State profile · Below median Poor share

Georgia bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Georgia.

15,069
Public bridges
74.8%
Good condition
1.6%
Poor condition

Georgia holds 15,069 public highway bridges (#17 of 52 by inventory) with a 1.59% Poor share (#48 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 1.6% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 5 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

15,069

Public highway bridges in Georgia

Good Condition

74.8%

11,278 bridges rated 7-9

24.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.6%

240 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-5.9pp vs national avg 7.5%

Georgia vs national bridge condition

Georgia - Good condition share 74.8%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Georgia - Poor-condition share 5.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Georgia in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Georgia has 15,069 bridges and a 1.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #5 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Georgia has 15,069 bridges and a 1.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #5 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Georgia vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

15,069 17th of 54 higher than 37 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Georgia

The highlighted point is Georgia: 15,069 bridges and 1.59% in Poor condition, rank #5 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Georgia on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Texas: 56,729 bridges · 1.23% Poor
  • Delaware: 872 bridges · 1.26% Poor
  • Georgia: 15,069 bridges · 1.59% Poor
  • District of Columbia: 257 bridges · 1.95% Poor
  • Florida: 13,036 bridges · 2.79% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Georgia

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 15,069 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Georgia’s inventory

State agency holds 45.7% of the 15,069 public highway bridges filed under Georgia in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Georgia’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 10.4% of the 15,069 bridges with a recorded original year in Georgia. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Georgia74.8%23.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Georgia (FHWA NBI)

Counties (159)

Appling 77 Atkinson 61 Bacon 44 Baker 27 Baldwin 77 Banks 93 Barrow 79 Bartow 219 Ben Hill 47 Berrien 81 Bibb 220 Bleckley 30 Brantley 54 Brooks 104 Bryan 78 Bulloch 139 Burke 80 Butts 46 Calhoun 43 Camden 95 Candler 61 Carroll 168 Catoosa 86 Charlton 71 Chatham 265 Chattahoochee 63 Chattooga 113 Cherokee 164 Clarke 102 Clay 21 Clayton 168 Clinch 74 Cobb 414 Coffee 126 Colquitt 194 Columbia 68 Cook 66 Coweta 173 Crawford 49 Crisp 99 Dade 73 Dawson 45 DeKalb 392 Decatur 74 Dodge 57 Dooly 73 Dougherty 98 Douglas 92 Early 85 Echols 41 Effingham 73 Elbert 84 Emanuel 121 Evans 48 Fannin 107 Fayette 81 Floyd 202 Forsyth 97 Franklin 117 Fulton 775 Gilmer 101 Glascock 22 Glynn 84 Gordon 133 Grady 104 Greene 66 Gwinnett 317 Habersham 107 Hall 151 Hancock 64 Haralson 93 Harris 99 Hart 74 Heard 60 Henry 140 Houston 112 Irwin 69 Jackson 123 Jasper 70 Jeff Davis 58 Jefferson 64 Jenkins 60 Johnson 49 Jones 54 Lamar 64 Lanier 28 Laurens 169 Lee 33 Liberty 95 Lincoln 32 Long 47 Lowndes 130 Lumpkin 53 Macon 78 Madison 71 Marion 46 McDuffie 52 McIntosh 57 Meriwether 135 Miller 45 Mitchell 111 Monroe 90 Montgomery 42 Morgan 103 Murray 82 Muscogee 208 Newton 99 Oconee 60 Oglethorpe 50 Paulding 84 Peach 38 Pickens 62 Pierce 65 Pike 41 Polk 117 Pulaski 44 Putnam 58 Quitman 20 Rabun 118 Randolph 50 Richmond 183 Rockdale 44 Schley 25 Screven 76 Seminole 35 Spalding 88 Stephens 67 Stewart 53 Sumter 81 Talbot 68 Taliaferro 40 Tattnall 72 Taylor 71 Telfair 71 Terrell 52 Thomas 179 Tift 112 Toombs 75 Towns 46 Treutlen 70 Troup 168 Turner 70 Twiggs 45 Union 85 Upson 61 Walker 149 Walton 115 Ware 107 Warren 56 Washington 76 Wayne 83 Webster 26 Wheeler 53 White 81 Whitfield 130 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.

TX

Texas

1.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$56,729

DE

Delaware

1.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$872
Selected

GA

Georgia

1.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,069

FL

Florida

2.79% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,036

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.

WRIGHTS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: HUDSON RIVER

7.3 MI SE OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 110

US 82 COR Z WBL /

Poor

Over: SATILLA RIVER OVERFLOW

14 MI E OF HOBOKEN, Brantley, GA

Built 1964 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5,680

HUMPBACK ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE SATILLA RIVER

6 MI N OF NAHUNTA, Brantley, GA

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

CR 120

Poor

Over: N PRONG ST MARYS RIVER

1.4 MI EAST OF CR 127, Atkinson, GA

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 151

SADDLE CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: GREENWOOD BRANCH

2.7 MI SW OF TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 240

REX CIRCLE

Poor

Over: BIG COTTON INDIAN CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT SR 42 IN REX, Clayton, GA

Built 1932 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,004

All Bridges in Georgia

SR 171

Good

Over: GIN BRANCH

4.4 MI N OF GIBSON, Glascock, GA

Built 1950 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,150

US 25 US-341 SR

Good

Over: ZUTA BRANCH

4 MI N OF JCT SR 99, Glynn, GA

Built 1940 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 7,110

SR 120

Good

Over: BEACH CREEK TRIB

3 MI E OF TALLAPOOSA, Haralson, GA

Built 1953 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,920

US 27 ALT / SR 85

Good

Over: MULBERRY CREEK

1.5 MI N OF WAVERLY HALL, Harris, GA

Built 1938 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,300

HARMONY ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

6.5 MI NE OF HILLTONIA, Screven, GA

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 120

SR 17 ALT.

Good

Over: TOCCOA CREEK

IN NW TOCCOA, Stephens, GA

Built 2023 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,000

LINTON ROAD

Good

Over: CARTERS MILL CREEK

5.1 MI NW OF SANDERSVILLE, Washington, GA

Built 1961 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 430

GRAY RD

Good

Over: LOG BRANCH

2.4 MI N OF ALAMO, Wheeler, GA

Built 1988 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 121

LOTTS CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: LOTTS CREEK

7.1 MI E OF ALAMO, Wheeler, GA

Built 1995 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 121

BROOKS ROAD

Good

Over: OCHLOCKONEE RIVER

4.6 MI E OF BRIDGEBORO, Worth, GA

Built 1995 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 121

RANGE ROAD

Good

Over: HEADSTALL CREEK

1 MI. W OF IMPACT AREA, Richmond, GA

Built 2010 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 1

VANGUARD RD

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

3055-3935, Liberty, GA

Built 2011 Load: 57.0 t ADT: 300

ZOAR ROAD

Good

Over: BISHOP CREEK

3.5 MI W OF BAXLEY, Appling, GA

Built 2015 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 1,200

ZOAR ROAD

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

1 MI W OF BAXLEY, Appling, GA

Built 2015 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 1,940

ZOAR ROAD

Good

Over: BIG SATILLA CREEK TRIB

4 MI W OF BAXLEY, Appling, GA

Built 2015 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 270

SR 4 - US 1

Good

Over: BEAR BRANCH

IN ALMA CITY LIMITS, Bacon, GA

Built 1995 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 6,810

SR 326

Good

Over: HUDSON RIVER TRIB.

9.6 MI SE OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1973 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 710

OLD ALABAMA ROAD

Good

Over: PYLE CREEK

4 MI SW OF CARTERSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 1976 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 7,832

SR 293

Good

Over: NANCY CREEK

4.3 MI NW OF CARTERSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 1991 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 6,070

HARRELL HIGHWAY

Good

Over: DUCK POND

10 MI W OF PATTERSON, Brantley, GA

Built 1992 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 1,610

I-285

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD (639140W)

3.7 MI SE OF SMYRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 1968 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 143,000

U.S.27/ SR 1

Good

Over: WAMBLE CREEK

APP 4.5 MI S OF BLAKELY, Early, GA

Built 2001 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 2,970

SR 140

Good

Over: WOODWARD CREEK TRIB.

3.6 MI NE OF SHANNON, Floyd, GA

Built 1964 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 11,600

US 19 SBL SR 400

Good

Over: I 285

SR 400 SOUTH, Fulton, GA

Built 2022 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 19,100

BERKLEY ROAD

Good

Over: HARTWELL RAILROAD

2.5 MI E OF CARLTON, Madison, GA

Built 1974 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 903

SR 6 - US 278

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK TRIB

0.1 MI W SR 1 CEDARTOWN, Polk, GA

Built 1972 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 5,180

GATLING CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: GATLING CREEK TRIB

APP. 4.5 MILES EAST OF T, Thomas, GA

Built 2006 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 704

SR 71

Good

Over: WILSON CREEK

3.8 MI N OF VARNELL, Whitfield, GA

Built 2001 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 7,230

FS ROUTE 62

Good

Over: CLYDE CREEK SWAMP

6295-4690, Bryan, GA

Built 2003 Load: 57.7 t ADT: 300

SANDHILL HICKORY

Good

Over: HOMINY CREEK

6 MI SW OF VILLA RICA, Carroll, GA

Built 2000 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,480

SR 146

Good

Over: CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

3 MI E OF FT OGLETHORPE, Catoosa, GA

Built 2009 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 19,100

POPLAR ROAD

Good

Over: I-85

2.5 MI E OF NEWNAN, Coweta, GA

Built 2018 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 14,400

SR 156

Good

Over: NEW TOWN CREEK

3 MI NE OF CALHOUN, Gordon, GA

Built 1968 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 7,830

CRANFORD ROAD

Good

Over: SOFKEE CREEK

APP 4.9 MI SW OF CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 1992 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 20

PLEASANT GROVE RD

Good

Over: W BRANCH BRANET

APP 7.5 MI NE OF CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 2011 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 20

WOLF CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

APP 4 MI N OF WHIGHAM, Grady, GA

Built 2012 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 300

316 E/B & W/B HOV

Good

Over: I-85 NBCD

3.3 MI SE DULUTH, Gwinnett, GA

Built 2008 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 2,410

SR 15

Good

Over: NEAL CREEK

6.8 MI N OF SPARTA, Hancock, GA

Built 1927 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,770

KELLEY ROAD

Good

Over: WALKER CREEK

2.3 MI SOUTH OF TALLAPOOS, Haralson, GA

Built 1987 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 103

SR 18

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

IN DURAND, Meriwether, GA

Built 2020 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,570

LAMAR ROAD

Good

Over: PO JOE BRANCH

5.1 MI N OF LESLIE, Sumter, GA

Built 2017 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 530

BANISTER ROAD

Good

Over: OCHLOCKNEE RIVER

3.7 MI NW OF COOLIDGE, Thomas, GA

Built 2003 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 30

McKINNON ROAD

Good

Over: AUCILLA RIVER TRIB

APP. 6 MI. W. OF BARWICK, Thomas, GA

Built 2004 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 300

LORRAINE RD

Good

Over: TAR RIVER

BTW RUTH & HASTINGS RANGE, Muscogee, GA

Built 2012 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 400

J.O.BACON HIGHWAY

Good

Over: MALDEN BRANCH

7.3 MILES E OF PEMBROKE, Bryan, GA

Built 1993 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 3,530

CR 51

Good

Over: BULLHEAD CREEK

12 MILES W OF KINGSLAND, Camden, GA

Built 2008 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 40

LAMPODOSHIA ROAD

Good

Over: DOVER CREEK TRI

17 MILES EAST OF WAVERLY, Camden, GA

Built 2008 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 121

I-85

Good

Over: ABANDONED CSX RAILROAD

0.03 MI E OF FULTON CO LN, Clayton, GA

Built 1961 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 68,900

FLINT RIVER ROAD

Good

Over: FLINT RIVER TRIBUTARY

2 MI WEST OF JONESBORO, Clayton, GA

Built 2021 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 18,900

GANN ROAD

Good

Over: NICKAJACK CREEK TRIB

1.5 MI S OF SMYRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 2020 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 2,004

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Georgia Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.