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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

GORE FIRE HALL RD

Fair

Over: SELMAN CREEK

6 MI E OF SUMMERVILLE, Chattooga, GA

Built 1991 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 10

E. CHEROKEE DRIVE

Fair

Over: AVERY CREEK

3.5 MI SE OF HOLLY SPRING, Cherokee, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 14,000

E. CHEROKEE DRIVE

Fair

Over: ETOWAH RIVER

2.9 MI S OF BALL GROUND, Cherokee, GA

Built 1966 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,100

PALM STREET

Fair

Over: TOONIGH CREEK

1.7 MI S OF HOLLY SPRINGS, Cherokee, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,450

W. CRAWFORD HYW,US

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

3.5 MI S OF WINTERVILLE, Clarke, GA

Built 1927 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 9,910

MT. ZION BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

1 MI E OF MORROW, Clayton, GA

Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 26,200

JODECO ROAD

Fair

Over: VAUGHN BRANCH

2.6 MI E OF JONESBORO, Clayton, GA

Built 1948 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,140

BROOKVIEW DR

Fair

Over: FLINT RIVER TRIB

1 MI SE of RIVERDALE, Clayton, GA

Built 2013 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 50

SR 168

Fair

Over: BEAR BRANCH

APP 11 MI NW OF HOMEVILLE, Clinch, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 250

SR 187

Fair

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK TRIB

APP 11 MI S OF HOMERVILLE, Clinch, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 220

SR 187

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

APP 4 MI S OF HOMERVILLE, Clinch, GA

Built 1953 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 160

SR 187

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 4 MI S OF HOMERVILLE, Clinch, GA

Built 1953 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 160

SR 187

Fair

Over: TATUM CREEK

HOMERVILLE - SOUTHSIDE, Clinch, GA

Built 1953 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 440

CR 207 NORTH CEMET

Fair

Over: SUWANNOOCHEE CREEK TRIB

APP 2 MI N OF DUPONT, Clinch, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 160

CR 207 NORTH CEMET

Fair

Over: SUWANNOOCHEE CREEK TRIB

APP 3 MI N OF DUPONT, Clinch, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 160

US 41/ SR 3

Fair

Over: ROTTENWOOD CREEK

IN SE MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 1936 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 26,100

COLUMN DRIVE WBL

Fair

Over: SOPE CREEK

7 MILES SOUTH EAST OF MAR, Cobb, GA

Built 1974 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,930

LAKE FJORD PASS

Fair

Over: FJORD BRANCH

8.4 MI E OF MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 1968 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 180

BRIDGETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: SATILLA RIVER TRIB.

APP 11 MI E OF DOUGLAS, Coffee, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 520

FITZGERALD HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: ROSES CREEK

APP 2.5 MI W OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 580

BROXTON-WESTGREEN

Fair

Over: 9 MILE CREEK

APP 2 MI E OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1968 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 660

MARK MOBLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

APP 8.0 MI E OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1971 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 670

ELLENTON-OMEGA RD

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

APP .5 MI N OF ELLENTON, Colquitt, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,090

EAST SUNSET RD

Fair

Over: SLOANS CREEK

5.5 MI SE OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 660

MITCHELL CO LN RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE OCHLOCKONEE TRIB

12.2 MI W OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

MAC MASSEY ROAD

Fair

Over: OKAPILCO CREEK

APP 5.6 MI SE OF DOERUN, Colquitt, GA

Built 1971 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 340

COLEMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: L OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TRIB

APP 12.3 MI W OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 230

BUCK CRK CH ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

APP 1.5 MI SE OF ELLENTON, Colquitt, GA

Built 1973 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 110

EAST MITCHELL ST.

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

IN NE ADEL, Cook, GA

Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,600

BARNEYVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT BRANCH

APP 3.3 MI SW OF LENOX, Cook, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 460

OLD QUITMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: MORRISON CREEK

APP 3 MI SW OF ADEL, Cook, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 704

OLD UNION ROAD

Fair

Over: WELLS MILL CREEK TRIB

APP 4.5 MI SW OF ADEL, Cook, GA

Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 460

MINX ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

6.5 MI S OF PALMETTO, Coweta, GA

Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,730

CORINTH ROAD

Fair

Over: GOLDEN CREEK

4.5 MI N OF GRANTVILLE, Coweta, GA

Built 1952 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,220

JOE WRIGHT DRIVE

Fair

Over: GUM CREEK

CORDELE-NW SECTION, Crisp, GA

Built 1982 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,290

SR 189

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

4 MI SE OF TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 1936 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 580

I-59 (NBL)

Fair

Over: CRAWFISH CREEK

3.8 MI SW OF TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 16,200

SR 53

Fair

Over: SHOAL CREEK TRIB

2.1 MI W OF DAWSONVILLE, Dawson, GA

Built 1930 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 6,520

ALVERADO WAY

Fair

Over: COBB CREEK

2 MI SE OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1964 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,004

EAST ROCK SPRINGS

Fair

Over: S FORK PEACHTREE CREEK

3 MI NW OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 7,740

WARRIOR PATH ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH RIVER

4 MI SE OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1971 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,220

FIELD GREEN DR-WBL

Fair

Over: BARBESHELA CREEK TRIB

2.75 MI E OF I-285, DeKalb, GA

Built 1961 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,004

LOWER RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CROOKED CREEK

4 MI NW OF RHINE, Dodge, GA

Built 1940 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,130

RADIUM SPRINGS ROA

Fair

Over: MARINE CORP CANAL

ALBANY - SOUTHSIDE, Dougherty, GA

Built 1930 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,990

US 82 B SR 520 EBL

Fair

Over: PINEY WOODS CREEK

1.5 MILES FROM ACREE, Dougherty, GA

Built 1949 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,730

GILES ROAD

Fair

Over: LIME BRANCH

6.4 MILES EAST OF BLAKEL, Early, GA

Built 1975 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 60

LYNN PULLEN ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

1 MI SE OF DAMASCUS, Early, GA

Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 150

ROCK MINE ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE KOLOMOKI CREEK

6.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BL, Early, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 80

TOMS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: TOMS CREEK TRIB

APP 10 MI SE OF TARVER, Echols, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 40

TOMS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK TRIB

APP 12.5 MI SE OF TARVER, Echols, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 30

Showing 3,701-3,750 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.