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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

COSTLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG HAYNES CREEK

5 MI E OF CONYERS, Rockdale, GA

Built 1983 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,370

SR 24

Fair

Over: LITTLE BLACK CREEK

11.2 MI SE OF SYLVANIA, Screven, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 530

ROCKY FORD ROAD

Fair

Over: MILE BRANCH

0.8 MI N OF ROCKY FORD, Screven, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 570

OGLETHORPE TRAIL

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

8.5 MI NE OF HILLTONIA, Screven, GA

Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 70

COUNTY LINE ROAD

Fair

Over: FISHPOND DRAIN

SEMINOLE-MILLER CO LN, Seminole, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 110

REHOBOTH ROAD

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

6 MI E OF ORCHARD HILL, Spalding, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 390

MANLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: HEADS CREEK TRIB

3 MI NW OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 230

CROWDER ROAD

Fair

Over: FLINT RIVER TRIB

7 MI W OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 50

ELLIS ROAD

Fair

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

8 MI W OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 260

STELLE ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK TRIB

6 MI NW OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 500

PATTERSON ROAD

Fair

Over: HEADS CREEK

5 MI N OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 410

MOON ROAD

Fair

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

7 MI W OF GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 230

MERIWETHER STREET

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD

DOWNTOWN GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1930 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 440

RED ROCK ROAD

Fair

Over: WARDS CREEK

4.8 MI E OF TOCCOA, Stephens, GA

Built 1964 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,330

SR 27

Fair

Over: DAY CREEK

3 MI W OF LUMPKIN, Stewart, GA

Built 1948 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 710

HOSPITAL ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

3.8 MI S OF RICHLAND, Stewart, GA

Built 1968 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 180

SR 208

Fair

Over: KIMBROUGH CREEK

1 MI E OF TALBOTTON, Talbot, GA

Built 1940 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 100

COPELAND ROAD

Fair

Over: CELEOTH CREEK

3 MI NW OF WOODLAND, Talbot, GA

Built 1990 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

POWELL CHURCH RD

Fair

Over: SCOTT CREEK

2 MI NW OF TALBOTTON, Talbot, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 200

MARGARETS GR CH RD

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK OGEECHEE RIV

4.6 MI SW OF CRAWFORDVILL, Taliaferro, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 80

SPRINGFIELD ROAD

Fair

Over: SHERRILLS CREEK

4.4 MI NW OF CRAWFORDVILL, Taliaferro, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 60

SR 117

Fair

Over: JACKHEAD CREEK

9.6 MI W OF JACKSONVILLE, Telfair, GA

Built 1949 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 810

SR 117

Fair

Over: DOPSON BRANCH

3.5 MI E OF JACKSONVILLE, Telfair, GA

Built 1949 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 620

LITTLE HORSE CR RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HORSE CREEK

9.3 MI NE OF JACKSONVILLE, Telfair, GA

Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 70

OLD PRISON CAMP RD

Fair

Over: LITTLE HORSE CREEK

10 MI SE OF MILAN, Telfair, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

SR 45

Fair

Over: ICHAWAYNOCHAWAY CR TRIB

4.5 MI SW OF HEROD, Terrell, GA

Built 1949 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 320

US 319/SR35

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK OVERFLOW

APP 3 MI S OF COOLIDGE, Thomas, GA

Built 1932 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 7,800

MITCHELL ROAD

Fair

Over: AUCILLA RIVER

APP 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF, Thomas, GA

Built 1982 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 360

ENON ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

APP 1.5 M NE MERRILLVILLE, Thomas, GA

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 320

SCOOTERVILLE RD

Fair

Over: ARNOLD CREEK

APP 4 MI SW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,700

CHULA-BROOKFIELD R

Fair

Over: ROUGH CREEK TRIB

7 MI N OF BROOKFIELD, Tift, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 610

CHULA-BROOKFIELD R

Fair

Over: ROUGH CREEK

APP 7 N OF BROOKFIELD, Tift, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 610

OMEGA-ELDORADO RD

Fair

Over: GUM CREEK

APP 1 MI E OF OMEGA, Tift, GA

Built 1967 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 280

ZION HOPE RD

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

4 MI. NW OF TIFTON, Tift, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

US 280- SR 30

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

2 MI SE OF LYONS, Toombs, GA

Built 1936 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,220

BULLDOG ROAD

Fair

Over: COBB CREEK

7 MI SW OF LYONS, Toombs, GA

Built 1967 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,370

LYONS CENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

3 MI SW OF LYONS, Toombs, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,730

LYONS CENTER ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE ROCKY CREEK

0.3 MI SW OF LYONS, Toombs, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,730

CROOKED CREEK RD

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

5 MI N OF YOUNG HARRIS, Towns, GA

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,230

PLOTT TOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: BRASSTOWN CREEK

2.2 MI S OF YOUNG HARRIS, Towns, GA

Built 1969 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 366

OAK VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

3 MI SE OF SOPERTON, Treutlen, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 514

THIRD STREET

Fair

Over: LITTLE TIGER CREEK

IN SOPERTON, Treutlen, GA

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 250

US 27/ SR 1

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

5.6 MI SE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

Built 1949 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 6,590

US 27/ SR 1

Fair

Over: DIX BRANCH

IN NORTH LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

Built 1936 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 12,900

I-85 (SBL)

Fair

Over: BEECH CREEK

5 MI S OF HOGANSVILLE, Troup, GA

Built 1977 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 51,600

COLQUITT STREET

Fair

Over: BLUE JOHN CREEK

IN EAST LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

Built 1935 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,980

HOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG CANE CREEK

1 MI SE OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

Built 1985 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 540

COVERDALE HWY

Fair

Over: DANIELS CREEK

5 MI SW OF SYCAMORE, Turner, GA

Built 1961 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 550

AIRPORT ROAD

Fair

Over: HAT CREEK

1.5 MI SE OF ASHBURN, Turner, GA

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 300

BULLARD-JEFFER'VIL

Fair

Over: SAVAGE CREEK

4.6 MI W OF JEFFERSONVILL, Twiggs, GA

Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 980

Showing 3,951-4,000 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.