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 356

Good

Over: LEFT FORK SOQUEE RIVER

12.2 MI NW OF CLARKSVILLE, Habersham, GA

Built 1962 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 530

SR 52

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

2 MI S OF CLERMONT, Hall, GA

Built 1987 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,440

BRYANT QUARTERS RO

Good

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

8 MI NE OF CANDLER, Hall, GA

Built 2014 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 810

SR 120

Good

Over: BEACH CREEK

4.5 MI E OF TALLAPOOSA, Haralson, GA

Built 2018 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,920

BIG CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

11.2 MI NW OF OCILLA, Irwin, GA

Built 2023 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 350

OLD MIDVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER TRIB

4.3 MI W OF MILLEN, Jenkins, GA

Built 2022 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 20

HINSONTON ROAD

Good

Over: LOST CREEK TRIB

APP 1.5 MILES NORTH NORT, Mitchell, GA

Built 1978 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 10

DISTRICT LINE ROAD

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

2 MI SE OF CUTHBERT, Randolph, GA

Built 2000 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 410

US 1 (SBL) SR 4

Good

Over: NORTH FORK SPIRIT CREEK

4.7 MI NW OF HEPHZIBAH, Richmond, GA

Built 2022 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 10,149

TALLENT STORE ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE MUCKALEE CREEK

6.5 MI NW OF AMERICUS, Sumter, GA

Built 2022 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 160

US 280

Good

Over: BRAZELLS CREEK

0.5 MI W OF REIDSVILLE, Tattnall, GA

Built 1992 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 3,930

RED HILL ROAD

Good

Over: TURNPIKE CREEK

2.5 MI NE OF MILAN, Telfair, GA

Built 1979 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 100

FERRY LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: NEW RIVER OVERF

APP 2 MI NE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 2013 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,550

FERRY LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: NEW RIVER

APP 2MI E OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 2013 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 2,550

CAMP BR CHURCH RD

Good

Over: GREASY BRANCH TRIB

3 MI N OF MANOR, Ware, GA

Built 2019 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 160

LORRAINE RD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

BTW RUTH & HASTINGS RANGE, Chattahoochee, GA

Built 2012 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 400

ROCKWELL CH ROAD

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

3.6 MI N OF WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 1957 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,728

US 23 SR87

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

3MI N OF MACON CITY LIMIT, Bibb, GA

Built 2012 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 14,700

SARDIS CHURCH ROAD

Good

Over: NS RAILROAD

9 MI SOUTH OF MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 2019 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 4,630

US 25 / SR 73

Good

Over: SCOTT CREEK

6.6 MI S OF REGISTER, Bulloch, GA

Built 1987 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 8,650

SR 185

Good

Over: BARBER BRANCH

6 MI S OF JCT SR 94, Charlton, GA

Built 1961 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,110

AMBROSE-BROXTON RD

Good

Over: 17 MILE RIVER

APP 1 MI NE OF AMBROSE, Coffee, GA

Built 1958 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,530

BLUE RIDGE DRIVE

Good

Over: REED CREEK

1.3 MI E OF EVANS, Columbia, GA

Built 1987 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 9,170

BROCK ROAD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

1.1 MI S OF JCT SR 90, Crisp, GA

Built 2020 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 130

SR 117

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

3 MI S OF RHINE, Dodge, GA

Built 1986 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 670

WEST WESLEY ROAD

Good

Over: NANCY CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1927 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 8,673

CHESHIRE BRIDGE RD

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK P'TREE CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 2022 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 20,500

LIPSCOMB LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: POND FORK CREEK

3.5 MI N OF PENDERGRASS, Jackson, GA

Built 2010 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 366

SR 64

Good

Over: FIVE MILE CREEK

5 MI N OF LAKELAND, Lanier, GA

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 450

WALKE DAIRY ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

6.4 MI N OF DEXTER, Laurens, GA

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 510

WALKE DAIRY ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK OVERFLOW

6.4 MI N OF DEXTER, Laurens, GA

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 510

EASTERN CONNECTOR

Good

Over: BULL CREEK TRIBUTARY

EAST COLUMBUS, Muscogee, GA

Built 2015 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,840

KLONDIKE ROAD

Good

Over: HONEY CREEK

3 MI W OF CONYERS, Rockdale, GA

Built 2001 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 3,270

NEW POINT CHURCH R

Good

Over: MUCKALOOCHEE CREEK

4.5 MI E OF PLAINS, Sumter, GA

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 121

LOWER BROOKFIELD R

Good

Over: NEW RIVER

5 MILES SE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 2019 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,600

US 1- SR 4

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK TRIB.

5 MI S OF LYONS, Toombs, GA

Built 2022 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 3,010

JORDAN MILL POND R

Good

Over: WILLIAMSON SWAMP CREEK

5.4 MI NW OF DAVISBORO, Washington, GA

Built 1988 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 121

HAMBURG ROAD

Good

Over: COWPEN CREEK

4 MI N OF WARTHEN, Washington, GA

Built 2017 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 390

WOODS BRIDGE ROAD

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

4 MI N OF JESUP, Wayne, GA

Built 2019 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 390

SR 169

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

4 MILES NORTH OF JESUP, Wayne, GA

Built 2021 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 4,070

HOSPITAL ACCESS RD

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

JUST OUT OF N. DALTON, Whitfield, GA

Built 1985 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 9,540

P.T.SALTER ROAD

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

APP 1 MILES SOUTHWEST OF, Worth, GA

Built 2003 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 704

LIBERTY CHURCH RD

Good

Over: LITTLE HURRICANE CREEK

9.5 MI NW OF ALMA, Bacon, GA

Built 2018 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 32

STEVEN B. TANGER B

Good

Over: GROVE CREEK

3.4 MI N OF COMMERCE, Banks, GA

Built 2021 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 4,900

SR 23

Good

Over: ST MARY'S RIVER TRIB.

12 MI SW OF FOLKSTON, Charlton, GA

Built 1989 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 1,380

I-95 (NBL)

Good

Over: AUGUSTINE CREEK

1.6 MI S OF JCT SR 21, Chatham, GA

Built 1976 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 77,000

I-95 (SBL)

Good

Over: AUGUSTINE CREEK

1.6 MI S OF JCT SR 21, Chatham, GA

Built 1976 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 62,300

BURNT HICKORY RD

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

4 MI SOUTH OF KENNESAW, Cobb, GA

Built 2014 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 2,004

BEXLEY ROAD

Good

Over: YELLOW JACKET CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT SR 14, Coweta, GA

Built 2018 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 300

COVINGTON HIGHWAY

Good

Over: SWIFT CREEK

1.5 MI W OF LITHONIA, DeKalb, GA

Built 1979 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 22,500

Showing 13,951-14,000 of 15,216 bridges

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