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

PED. WALKWAY

Unknown

Over: JESSIE HILL JR. DRIVE

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,940

MARTA

Unknown

Over: M-9245 OLD IVY ROAD

IN NORTH ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,940

I-85

Unknown

Over: CS 6397 BOBBY BROWN PKY

IN COLLEGE PARK, Fulton, GA

ADT: 113,400

AIRPORT LIGHTS

Unknown

Over: I-85

IN EAST POINT, Fulton, GA

ADT: 87,680

PEDESTRIAN TO DOME

Unknown

Over: M-9315 INTERNAT

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,510

WINDWARD PARKWAY

Unknown

Over: SR 400 (US 19)

N ORTH ALPHARETTA CITY LI, Fulton, GA

ADT: 14,300

RAMP I-85SB TO 14

Unknown

Over: 17 STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 2,000

SR 401 SOUTH RAMP

Unknown

Over: 403 RAMP

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 2,500

US 19

Unknown

Over: SR 400 RMP TO MARTA STAT

5.15 MI S OF ROSWELL, Fulton, GA

ADT: 134,600

NOR SOU RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: M-9219 ROXBORO R

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 20,020

I-75 & I-85

Unknown

Over: CR 1702

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 405,300

AIRPORT TRAM

Unknown

Over: I-85 (SR 403)

0.5 MI NW OF ATL AIRPORT, Fulton, GA

ADT: 91,520

MARTA (MONORAIL)

Unknown

Over: ROOSEVELT HWY

1 MI NW OF ATL AIRPORT, Fulton, GA

ADT: 8,700

MARTA (MONORAIL)

Unknown

Over: W POINT AVE. AND CSX RR

0.5 MI NW OF ATL AIRPORT, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,930

18TH STREET

Unknown

Over: 17TH STREET

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 200

I-75

Unknown

Over: 14TH STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 413,400

WILLIAMS & 16TH ST

Unknown

Over: RAMP I-75 TO 17TH STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 500

US 19

Unknown

Over: M-9255 HAMMOND DRIVE

0.7 MILES NORTH OF I-285, Fulton, GA

ADT: 189,100

BUFORD HWY

Unknown

Over: I-85 RAMP TO 400 N

IN NORTH ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 71,740

SIDNEY MARCUS BLVD

Unknown

Over: I-85 RAMP

IN NORTH ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 71,740

I85 NORTH

Unknown

Over: I-85, SR 400

IN NORTH ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 21,090

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: DONALD LEE HOLLOWELL PKW

IN W ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 13,940

US 19

Unknown

Over: M-9260 NORTHRIDGE ROAD

5.2 MI N OF I-285, Fulton, GA

ADT: 31,025

SR 400 (US 19)

Unknown

Over: ENCORE PARKWAY

IN ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 113,100

MARTA

Unknown

Over: CR 519 ARMOUR DRIVE

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,940

DECATUR STREET

Unknown

Over: COURTLAND STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 14,100

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: SPRING STREET

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 15,520

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: SPRING STREET

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 15,520

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: SPRING STREET

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 15,520

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: HARRIS STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 4,530

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: HARRIS STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 4,530

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: HARRIS STREET

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 4,530

CS02003

Unknown

Over: PEACHTREE CENTER AVE

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 6,800

WEATHER TUNNEL

Unknown

Over: PARKING DECK ACCESS ROAD

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 6,620

PEDESTRIAN TO DOME

Unknown

Over: M-9315 INTERNAT

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,510

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: PEACHTREE DUNWOODY ROAD

IN SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,510

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: SR00003

IN ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 34,120

P'TREE DUNWOODY RD

Unknown

Over: PEACHTREE DUNWOODY

IN SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,510

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: DELTA BLVD

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,940

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: N. OUTER LOOP ROAD

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,940

MARTA PED. BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: SR 400

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 111,470

MARTA PED BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: SR 400

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 111,470

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: M-9045 RALPH McGILL BLVD

IN EAST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 6,620

SR 400/US 19

Unknown

Over: MT. VERNON HWY

1.4 MI N OF I-285, Fulton, GA

ADT: 189,100

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: CR 642

FAIRBURN, Fulton, GA

ADT: 1,200

PED OVERPASS

Unknown

Over: TECHWOOD DRIVE

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 11,370

PED OVERPASS

Unknown

Over: ALABAMA STREET

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 12,880

PED OVERPASS

Unknown

Over: DECATUR STREET

IN CITY OF ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

ADT: 19,610

SR 400 SOUTH

Unknown

Over: SR 400 SOUTH, I-285 WEST

SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

ADT: 38,899

GLENRIDGE DRIVE

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 285

IN S. SANDY SPRINGS, Fulton, GA

ADT: 27,500

Showing 1,501-1,550 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.