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

THOMPSON ROAD

Unknown

Over: I-185 NBL (SR 411)

8 MI SE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 450

THOMPSON ROAD

Unknown

Over: I-185 SBL (SR 411)

8 MI SE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 450

I-85

Unknown

Over: I-185 SBL (SR 411)

2 MI NE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 27,300

I-85

Unknown

Over: CR 417 M.-HOGANSVILLE RD

1.5 MI S OF HOGANSVILLE, Troup, GA

ADT: 34,000

I-185

Unknown

Over: S-1428 UPPER BIG SPRG RD

3 MI E OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 13,400

I-185 SBL

Unknown

Over: S-1429 LOWER BIG SPRG RD

4 MI SE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 13,900

I-185 NBL

Unknown

Over: S-1429 LOWER BIG SPRG RD

4 MI SE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 13,900

I-85

Unknown

Over: FAS 1429 WILDWOOD ROAD

4 MI NE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 34,000

I-185

Unknown

Over: FAS 2031 SALEM ROAD

10 MI SE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 14,000

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: M-2908 MILLER STREET

IN CENTRAL LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 2,240

DEPOT STEET

Unknown

Over: SR 1 (US 27)

IN LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 2,540

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: CR 822 LEMAN STREET

IN CENTRAL LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 830

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: CS 1042 FORREST AVE.

IN CENTRAL LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 830

I-85

Unknown

Over: KIA BOULEVARD

5 MI NE OF WEST POINT, Troup, GA

ADT: 23,700

PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY

Unknown

Over: SR 109

CITY OF LA GRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 14,770

PEGASUS PARKWAY

Unknown

Over: CSX RAILROAD

SOUTH SIDE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

ADT: 17,000

I-75

Unknown

Over: SR 32

1.6 MI SE OF SYCAMORE, Turner, GA

ADT: 38,600

I-75

Unknown

Over: SR 159

APP 2 MI N OF ASHBURN, Turner, GA

ADT: 35,200

I-75

Unknown

Over: CR 159 ALBERSON ROAD

6 MI N OF ASHBURN, Turner, GA

ADT: 35,200

I-75

Unknown

Over: CR 251 WARDLOW ROAD

3.5 MI N OF ASHBURN, Turner, GA

ADT: 35,200

BUSSEY ROAD

Unknown

Over: I-75 (EXIT 80)

1 MI E OF SYCAMORE, Turner, GA

ADT: 500

SR 112

Unknown

Over: I-75 (EXIT 28)

EAST ASHBURN, Turner, GA

ADT: 7,700

I-75

Unknown

Over: FAS 1989 INAHA ROAD

4.5 MI SW OF SYCAMORE, Turner, GA

ADT: 37,900

I-75

Unknown

Over: FAS 1990 DENHAM

1.4 MI EAST OF SYCAMORE, Turner, GA

ADT: 38,600

I-75

Unknown

Over: CR 11 AIRPORT ROAD

1.5 MI NE OF SYCAMORE, Turner, GA

ADT: 39,600

I-75

Unknown

Over: CR 23 CARTER ROAD

5.8 MI SE OF SYCAMORE, Turner, GA

ADT: 34,700

I-75

Unknown

Over: CR 35 ROBERT DAVIS ROAD

3 MI SE OF SYCAMORE, Turner, GA

ADT: 37,900

I-16

Unknown

Over: CR 243 PRIVATE ROAD

1.3 MI E OF HUBER, Twiggs, GA

ADT: 17,500

I-16

Unknown

Over: SR 358

3 MI W OF DANVILLE, Twiggs, GA

ADT: 16,800

CR 71

Unknown

Over: I-16 EBL (SR 404)

3.6 MI N OF BULLARD, Twiggs, GA

ADT: 480

CR 71

Unknown

Over: I-16 WBL (SR 404)

3.6 MI N OF BULLARD, Twiggs, GA

ADT: 480

I-16

Unknown

Over: S-1282 JEFFERSONVILLE RD

3.4 MI NE OF BULLARD, Twiggs, GA

ADT: 16,600

I-16

Unknown

Over: FAS 1471 COOL SPRINGS RD

2.2 MI SW OF DANVILLE, Twiggs, GA

ADT: 16,800

I-16

Unknown

Over: FAS 1617 STONE CR CH RD

1.1 MI NE OF HUBER, Twiggs, GA

ADT: 17,500

I-16

Unknown

Over: SR 96

4.5 MI S OF JEFFERSONVILL, Twiggs, GA

ADT: 16,200

BLAIRSVILLE BYPASS

Unknown

Over: S2899 HARALSON MEM. DR.

IN BLAIRSVILLE, Union, GA

ADT: 11,100

NS RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: CR 658 E WALKER STREET

CITY OF THOMASTON, Upson, GA

ADT: 880

PEDESTRIAN OVERPAS

Unknown

Over: SR 36

CITY OF THOMASTON, Upson, GA

ADT: 3,380

CHATT & CHICK SL (

Unknown

Over: CR 834 McFARLAND AVE.

1.7 MI W OF FT OGLETHORPE, Walker, GA

ADT: 1,560

WILDER ROAD

Unknown

Over: SR 1 NBL (US 27)

3 MI N OF CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

ADT: 300

WILDER ROAD

Unknown

Over: SR 1 SBL (US 27)

3 MI N OF CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

ADT: 300

McFARLAND GAP RD

Unknown

Over: SR 1 NBL (US27)

5 MI N OF CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

ADT: 1,200

McFARLAND GAP RD

Unknown

Over: SR 1 SBL (US 27)

5 MI N CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

ADT: 1,200

LITTLE STREET

Unknown

Over: SR1 NBL (US 27)

5.5 MI N OF CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

ADT: 300

LITTLE STREET

Unknown

Over: SR1 SBL (US 27)

5.5 MI N OF CHICKAMUAGA, Walker, GA

ADT: 300

SR 2 OFF RAMP

Unknown

Over: SR 2 RMP TO US 27 SBL

SR 2 RAMP TO US 27 SBL, Walker, GA

ADT: 500

SR 2

Unknown

Over: SR 1R T0 SR 2 WEST

6.5 MI N OF CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

ADT: 14,900

SR 2

Unknown

Over: SR 1 SBL

6.5 MI N OF CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

ADT: 14,900

US 78 EBL

Unknown

Over: SR 10 BUS WBL

2 MI W OF MONROE, Walton, GA

ADT: 8,500

SR 138

Unknown

Over: SR 10 EBL (US 78)

IN WEST MONROE, Walton, GA

ADT: 6,660

Showing 2,201-2,250 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.