GA

Built 1992 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,400

EATONTON ROAD

Good

Over: NS RR (733155S)

IN GODFREY, Morgan, GA

Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 410

BRIAR CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BRIAR CREEK

5.6 MI NE OF MADISON, Morgan, GA

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 121

AQUA ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

5.7 MI S OF MADISON, Morgan, GA

Built 2008 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 300

SR 225

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

3 MI N OF SPRING PLACE, Murray, GA

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,540

BALL GROUND ROAD

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

5.8 MI SE OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1994 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 903

25TH STREET

Good

Over: WERACOBA CREEK

WESTERN COLUMBUS CITY LIM, Muscogee, GA

Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 240

BROWN AVENUE

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

S.W. COLUMBUS, Muscogee, GA

Built 2014 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,180

BOXWOOD BLVD

Good

Over: LINDSEY CREEK

COLUMBUS CL-OFF MACON RD, Muscogee, GA

Built 2018 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,650

DAVIS FORD ROAD

Good

Over: GAITHERS CREEK

8 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1991 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 300

STATE ROUTE 36

Good

Over: YELLOW RIVER

10 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 2018 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,250

SR 15

Good

Over: PORTERS CREEK

1 MI S OF WATKINSVILLE, Oconee, GA

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,770

R. C. THOMPSON ROA

Good

Over: McCLENDON CREEK TRIB

8.5 MI W OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 920

LUMBER CO ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD (340841D)

2 MI NW OF JASPER, Pickens, GA

Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,147

SR 515 (SBL)

Good

Over: TALONA CREEK

1 MI NW OF TALKING ROCK, Pickens, GA

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10,000

US 84 SR 38

Good

Over: LITTLE SATILLA RIV TRIB.

6 MI NE OF PATTERSON, Pierce, GA

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,320

SR 203

Good

Over: ALABAHA RIVER TRIB.

0.5 MI N OF BLACKSHEAR, Pierce, GA

Built 1941 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,740

US 19

Good

Over: ELKINS CREEK TRIB.

IN ZEBULON, Pike, GA

Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,200

WILLIAMSON ROAD

Good

Over: ELKINS CREEK

0.5 MI N OF ZEBULON, Pike, GA

Built 1989 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,520

US 23- US 441

Good

Over: TALLULAH RIVER

TALLULAH FALLS CITY LIMIT, Rabun, GA

Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,200

SR 15, US 23, 441-

Good

Over: STEKOA CREEK

2.7 MI S OF CLAYTON, Rabun, GA

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11,200

SR 56

Good

Over: BUTLER CREEK

7.1 MI NE OF HEPHZIBAH, Richmond, GA

Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 29,900

WINDSOR SPRING RD

Good

Over: BUTLER CREEK

6 MI N OF HEPHZIBAH, Richmond, GA

Built 1997 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30,700

SR 3 US 19

Good

Over: GSWRR

3 MILES SOUTH OF ELLAVILL, Schley, GA

Built 2009 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,510

PEANUT BLAND ROAD

Good

Over: FISHPOND DRAIN

10.2 MILES SOUTH OF IRON, Seminole, GA

Built 1996 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 121

US 19 / SR 3

Good

Over: HEART OF GEORGIA RR

0.5 MI SOUTH OF AMERICUS, Sumter, GA

Built 2009 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,120

SR 132

Good

Over: CAT CREEK

4.7 MI S OF MILAN, Telfair, GA

Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 300

PLEASANT HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MOSSY CREEK

1.7 MI E OF PLEASANT HILL, Terrell, GA

Built 1996 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 150

US 19 NBL, SR 3

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER

5 MI N OF THOMASVILLE, Thomas, GA

Built 1986 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 9,340

SR 147

Good

Over: GRACE BRANCH

18 MI S OF LYONS, Toombs, GA

Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 970

SR 15 - SR 29

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.5 MI S OF VIDALIA, Toombs, GA

Built 1989 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,540

BRASSTOWN WAY

Good

Over: BRASSTOWN CREEK TRIB

1.5 MI N OF YOUNG HARRIS, Towns, GA

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 600

I-85 (NBL)

Good

Over: LONG CANE CREEK

IN WEST POINT, Troup, GA

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 41,000

Showing 9,101-9,150 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.

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