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 113 (NBL)

Good

Over: HILLS CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF TAYLORSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 2004 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 9,430

SR 113 (SBL)

Good

Over: HILLS CREEK

1.6 MI NE OF TAYLORSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 9,680

VICKERS CHURCH ROA

Good

Over: HARDY MILL CREEK

APP 5 MI SE OF ENIGMA, Berrien, GA

Built 1989 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 130

PARK STREET

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

1 MI W PAYNE CY NW MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 7,930

I-16 WBL

Good

Over: OCMULGEE RIVER

IN NORTH MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 2023 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 9,600

HARRELL HIGHWAY

Good

Over: BARBERS CREEK

2 MI E OF HORTENSE, Brantley, GA

Built 2004 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,520

US 221, SR 76

Good

Over: PISCOLA CREEK

APP 4 MI S OF QUITMAN, Brooks, GA

Built 1992 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,740

DIXIE ROAD

Good

Over: PRIDE CREEK

APP 2MI W OF QUITMAN, Brooks, GA

Built 2010 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,100

J.A.TREUTLEN HWY.

Good

Over: CAINY BRANCH

4.7 MILES S OF PEMBROKE, Bryan, GA

Built 1992 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,750

BELFAST-KELLER RD.

Good

Over: TIVOLI RIVER

7 MILES SE OF RICHMOND HI, Bryan, GA

Built 1996 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,630

US 25 (SBL)SR 67

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

6.7 MI NW OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1999 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 11,300

SR 24

Good

Over: FITZ BRANCH

4.5 MI SE OF WAYNESBORO, Burke, GA

Built 1936 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,430

SR 56

Good

Over: BRIER CREEK

3.5 MI NE OF WAYNESBORO, Burke, GA

Built 1995 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 7,500

I-16 WBL

Good

Over: CANOOCHEE RIVER

3.7 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA

Built 1977 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 22,900

SR 151

Good

Over: SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

IN WEST RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

Built 2020 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 9,450

TRUMAN PKY OFF RP/

Good

Over: CASEY CANAL

NE INT DERENNE & WATERS, Chatham, GA

Built 1993 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,870

STALEY AVENUE

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

SW CITY LIMIT OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1995 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 6,440

SR 25 OCEAN HWY

Good

Over: PIPEMAKER CANAL

CITY OF GARDEN CITY, Chatham, GA

Built 2020 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,435

I-575 MANAGED LANE

Good

Over: NOONDAY CREEK

0.6 MI W OF WOODSTOCK, Cherokee, GA

Built 2016 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 970

COMMERCE RD-US 441

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

2 MI N OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1985 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 16,200

Emerald Drive

Good

Over: Vaughn Branch

2.18 Miles South of Jones, Clayton, GA

Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 326

POWERS FERRY ROAD

Good

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

7.1 MI SE OF MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 1979 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 14,800

JILES ROAD.

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.5 MI N OF KENNESAW, Cobb, GA

Built 1995 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 16,700

COOPER LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: NOR SOUTHERN RAILROAD

2.8 MI S OF SMYRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 1999 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,673

I-75 MANAGED LANES

Good

Over: ROTTENWOOD CREEK

IN EAST MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 2017 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 6,650

SR 360

Good

Over: POWDER SPRINGS CREEK

3.8 MI NW OF POWDER SPR, Cobb, GA

Built 2022 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 26,450

CR 598

Good

Over: HILLIARDS LAKE

5 MI SW OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1997 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 640

US 441 SR 31

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

APP 10 MI N OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 2004 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 6,502

US 221/ SR 135

Good

Over: TIGER CREEK

APP 6 MI NE OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 2010 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 11,300

SR 158

Good

Over: 17 MILE RIVER

APP 3.5 MI E OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 2014 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,880

SR 37

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER OVERFLOW

15 MI E OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,820

SR 37

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER OVERFLOW

15 MI E OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,820

SR 37

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER OVERFLOW

16 MI E OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,820

DUNN ROAD

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 8.5 MI W OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1983 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 400

SR 37

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER

WEST MOULTIRE, Colquitt, GA

Built 2023 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 11,850

US 221 / SR 47

Good

Over: GREENBRIER CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF APPLING, Columbia, GA

Built 2015 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 910

RIVERWATCH PARKWAY

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1 MI SE OF EVANS, Columbia, GA

Built 2016 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 16,900

TURKEY CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: NOR/SOU. RAILROAD

2.5 MI E OF NEWNAN, Coweta, GA

Built 1988 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,810

US 27 ALT / SR 14

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD (50435F)

AT S NEWNAN CITY LIMITS, Coweta, GA

Built 1997 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,710

CANNON ROAD

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

3.5 MI NE OF MORELAND, Coweta, GA

Built 2010 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 300

SR 34 BYPASS

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

NE NEWNAN, Coweta, GA

Built 2011 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 26,700

AVERA ROAD

Good

Over: CULPEPPER CREEK

5 MI S OF ROBERTA, Crawford, GA

Built 2018 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 330

ROYAL ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIB.

APP 2 MI S OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1978 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,770

ROYAL ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

APP 1.5 MI S OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1978 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,770

AMBOY ROAD

Good

Over: LIME CREEK

2 MILES EAST OF ARABI, Crisp, GA

Built 2010 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 300

ATTAPULGUS-CLIMAX

Good

Over: CALLAHAN BRANCH

3.6 MI N OF ATTAPULGUS, Decatur, GA

Built 2022 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 550

MOUNTAIN IND BLVD

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

3.7 MI NW OF STONE MTN, DeKalb, GA

Built 1977 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 26,300

SR 117

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

IN RHINE CITY LIMITS, Dodge, GA

Built 1981 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 880

SR 520 (EBL)

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

ALBANY - NORTHSIDE, Dougherty, GA

Built 1974 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 44,500

US 19/SR 520 (EBL)

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

ALBANY - EASTSIDE, Dougherty, GA

Built 1974 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 42,400

Showing 12,801-12,850 of 15,216 bridges

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