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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

US221/ SR78

Fair

Over: WILLIAMSON SWAMP CREEK

SOUTH SIDE BARTOW C.L., Jefferson, GA

Built 1946 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 2,060

SR 57

Fair

Over: NEELS CREEK

7 MI E OF WRIGHTSVILLE, Johnson, GA

Built 1941 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,520

SR 36

Fair

Over: EDIE CREEK

6 MI N OF BARNESVILLE, Lamar, GA

Built 1953 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 6,430

RENTZ DEXTER ROAD

Fair

Over: BLUEWATER CREEK

1 MI NW OF RENTZ CTY LMT, Laurens, GA

Built 1960 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 700

AIRPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: CHOKEELAGEE CREEK

3.5 MI W OF SMITHVILLE, Lee, GA

Built 1962 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 80

ISLE OF WIGHT ROAD

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

3.5 MI NE OF MIDWAY, Liberty, GA

Built 1962 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,650

US 19 / SR 60

Fair

Over: CHESTATEE RIVER

2.5 MI S OF DAHLONEGA, Lumpkin, GA

Built 1949 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 15,200

COOPER MINES RD

Fair

Over: CHESTATEE RIVER

5.6 MI E OF DAHLONEGA, Lumpkin, GA

Built 1974 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 2,322

I-95 (NBL)

Fair

Over: CATHEAD RIVER

1 MI W OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1970 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 61,100

I-95 (SBL)

Fair

Over: CATHEAD RIVER

1 MI W OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1970 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 57,500

SR 85 ALT

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK

5 MI N OF WARM SPRINGS, Meriwether, GA

Built 1955 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 2,280

HUBERT RUSSELL RD

Fair

Over: WHITE SULPHUR CREEK

3 MI W OF DURAND, Meriwether, GA

Built 1975 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 10

GRADY COBB ROAD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

APP 2 MI N OF JCT SR 91, Miller, GA

Built 1955 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 640

US 411, SR 61

Fair

Over: SUMAC CREEK

1.6 MI N OF CRANDALL, Murray, GA

Built 1925 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 5,420

RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: ROARING BRANCH

NNW COLUMBUS CITY LIMIT, Muscogee, GA

Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 14,000

E. FLATROCK DRIVE

Fair

Over: FLATROCK CREEK

FLATROCK PARK, Muscogee, GA

Built 1950 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 540

HENDERSON MILL RD.

Fair

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

6 MI S OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1965 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 4,210

CR 299

Fair

Over: LITTLE HURRICANE CR TRIB

10 MI NW OF BLACKSHEAR, Pierce, GA

Built 1965 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 260

O. V. JUSTUS ROAD

Fair

Over: BETTY CREEK

2 MI W OF DILLARD, Rabun, GA

Built 1982 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 366

US 301

Fair

Over: OGEECHEE RIVER OVERFLOW

11 MI NW OF OLIVER, Screven, GA

Built 1972 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 5,910

CHEATHAM ROAD

Fair

Over: GRIFFIN RESERVOIR

5 MI NW OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1956 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 300

LOWER BROOKFIELD R

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

APP 6 MI SE OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1959 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 960

US 1- SR 4

Fair

Over: LITTLE ROCKY CREEK

1 MI S OF LYONS, Toombs, GA

Built 1940 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 5,810

THOMPSON POND RD

Fair

Over: SWIFT CREEK TRIB.

2.3 MI N OF VIDALIA, Toombs, GA

Built 1948 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 2,180

LAGRANGE BYPASS

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

EAST EDGE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

Built 1969 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 17,900

SR 112

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

5.4 MI SW OF REBECCA, Turner, GA

Built 1949 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 920

ANTIOCH CHURCH RD.

Fair

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

9 MI N OF JEFFERSONVILLE, Twiggs, GA

Built 1950 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 310

BLUE RIDGE HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: YOUNGCANE CREEK

7.5 MI W OF BLAIRSVILLE, Union, GA

Built 1973 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,560

US 76- SR 2

Fair

Over: BRASSTOWN CREEK

5.9 MI NE OF BLAIRSVILLE, Union, GA

Built 1958 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 11,600

SR 193

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

1.7 MI WEST OF LAFAYETTE, Walker, GA

Built 1937 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,630

SR 186

Fair

Over: JACKS CREEK

3.4 MI NE OF GOOD HOPE, Walton, GA

Built 1958 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 2,120

SR 38 - US 84

Fair

Over: SATILLIA RIVER OVERFLOW

2 MI E OF WAYCROSS, Ware, GA

Built 1923 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 22,000

OLD DIXIE HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: SWAMP CREEK

6.4 MI SOUTH OF DALTON, Whitfield, GA

Built 1981 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 4,330

GORDON SPRINGS RD

Fair

Over: EAST CHICKAMAUGA CREEK

8.7 MI W OF DALTON, Whitfield, GA

Built 1942 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 410

JOHN DICK CREEK RD

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

BLUE RIDGE WMA, Fannin, GA

Built 1966 Load: 21.1 t ADT: 50

SC 28 WBL

Fair

Over: SAVANNAH RIVER

BEACH ISLAND, Atkinson, GA

Built 1968 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 10,900

BROWN BOTTOM ROAD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROAD RIVER

LAKE RUSSELL WMA, Stephens, GA

Built 1970 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 80

WINDER-JEFRSON HWY

Fair

Over: MULBERRY RIVER

5.3 MI NE OF WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 1973 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 6,760

EAST VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR HILL CREEK

5 MI NE OF WHITE, Bartow, GA

Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 366

IRWINVILLE HWY

Fair

Over: WILLACOOCHEE CREEK

2 MI W OF FITZGERALD, Ben Hill, GA

Built 1948 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,911

US 129, SR 22

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

3 MI N OF MACON., Bibb, GA

Built 1972 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 20,300

US 301 /SR 23

Fair

Over: SATILLA RIVER OVERFLOW

4 MI S OF HORTENSE, Brantley, GA

Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 2,940

US 301 /SR 23

Fair

Over: SATILLA RIVER OVERFLOW

3 MI S OF HORTENSE, Brantley, GA

Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 2,940

US 301 /SR 23

Fair

Over: LITTLE SATILLA RIVER O/F

3 MI S OF HORTENSE, Brantley, GA

Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 2,940

SR 122

Fair

Over: OKAPILCO CREEK

APP 8.3 MI E OF PAVO, Brooks, GA

Built 1941 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 2,490

CLYATTVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER

14 MI SE OF QUITMAN, Brooks, GA

Built 1957 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 540

NEW POST ROAD

Fair

Over: COUNTY LINE BRANCH

14 MI.N.W.OF WOODBINE, Camden, GA

Built 1955 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 121

US 78

Fair

Over: LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER

3.5 MI E OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

Built 1932 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 9,630

US 27 ALT WBL

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD

IN SOUTH CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

Built 1977 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,970

I-20 EBL

Fair

Over: LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER

2.5 MI SE OF TEMPLE, Carroll, GA

Built 1976 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 47,000

Showing 3,301-3,350 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.