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

HARRELL HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SATILLA CREEK

3 MI W OF HORTENSE, Brantley, GA

Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,610

HARRELL HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MILL BRANCH

4 MI E OF HORTENSE, Brantley, GA

Built 2005 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,910

HARRELL HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BROWNTOWN SWAMP

9 MI E OF HORTENSE, Brantley, GA

Built 2005 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,910

US 84 SR 38 WBL

Good

Over: OKAPILCO CREEK

APP 1.5 MI E OF QUITMAN, Brooks, GA

Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 11,200

US 84 SR 38 WBL

Good

Over: OKAPILCO CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 2 MI E OF QUITMAN, Brooks, GA

Built 1988 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 11,300

SR 122

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

APP 3 MI E OF BARNEY, Brooks, GA

Built 2008 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,470

SR 26 (US 80)

Good

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER

1.9 MILES NW OF EDEN, Bryan, GA

Built 2015 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 11,700

GOV-TREUTLEN HWY

Good

Over: SWEETEN WATER BRANCH

13.5 MI SE OF BROOKLET, Bulloch, GA

Built 1977 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,260

ROCKY FORD ROAD

Good

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER

10 MI NE OF PORTAL, Bulloch, GA

Built 1988 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 980

SR 46

Good

Over: LITTLE LOTTS CREEK

5.5 MI E OF REGISTER, Bulloch, GA

Built 1996 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,120

SR 36

Good

Over: TOWALIGA RIVER

7.5 MI SW OF JACKSON, Butts, GA

Built 2013 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,920

DUKES CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE PACHITLA CREEK

3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF E, Calhoun, GA

Built 1985 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 20

WILLIAM AVERN RD

Good

Over: PRUITT CREEK

5 MI N OF MORGAN, Calhoun, GA

Built 1984 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 20

I-16 EBL

Good

Over: CANOOCHEE RIVER

3.7 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA

Built 1977 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 24,000

SR 23

Good

Over: CANOOCHEE RIVER

3.2 MI S OF METTER, Candler, GA

Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,990

SR 23

Good

Over: CANOOCHEE RIVER O/F

3.1 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA

Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,990

GLISSON ROAD

Good

Over: WOLFE CREEK

6 MI. S OF METTER, Candler, GA

Built 2010 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 340

PORTAL HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE STOCKING HEAD CRK

5 MI. N OF METTER, Candler, GA

Built 2010 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,030

PORTAL HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH

8 MI. N OF METTER, Candler, GA

Built 2010 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,200

PORTAL HIGHWAY

Good

Over: LOTTS CREEK

9 MI. N OF METTER, Candler, GA

Built 2010 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,200

SMITHFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3.5 MI N OF BOWDON, Carroll, GA

Built 2001 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,470

TYUS-CARROLLTON RD

Good

Over: LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER

5.5 MI SE OF BOWDON, Carroll, GA

Built 2020 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 670

SR 151

Good

Over: LITTLE CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

5.5 MI S OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,050

ROLLINS IND. BLVD.

Good

Over: LITTLE CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

1.8 MI SW OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

Built 1991 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 870

HEADRICK ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

5.8 MI NE OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

Built 1977 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 220

SR 23

Good

Over: HARRIS CREEK

5 MI S OF ST GEORGE, Charlton, GA

Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,380

I-516 (SBL)

Good

Over: SR 25

CITY OF GARDEN CITY, Chatham, GA

Built 1979 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 39,200

SW BYPASS SBL

Good

Over: CR 777 GARRARD AVE

1.5 MI W OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1994 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 22,400

JIMMY DELOACH PKWY

Good

Over: SR 26 US 80

BLOOMINGDALE CITY LIMITS, Chatham, GA

Built 2021 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 18,020

JIMMY DELOACH PKWY

Good

Over: US80

BLOOMINGDALE CITY LIMITS, Chatham, GA

Built 2021 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 18,020

SR 48

Good

Over: RACCOON CREEK

3 MI W OF SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 2023 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,110

SAVANNA ESTATES DR

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER TRIB

7 MI E OF HOLLY SPRINGS, Cherokee, GA

Built 2003 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 370

SR8 SR10L US29 (CC

Good

Over: CSX RR (ABANDONED)

1.3 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1976 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 37,800

SR8 SR10L US29 (CB

Good

Over: CSX RR (ABANDONED)

1.3 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1976 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 23,350

WEST LAKE DRIVE

Good

Over: MIDDLE OCONEE RIV TRIB

2.2 MI SW OF ATHENS TOWN, Clarke, GA

Built 1958 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,980

SR 94

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

APP 2.2 MI E OF FARGO, Clinch, GA

Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 530

SR 94

Good

Over: DOUBLE RUN CREEK

APP 2 MI E OF FARGO, Clinch, GA

Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 530

US 84 SR 38

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

3.5 MI E OF HOMERVILLE, Clinch, GA

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,920

US 84 SR 38

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

3.5 MI E OF HOMERVILLE, Clinch, GA

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,730

OLD CANTON ROAD

Good

Over: SOPE CREEK

4.9 MI E OF MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 1997 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 13,000

OGLESBY ROAD

Good

Over: POWDER SPRINGS CREEK

3.1 MI NW OF AUSTELL, Cobb, GA

Built 2008 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 910

I-75 MANAGED LANES

Good

Over: NORTH MARIETTA PARKWAY

IN EAST MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 225,340

I-75 MANAGED LANES

Good

Over: I-75 SBL I-75RAMP I-75ML

3 MILES EAST OF SMYRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 9,999

I-75 MANAGED LANES

Good

Over: ELIZABETH BRANCH

IN EAST MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 225,340

BUFORD C. GILLIARD

Good

Over: HOG CREEK

APP .5 MI E OF NICHOLS, Coffee, GA

Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,960

US 441 - US 319 -

Good

Over: OCMULGEE RIVER

1 MI S OF JACKSONVILLE, Coffee, GA

Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,960

SR 32

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

APP .4 MI W OF NICHOLS, Coffee, GA

Built 2016 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,960

SR 32

Good

Over: 17 MILE RIVER

3 MILES EAST OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 2021 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 5,860

SE 5TH AVE.

Good

Over: OKAPILCO CREEK

SE MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1982 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,450

SR 111

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

16 MI SW OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1994 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,680

Showing 11,701-11,750 of 15,069 bridges

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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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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.