State profile · Below national median SD

Georgia bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Georgia — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,216
Public bridges
63.0%
Good condition
1.5%
Poor condition
1.5%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

1.5%

226 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 5.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Georgia (FHWA NBI)

Georgia62.96004206098843%20.43901156677182%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Georgia on the same metric.

04

Arizona

1.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,640
Selected

13

Georgia

1.49% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,216

49

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126

50

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

All Bridges in Georgia

US 129/ SR 11

Good

Over: FOLSOM CREEK OVERFLOW

5.2 MILES NORTH OF ABBEVI, Wilcox, GA

Built 1934 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 890

US 129/ SR 11

Good

Over: FOLSOM CREEK TRIB

5.3 MI N OF ABBEVILLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 1934 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 890

US 129/ SR 11

Good

Over: FOLSOM CREEK TRIB

5.4 MI N OF ABBEVILLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 1934 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 890

US 129/ SR 11

Good

Over: OCMULGEE RIVER TRIB

7.6 MILES NORTH OF ABBEVI, Wilcox, GA

Built 1935 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 890

US 129/ SR 11

Good

Over: OCMULGEE RIVER TRIB

10.4 MILES NORTH OF ABBEV, Wilcox, GA

Built 1935 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 890

US 280/ SR 30

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER TRIB

1.5 MI E OF PITTS, Wilcox, GA

Built 1939 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,630

US 280/ SR 30

Good

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB

1.4 MI W OF ROCHELLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 1939 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,630

SR 215

Good

Over: HOUSE CREEK TRIB

8 MI S OF ABBEVILLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 1992 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 920

CHRISTIAN HILL ROA

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIB

3.5 MI S OF PINEVIEW, Wilcox, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 140

CHRISTIAN HILL ROA

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PINE, Wilcox, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 110

CR 45

Good

Over: DOUBLE RUN CREEK

4.3 MI S OF SEVILLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 1976 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 160

CR 46

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

APP 1.5 MI W OF ROCHELLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 410

AMERICAN LEGION RD

Good

Over: HOUSE CREEK

4.4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AB, Wilcox, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 340

POOR ROBIN S ROAD

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

ABBEVILLE NORTH CITY LIM, Wilcox, GA

Built 1982 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

CR 254

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER

2.2 MILES NORTH OF SEVILL, Wilcox, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 310

HARVEY ROAD

Good

Over: FOLSOM CREEK TRIB

3.8 MILES NORTHEAST OF RO, Wilcox, GA

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 160

ADDISON ROAD

Good

Over: HOUSE CREEK TRIB

7.7 MI S OF ABBEVILLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 1999 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 220

US 280/ SR 30

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER TRIB

0.7 MI W OF PITTS, Wilcox, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,630

US 280/ SR 30

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER

1.2 MILES W. OF PITTS, Wilcox, GA

Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,630

POWELL ROAD

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER TRIB.

0.5 MI S OF SAVILLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 1996 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

US 280/ SR 30

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER TRIB

0.8 MILES OF SEVILLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,650

US 280/ SR 30

Good

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER TRIB

1.3 MILES E OF SEVILLE, Wilcox, GA

Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,650

SR 17

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

3.3 MI N OF WASHINGTON, Wilkes, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,320

SR 17

Good

Over: CHICKASAW CREEK

4.5 MI N OF TIGNALL, Wilkes, GA

Built 1983 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,930

WIDE ROAD

Good

Over: KEMP CREEK

7.7 MI S OF METASVILLE, Wilkes, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 10

MARTIN ECHOLS RD

Good

Over: CLARK CREEK

6.2 MI SW OF TIGNALL, Wilkes, GA

Built 1986 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

O'HARA STANDARD RD

Good

Over: MORRIS CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF DANBURG, Wilkes, GA

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

FLAT ROCK ROAD

Good

Over: NEWFORD CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF DANBURG, Wilkes, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 80

US 441) / SR 29

Good

Over: LAUREL BRANCH

6.5 MI N OF MCINTYRE, Wilkinson, GA

Built 1934 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,502

SR 112

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

1.2 MI S OF TOOMSBORO, Wilkinson, GA

Built 1954 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 420

C.T. LORD HWY.

Good

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

11.8 MI NW OF TOOMSBORO, Wilkinson, GA

Built 1974 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 440

SR 18

Good

Over: LITTLE COMMISSIONERS CK

CITY OF GORDON, Wilkinson, GA

Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,040

CLAYFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE COMMISSIONER CR

3.4 MI NW OF MCINTYRE, Wilkinson, GA

Built 1994 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 270

US 441 (NBL) / SR

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

7.5 MI N OF MCINTYRE, Wilkinson, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,502

US 441 (SBL)/ SR 2

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

7.5 MI N OF MCINTYRE, Wilkinson, GA

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,270

US 441 (SBL) / SR

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK OVERFLOW

8.3 MILES S. OF IRWINTON, Wilkinson, GA

Built 2005 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,680

US 441 (SBL)/SR 29

Good

Over: MAIDEN CREEK

7 MI S OF IRWINTON, Wilkinson, GA

Built 2005 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,760

US 441 (SBL)/SR 29

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

3.1 MI S OF IRWINTON, Wilkinson, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,130

US 441 (NBL) / SR

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

3.1 MI S OF IRWINTON, Wilkinson, GA

Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,720

DENT RD

Good

Over: DRY BRANCH

2.7 MI EAST OF MCINTYRE, Wilkinson, GA

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

FALL LINE FWY(SBL)

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

7.5 MILES N.E. OF GORDON, Wilkinson, GA

Built 2010 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,702

SR 33

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

S SYLVESTER/1 MI S SR 50, Worth, GA

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,280

SR 33

Good

Over: BRANCH OF WARRIOR CREEK

INSIDE OF SYLVESTER, Worth, GA

Built 1931 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,310

SR 33

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

6 MI N OF SYLVESTER, Worth, GA

Built 1931 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,310

SR 33

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

6 MI N OF SYLVESTER, Worth, GA

Built 1931 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,310

SR 33

Good

Over: FORK JOES CREEK

6.5 MI N OF SYLVESTER, Worth, GA

Built 1931 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,310

SR 33

Good

Over: ABRAMS CREEK

5.2 MI SE OF DOLES, Worth, GA

Built 1931 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,310

SR 33

Good

Over: JETER CREEK

4.9 MI E OF DOLES, Worth, GA

Built 1931 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,310

SR 33

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

4.6 MI E OF DOLES, Worth, GA

Built 1931 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,320

SR 33

Good

Over: GUM CREEK TRIB.

4.7 MI E OF DOLES, Worth, GA

Built 1931 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,320

Showing 11,801-11,850 of 15,216 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.