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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 20 SPUR

Fair

Over: CARTER CREEK TRIB

4 MI NE OF CARTERSVILLE, Bartow, GA

Built 1946 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 780

MT. PLEASANT ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE PINE LOG CREEK

5.7 MI N OF WHITE, Bartow, GA

Built 1976 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 390

BELLS CABIN ROAD

Fair

Over: WILLACOOCHEE CREEK

1.2 MI W OF FITZGERALD, Ben Hill, GA

Built 1954 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 1,330

HIGH BLUFF ROCK RD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

12 MI SW OF NAHUNTA, Brantley, GA

Built 1961 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 890

CR 15

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

3.5 MI W OF HOBOKEN, Brantley, GA

Built 1959 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 380

OLD RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER OVERFLOW

13.6 MI SE OF BROOKLET, Bulloch, GA

Built 1956 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 4,370

SOUTH LITTLE NY TR

Fair

Over: NS RR SPUR

3.5 MI W OF WHITESBURG, Carroll, GA

Built 1970 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 103

PAXTON ROAD

Fair

Over: SPANISH CREEK

2 MI NW OF FOLKSTON, Charlton, GA

Built 1950 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 220

US 80, SR 26

Fair

Over: TURNER CREEK

8 MI SE OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1964 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 19,900

US 80, SR 26

Fair

Over: LAZARETTO CREEK

10 MI SE OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1960 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 9,600

LYERLY HOLLAND RD

Fair

Over: TALIAFERRO CREEK

1.8 MI S OF LYERLY, Chattooga, GA

Built 1934 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 60

OLD HIGHWAY 337

Fair

Over: ALPINE CREEK TRIB

IN MENLO, Chattooga, GA

Built 1932 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 190

SR 92

Fair

Over: NOONDAY CREEK

IN SW WOODSTOCK, Cherokee, GA

Built 1962 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 48,000

LITTLE REFUGE ROAD

Fair

Over: SHOAL CREEK

2 MI SW OF WALESKA, Cherokee, GA

Built 1970 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 320

US 129 NBL-SR10L (

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 35,900

SR8,SR10L,US29 (CB

Fair

Over: NORTH OCONEE RIVER

1.4 MI S OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1975 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 33,110

SR 168

Fair

Over: WALKER CREEK

11 MI NW OF HOMMERVILLE, Clinch, GA

Built 1958 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 250

BARNEY ROAD

Fair

Over: PETERS BRANCH

1.8 MI S OF ARGYLE, Clinch, GA

Built 1969 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 140

BARRETT PARKWAY

Fair

Over: NOSES CREEK

2 MILES SOUTH OF MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 2000 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 15,700

TALLOKAS ROAD

Fair

Over: HOG CREEK

APP 8 MI SE OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1956 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 1,410

SALBIDE AVENUE

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD (50430W)

IN NEWNAN, Coweta, GA

Built 1930 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 1,550

DENT ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE ECHECONNEE CREEK

7 MI NE OF ROBERTA, Crawford, GA

Built 1991 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 20

SR 136

Fair

Over: TOTO CREEK

7.6 MI SE OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1956 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 5,980

BRIARCLIFF ROAD

Fair

Over: S FORK PEACHTREE CREEK

3.35 MI NW OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1939 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 11,000

PANTHERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER

6 MI SE OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1962 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 21,800

EVANS MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: POLE BRIDGE CREEK

4 MI SW OF LITHONIA, DeKalb, GA

Built 1960 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 4,230

OXFORD ROAD

Fair

Over: PEAVINE CREEK

2.1 MI NW OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1948 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 4,040

PRES. PARKWAY

Fair

Over: N FORK PEACHTREE CREEK

1 MI E OF DORAVILLE, DeKalb, GA

Built 1967 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 2,004

SR 230

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK TRIB.

1 MI S OF BYROMVILLE, Dooly, GA

Built 1965 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 350

GA POWER DAM RD

Fair

Over: MUCKAFOONEE CREEK

ALBANY - NORTHSIDE, Dougherty, GA

Built 1974 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 250

CUT CANE ROAD

Fair

Over: HEMPTOWN CREEK

0.6 MI E OF MINERAL BLUFF, Fannin, GA

Built 1980 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 330

SR 85

Fair

Over: WHITEWATER CREEK

3.9 MI NW OF BROOKS, Fayette, GA

Built 1950 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 11,900

SR 101

Fair

Over: ETOWAH RIVER

IN ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 1917 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 8,830

SR 140

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD (719755K)

2.2 MI N OF SHANNON, Floyd, GA

Built 1964 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 4,840

BROAD STREET

Fair

Over: ETOWAH RIVER

IN ROME JUST E JCT SR 101, Floyd, GA

Built 1915 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 13,500

MINSHEW ROAD

Fair

Over: WOODWARD CREEK

8.5 MI NE OF ROME, Floyd, GA

Built 1956 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 410

E. ARIAIL ROAD

Fair

Over: NAILS CREEK

8.4 MI W OF CARNESVILLE, Franklin, GA

Built 1950 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 103

PEACHTREE STREET

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1914 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 35,800

MOORES MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD (639133L)

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1940 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 14,800

BEN. E. MAYS ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH UTOY CREEK

IN WEST ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1954 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 3,720

HOWELL MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: PEACHTREE CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1948 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 20,100

HUFF ROAD

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD (638487C)

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1955 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 9,180

HAMBY ROAD

Fair

Over: CHICKEN CREEK

6 MI N OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1964 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 2,004

HAMILTON ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

7 MI NW OF PALMETTO, Fulton, GA

Built 1954 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 366

NEW BULLPEN ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

FULTON-CHEROKEE COUNTY LI, Fulton, GA

Built 1939 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 4,160

BISHOP ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

3 MI SW OF FAIRBURN, Fulton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 370

OLD HOLCOMB BR RD

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

IN EAST ROSWELL, Fulton, GA

Built 1941 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 4,130

BOARDTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BOARDTOWN CREEK

9.2 MI N OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1958 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 2,322

HENRY EVANS ROAD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

6.3 MI SE OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1994 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 103

GATES CHAPEL ROAD

Fair

Over: MOUNTAINTOWN CREEK

8.7 MI NW OF ELLIJAY, Gilmer, GA

Built 1977 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 210

Showing 3,101-3,150 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.