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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

SR 520 EBL (US 27)

Fair

Over: BULL CREEK

S. COLUMBUS UAB, Muscogee, GA

Built 1972 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 29,300

CAMP JOHN HOPE RD.

Fair

Over: BIG INDIAN CREEK

7 MILES S.E. FORT VALLEY, Peach, GA

Built 1963 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 390

CR 152

Fair

Over: TALLULAH RIVER

4.8 MI S OF TIGER, Rabun, GA

Built 1932 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 366

GOODRICH ROAD

Fair

Over: CANAL SPILLWAY

13.9 MI NE OF HEPHZIBAH, Richmond, GA

Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,606

SR 20

Fair

Over: YELLOW RIVER

2 MI N OF CONYERS, Rockdale, GA

Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 13,800

HONEY CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: SNAPPING SHOALS CREEK

4 MI S OF CONYERS, Rockdale, GA

Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10,600

I-75

Fair

Over: TOWALIGA RIVER

8.5 MI NE OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1966 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 91,200

REHOBOTH ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK TRIB

3 MI NE OF ORCHARD HILL, Spalding, GA

Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 900

WALKERS MILL RD

Fair

Over: CABIN CREEK

5 MI E OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 820

FAS 2902

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOU RAILROAD

4 MI SW OF TOCCOA, Stephens, GA

Built 1949 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 780

SR 228

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD

IN ANDERSONVILLE, Sumter, GA

Built 1937 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 600

SR 377

Fair

Over: PHILEMA CREEK

APP 8 MI S OF AMERICUS, Sumter, GA

Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 490

JOHNSON ROAD

Fair

Over: N.F. LITTLE RIVER TRIB.

6.4 MI N OF CRAWFORDVILLE, Taliaferro, GA

Built 1988 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 121

PARKER ROAD

Fair

Over: PATSILIGA CREEK TRIB.

1.5 MI NE OF HOWARD, Taylor, GA

Built 1991 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 121

OMEGA-ELDORADO RD

Fair

Over: ARNOLD CREEK

APP 4 MI E OF OMEGA, Tift, GA

Built 1961 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 590

SR 86

Fair

Over: PENDLETON CREEK

8 MI E OF LYONS, Toombs, GA

Built 1963 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 460

MOODY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: HIGH SHOALS CREEK

8.8 MI SE OF HIAWASSEE, Towns, GA

Built 1951 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 140

SR 54

Fair

Over: YELLOW JACKET CREEK

0.5 MI NW OF HOGANSVILLE, Troup, GA

Built 1973 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 680

SR 109

Fair

Over: WEHADKEE CREEK

0.13 MI E OF AL STATE LN, Troup, GA

Built 1972 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,120

DALLAS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG SPRINGS CREEK

7 MI SE LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20

SR 74

Fair

Over: TOBLER CREEK

1.5 MI W OF YATESVILLE, Upson, GA

Built 1936 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,540

TOM WHITE ROAD

Fair

Over: BAILEY CREEK

10.8 MI SE OF LAFAYETTE, Walker, GA

Built 1937 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 30

TRION ROAD

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

5.7 MI S OF LAFAYETTE, Walker, GA

Built 1922 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 400

JAMESTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: SATILLA RIVER

5 MI N OF WAYCROSS, Ware, GA

Built 1958 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,200

OLD DAVISBORO RD

Fair

Over: STEEL CREEK

1.9 MI S OF DAVISBORO, Washington, GA

Built 1950 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 121

WEBSTER LAKE ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

7.7 MI SE OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1967 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,030

SR 52 - US 76 (WBL

Fair

Over: CONASAUGA RIVER

5.5 MI E OF DALTON, Whitfield, GA

Built 1969 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 27,000

REDWINE COVE ROAD

Fair

Over: SWAMP CREEK

8.7 MI SW OF DALTON, Whitfield, GA

Built 1924 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 340

L. DUG GAP ROAD

Fair

Over: SWAMP CREEK

8 MI SW OF DALTON, Whitfield, GA

Built 1981 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,050

PUTNAM ROAD

Fair

Over: MILLS CREEK

1.9 MI E OF COHUTTA, Whitfield, GA

Built 1969 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 120

GREEN VALLEY DRIVE

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB

4 MI S OF TUNNEL HILL, Whitfield, GA

Built 1990 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 510

TALLULAH RIVER RD

Fair

Over: DENTON CREEK

COLEMAN RIVER WMA, Rabun, GA

Built 1949 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 106

SR 98

Fair

Over: GROVE CREEK

4.3 MI SW OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1956 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,190

SHADY GROVE ROAD

Fair

Over: GARRISON CREEK

3.7 MI NE OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1945 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 90

HILLS SHOP ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.5 MI W OF AUBURN, Barrow, GA

Built 1973 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 9,740

SMITH MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MARBURY CREEK

@ BETHLEHEM CITY LIMITS, Barrow, GA

Built 1965 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,340

ARNOLD ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

2.2 MI NE OF STATHAM, Barrow, GA

Built 1986 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 750

SR 61, SR 113

Fair

Over: PETTIT CREEK

IN SW CARTERSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 1947 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 17,200

I-16 WBL

Fair

Over: OCMULGEE RIVER OVERFLOW

2 MI E OF MACON CTY LIMIT, Bibb, GA

Built 1967 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 55,900

MOSELEY DIXON RD

Fair

Over: LAKE TOBESOFKEE

3 MI SW OF MACON CTY LMTS, Bibb, GA

Built 1967 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,650

M.L.KING,JR DRIVE

Fair

Over: OKAPILCO CREEK

APP 3 MI N OF QUITMAN, Brooks, GA

Built 1968 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,380

CLYATTVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER O/F

APP 9 MI SE OF QUITMAN, Brooks, GA

Built 1957 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 540

WILLIAMSBURG-MORGA

Fair

Over: PACHITLA CREEK OVERFLOW

2 MI N OF WILLIAMSBURG, Calhoun, GA

Built 1965 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 130

BANNING ROAD

Fair

Over: SNAKE CREEK

2.5 MI N OF WHITESBURG, Carroll, GA

Built 1976 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 360

CR 45

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH TRIB.

2.5 MI S OF FOLKSTON, Charlton, GA

Built 1950 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 270

OLEARY ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

4 MI N OF PORT WENTWORTH, Chatham, GA

Built 1976 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,970

DRY CR VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: EAST ARMUCHEE CREEK

2 MI SE OF SUBLIGNA, Chattooga, GA

Built 1959 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 120

SR 10 LOOP (CBL)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER

5 MI E OF BOGART, Clarke, GA

Built 1964 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 33,090

S R 10 LOOP (CCBL)

Fair

Over: MIDDLE OCONEE RIVER

5 MI E OF BOGART, Clarke, GA

Built 1964 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 33,090

US 129 SBL-SR10L (

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 35,900

Showing 2,951-3,000 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.