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

SR 150

Good

Over: GERMANY CREEK

4 MI NE OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,490

STAGECOACH RD

Good

Over: GREENBRIER CREEK

6.4 MI NE OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 220

FISH DAM ROAD

Good

Over: GERMANY CREEK

7 MI NE OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

FISH DAM ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE GERMANY CREEK

7 MI NE OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

TUDOR ROAD

Good

Over: HEADSTALL CREEK

2.5 MI S OF DEARING, McDuffie, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

OLD MILLEDGEVILLE

Good

Over: WHITES CREEK

3.6 MI SW OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

STERLING GIBSON RD

Good

Over: BIG BRIER CREEK

5.6 MI SW OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

WRIGHTSBORO ROAD

Good

Over: HART CREEK

8.5 MI N OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 200

WRIGHTSBORO ROAD

Good

Over: CHILL CREEK

9 MI N OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 200

GILPIN ROAD

Good

Over: GERMANY CREEK

6.75 MI NE OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

WRIGHTSBORO ROAD

Good

Over: MATTOX CREEK

4.5 MI N OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1996 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 160

SR 251

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

1 MI NW OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,010

I-95 (SBL)

Good

Over: CHAMPNEYS RIVER

4 MI SW OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 57,500

I-95 (SBL)

Good

Over: BUTLER RIVER

3 MI SW OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 57,500

I-95 (NBL)

Good

Over: DARIEN CREEK

1 MI W OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 61,100

I-95

Good

Over: KIDD ISLAND SWAMP

7 MI N OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 58,900

I-95

Good

Over: BUCK HILL SWAMP

12 MI N OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 57,500

HARRIS NECK ROAD

Good

Over: NORTON BRANCH

2 MI E OF JCT SR 25, McIntosh, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 920

SR 18

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

IN WOODBURY, Meriwether, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,740

COLEMAN CRK CIR

Good

Over: COLEMAN CREEK

1 MI NE OF PRIMROSE, Meriwether, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

COVERED BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER TRIB

3 MI SE OF GAY, Meriwether, GA

Built 1982 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

C.O. CALDWELL ROAD

Good

Over: BRITTENS CREEK

5 MI NE OF GREENVILLE, Meriwether, GA

Built 1982 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

SR 100

Good

Over: OLLIE BRANCH

8 MI. NW. OF GREENVILLE, Meriwether, GA

Built 1998 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 920

HARRY HARDY ROAD

Good

Over: SULPHUR CREEK TRIB

2 MI NW OF DURAND, Meriwether, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 760

SR 85

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

1.7 S OF WOODBURY, Meriwether, GA

Built 2008 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,970

US 27 /SR 1

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK TRIB

3.6 MI S OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1939 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,050

PHILLIPSBURG ROAD

Good

Over: BIG DRAIN CREEK

APP 5 MI NE OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1982 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,200

ROCK ROAD

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

1.5 MI W OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 50

ENTERPRISE ROAD

Good

Over: SOW BRANCH

7.7 MI SW OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 210

W. SHEFFIELD RD

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

6.5 MI NW OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

DAVISTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: SUSAIN FORD CREEK

8 MI NW OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

DAVISTOWN ROAD

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

7.8 MI NW OF COLQUITT, Miller, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

5 MILES NORTH OF COLQUIT, Miller, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

SR 93- SR 112

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK TRIB

INT SR 93 & 112, Mitchell, GA

Built 1937 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,210

SR 112

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

5 MILES SOUTH OF CAMILLA, Mitchell, GA

Built 1941 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,750

SR 112

Good

Over: WETHINGTON SLOUGH O/F

APP 11 MI NE OF CAMILLA, Mitchell, GA

Built 1938 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,210

HARMONY CH ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

6 MI E OF PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 630

MT. ZION ROAD

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

APP 4 MI N OF COTTON, Mitchell, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 180

EAST BROAD STREET

Good

Over: SALLY'S BRANCH

APP 1 MI E OF SALE CITY, Mitchell, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 450

MT. ZION CHURCH RD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

APP 3.5 MI N OF PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 600

LANDFILL ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

APP 3 MI NNW OF PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 550

BREST STATION ROAD

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

APP 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF, Mitchell, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

GREENOUGH ROAD

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK TRIB

APP 3.7 MI NW OF SALE CTY, Mitchell, GA

Built 1982 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 480

FLINT ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH TRIB

4 MI ENE OF CAMILLA, Mitchell, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 250

MT. ZION CHURCH RD

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH

3.5 MI. W. OF CAMILLA, Mitchell, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 320

JOHN COLLINS ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

1 MILE FRO PELHAM, Mitchell, GA

Built 2009 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 270

SR 74

Good

Over: ECHECONNEE CREEK TRIB.

7 MI E OF CULLODEN, Monroe, GA

Built 1954 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,490

SR 83

Good

Over: STANDARD CREEK

8 MI NE OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1957 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,670

I-75 SBL

Good

Over: RED CREEK TRIB

3 MI N OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1966 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 41,400

I-75 SBL

Good

Over: RED CREEK

3 MI N OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1966 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 41,400

Showing 11,151-11,200 of 15,216 bridges

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