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

N. FRANKLIN STREET

Poor

Over: HUNGER & HARDSHIP CREEK

IN DUBLIN, Laurens, GA

Built 1936 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,290

HAWKINS ROAD

Poor

Over: SUMAC CREEK TRIB

3.5 MI NW OF CRANDALL, Murray, GA

Built 1987 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 210

GOODRICH ROAD

Poor

Over: CANAL SPILLWAY

13.7 MI NE OF HEPHZIBAH, Richmond, GA

Built 1940 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,606

POBIDDY ROAD

Poor

Over: POTATO CREEK

8 MI S OF THOMASTON, Upson, GA

Built 1956 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 410

STOKES ROAD

Poor

Over: ST. MARYS RIVER

0.7 MI WEST OF CR 121, DeKalb, GA

Built 1978 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 110

TULIP ROAD

Poor

Over: YOUNG CREEK

13 MI NW OF FITZGERALD, Ben Hill, GA

Built 1955 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 100

ELLENTON-OMEGA RD

Poor

Over: WARRIOR CREEK

APP 6 MI N OF ELLENTON, Colquitt, GA

Built 1939 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 1,650

OLD SR 41

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

3 MI N OF GREENVILLE, Meriwether, GA

Built 1940 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 10

OLD US 411

Poor

Over: COOSAWATTEE RIVER

12 MI S OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1928 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 720

POPULAR TRACE RD

Poor

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

8.2 MI NE OF JUNCTION CTY, Talbot, GA

Built 1955 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 100

US 41

Poor

Over: TWO RUN CREEK

1 MI N OF CASSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 1949 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 11,900

BETHLEHAM CH RD

Poor

Over: OTTER CREEK

4 MI N OF FITZGERALD, Ben Hill, GA

Built 1955 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 450

SR 36

Poor

Over: NORRIS CREEK

3.2 MI SW OF JACKSON, Butts, GA

Built 1954 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 5,920

SR 80

Poor

Over: LITTLE RIVER

12.9 MI NW OF THOMSON, McDuffie, GA

Built 1959 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 440

WILDWOOD ROAD

Poor

Over: CANEY FORK CREEK

4 MI N OF JACKSON, Butts, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

OCEAN HIGHWAY

Poor

Over: MIDDLE RIVER

1 MI NE PORT WENTWORTH, Chatham, GA

Built 1922 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,280

MARBLE SPRINGS RD.

Poor

Over: LOWE BRANCH

2 MI SE OF SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 250

CALHOUN ROAD

Poor

Over: ZUBER CREEK

3.3 MI SW OF SHANNON, Floyd, GA

Built 1931 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 6,180

BURROUGHS ROAD

Poor

Over: UNAWATTI CREEK

3.8 MI NW OF CANON, Franklin, GA

Built 1988 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 50

POCKET ROAD

Poor

Over: SNAKE CREEK

IN WEST SUGAR VALLEY, Gordon, GA

Built 1983 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 780

CRANFORD ROAD

Poor

Over: TIRED CREEK

APP 4.3 MI SW OF CAIRO, Grady, GA

Built 1992 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20

CHICKEN ROAD

Poor

Over: MARC BRANCH

4.8 MI NW OF DEXTER, Laurens, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 360

WINTER ROAD

Poor

Over: SULPHUR CREEK TRI

1 MI N OF DURAND, Meriwether, GA

Built 1988 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20

HEMPHILL ROAD

Poor

Over: SUGAR CREEK TRIB

6.9 MI SE OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1921 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 103

HINTON ROAD

Poor

Over: HINTON CREEK

5 MI W OF TALBOTTON, Talbot, GA

Built 1991 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 121

SWAMP ROAD

Poor

Over: GUM SWAMP

8 MI SE OF WAYCROSS, Ware, GA

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 430

US 29

Poor

Over: SAVANNAH RIV/CO RD IN GA

13.7MI SW OF ANDERSON, Baker, GA

Built 1956 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 4,900

CR 202 WITHERS ROA

Poor

Over: SUWANNOOCHEE CREEK TRIB

APP 8 MI S OF DUPONT, Clinch, GA

Built 1957 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 130

LOTUS AVE.

Poor

Over: PROCTOR CREEK TRIB

IN N W ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1925 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,004

SR 15 US 23 US

Poor

Over: BETTY CREEK

INSIDE DILLARD CITY LIMIT, Rabun, GA

Built 1926 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 9,330

CHESHIRE BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD (639814N)

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 17,700

TWIN BRIDGE ROAD

Poor

Over: SWAMP CREEK TRIB

1.9 MI W OF ADAIRSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 1998 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 310

POPLAR STREET

Poor

Over: NS RAILROAD

IN GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,820

SR 128

Poor

Over: PATSILIGA CREEK

0.7 MI N OF REYNOLDS, Taylor, GA

Built 1937 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,810

HIGH RIVER ROAD

Poor

Over: HIAWASSEE RIVER

6 MI SE OF HIAWEESSE, Towns, GA

Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 270

BACK BERRYTON RD

Poor

Over: RACCOON CREEK TRIB.

IN NE BERRYTON, Chattooga, GA

Built 1952 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,358

SR 212

Poor

Over: LAKE JACKSON(OCMULGEE R)

13.9 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,470

SR 20

Poor

Over: I-20

0.5 MI E OF CONYERS, Rockdale, GA

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 45,600

US 301

Poor

Over: SAVANNAH RIVER

GA/SC STATE LINE, Bacon, GA

Built 1965 Load: 30.1 t ADT: 1,350

BUENA VISTA ROAD

Poor

Over: PINE KNOT CREEK

1.5 KM E/O SHAMANSKI RD, Chattahoochee, GA

Built 1977 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 100

SR 52

Poor

Over: LICKLOG CREEK

6.6 MI SE OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1940 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 4,880

COOPER CREEK ROAD

Poor

Over: MULKEY CREEK

COOPER CREEK SCENIC AREA, Union, GA

Built 1986 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

W.F.GEORGE ACC. RD

Poor

Over: RIVER BLUFF PARK ACC. RD

1 MI N. OF GEORGETOWN GA., Quitman, GA

Built 1963 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 125

I-285 RAMP

Poor

Over: I-285 RAMP TO I-75 SBL

0.4 MI N OF JCT SR 85, Clayton, GA

Built 1959 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 35,000

SNAPFINGER ROAD

Poor

Over: SNAPFINGER CREEK

5 MI W OF LITHONIA, DeKalb, GA

Built 1954 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 27,900

WESTVIEW DRIVE

Poor

Over: M-9131- WHITE STREET

IN WEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,620

HAMBURG ST PK RD

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

10.8 MI E OF SPARTA, Hancock, GA

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 70

TWIN POND ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE OGEECHEE RIVER

3.9 MI NE OF SPARTA, Hancock, GA

Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

SABER HALL EXT RD

Poor

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD GA, Chatham, GA

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

CROSS CREEK TRAIL

Poor

Over: GAY CREEK

1.5 MI N OF INMAN, Fayette, GA

Built 1988 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,450

Showing 15,001-15,050 of 15,069 bridges

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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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