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 278 / SR 6

Good

Over: NOR SOUTHERN RAILROAD

1 MI SW OF AUSTELL, Cobb, GA

Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 43,400

GARRETT ROAD

Good

Over: POWDER SPRINGS CREEK

NORTH OF AUSTELL CITY LIM, Cobb, GA

Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,004

WINDY HILL/MACLAND

Good

Over: OLLEY CREEK

3 MILES WEST OF SYMRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 2010 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 15,105

US 441 - US 319 -

Good

Over: OCMULGEE RIVER OVERFLOW

2 MI S OF JACKSONVILLE, Coffee, GA

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,960

SR 32

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK TRIB.

APP 1.9 MI W OF NICHOLS, Coffee, GA

Built 1955 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,860

US 441 - US 319 -

Good

Over: OCMULGEE RIVER OVERFLOW

1 MI S OF JACKSONVILLE, Coffee, GA

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,960

SR 133

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER

5.5 MI NW OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 2023 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 17,250

HAWPOND ROAD

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

5.8MI. E OF ARABI, Crisp, GA

Built 2008 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

SR 262

Good

Over: BIG SLOUGH

12 MI. N. OF CLIMAX, Decatur, GA

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 330

LOWER RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE BRANCH CYPRESS RI

8 MI NW OF RHINE, Dodge, GA

Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 660

BURNT HICKORY ROAD

Good

Over: GOTHARDS CREEK

3.7 MI NORTH OF DOUGLASVI, Douglas, GA

Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,020

US 27/ SR 1

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

2 MILES SOUTH OF BLAKELY, Early, GA

Built 2008 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,250

US 27/ SR 1

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

2 MILES SOUTH OF BLAKLEY, Early, GA

Built 2008 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,970

SR 17

Good

Over: OGEECHEE CREEK

11 MI S OF GUYTON, Effingham, GA

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,830

CEDAR VALLEY RD

Good

Over: FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK

4.6 MI W OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 130

SR 54

Good

Over: GINGER CAKE CREEK

1.5 MI W OF FAYETTEVILLE, Fayette, GA

Built 1955 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 30,200

SR1 CCW/NB LOOP

Good

Over: COOSA RIVER TRIB.

7 MI N OF CAVE SPRINGS, Floyd, GA

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,020

SR1 CW/SB LOOP

Good

Over: COOSA RIVER TRIB.

7 MI N OF CAVE SPRINGS, Floyd, GA

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,580

ARMUCHEE CONNECTOR

Good

Over: OOSTANAULA RIVER O/F

3.2 MI NE OF ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 9,360

ST RTE 1 LOOP CLOC

Good

Over: BEECH CREEK

7.1 MILES WEST OF ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 2015 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,580

BOOGER HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

4.5 MI SE OF CAVE SPRING, Floyd, GA

Built 2019 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 190

SR 59

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK BROAD RIVER

1.7 MI SW OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,180

RANDALL MILL ROAD

Good

Over: NANCY CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1928 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 730

DOUGLAS ROAD

Good

Over: CANEY CREEK

IN CITY LIMITS OF ALPHARE, Fulton, GA

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 12,500

ROSWELL ROAD RAMP

Good

Over: I-285

S. SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 14,100

SR282

Good

Over: TAILS CREEK

6.9 MI WEST OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 2005 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,830

SR 99 - I-95B LOOP

Good

Over: ALTAMAHA CANAL

0.5 MI W OF JCT SR 25, Glynn, GA

Built 1967 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,690

I-95 NBL AND SBL

Good

Over: TURTLE RIVER

2 MI S INT I-95 & SR 27, Glynn, GA

Built 1977 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 63,100

GLYNN CO PARKWAY

Good

Over: ALTAMAHA CANAL

1MI E OF I-95, SP-25 INT, Glynn, GA

Built 2017 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,180

US 41/ SR 3

Good

Over: OOTHKALOOGA CREEK TRIB

6 MI S OF CALHOUN, Gordon, GA

Built 1935 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,120

SR 38 - US 84 (WBL

Good

Over: TIRED CREEK

APP 3 MILES WEST OF CAIR, Grady, GA

Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,700

PILCHER ROAD

Good

Over: PITCHER CREEK

0.25 MILES WEST OF THOMAS, Grady, GA

Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 121

BAGGETT MILL ROAD

Good

Over: BARNETTS CREEK

6 MILES FROM CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 121

LOWER CAIRO ROAD

Good

Over: WALTON CREEK

9 MILES SOUTH EAST OF CAI, Grady, GA

Built 2010 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 121

SR112

Good

Over: SAPP CREEK

APP 5 MI N OF CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,190

ARCADO ROAD

Good

Over: JACKSON CREEK

1.3 MI E OF LILBURN, Gwinnett, GA

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,500

SUGARLOAF PKY (SBL

Good

Over: SHOAL CREEK

LAWRENCEVILLE, Gwinnett, GA

Built 2010 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 31,300

WELCOME HOME RD

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

2.6 MI NE OF MOUNT AIRY, Habersham, GA

Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 90

THOMPSON BR ROAD

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

9.3 MI W OF CLERMOUNT, Hall, GA

Built 1949 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,050

US 78/ SR 8

Good

Over: CHANCE CREEK TRIB.

4.7 MI E OF BREMEN, Haralson, GA

Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,100

"O" STREET

Good

Over: PALMETTO CREEK

2.2 MI NE OF HAMILTON, Harris, GA

Built 2019 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 110

FORTUNE HOLE ROAD

Good

Over: WILLIAMS CREEK

2.5 MI SE OF HAMILTON, Harris, GA

Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150

US 129 SBL

Good

Over: ECHECONNEE CREEK

NORTH WARNER ROBINS, Houston, GA

Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,710

MOSS OAKS ROAD

Good

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK

PERRY - WESTSIDE, Houston, GA

Built 2020 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 250

SR 15 ALT-82

Good

Over: CURRY CREEK

IN JEFFERSON, Jackson, GA

Built 2015 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,937

SR 334

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

11.5 MI SE OF JEFFERSON, Jackson, GA

Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,440

SR 332

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

1.45 MI S OF PENDERGRASS, Jackson, GA

Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,400

SR 332

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK OVERFLOW

1.5MI S OF PENDERGRASS, Jackson, GA

Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,400

US 23

Good

Over: LITTLE SATILLA CREEK

7.9 MI S OF HAZLEHURST, Jeff Davis, GA

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,370

US 221

Good

Over: WHITEHEAD CREEK

1 MI N OF DENTON, Jeff Davis, GA

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,440

Showing 13,301-13,350 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.