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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

EUHARLEE ROAD

Fair

Over: ETOWAH RIVER

IN EAST EUHARLEE, Bartow, GA

Built 1949 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,420

MOSELEY DIXON RD

Fair

Over: LAKE TOBESOFKEE

4 MI SW OF MACON CTY LMTS, Bibb, GA

Built 1967 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,650

LAKEVIEW ROAD

Fair

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER

11 MI N OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1970 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 590

KINARDS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: TOWALIGA RIVER

6 MI SW OF JACKSON, Butts, GA

Built 1963 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 530

SR 16

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

IN WEST MT. ZION, Carroll, GA

Built 1957 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,400

LAFAYETTE STREET

Fair

Over: SOUTH CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

IN SOUTH RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

Built 1951 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 7,832

PEAVINE ROAD

Fair

Over: PEAVINE CREEK

7.2 MI SW OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

Built 1958 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 960

BUCK GARDNER RD.

Fair

Over: ALPINE CREEK

1 MI S OF MENLO, Chattooga, GA

Built 1981 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 366

OCONEE STREET

Fair

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

0.2 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1937 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 26,500

MOULTRIE LENOX RD

Fair

Over: GUM CREEK

9 MI E OF NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1964 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,020

MOULTRIE LENOX RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

9 MI E OF NORMAN PARK, Colquitt, GA

Built 1964 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,020

TILLMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

APP 3 MI NE OF BERLIN, Colquitt, GA

Built 1961 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 240

PAYTON ROAD

Fair

Over: PEARSON CREEK

9.2 MI NW OF NEWNAN, Coweta, GA

Built 1970 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 170

WILLIFORD CROSSING

Fair

Over: ALAPAHA RIVER

11 MI NE OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1932 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 250

WHITLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: MIMS BRANCH

4 MI N OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1936 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 121

CLOVERDALE ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

10.5 MI S OF TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 350

BLUFFTON-ARLINGTON

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

10.2 MILES NORTHEAST OF, Early, GA

Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 130

STILLWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: EBENEZER CREEK

SPRINGFIELD CITY LIMITS, Effingham, GA

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,420

Bullards Ferry Rd.

Fair

Over: GIN CREEK

6.6 MI SW OF MIDDLETON, Elbert, GA

Built 1948 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 103

SR 1 - US 27

Fair

Over: ETOWAH RIVER & NS RR

IN EAST ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 1956 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 33,700

SR 100

Fair

Over: LITTLE CEDAR CREEK

IN SW CAVE SPRING, Floyd, GA

Built 1967 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,530

MAYS BRIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: BEECH CREEK

3.8 MI E OF COOSA, Floyd, GA

Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,326

BIG TEXAS VALLEY R

Fair

Over: CABIN CREEK

3 MI N OF COOSA, Floyd, GA

Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 903

SR 63

Fair

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

10 M NW OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1963 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,960

HUBBARD ROAD

Fair

Over: STEPHENS CREEK

1.5 MI S OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1961 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 480

NEW BETHEL BRIDGE

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK BROAD RIVER

5 MI NW OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1963 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 630

STONE BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK BROAD RIVER

2 MI E OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1961 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 920

SR 14, PETERS STRE

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD

IN WEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1935 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 4,500

BIRMINGHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: CHICKEN CREEK TRIB

6 MI N OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1961 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 7,590

WILKERSON MILL RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

3 MI NW OF PALMETTO, Fulton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,210

LAKEMOORE DRIVE

Fair

Over: NANCY CREEK TRIB.

IN NORTH ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1938 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,250

JONES ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLEO CREEK

@ WEST ROSWELL CTY LIMIT, Fulton, GA

Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,004

BOARDTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BOARDTOWN CREEK

9.7 MI N OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,322

CRAIGTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE MOUNTAIN CREEK

5 MI NW OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1975 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 366

HAMBURG-AGRICOLA R

Fair

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER OVERFLOW

2.5 MI SW OF MITCHELL, Glascock, GA

Built 1966 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 30

SR 32 HARRELL HIGH

Fair

Over: LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK

3 MI W OF JCT SR 27, Glynn, GA

Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 5,220

SR 99

Fair

Over: TURTLE RIVER SWAMP

1.5 MI N OF JCT SR 520, Glynn, GA

Built 1966 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,740

OWENS GIN ROAD

Fair

Over: COOSAWATTEE RIVER

7 MI W OF OAKMAN, Gordon, GA

Built 1974 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 360

BROOKS ROAD

Fair

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

3 MI SW OF DACULA, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1977 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,790

GLADE FARM ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

4 MI SE OF CLERMONT, Hall, GA

Built 1962 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 500

BAKER ROAD

Fair

Over: STANLEY CREEK

3 MI W OF SHILOH, Harris, GA

Built 1955 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 140

SATILLA ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLACOOCHEE RIVER O/F

5.2 MI SE OF OCILLA, Irwin, GA

Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 370

POST ROAD

Fair

Over: PEARSON CREEK

1.5 MI N OF MONTICELLO, Jasper, GA

Built 1967 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 830

SR 72 (EBL)

Fair

Over: BROAD RIVER

3 MI NE OF CARLTON, Madison, GA

Built 1935 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 5,840

YOUNG MAN ROAD

Fair

Over: TIDEWATER CREEK

5 MI E GA25 & S-1490 INT., McIntosh, GA

Built 1969 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 430

SR 362

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

0.6 MI E OF ALVATON, Meriwether, GA

Built 1960 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,120

CRAWFORD CREEK RD

Fair

Over: CRAWFORD CREEK

2.5 MI NW OF PINE MTN., Meriwether, GA

Built 1950 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 20

SR 83

Fair

Over: TOBESOFKEE CREEK

3.5 MI SW OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,720

US 23/ SR 87

Fair

Over: RUM CREEK

12 MI E OF FORSYTH, Monroe, GA

Built 1953 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 6,470

CLACK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

7.7 MI S OF RUTLEDGE, Morgan, GA

Built 1965 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 280

Showing 2,801-2,850 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.