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

SOUTH COBB DRIVE

Fair

Over: I-285

4.5 MILES SOUTH EAST OF S, Cobb, GA

Built 1969 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 40,200

VINEYARD WAY

Fair

Over: NICKAJACK CREEK

IN CITY LIMITS OF SMYRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 1972 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 500

HAWPOND ROAD

Fair

Over: I-75

ARABI - EAST SECTION, Crisp, GA

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 500

US 11 / SR 58

Fair

Over: SQUIRREL TOWN CREEK

IN NEW ENGLAND, Dade, GA

Built 1936 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,720

SR 9

Fair

Over: ETOWAH RIV OVERFLOW

4.3 MI S OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1955 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,370

SR 53

Fair

Over: ETOWAH RIVER

4.3 MI SE OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1980 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 16,400

GOSHEN CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: AMICALOLA CREEK

9 MI NW OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1991 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10

US 27 (NBL)-SR1

Fair

Over: SR 1B DOTHAN RD (US 27B)

BAINBRIDGE - NORTHWEST SE, Decatur, GA

Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 11,090

US 27 (SBL)-SR1

Fair

Over: SR 1B DOTHAN RD (US 27B)

BAINBRIDGE - NW SECTION, Decatur, GA

Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8,510

PANOLA ROAD

Fair

Over: I-20

3.7 MI W OF LITHONIA, DeKalb, GA

Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 29,400

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: CONLEY CREEK

7.4 MI SE OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,950

US 80 / SR 26

Fair

Over: LITTLE CANOOCHEE CREEK

5.9 MI E OF SWAINSBORO, Emanuel, GA

Built 1986 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,960

SR 53-US 411

Fair

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

IN NORTH CAVE SPRING, Floyd, GA

Built 1987 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,900

DONAHOO ROAD

Fair

Over: SILVER CREEK

7.1 MI S OF ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 1935 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,010

OLD RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: KING CREEK

3.7 MI W OF COOSA, Floyd, GA

Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 140

US 29 SR 8

Fair

Over: BROAD RIVER

3 MI SW FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Franklin, GA

Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,570

I-85 NBL

Fair

Over: STEPHENS CREEK

1.2 MI NW OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1963 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 44,900

ROBERTS DRIVE

Fair

Over: SR 400 (US 19)

2.1 MI SW OF ROSWELL, Fulton, GA

Built 1969 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,004

FORREST PARK RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER

IN SOUTH EAST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,480

COFIELD DRIVE

Fair

Over: I-85

IN HAPEVILLE, Fulton, GA

Built 1963 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,004

SR 254

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK TRIB

1.5 MI NE OF CLERMONT, Hall, GA

Built 1935 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,770

I-985 SBL (US 23)

Fair

Over: S-2920 SPOUT SPRINGS RD

0.7 MI SE OF FLOWERY BR, Hall, GA

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 25,900

I-985 SBL (US 23)

Fair

Over: CR 719- CSX RR

IN GAINESVILLE CITY LIMIT, Hall, GA

Built 1968 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 27,100

I-85 (NBL)

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

0.1 MI E OF WEST POINT, Harris, GA

Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 41,000

I-85 (SBL)

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

0.1 MI E OF WEST POINT, Harris, GA

Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 44,900

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: COMMISSIONER CREEK

10.7 MI SE OF GRAY, Jones, GA

Built 1967 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 121

US 341 (SBL)

Fair

Over: CR 74 OLD ZEBULON RD

IN BARNESVILLE, Lamar, GA

Built 1964 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 9,170

SR 11 - US 129

Fair

Over: ALLIGATOR RUN

2.5 MI W OF LAKELAND, Lanier, GA

Built 1932 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,350

SR 135

Fair

Over: TY BRANCH

APP 3.1 MI S OF NAYLOR, Lowndes, GA

Built 1962 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 230

SUSTELLA AVENUE

Fair

Over: ONE MILE BRANCH

VALDOSTA STATE COLLEGE, Lowndes, GA

Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,940

SR 49

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD

6 MI SW OF OGLETHORPE, Macon, GA

Built 1990 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,352

US 29 / SR 8

Fair

Over: BLUESTONE CREEK

3.5 MI N OF DANIELSVILLE, Madison, GA

Built 1926 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,620

US 29- SR 174

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

8.8 MI N OF DANIELSVILLE, Madison, GA

Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,570

STRICKLAND TOWN RD

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

3.5 MI NE OF ROCKY MOUNT, Meriwether, GA

Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 180

TOM TERRY ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLY CREEK

3.7 MI NE OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1976 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 830

BERRY BENNET ROAD

Fair

Over: HOLLY CREEK

4.5 MI S OF CHATSWORTH, Murray, GA

Built 1988 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 903

SR 81

Fair

Over: SNAPPING SHOALS CREEK

5.5 MI SW OF PORTERDALE, Newton, GA

Built 1948 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,510

SR 53

Fair

Over: LONG SWAMP CREEK

1 MI EAST OF TATE, Pickens, GA

Built 1929 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 6,640

SR 121 - US 25

Fair

Over: BUTLER CREEK

6.4 MI NE OF HEPHZIBAH, Richmond, GA

Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 31,500

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: POTATO CREEK

3 MI SE OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1956 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,600

JORDAN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TROUBLESOME CREEK

4 MI N OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,950

MANLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: HEADS CREEK TRIB

3 MI N OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1957 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 900

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: MUCKALEE CREEK

IN SW AMERICUS, Sumter, GA

Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,740

WESLEY CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: PATSILIGA CREEK

1 MI NE OF HOWARD, Taylor, GA

Built 1977 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 514

8TH STREET

Fair

Over: I-75 (EXIT 63B)

APP 2 MI NW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1988 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,911

SR 219

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

5 MI S OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

Built 1960 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,790

SR 180

Fair

Over: SLAUGHTER CREEK

9.4 MI SW OF BLAIRSVILLE, Union, GA

Built 1931 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 350

BOSS ROAD

Fair

Over: W CHICKAMAUGA CRK TRIB

4.8 MI SW OF CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

Built 1925 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 270

I-20 WBL

Fair

Over: SR 12- CSX RR (279542H)

6.1 MI NW OF NORWOOD, Warren, GA

Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 131,000

BROADHURST RD W

Fair

Over: LITTLE PHENNOLLOWAY CR.

4 MI E OF SCREVEN, Wayne, GA

Built 1973 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,200

Showing 2,101-2,150 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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