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

PATEVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.5 MI S OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 340

CULPEPPER ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK OVERFLOW

2.5 MI S OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 190

CULPEPPER ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.5 MI S OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 190

CEMETERY ROAD

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER TRIB.

0.5 MI W OF WILCOX C L, Crisp, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 410

COWN ROAD

Good

Over: GUM CREEK TRIB.

3.5 MI N OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 200

BYRDS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COR, Crisp, GA

Built 1999 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 90

HAWPOND ROAD

Good

Over: LIME CREEK

0.2 MI E OF ARABI, Crisp, GA

Built 1999 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 380

WATSON ROAD

Good

Over: REEDY BRANCH

5.9 MILES E. OF ARABI, Crisp, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 20

24TH AVENUE

Good

Over: S.R401D-100.19N

CORDELE-SE SECTION, Crisp, GA

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,340

HAWPOND ROAD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

4.6MI E OF ARABI, Crisp, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 100

PINE ROAD

Good

Over: GULLEY CREEK

1.5 MILES S.E. OF CONEY, Crisp, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

I-59 (NBL)

Good

Over: SQUIRREL TOWN CREEK

1.5 MI N OF NEW ENGLAND, Dade, GA

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 14,400

I-59 (SBL)

Good

Over: SQUIRREL TOWN CREEK

1.5 MI N OF NEW ENGLAND, Dade, GA

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 22,200

POPE CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: POPE CREEK

3 MI NE OF NEW ENGLAND, Dade, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 110

CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: POPE CREEK

3 MI NE OF NEW ENGLAND, Dade, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 290

CAVE SPRINGS RD

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

2 MI NE OF RISING FAWN, Dade, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 230

MASON ROAD

Good

Over: GULF CREEK

9.4 MI S OF TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 1986 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 40

MURPHY HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: RATTLE SNAKE CREEK

3.8 MI NW OF NEW ENGLAND, Dade, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 220

NEW ENGLAND RD

Good

Over: SQUIRREL TOWN CREEK

IN NEW ENGLAND, Dade, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 903

SUNSET DRIVE

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

IN SE TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,110

PRICE STREET

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

IN S TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 200

SULPHUR SPRINGS GP

Good

Over: LOOKOUT CREEK

11.8 MI S OF TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 103

OLD CLOVERDALE RD

Good

Over: LOOKOUT CREEK

3 MI S OF RISING FAWN, Dade, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 366

I-24 EBL

Good

Over: I-59 CONN TO I-24 W

IN JCT. OF I-59 AND I-24, Dade, GA

Built 2003 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 46,900

HOLDER LOOP ROAD

Good

Over: GULF CREEK

8.3 MI S OF TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

SR 52

Good

Over: LAUREL CREEK

12 MI NW OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1942 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,310

SR 136

Good

Over: COCHRAN CREEK

6.8 MI NW OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,210

HOWSERS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1982 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 450

NEW HOPE ROAD

Good

Over: COCHRAN CREEK

8 MI NW OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1972 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 100

KELLY BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

7 MI SW OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 410

BURT CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BURT CREEK

1 MI N OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1972 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 903

SR 136

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

3.2 MI E OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,970

AFTON ROAD

Good

Over: AMICOLOLA CREEK

9 MI NW OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 2005 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 366

HOLCOMB ROAD

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

7 MI SW OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 2011 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 50

SR 9

Good

Over: ETOWAH RIVER

4.5 MI S OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 2018 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,370

WAUTAUGA ROAD

Good

Over: DOUBLE BRANCH

5.5 MI E OF ATTAPULGUS, Decatur, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 160

US 27 (NBL)-SR1

Good

Over: SWAMP CREEK

5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATTA, Decatur, GA

Built 1994 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,960

MARS HILL CH ROAD

Good

Over: BLACK LAKE TRIB

11 MI NE OF BAINBRIDGE, Decatur, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 500

ROBINSON-MITCHELL

Good

Over: BLACK LAKE TRIB

11 MI NE OF BAINBRIDGE, Decatur, GA

Built 1993 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

SYKES MILL ROAD

Good

Over: ATTAPULGUS CREEK

7.5 MI NE OF ATTAPULGUS, Decatur, GA

Built 1992 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 40

BETTS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: BETTS MILL CREEK

6.8 MI SW OF ATTAPULGUS, Decatur, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

BERT-PHILLIPS RD

Good

Over: ATTAPULGUS CREEK TRIB

APP 2.2 MI SE OF CLIMAX, Decatur, GA

Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 280

OLD FACEVILLE RD

Good

Over: WILLACOOCHEE CREEK

7.5 MI W OF ATTAPULGUS, Decatur, GA

Built 1994 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

STONE ROAD

Good

Over: ATTAPULGUS CREEK

3.9 MI. NE OF ATTAPULGUS, Decatur, GA

Built 1996 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

PHILLIPE-POPE ROAD

Good

Over: PHILLIPS-POPE R

3 MILES SOUTH EAST OF C, Decatur, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 200

US 278

Good

Over: SR 10 (US 278)

IN DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,750

BUFORD HIGHWAY

Good

Over: N FORK PEACHTREE CREEK

5.1 MI NW OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1974 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 21,600

MORELAND AVE.US 23

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

10 MI SW OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1976 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 28,400

I-285

Good

Over: I-20

5.8 MI SE OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 193,000

I-285 CBL RAMP

Good

Over: I-20

INTERSECTION I-20 & I-285, DeKalb, GA

Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 45,800

Showing 9,351-9,400 of 15,069 bridges

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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.