State profile · Below median Poor share

Georgia bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Georgia, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

15,216
Public bridges
63.0%
Good condition
1.5%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 5.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Georgia74.2%24.1%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

AZ

Arizona

1.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,640
Selected

GA

Georgia

1.49% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,216

UT

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126

VT

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

All Bridges in Georgia

SR 57

Unknown

Over: JWI-16 EBL (SR 404)

6.2 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA

ADT: 1,700

SR 57

Unknown

Over: I-16 WBL (SR 404)

6.2 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA

ADT: 1,700

CR 49

Unknown

Over: I-16 EBL (SR 404)

7.5 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA

ADT: 500

CR 49

Unknown

Over: I-16 WBL (SR 404)

7.5 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA

ADT: 500

I-16

Unknown

Over: CANOOCHEE ROAD

4.2 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA

ADT: 13,400

I-16

Unknown

Over: FAS 2242 (CR 228)

5.4 MI SE OF METTER, Candler, GA

ADT: 16,100

I-16

Unknown

Over: GRIFFIN FERRY ROAD

9.3 MI SW OF METTER, Candler, GA

ADT: 13,700

I-20

Unknown

Over: CR 849 S.CARROLLTON ROAD

IN SW VILLA RICA, Carroll, GA

ADT: 56,900

I-20

Unknown

Over: SR 61 NBL

IN W VILLA RICA, Carroll, GA

ADT: 56,900

I-20

Unknown

Over: SR 61 SBL

IN WEST VILLA RICA, Carroll, GA

ADT: 56,900

I-20

Unknown

Over: SR 113

1.5 MI S OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

ADT: 39,000

I-20

Unknown

Over: CR 219 BREMEN MT ZION RD

1.5 MI SW OF BREMEN, Carroll, GA

ADT: 38,500

I-20

Unknown

Over: CR244 MILLERS ACADEMY RD

@ SOUTH BREMEN CTY LMT, Carroll, GA

ADT: 36,100

I-20 EBL

Unknown

Over: CR 291 LEVANS ROAD

3.5 MI SW OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

ADT: 36,100

I-20 WBL

Unknown

Over: CR 291 LEVANS ROAD

3.5 MI SW OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

ADT: 36,100

I-20

Unknown

Over: CR 319 BAR-J ROAD

2 MI SE OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

ADT: 39,000

I-20

Unknown

Over: CR 356 SOUTH VANWERT RD.

2.5 MI W OF VILLA RICA, Carroll, GA

ADT: 39,000

I-20

Unknown

Over: CR 399 DANIEL STREET

IN SOUTH VILLA RICA, Carroll, GA

ADT: 56,900

US 27

Unknown

Over: I-20 EBL

1 MILE SOUTH OF BREMEN, Carroll, GA

ADT: 11,770

US 27

Unknown

Over: I-20 WBL

1 MI S OF BREMEN, Carroll, GA

ADT: 11,770

US 27- SR 16

Unknown

Over: M-808 SOUTH STREET

IN CENTRAL CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

ADT: 22,170

SOUTH BYPASS

Unknown

Over: M-812 HORSELY MILL ROAD

2 MI E OF CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

ADT: 23,400

I-20

Unknown

Over: CR 830 PLEASANT GROVE CH

3.5 MI SE OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

ADT: 39,000

I-20

Unknown

Over: S-1809 CENTERPOINT-TEMPL

2 MI S OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

ADT: 36,100

I-20

Unknown

Over: S-2815 PLEASANT RIDGE RD

2.5 MI E OF BREMEN, Carroll, GA

ADT: 36,100

NORFOLK SOUTHERN R

Unknown

Over: I-20

1 MI S OF BREMEN, Carroll, GA

ADT: 34,780

NORFOLK SOU (71923

Unknown

Over: SR 1 (US 27)

IN CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

ADT: 18,400

NORFOLK SOU (71940

Unknown

Over: SR 16 (US 27 ALT)

1.5 MI N OF WHITESBURG, Carroll, GA

ADT: 8,610

NORFOLK SOUTHERN S

Unknown

Over: CR 545 LIBERTY CHURCH RD

6.5 MI E OF ROOPVILLE, Carroll, GA

ADT: 600

US 27

Unknown

Over: SR 166 (US 27)

IN SOUTH CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

ADT: 15,200

I-75

Unknown

Over: CR 209 TUNNEL H-VARNELL

5 MI SE OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 67,000

CR 210

Unknown

Over: I-75

4.5 MI SE OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 600

SR 2

Unknown

Over: I-75

2.7 MI W OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 13,100

M-1137

Unknown

Over: I-75 NBL

3.9 MI W OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 4,300

M-1137

Unknown

Over: I-75 SBL

3.9 MI W OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 4,300

M-1136

Unknown

Over: I-75

4.2 MI E OF FT OGLETHORPE, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 2,370

SR 146

Unknown

Over: I-75

4 MI E OF FT OGLETHORPE, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 15,200

SCRUGGS ROAD

Unknown

Over: I-75

3.6 MI NE FORT OGLETHORPE, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 1,460

I-75

Unknown

Over: M-1110 POST ROAD

2 MI WEST OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 66,400

CSX RR (340575J)

Unknown

Over: SR 2 (US 41)

IN RINGGOLD (DOWNTOWN), Catoosa, GA

ADT: 7,500

000041

Unknown

Over: SR 3 ( US 41 )

2.5 MI SE OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 69,200

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: SR 3(US 41)

IN CITY OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

I-75

Unknown

Over: SR 151

1 MI W OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

ADT: 25,600

SR 23S- US 301

Unknown

Over: SR 4N -007.09N

2 MI N OF FOLKSTON, Charlton, GA

ADT: 960

JIM L GILLIS HWY

Unknown

Over: SR 17

11 MI W OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

ADT: 25,100

US 17

Unknown

Over: SR 421 NBL (I-516)

IN W SECT OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

ADT: 21,800

US 17

Unknown

Over: SR 421 SBL (I-516)

W CITY LIMITS SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

ADT: 21,800

TREMONT AVE.

Unknown

Over: SR 421 NBL (I-516)

IN CITY LIMITS SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

ADT: 1,640

TREMONT AVE.

Unknown

Over: SR 421 SBL (I-516)

IN CITY LIMITS SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

ADT: 1,640

GWINNETT STREET

Unknown

Over: SR 421 NBL (I-516)

IN CITY LIMITS SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

ADT: 3,200

Showing 201-250 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.

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