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-85

Unknown

Over: M-9080 WILLINGHAM DRIVE

IN COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

ADT: 126,400

I-85

Unknown

Over: M-9081 SYLVAN ROAD

IN HAPEVILLE, Fulton, GA

ADT: 132,800

I-75 RAMP SB

Unknown

Over: M-9082 CLEVELAND AVE.

1 MI NE OF HAPEVILLE, Fulton, GA

ADT: 15,100

I-285

Unknown

Over: M-9093 FORREST PARK RD

SOUTH ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 115,900

I-85

Unknown

Over: M-9095 VIRGINIA AVE.

IN COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

ADT: 113,400

I-85 SPUR

Unknown

Over: M-9095 VIRGINIA AVE.

IN HAPEVILLE, Fulton, GA

ADT: 9,500

I-85

Unknown

Over: M-9096 LOOP RD (AIRPORT)

IN COLLAGE PARK, Fulton, GA

ADT: 137,500

I-85 RAMP

Unknown

Over: M-9096 LOOP RD (AIRPORT)

IN COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

ADT: 3,100

WHITE STREET

Unknown

Over: M-9130 LAWTON STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 11,370

I-20

Unknown

Over: M-9133 WESTVIEW DRIVE

IN W ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 128,800

LANGHORN STREET

Unknown

Over: M-9133 WESTVIEW DRIVE

IN WEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 16,057

MANGUM STREET

Unknown

Over: M-9134 M.L.K. JR. DRIVE

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 4,000

I-75

Unknown

Over: M-9143 HOWELL MILL ROAD

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 220,300

I-85 RAMP

Unknown

Over: M-9146 DEERING ROAD

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 12,000

I-75

Unknown

Over: M-9149 TENTH STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 413,400

BOULEVARD

Unknown

Over: CS 1790 DECATUR STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 16,600

I-75

Unknown

Over: M-9158 W. P'TREE STREET

CIVIC CENTER STATION, Fulton, GA

ADT: 405,300

I-75 RAMP

Unknown

Over: M-9163 WASHINGTON ST

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 17,150

SR 166

Unknown

Over: M-9086 PRYOR ROAD

IN SOUTH ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 20,979

I-20

Unknown

Over: M-9180 BOULEVARD

IN E ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 159,000

PRES. PARKWAY

Unknown

Over: M-9190 JACKSON STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 42,900

I-75

Unknown

Over: RMP WILLIAMS ST TO I-75N

RM FR WILLIAMS ST TO I75, Fulton, GA

ADT: 405,300

I-75

Unknown

Over: M-9210 P'TREE BATTLE AVE

IN N FULTON, Fulton, GA

ADT: 220,300

I-285

Unknown

Over: M-9212 MT. VERNON HWY.

IN N FULTON, Fulton, GA

ADT: 244,400

I-285

Unknown

Over: M-9248 RIVERSIDE DRIVE

IN N FULTON, Fulton, GA

ADT: 244,400

US 19

Unknown

Over: M-9248 SPALDING DRIVE

3.2 MI N OF I-285, Fulton, GA

ADT: 173,900

I-85

Unknown

Over: M-9329 NBL CAMP CRK PKWY

IN COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

ADT: 95,900

I-85 RAMP SB

Unknown

Over: M-9329 SBL CAMP CRK PKWY

IN COLLAGE PARK, Fulton, GA

ADT: 2,100

I-285

Unknown

Over: CAMP CREEK PKWY

IN EAST POINT, Fulton, GA

ADT: 127,500

NORFOLK SOUTHERN R

Unknown

Over: NORTH AVENUE

IN NW ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 21,736

I-85

Unknown

Over: CS 8041 COFIELD DRIVE

IN HAPEVILLE, Fulton, GA

ADT: 132,800

INTERNATIONAL BLVD

Unknown

Over: CS 20065 ACCESS TO OMNI

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 11,370

A YOUNG INTL BLVD

Unknown

Over: MANGUM ST SW

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 11,370

US 19

Unknown

Over: M-9387 PITTS ROAD

4.3 MI N OF I-285, Fulton, GA

ADT: 173,900

I-285

Unknown

Over: CR 288 HEARDS ROAD

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 249,300

NORFOLK SOUTHERN R

Unknown

Over: I-75

IN HAPEVILLE, Fulton, GA

ADT: 134,480

NORFOLK SOUTHERN R

Unknown

Over: I-75

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 283,540

85 RAMP TO 16TH ST

Unknown

Over: N/S RAILROAD

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 132,760

NOR SOUTHERN RR

Unknown

Over: I-75

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 132,760

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: I-85

1.9 M SE OF FAIRBURN, Fulton, GA

ADT: 108,290

NORFOLK SOUTHERN R

Unknown

Over: I-85

IN HAPEVILLE, Fulton, GA

ADT: 129,040

NORFOLK SOUTHERN R

Unknown

Over: SR 13

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 78,970

ATLANTA BELTLINE

Unknown

Over: SR 13

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 30,510

UTILITY BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: I-285

IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 137,730

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: I-285 (SR 407)

IN W ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 142,200

PED. BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: SR 8 PONCE DE LEON

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 34,020

NORFOLK SOUTHERN R

Unknown

Over: SR 3 NORTHSIDE DRIVE

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 25,490

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: SR 3 NORTHSIDE DRIVE

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 28,750

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: SR 3 NORTHSIDE DRIVE

IN W ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 6,800

NORFOLK SOUTHERN R

Unknown

Over: SR 8 NORTH AVENUE

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 10,810

Showing 1,201-1,250 of 15,216 bridges

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