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

I-516 (NBL)

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

IN SAVANNAH CITY LIMITS, Chatham, GA

Built 1968 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 38,300

I-516 (SBL)

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD.

IN SAVANNAH CITY LIMITS, Chatham, GA

Built 1968 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 45,700

SR 307

Good

Over: PIPE MAKERS CANAL

3 MI NW OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1971 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 17,600

I-16 (WBL)

Good

Over: LITTLE OGEECHEE RIVER

10 MI W OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1966 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 23,300

I-16

Good

Over: HARDIN CANAL

7 MI W OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1966 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 62,300

I-16

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

3 MI W OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 55,900

I-16

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

CITY LIMITS OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 55,900

I-95

Good

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER TRIB

10 MI SW OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 87,300

I-95 (NBL)

Good

Over: WALTHOUR SWAMP

3.1 MI N OF POOLER, Chatham, GA

Built 1976 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 82,900

I-95 (SBL)

Good

Over: WALTHOUR SWAMP

3.1 MI N OF POOLER, Chatham, GA

Built 1976 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 64,500

E. PRESIDENT ST

Good

Over: KAYTON CANAL

0.5 MI E OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1961 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 31,100

WHITE BLUFF ROAD

Good

Over: HARMAN CANAL

0.7 MI S OF SR 204(IN SAV, Chatham, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 24,090

CHATHAM PARKWAY

Good

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER TRIB

0.8 MI N INT SR 25(IN SAV, Chatham, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 17,500

RAMP OFF US 17

Good

Over: SPRINGFIELD CANAL

DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,230

SR 25 EAST CONN.

Good

Over: CLRD AREA @ SR 404 SPUR

NW SECTION OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 12,200

SR 25 RAMP

Good

Over: CLRD AREA AT SR 404 SPUR

NW SECTION OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 12,350

SR 25 CONN

Good

Over: SPRINGFIELD CANAL

NW SECTION OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 13,900

US 80

Good

Over: CASEY CANAL

2 MI W OF THUNDERBOLT, Chatham, GA

Built 1993 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 27,900

ADAMS ROAD

Good

Over: PIPEMAKER CANAL

BLOOMINGDALE N CITY LIMIT, Chatham, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 390

WHITE BLUFF ROAD

Good

Over: HARMON CREEK

1 MI S OF SR 204 (IN SAV), Chatham, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 24,090

SW BYPASS NBL

Good

Over: LITTLE OGEECHEE RIV- CSX

1.75 MI E OF I-95, Chatham, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 22,400

SW BYPASS SBL

Good

Over: LITTLE OGEECHEE RIV- CSX

1.75 MI E OF I-95, Chatham, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 22,400

JIMMY DELOACH PKY

Good

Over: PIPEMAKER CANAL TRIB

2 MI N.E. OF POOLER, Chatham, GA

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,080

JIMMY DELOACH PKY

Good

Over: WALTHOUR SWAMP

6.7 MI NE OF POOLER, Chatham, GA

Built 1996 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 14,000

JIMMY DELOACH PKY

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

6.8 MI NE OF POOLER, Chatham, GA

Built 1996 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 14,000

JIMMY DELOACH PKY

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

7.75 MI NE OF POOLER, Chatham, GA

Built 1996 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 14,000

POOLER BYPASS

Good

Over: PIPEMAKER CANAL

0.5 MI N OF POOLER, Chatham, GA

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30,400

TRUMAN PARKWAY

Good

Over: CASEY CANAL TRIB.

CITY OF SAV., Chatham, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 50,000

PINE MEADOW DRIVE

Good

Over: OGEECHEE CANAL TRIB

0.5 M W OF SR 307, Chatham, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,310

POOLER BY-PASS

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1 MI S OF SR 26 IN POOLER, Chatham, GA

Built 2003 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 26,000

POOLER BY-PASS

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1 MI S OF SR 26 IN POOLER, Chatham, GA

Built 2003 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 17,500

WATERS AVE.

Good

Over: HAMPSTEAD CANAL

N OF INTERSEC OF WATERS A, Chatham, GA

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 16,800

WILLSHIRE BLVD

Good

Over: HARMAN CANAL

0.1 MI W OF SR 204 ( IN S, Chatham, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,340

NEW HAMPSTEAD PKWY

Good

Over: LITTLE OGEECHEE POND

7 MI SE SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,520

ISLAND EXPRESSWAY

Good

Over: WILMINGTON RIVER

1 MILE EAST OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 2022 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 19,831

GWINNETT STREET

Good

Over: SPRINGFIELD CANAL

W CITY LIMITS SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 2022 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 10,460

US 27

Good

Over: HICHITEE CREEK

2.4 MI S OF CUSSETA, Chattahoochee, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,250

OLD HIGHWAY 27

Good

Over: CHAPPEL CREEK TRIB

IN NORTH TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,620

FIRST STREET

Good

Over: CHAPPEL CREEK TRIB

IN EAST TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 970

N. W. CONGRESS ST.

Good

Over: TOWN BRANCH

IN NW SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,540

BELLAH AVENUE

Good

Over: TOWN BRANCH

IN SOUTH SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,170

LYERLY ROAD

Good

Over: TOWN BRANCH TRIB.

IN SW SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 710

FARMERSVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE ARMUCHEE CK TRIB

8 MI NE OF SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 130

WILDLIFE LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: CHATTOOGA RIVER TRIB

3 MI E OF BERRYTON, Chattooga, GA

Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 180

STORY MILL ROAD

Good

Over: STOREY MILL CREEK

7 MI SE OF SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 140

FIRST AVENUE

Good

Over: TOWN BRANCH

IN SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1994 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 490

CURRANT STREET

Good

Over: TOWN BRANCH TRIB

IN SW SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 170

RIDGEWAY ROAD

Good

Over: CHAPPEL CREEK

2 MI NE OF TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 1996 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,080

SILVER HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MOSS CREEK

6 MI SE OF SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 290

US 27 SBL/SR 1

Good

Over: LITTLE ARMUCHEE CREEK

7.5 MI SE OF SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1998 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,110

Showing 9,851-9,900 of 15,216 bridges

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