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

US 221

Good

Over: GREENBRIER CREEK TRIB.

3.6 MI NE OF APPLING, Columbia, GA

Built 2013 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 910

US 41 - SR 7

Good

Over: GIDDENS MILL CREEK

N ADEL, Cook, GA

Built 2010 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 5,740

LOWER HARTLEY BR R

Good

Over: ECHECONNEE CREEK

12 MI E OF ROBERTA, Crawford, GA

Built 1995 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,020

SR 22

Good

Over: BAILEY BRANCH

8 MI W OF ROBERTA, Crawford, GA

Built 2017 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,060

I-75 (NBL)

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

APP 3 MI N OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1960 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 52,900

ANDERSONVILL TR. U

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

CONEY-NORTH SECTION, Crisp, GA

Built 1990 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 6,502

COWN ROAD

Good

Over: GUM CREEK

3.5 MI N OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1987 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 200

CLEVE WRIGHT ROAD

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

3 MI NW OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 2008 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 40

MEMORIAL DRIVE

Good

Over: SNAPFINGER CREEK

1.8 MI W OF STONE MTN, DeKalb, GA

Built 1932 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 40,600

COVINGTON HIGHWAY

Good

Over: POLE BRIDGE CREEK

5 MI SE OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1931 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 22,500

ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK PEACHTREE CREEK

2.3 MI E OF DORAVILLE, DeKalb, GA

Built 1957 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 10,700

EASTMAN DUBLIN HWY

Good

Over: GUM SWAMP CREEK TRIB

6 MI NE OF EASTMAN, Dodge, GA

Built 1942 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,810

EASTMAN DUBLIN HWY

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

8 MI NE OF EASTMAN, Dodge, GA

Built 1942 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,810

EASTMAN DUBLIN HWY

Good

Over: GUM SWAMP CREEK

4.5 MI NE OF EASTMAN, Dodge, GA

Built 1993 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,870

A B FULFORD MEM BR

Good

Over: SANDY MOUNT CREEK

2 MI. NW. OF VIENNA, Dooly, GA

Built 1998 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,850

SR 90

Good

Over: LITTLE PENNAHATEE CREEK

3.6 MI N.W. OF VIENNA, Dooly, GA

Built 1998 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,850

SR 300 (NBL)

Good

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

APP 4.3 MI NE OF ALBANY, Dougherty, GA

Built 1980 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 7,420

SR 300

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER TRIB

APP 7.4 MILES NORTH EAST, Dougherty, GA

Built 1974 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 6,690

EPHESUS CHURCH ROA

Good

Over: DOG RIVER

3.6 MI S OF VILLA RICA, Douglas, GA

Built 1980 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,910

BANKS MILL ROAD

Good

Over: DOG RIVER

8 MI SOUTH WEST OF DOUGLA, Douglas, GA

Built 1985 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 366

SR 62

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK OVERFLOW

3.5 MILES WEST OF ARLINGT, Early, GA

Built 1988 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,360

SR 62

Good

Over: PERRY CREEK

1 MILES WEST OF ARLINGTON, Early, GA

Built 1988 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,360

FIRST KOLOMOKI RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE KOLOMOKI CREEK

5.67 MI N OF BLAKELY, Early, GA

Built 2021 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 280

SR 94

Good

Over: ALLIGATOR CREEK

4 MI E OF STATENVILLE, Echols, GA

Built 1951 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 630

SR 26 - US 80

Good

Over: LITTLE OGEECHEE CREEK

8 MI S OF GUYTON, Effingham, GA

Built 1926 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 11,100

HONEY RIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

4 MI S OF GUYTON, Effingham, GA

Built 2019 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 514

SR 72

Good

Over: LITTLE DOVE CREEK

6.8 MI SW OF ELBERTON, Elbert, GA

Built 1975 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 5,840

SR 77

Good

Over: FALLING CREEK TRIB

2 MI S OF ELBERTON, Elbert, GA

Built 1936 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,790

US 80/ SR 26

Good

Over: MULEPEN CREEK TRIB.

3.7 MI NW OF NORRISTOWN, Emanuel, GA

Built 1932 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,610

US 80 / SR 26

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

2.9 MI NW OF TWIN CITY, Emanuel, GA

Built 1963 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 4,960

SR 57

Good

Over: MAGRUDA CREEK

11.1 MI NW OF SWAINSBORO, Emanuel, GA

Built 1941 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,730

SR 57

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

8.3 MI NW OF SWAINSBORO, Emanuel, GA

Built 1941 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,960

SR 57

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

5 MI NW OF SWAINSBORO, Emanuel, GA

Built 1941 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,960

SR 56

Good

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER O/F

4.9 MI NE OF SUMMERTOWN, Emanuel, GA

Built 2009 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,400

US 1 (NBL)

Good

Over: OHOOPEE RIVER O/F

2 MILES NORTH OF OAK PARK, Emanuel, GA

Built 2013 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 3,480

US 1 (SBL)

Good

Over: OHOOPEE RIVER O/F

2.5 MILES NORTH OF OAK PA, Emanuel, GA

Built 2013 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 4,500

LOVING ROAD

Good

Over: HEMPTOWN CREEK

1.5 MI NE OF MORGANTON, Fannin, GA

Built 2001 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,322

SR 54

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

IN PEACHTREE CITY, Fayette, GA

Built 1992 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 27,100

SR 54

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

4.2 MI NE OF FAYETTEVILLE, Fayette, GA

Built 1999 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 18,600

SR 53-US 411

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.7 MI W OF CAVE SPRING, Floyd, GA

Built 1930 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 4,620

SR 1 CW/SB LOOP

Good

Over: COOSA RIVER

6.5 M SW OF ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 2013 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 6,020

POST ROAD

Good

Over: BENTLEY CREEK

5 MI SW OF CUMMING, Forsyth, GA

Built 1940 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 13,200

SR 59

Good

Over: CROCKET CREEK

7.5 MI SW OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1926 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,380

SR 9

Good

Over: HOG WALLOW CREEK

IN THE CITY OF ROSWELL, Fulton, GA

Built 1980 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 26,100

SR 154

Good

Over: SOUTH UTOY CREEK

IN NW EAST POINT, Fulton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 50,800

I-85

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1984 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 197,000

BIRMINGHAM HWY

Good

Over: COOPER SANDY CREEK

3.6 MI NW OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1989 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 9,050

CEDAR GROVE ROAD (

Good

Over: LITTLE PEA CREEK

8 MI N OF PALMETTO, Fulton, GA

Built 1995 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 5,677

HEMBREE ROAD

Good

Over: FOE KILLER CREEK

2 MILES SW OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2009 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 15,105

SAM HILL ROAD

Good

Over: MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK

7.4 MI NW OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1986 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 103

Showing 12,501-12,550 of 15,216 bridges

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