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

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OLD VILLA RICA ROA

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

1 MI N OF POWDER SPRINGS, Cobb, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,750

BARRETT PARKWAY

Good

Over: NOSES CREEK

2 MILES SOUTH WEST OF MAR, Cobb, GA

Built 2001 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,700

DUNCAN ROAD

Good

Over: NOONDAY CREEK

2 MI E OF KENNESAW, Cobb, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,004

CUMBERLAND BOULEVA

Good

Over: ROTTENWOOD CREEK

6.7 MILES SOUTH EAST OF, Cobb, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,105

ATLANTA ROAD

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

8.0 MILES SOUTH OF SMYRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 18,000

FLINT HILL ROAD

Good

Over: OLLEY CREEK

2.4 MI NORTH OF AUSTELL, Cobb, GA

Built 2008 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,450

BELLS FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: NOONDAY CREEK TRIB

3.9 MILES EAST OF KENNESA, Cobb, GA

Built 2008 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,100

HOLLY SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: SEWELL CREEK TRIB.

5 MILES NORTH EAST OF MAR, Cobb, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,830

SOUTH HURT ROAD

Good

Over: NICHAJACK CREEK TRIB.

2.9 MI SW OF SMYRNS, Cobb, GA

Built 2008 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,004

CONCORD ROAD

Good

Over: SILVER COMET TRAIL

2.5 MILES SOUTH WEST OF S, Cobb, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,004

POST OAK TRITT ROA

Good

Over: WILLEO CREEK TRIB.

9.2 MILES NE OF MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 2008 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,460

SMYRNA-POWDER SPRI

Good

Over: NICKAJACK CREEK

2 MILES W OF SMYRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,920

KENNESAW AVENUE

Good

Over: NOSES CREEK

IN NORTH WEST MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,880

WEST SANDTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

5.4 MILES WEST OF MARIETT, Cobb, GA

Built 2010 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,560

LEWIS ROAD

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

4.0 MILES NORTH WEST OF A, Cobb, GA

Built 2010 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,673

INDIAN HILL TRAIL

Good

Over: BISHOP CREEK

7.0 MILES SOUTH EAST OF M, Cobb, GA

Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,004

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE ALLATOON CREEK

5 MI SW OF ACWORTH, Cobb, GA

Built 2011 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,004

SR 206 CONN.

Good

Over: 20 MILE CREEK TRIB.

APP 1 MI N OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1977 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,450

SINKHOLE ROAD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

7 MI W OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 530

TRUE LOVE ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4 MI SW OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 704

BETHEL ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4 MI SW OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,260

EMMETT PILKINTON R

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

8 MI NE OF WEST GREEN, Coffee, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 260

DONNIE HARPER RD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

APP 6 MI SE OF AMBROSE, Coffee, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 550

NOAH MANCIL ROAD

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

APP 3 MI W OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 140

CLYDE KIRKLAND ROA

Good

Over: SEVENTEEN MILE RIV TRIB.

4.5 MI SE OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 190

LOTT ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

APP 8 MI W OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

GRIFFIN CEM ROAD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

APP 8 MI W OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 50

BASSWOOD DRIVE

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

APP 5 M SW OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 270

MILTON ROYALS RD

Good

Over: WIGGINS CREEK

APP 1 MI W OF AMBROSE, Coffee, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

AMBROSE-BROXTON RD

Good

Over: HALLS CREEK

APP 2 MI OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,590

AMBROSE-BROXTON RD

Good

Over: ROSES CREEK

APP 1.1 MI W OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,590

US 319 SR 35

Good

Over: WARRIOR CREEK

APP 1 MI S OF CROSLAND, Colquitt, GA

Built 1972 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,890

COOL SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

APP .5 MI NE OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1986 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,800

COOL SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

3 MI S OF NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1986 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,800

COOL SPRINGS ROAD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

3 MI SE NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1986 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,560

LOWER MEIGS ROAD

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TRIB

APP 4.5 MI W OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,200

HEMPSTEAD CH RD

Good

Over: OKAPILCO CREEK TRIB

APP 3 MI SE OF BERLIN, Colquitt, GA

Built 1976 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

TICKNOR ROAD

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

APP 1.4 MI NW OF DOERUN, Colquitt, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 440

PAUL MURPHY RD

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TRIB

3.8 MI SW OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1992 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 750

BAYPOLE SCHOOL RD

Good

Over: BAY POLE BRANCH

9.2 MI SW OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1992 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 70

OAK GROVE CH RD

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

7.3 MI SW OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1994 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 160

OLD ALBANY ROAD

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TRIB

APP 6 MI SE OF DOERUN, Colquitt, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 320

ROB BENNETT DR

Good

Over: LITTLE INDIAN CREEK

4.9 MI SW NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1994 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 704

SON NORMAN ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2.6 MI NW NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1974 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 290

RL SEARS ROAD

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

4 MI S OF NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 230

COOK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

APP 7.5 MI SE OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 530

PERRY BATTS ROAD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

1.3 MI SE NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 380

TIFT CO LINE ROAD

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

APP 4.1 MI NE OF CROSLAND, Colquitt, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 190

LANIER ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

APP 8.9 MI S OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 150

CULBERTSON ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

APP 6.4 MI SE OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1972 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 390

Showing 10,051-10,100 of 15,216 bridges

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