State profile · Below median Poor share

Georgia bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Georgia.

15,069
Public bridges
74.8%
Good condition
1.6%
Poor condition

Georgia holds 15,069 public highway bridges (#17 of 52 by inventory) with a 1.59% Poor share (#48 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 1.6% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 5 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

15,069

Public highway bridges in Georgia

Good Condition

74.8%

11,278 bridges rated 7-9

24.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

1.6%

240 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-5.9pp vs national avg 7.5%

Georgia vs national bridge condition

Georgia - Good condition share 74.8%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Georgia - Poor-condition share 5.3%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Georgia in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Georgia has 15,069 bridges and a 1.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #5 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Georgia has 15,069 bridges and a 1.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #5 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Georgia vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

15,069 17th of 54 higher than 37 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Georgia

The highlighted point is Georgia: 15,069 bridges and 1.59% in Poor condition, rank #5 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Georgia on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Texas: 56,729 bridges · 1.23% Poor
  • Delaware: 872 bridges · 1.26% Poor
  • Georgia: 15,069 bridges · 1.59% Poor
  • District of Columbia: 257 bridges · 1.95% Poor
  • Florida: 13,036 bridges · 2.79% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Georgia

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 15,069 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Georgia’s inventory

State agency holds 45.7% of the 15,069 public highway bridges filed under Georgia in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Georgia’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 10.4% of the 15,069 bridges with a recorded original year in Georgia. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Georgia74.8%23.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Georgia (FHWA NBI)

Counties (159)

Appling 77 Atkinson 61 Bacon 44 Baker 27 Baldwin 77 Banks 93 Barrow 79 Bartow 219 Ben Hill 47 Berrien 81 Bibb 220 Bleckley 30 Brantley 54 Brooks 104 Bryan 78 Bulloch 139 Burke 80 Butts 46 Calhoun 43 Camden 95 Candler 61 Carroll 168 Catoosa 86 Charlton 71 Chatham 265 Chattahoochee 63 Chattooga 113 Cherokee 164 Clarke 102 Clay 21 Clayton 168 Clinch 74 Cobb 414 Coffee 126 Colquitt 194 Columbia 68 Cook 66 Coweta 173 Crawford 49 Crisp 99 Dade 73 Dawson 45 DeKalb 392 Decatur 74 Dodge 57 Dooly 73 Dougherty 98 Douglas 92 Early 85 Echols 41 Effingham 73 Elbert 84 Emanuel 121 Evans 48 Fannin 107 Fayette 81 Floyd 202 Forsyth 97 Franklin 117 Fulton 775 Gilmer 101 Glascock 22 Glynn 84 Gordon 133 Grady 104 Greene 66 Gwinnett 317 Habersham 107 Hall 151 Hancock 64 Haralson 93 Harris 99 Hart 74 Heard 60 Henry 140 Houston 112 Irwin 69 Jackson 123 Jasper 70 Jeff Davis 58 Jefferson 64 Jenkins 60 Johnson 49 Jones 54 Lamar 64 Lanier 28 Laurens 169 Lee 33 Liberty 95 Lincoln 32 Long 47 Lowndes 130 Lumpkin 53 Macon 78 Madison 71 Marion 46 McDuffie 52 McIntosh 57 Meriwether 135 Miller 45 Mitchell 111 Monroe 90 Montgomery 42 Morgan 103 Murray 82 Muscogee 208 Newton 99 Oconee 60 Oglethorpe 50 Paulding 84 Peach 38 Pickens 62 Pierce 65 Pike 41 Polk 117 Pulaski 44 Putnam 58 Quitman 20 Rabun 118 Randolph 50 Richmond 183 Rockdale 44 Schley 25 Screven 76 Seminole 35 Spalding 88 Stephens 67 Stewart 53 Sumter 81 Talbot 68 Taliaferro 40 Tattnall 72 Taylor 71 Telfair 71 Terrell 52 Thomas 179 Tift 112 Toombs 75 Towns 46 Treutlen 70 Troup 168 Turner 70 Twiggs 45 Union 85 Upson 61 Walker 149 Walton 115 Ware 107 Warren 56 Washington 76 Wayne 83 Webster 26 Wheeler 53 White 81 Whitfield 130 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.

TX

Texas

1.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$56,729

DE

Delaware

1.26% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$872
Selected

GA

Georgia

1.59% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,069

FL

Florida

2.79% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,036

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.

WRIGHTS MILL ROAD

Poor

Over: HUDSON RIVER

7.3 MI SE OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1960 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 110

US 82 COR Z WBL /

Poor

Over: SATILLA RIVER OVERFLOW

14 MI E OF HOBOKEN, Brantley, GA

Built 1964 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 5,680

HUMPBACK ROAD

Poor

Over: LITTLE SATILLA RIVER

6 MI N OF NAHUNTA, Brantley, GA

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 60

CR 120

Poor

Over: N PRONG ST MARYS RIVER

1.4 MI EAST OF CR 127, Atkinson, GA

Built 1970 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 151

SADDLE CLUB ROAD

Poor

Over: GREENWOOD BRANCH

2.7 MI SW OF TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 240

REX CIRCLE

Poor

Over: BIG COTTON INDIAN CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT SR 42 IN REX, Clayton, GA

Built 1932 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 2,004

All Bridges in Georgia

SR 520-US 82-COR Z

Fair

Over: FULLWOOD CREEK

6 MI NW OF WAYCROSS, Ware, GA

Built 1988 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 4,130

SR 255

Fair

Over: BEAN CREEK

3.5 MI E OF HELEN, White, GA

Built 1971 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 2,190

SR 384

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

4.6 MI E OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1966 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 3,740

U.S. 221

Fair

Over: J. STROM THURMOND DAM

J.Strom Thurmond Dam, Columbia, GA

Built 1950 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,350

US 1 SR 4

Fair

Over: BAY CREEK TRIB

8.5 MI N OF BAXLEY, Appling, GA

Built 1927 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 5,880

SR 140

Fair

Over: SUGAR HILL CREEK

1.8 MI E OF PINE LOG, Bartow, GA

Built 1935 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,510

US 25 / SR 73

Fair

Over: LOTTS CREEK

1.8 MI NE OF REGISTER, Bulloch, GA

Built 1981 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 16,400

ALVA J HOPKIN BR.

Fair

Over: SATILLA RIVER

CHARLTON-CAMDEN CO LINE, Charlton, GA

Built 1956 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 480

SR 21 (NBL)

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1 MI N OF PORT WENTWORTH, Chatham, GA

Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 32,600

SR 21 (SBL)

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1 MI N OF PORT WENTWORTH, Chatham, GA

Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,050

I-16 (EBL) - US 17

Fair

Over: M-4079 STILES AVE.

IN SAVANNAH CITY LIMITS, Chatham, GA

Built 1966 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 55,800

SR 114

Fair

Over: MOSTELLER CREEK

IN SW LYERLY, Chattooga, GA

Built 1940 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,310

ROCK-WENONA HOUSE

Fair

Over: I-75 96.78N

APP 3 MI S OF CORDELE, Crisp, GA

Built 1960 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 900

STATE PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: DANIEL CREEK

IN CLOUDLAND CANYON S.PK., Dade, GA

Built 1984 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 200

FAIRINGTON ROAD

Fair

Over: I-20

2.4 MI SW OF LITHONIA, DeKalb, GA

Built 1959 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 14,000

US 41 / SR 7

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

IN N UNADILLA, Dooly, GA

Built 1928 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,750

SR 154 SBL

Fair

Over: M-9071 DELOWE DRIVE

IN NORTH EAST POINT, Fulton, GA

Built 1965 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 10,100

PEACHTREE IND SBL

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK TRIB

2 MI W OF NORCROSS, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 45,400

SR 26

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

CITY LIMITS OF OGLETHORPE, Macon, GA

Built 1982 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,840

UPPER HIGHTOWER RD

Fair

Over: HIGHTOWER CREEK

7 MI E OF HIAWASSEE, Towns, GA

Built 1953 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 366

SR 24

Fair

Over: INMAN BRANCH

4.2 MI W OF DAVISBORO, Washington, GA

Built 1929 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,300

NIMBLEWILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MONTGOMERY CREEK

8 MILES NW DAHLONEGA GA, Lumpkin, GA

Built 1985 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 60

NIMBLEWILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

12 NW DAHLONEGA GA, Lumpkin, GA

Built 1985 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 60

TUCKER ROAD

Fair

Over: MARBURY CREEK TRIB

3 MI SW OF WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 810

US 41 BUS SBL/SR 1

Fair

Over: I-75 (EXIT 164) @164.02

IN EAST CENTRAL MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,000

SR 24

Fair

Over: FLOYD BRANCH

5 MI E OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1934 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,400

US 80 / SR 26

Fair

Over: LOTTS CREEK

13.5 MI NW OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1927 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,290

US 80/SR26

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD (641173J)

W SECTION OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1938 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 17,900

DIAMOND CAUSEWAY

Fair

Over: MOON RIVER

5 MI SE OF MONT-CROSS RD, Chatham, GA

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,435

GAYTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: CHAPPEL CREEK TRIB

2.1 MI NE OF TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 2010 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 180

N CASTLEGATE DR

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

2.8 MI NW OF JONESBORO, Clayton, GA

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,004

BRICKYARD ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH BEAVERDAM CREEK

2.3 MI E OF BOWMAN, Elbert, GA

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 103

POWER DAM ROAD

Fair

Over: FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK

4.3 MI NW OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 210

ABBOTTS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

8 MI E OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,308

PIEDMONT ROAD

Fair

Over: PEACHTREE CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 42,500

US 17 SR 25

Fair

Over: CHAMPNEYS RIVER

2 MI S OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,790

OLD ALCOVY ROAD

Fair

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

3 MI NE OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,290

GADDISTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: TOCCOA RIVER

13.1 MI SW OF BLAIRSVILLE, Union, GA

Built 1984 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 120

I-85 SB

Fair

Over: HARTWELL RESERVOIR

GA/SC STATE LINE, Columbia, GA

Built 1961 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 24,200

CITY POND ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

IN WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,460

SHIPYARD ROAD

Fair

Over: SHIPYARD CREEK

4 MI S OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,050

SR 177

Fair

Over: BEE CREEK

TO STEPHEN C FOSTER ST PK, Clinch, GA

Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 70

BARRETT PKWY.

Fair

Over: NOONDAY CREEK

2.3 MILES SOUTH OF KENNES, Cobb, GA

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 33,440

SR 192

Fair

Over: BIG LONG CREEK TRIB.

2.8 MI SE OF SUMMERTOWN, Emanuel, GA

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 570

SR 192

Fair

Over: BIG LONG CREEK

1.6 MI NW OF SUMMERTOWN, Emanuel, GA

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 570

BELL ROAD

Fair

Over: DICKEY MILL CREEK

3.5 MI NW MINERAL BLUFF, Fannin, GA

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

LAURAL CROSSING

Fair

Over: FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK

4 MI W OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

SR 70 SBL

Fair

Over: UTOY CREEK

2.7 MI S OF I-20, Fulton, GA

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,400

SPELLS ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSS CREEK

6.4 MI N OF LAKELAND, Lanier, GA

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 121

I-20 WBL

Fair

Over: OCONEE RIVER

5.8 MI ESE OF BUCKHEAD, Morgan, GA

Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 137,000

Showing 3,001-3,050 of 15,069 bridges

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