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

US 29 - SR 316

Good

Over: BARBER CREEK TRIB

6.8 MI SE OF WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 1993 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 27,700

HOLSENBECK SC RD

Good

Over: BEECH CREEK TRIB

3 MI E OF WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 1977 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 610

JACKSON TRAIL RD

Good

Over: BARBER CREEK

5 MI SE OF WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 1969 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,070

SMITH SISTERS RD

Good

Over: APALACHEE RIVER TRIB

4.1 MI SW OF STATHAM, Barrow, GA

Built 1996 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,358

GAINESVILLE HWY

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2.7 MI N OR WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 2003 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,690

US 41

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3.1 MI N OF CASSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 1936 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,760

SR 20

Good

Over: MCKASKY CREEK

5 MI SE OF WHITE, Bartow, GA

Built 1954 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,900

I-75

Good

Over: PETTIT CREEK

2.9 MI S OF WHITE, Bartow, GA

Built 1969 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 76,700

SR 20

Good

Over: CARTER CREEK

5 MI S OF WHITE, Bartow, GA

Built 1954 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 16,900

MISSION ROAD

Good

Over: STILES CREEK

3 MI NE OF EUHARLEE, Bartow, GA

Built 1972 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 320

BROOKE ROAD

Good

Over: BOSTON CREEK TRIB

6.8 MI SE OF WHITE, Bartow, GA

Built 1999 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 170

MILL CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: WILLACHOOCHEE RIVER TRIB

5.2 MI NE OF ALAPAHA, Berrien, GA

Built 2009 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 70

NEW FORSYTH ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

3 MI NW OF MACON CTY LMTS, Bibb, GA

Built 1934 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,510

US 80

Good

Over: TOBESOFKEE CRK. TRIB.

WEST MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 18,700

I-75

Good

Over: OCMULGEE RIVER TRIB

IN NORTH CENTRAL MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 80,400

I-75

Good

Over: SAVAGE BRANCH

IN NORTH MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 1964 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 62,100

HIGHTOWER ROAD

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK TRIB.

0.1 MI E OF I-75 C MACO, Bibb, GA

Built 1967 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,760

COLAPARCHEE ROAD

Good

Over: COLAPARCHEE CREEK

4 MI W OF MACON CTY LMTS, Bibb, GA

Built 1960 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,310

INDUSTRIAL PARK DR

Good

Over: ECHECONNEE CREEK TRIB

5 MI S OF MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 1980 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,460

BARRINGTON HALL DR

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

2 M. WEST OF I-475 MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 2000 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,410

I-75

Good

Over: UTILITY SEWER

IN NORTH CENTRAL MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 2014 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 68,100

FOREST HILL ROAD

Good

Over: SABBATH CREEK

3 MI NE OF PAYNE CITY, Bibb, GA

Built 2017 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 11,500

US 23- US 129 ALT

Good

Over: LITTLE SHELLSTONE CREEK

7 MI NW OF COCHRAN, Bleckley, GA

Built 1935 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 6,140

SR 24

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

5 MI SW OF WAYNESBORO, Burke, GA

Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,710

SR 56

Good

Over: STEINER BRANCH

4 MI SW OF WAYNESBORO, Burke, GA

Built 1926 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,920

SR 305

Good

Over: BUCKHEAD CREEK

2.3 MI N OF VIDETTE, Burke, GA

Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 620

SR 121 BYPASS

Good

Over: McINTOSH CREEK

1.4 MI E OF WAYNESBORO, Burke, GA

Built 1979 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,850

SR 5

Good

Over: YELLOWDIRT CREEK

3.5 MI E OF ROOPVILLE, Carroll, GA

Built 1957 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,080

SR 61

Good

Over: BAY SPRING CREEK

3 MI S OF VILLA RICA, Carroll, GA

Built 1987 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 28,700

SR 113

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

4 MI S OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 9,350

SR 113

Good

Over: TRESTLE CREEK

1.5 MI N OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

Built 1950 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 3,680

SR 166

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2 MI SW OF CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

Built 1979 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 15,500

SR 166

Good

Over: CURTIS CREEK

2 MI E OF CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

Built 1977 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 29,400

I-20

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2 MI SW OF BREMEN, Carroll, GA

Built 1976 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 39,900

I-20

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

2.5 MI E OF BREMEN, Carroll, GA

Built 1976 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 39,200

I-20

Good

Over: WEBSTER CREEK

1.5 MI S OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

Built 1976 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 39,200

OLD COLUMBUS ROAD

Good

Over: BECKMILL CREEK

4.5 MI S OF BOWDON, Carroll, GA

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 366

WAYSIDE ROAD

Good

Over: NORMAN CREEK

5.5 MI E OF CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,358

MANDEVILLE ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

3 MI SE OF BREMEN, Carroll, GA

Built 1991 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 390

PLEASANT GROVE CHU

Good

Over: L. TALLAPOOSA RIVER TRIB

4.5 MI SW OF VILLA RICA, Carroll, GA

Built 1986 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 510

HUTCHERSON ROAD

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

2.5 MI E OF BREMEN, Carroll, GA

Built 1976 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 300

SMITHFIELD ROAD

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

4 MI N OF BOWDON, Carroll, GA

Built 2001 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 520

MILLER ACADEMY RD

Good

Over: LITTLE BUCK CREEEK

4.5 MI N OF CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

Built 2003 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 780

WHITWORTH ROAD

Good

Over: BAY SPRINGS CREEK

3.5 MI S OF VILLA RICA, Carroll, GA

Built 2004 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 103

LEE WILLIAMS ROAD

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.6 MI SW OF MT. ZION, Carroll, GA

Built 2006 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 366

SR 23

Good

Over: MILL BRANCH

5 MI S OF ST GEORGE, Charlton, GA

Built 1955 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 1,230

CR 4

Good

Over: GREEN BRANCH

7.4 MI S OF ST. GEORGE, Charlton, GA

Built 2004 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 121

CR 4

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH

7 MI S OF ST. GEORGE, Charlton, GA

Built 2004 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 121

I-516

Good

Over: DUNDEE CANAL

CITY OF GARDEN CITY, Chatham, GA

Built 1979 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 2,680

SR 17

Good

Over: LITTLE OGEECHEE RIV TRIB

10 MI NW OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,435

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