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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

OLD S R 2

Fair

Over: FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK

5.5 MI NW OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,630

GRAND STREET

Fair

Over: TOCCOA RIVER

IN MCCAYSVILLE, Fannin, GA

Built 1928 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 366

SAND SPRINGS ROAD

Fair

Over: LAVENDAR CREEK

8 MI NW OF ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 1945 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 50

HALL VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: KING CREEK

5.1 MI W OF COOSA, Floyd, GA

Built 1948 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 20

SR 326

Fair

Over: LITTLE'S CREEK

6.3 MI SW OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1959 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 300

THUNDER ROAD

Fair

Over: NAILS CREEK TRIB

5.5 MI SW OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 20

I-285

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK CAMP CREEK

IN EAST POINT, Fulton, GA

Built 1966 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 140,000

McGINNIS FERRY RD

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK TRIB

3.2 MI NE OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1954 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 9,460

WEST LAKE AVE.

Fair

Over: CSX RR (638641X)- MARTA

IN WEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 9,440

FREEMANVILLE RD

Fair

Over: COOPER SANDY CREEK

1.75 MI N ALPHARETTA C.L., Fulton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 3,520

US 17, SR 25 OCEAN

Fair

Over: CYPRESS MILL CREEK

1 MI N OF BRUNSWICK, Glynn, GA

Built 1975 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 32,900

OWENS GIN ROAD

Fair

Over: VANNS CREEK

7.2 MI W OF OAKMAN, Gordon, GA

Built 1948 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 366

BRANNON ROAD

Fair

Over: JACKS CREEK

3.25 MI SW OF SNELLVILLE, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1965 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 70

POOLE ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD (279789M)

7.2 MI NE OF SPARTA, Hancock, GA

Built 1991 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 121

OLD HWY 29 ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVERDAM CR TRIB

7 MI SE OF BOWERSVILLE, Hart, GA

Built 1928 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 50

JIM T MICKEL ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

3.5 MI E OF ALA STATE LN, Heard, GA

Built 1972 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 50

MEADOWLARK ROAD

Fair

Over: SATILLA CREEK

2 MI W OF OSIERFIELD, Irwin, GA

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 370

SR 15 ALT.

Fair

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

5.7 MI NE OF JEFFERSON, Jackson, GA

Built 1967 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 4,790

DEADWYLER ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

8.8 MI NW OF JEFFERSON, Jackson, GA

Built 1959 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 750

POST ROAD

Fair

Over: PITTMAN CREEK

8.7 MI N OF MONTICELLO, Jasper, GA

Built 1948 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 590

LAMAR STREET

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

VALDOSTA - NW SECTION, Lowndes, GA

Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 310

DAMASCUS CH ROAD

Fair

Over: CHESTATEE RIVER

8.3 MI NE OF DAHLONEGA, Lumpkin, GA

Built 1968 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 370

BELLVIEW ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG DRAIN CREEK

3.3 MI N OF BABCOCK, Miller, GA

Built 1962 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 410

US 278 (WBL)

Fair

Over: PUMPKINVINE CREEK

2.2 MI W OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 16,910

CR 206

Fair

Over: LITTLE HURRICANE CR TRIB

10 MI NW OF BLACKSHEAR, Pierce, GA

Built 1955 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 40

HOWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: POWDER CREEK

4 MI SW OF ZEBULON, Pike, GA

Built 1995 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 80

OLD MACON ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

4.8 MI SW OF EATONTON, Putnam, GA

Built 1938 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 300

NORTH LEG

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

10.2 MI N OF HEPHIZIBAH, Richmond, GA

Built 1953 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 10,200

GOODRICH ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAL SPILLWAY

13.3 MI NE OF HEPHZIBAH, Richmond, GA

Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 250

SANDY CROSS ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

7.6 MI NE OF CRAWFORDVILL, Taliaferro, GA

Built 1966 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 140

JONES LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: BATTLE CREEK

5 MI SE OF REIDSVILLE, Tattnall, GA

Built 1973 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 121

SCOOTERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

APP 6 MI NW OF OMEGA, Tift, GA

Built 1939 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,630

TOWN CRK SCHOOL RD

Fair

Over: NOTTELY RIVER

7.4 MI S OF BLAIRSVILLE, Union, GA

Built 1962 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,322

CHATTANOOGA VALLEY

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

6.1 MI NW OF CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

Built 1955 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,170

CORINTH ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1.9 MI SE OF LAFAYETTE, Walker, GA

Built 1920 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 800

MARTINDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: CHATTOOGA CREEK

5.9 MI S OF LAFAYETTE, Walker, GA

Built 1930 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150

LITTLE JOHN ROAD

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

3.2 MI SW OF LAFAYETTE, Walker, GA

Built 1977 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 90

OLD MINERAL SPG RD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK TRIB

3 MI N OF LAFAYETTE, Walker, GA

Built 1978 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 30

SOUTH CREST ROAD

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD

2 MI E OF ROSSVILLE, Walker, GA

Built 1935 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 4,440

TELMORE-DIXIE U RD

Fair

Over: HOG CREEK OVERFLOW

13 MI NW OF WAYCROSS, Ware, GA

Built 1964 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 580

TELMORE-DIXIE U RD

Fair

Over: HOG CREEK

13 MI NW OF WAYCROSS, Ware, GA

Built 1964 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 580

GRANTHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE McMillan CREEK

NE CITY LIMITS OF JESUP, Wayne, GA

Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 450

CAVENDER ROAD

Fair

Over: STACY BRANCH

3.1 MI S OF DALTON, Whitfield, GA

Built 1954 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 820

SR 17

Fair

Over: BROAD RIVER OVERFLOW

7.3 MI N OF TIGNALL, Wilkes, GA

Built 1971 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,930

ENOCH JOHN ROAD

Fair

Over: ANDERSON MILL CREEK

6.1 MI NE OF WASHINGTON, Wilkes, GA

Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 121

BUENA VISTA ROAD

Fair

Over: RANDALL CREEK

1.5 KM W 2ND ARMORED DIV, Muscogee, GA

Built 1914 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 100

STEAM MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

.5 KM E/O MASSEY RD, Muscogee, GA

Built 1914 Load: 17.0 t ADT: 2

BEACH HWY.

Fair

Over: LITTLE HURRICANE CREEK

1 MI W OF INT US 1, Bacon, GA

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 370

TRAWICK ROAD

Fair

Over: GUMM CREEK

12.3 MI SE OF MILLEDGEVIL, Baldwin, GA

Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 121

SR 326

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

10.5 MI E OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 310

Showing 2,751-2,800 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.