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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

US-17 (SR-5)

Fair

Over: ST. MARY'S RIVER

FL. - GA. STATE LINE, DeKalb, GA

Built 1927 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 4,300

I-85

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK

5.9 MI S OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 48,000

I-85 (NBL)

Fair

Over: GROVE CREEK

5.9 MI S OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 48,000

I-85 (SBL)

Fair

Over: HUDSON RIVER

5.5 MI E OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 53,800

CEMETERY ROAD

Fair

Over: TURKEY BRANCH

IN SE FITZGERALD, Ben Hill, GA

Built 1997 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,440

CR 219

Fair

Over: NEW RIVER OVERFLOW

14 MI W OF NASHVILLE, Berrien, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 121

LOG CABIN DRIVE

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.6 MI W OF SR 74 W MACO, Bibb, GA

Built 1937 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 12,800

MEADE ROAD

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD

0.1 MI S OF SR 49 E MACON, Bibb, GA

Built 1968 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,150

SR 24

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

8 MI E OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1934 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,880

LAWRENCE CH ROAD

Fair

Over: ASH BRANCH

15.5 MI S OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1974 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 200

FARMERS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: McBEAN CREEK

6 MI NE OF KEYSVILLE, Burke, GA

Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,400

SR 42 - US 23

Fair

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

1.5 MI S OF JCT SR 87, Butts, GA

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,190

I-95 (NBL)

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

6.75 MI NE OF WOODBINE, Camden, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 59,500

VICTORY CHURCH RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE TALLAPOOSA RIVER

3 MI SE OF BOWDON, Carroll, GA

Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,730

MARTIN-CEMETERY RD

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2.5 MI S OF CARROLLTON, Carroll, GA

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,340

GREENWOOD ROAD

Fair

Over: S. CHICKAMAUGA CREEK O/F

2.3 MI SE OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 190

STEELE ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK SPRINGS TRIB

2 MI N OF FORT OGLETHORPE, Catoosa, GA

Built 1998 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,080

OCEAN HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: LITTLE OGEECHEE RIVER

8 MI SW OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 29,500

US 17/ SR 25

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD (641165S)

IN S SECTION OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1938 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 20,500

SR 204

Fair

Over: HARMON CANAL

10 MI SW OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1972 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 27,500

LAROACH ROAD

Fair

Over: SHIPYARD CREEK

1 MI E OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,750

I-95

Fair

Over: CHATHAM CO WATER LINES

0.5 MI N OF JCT SR 21, Chatham, GA

Built 1976 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 59,100

CATALINA ROAD

Fair

Over: SAZARINE CREEK

1 MI W OF SAVANNAH BEACH, Chatham, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 400

TIBET AVE.

Fair

Over: WILSHIRE CANAL

IN SE SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,520

COASTAL PI

Fair

Over: WILSHIRE CANAL

IN SE SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,606

OLD JUSTICE ROAD

Fair

Over: CANE CREEK TRIB

2 MI N OF TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 1993 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 530

WELCOME HILL RD

Fair

Over: CHATTOOGA RIVER TRIB

1.9 MI NW OF TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 1949 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 370

SALACOA ROAD

Fair

Over: SALACOA CREEK

5 MI NW OF WALESKA, Cherokee, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,290

SR 15ALT-US129 (SB

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

2.5 MI NW OF ATHENS SQ, Clarke, GA

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 21,000

NEW HULL ROAD

Fair

Over: WEST FORK TRAIL CREEK

2.5 MI N OF ATHENS, Clarke, GA

Built 1953 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,880

GA SR 37-ALA SR 10

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

AT GA & ALA STATE LINE, Clay, GA

Built 1972 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,360

FAS 933

Fair

Over: NORTH PRONG KOLOMOKI CRK

10.3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF F, Clay, GA

Built 1988 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 180

FIELDER ROAD

Fair

Over: REEVES CREEK

0.3 MI S OF I-75, Clayton, GA

Built 1979 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,360

CR 40 OLIVE LEAF R

Fair

Over: LEES BAY

9.2 MI SW OF HOMERVILLE, Clinch, GA

Built 1977 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 50

SR 120

Fair

Over: SEWELL CREEK

6 MI E OF MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 1974 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 38,800

DELK ROAD

Fair

Over: ROTTENWOOD CREEK

4 MI NE OF SMYRNA, Cobb, GA

Built 1974 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,105

INTERST NORTH PWY

Fair

Over: ROTTENWOOD CREEK

6 MI SE OF MARIETTA, Cobb, GA

Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,000

SR 32

Fair

Over: WIGGINS CREEK

APP 2.5 MI SW OF AMBROSE, Coffee, GA

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,660

OLD RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: 9 MILE CREEK

2 MI N OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1971 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 460

OLD RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: BROXTON CREEK

3.4 MI N OF BROXTON, Coffee, GA

Built 1971 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 460

ANNIE MCGEE ROAD

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

APP 8 MI SE OF MOULTRIE, Colquitt, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 560

PATTERSON STREET

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

IN EAST SPARKS, Cook, GA

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,940

OLD COFFEE ROAD

Fair

Over: FRANKS CREEK

APP 1.5 MI SW OF CECIL, Cook, GA

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 320

KENT DRIVE

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

APP 1 MI SE OF SPARKS, Cook, GA

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 840

US 41 / SR7

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

CORDELE-NW SECTION, Crisp, GA

Built 1952 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,220

HOLDER LOOP

Fair

Over: GULF CREEK

8.4 MI S OF TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 1986 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30

TUCKER ROAD

Fair

Over: TUCKER BRANCH

5.5 MI NE OF TRENTON, Dade, GA

Built 1985 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 360

PONCE DE LEON

Fair

Over: LULLWATER CREEK

2.5 MI W OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1922 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 28,300

FLAT SHOALS ROAD

Fair

Over: COBBS CREEK

6.5 MI SE OF DECATUR, DeKalb, GA

Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 17,200

I-20

Fair

Over: SNAPFINGER CREEK

8.5 MI W OF LITHONIA, DeKalb, GA

Built 1959 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 163,000

Showing 4,501-4,550 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.