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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

PEACHTREE IND SBL

Fair

Over: CROOKED CREEK TRIB

2 MI W OF NORCROSS, Gwinnett, GA

Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 45,400

SR 26

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

CITY LIMITS OF OGLETHORPE, Macon, GA

Built 1982 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,840

UPPER HIGHTOWER RD

Fair

Over: HIGHTOWER CREEK

7 MI E OF HIAWASSEE, Towns, GA

Built 1953 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 366

SR 24

Fair

Over: INMAN BRANCH

4.2 MI W OF DAVISBORO, Washington, GA

Built 1929 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,300

NIMBLEWILL ROAD

Fair

Over: MONTGOMERY CREEK

8 MILES NW DAHLONEGA, GA, Lumpkin, GA

Built 1985 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 60

NIMBLEWILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: JONES CREEK

12 NW DAHLONEGA, GA, Lumpkin, GA

Built 1985 Load: 37.3 t ADT: 60

TUCKER ROAD

Fair

Over: MARBURY CREEK TRIB

3 MI SW OF WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 810

SR 24

Fair

Over: FLOYD BRANCH

5 MI E OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1934 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,400

US 80 / SR 26

Fair

Over: LOTTS CREEK

13.5 MI NW OF STATESBORO, Bulloch, GA

Built 1927 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,290

US 80/SR26

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD (641173J)

W SECTION OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1938 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 17,900

DIAMOND CAUSEWAY

Fair

Over: MOON RIVER

5 MI SE OF MONT-CROSS RD, Chatham, GA

Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,435

GAYTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: CHAPPEL CREEK TRIB

2.1 MI NE OF TRION, Chattooga, GA

Built 2010 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 180

N CASTLEGATE DR

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

2.8 MI NW OF JONESBORO, Clayton, GA

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,004

BRICKYARD ROAD

Fair

Over: SOUTH BEAVERDAM CREEK

2.3 MI E OF BOWMAN, Elbert, GA

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 103

POWER DAM ROAD

Fair

Over: FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK

4.3 MI NW OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 210

ABBOTTS BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER

8 MI E OF ALPHARETTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,308

PIEDMONT ROAD

Fair

Over: PEACHTREE CREEK

IN N ATLANTA, Fulton, GA

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 42,500

US 17 SR 25

Fair

Over: CHAMPNEYS RIVER

2 MI S OF DARIEN, McIntosh, GA

Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,790

OLD ALCOVY ROAD

Fair

Over: ALCOVY RIVER

3 MI NE OF COVINGTON, Newton, GA

Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,290

GADDISTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: TOCCOA RIVER

13.1 MI SW OF BLAIRSVILLE, Union, GA

Built 1984 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 120

I-85 SB

Fair

Over: HARTWELL RESERVOIR

GA/SC STATE LINE, Columbia, GA

Built 1961 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 24,200

CITY POND ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

IN WINDER, Barrow, GA

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,460

SHIPYARD ROAD

Fair

Over: SHIPYARD CREEK

4 MI S OF SAVANNAH, Chatham, GA

Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,050

SR 177

Fair

Over: BEE CREEK

TO STEPHEN C FOSTER ST PK, Clinch, GA

Built 1957 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 70

BARRETT PKWY.

Fair

Over: NOONDAY CREEK

2.3 MILES SOUTH OF KENNES, Cobb, GA

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 33,440

SR 192

Fair

Over: BIG LONG CREEK TRIB.

2.8 MI SE OF SUMMERTOWN, Emanuel, GA

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 570

SR 192

Fair

Over: BIG LONG CREEK

1.6 MI NW OF SUMMERTOWN, Emanuel, GA

Built 1958 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 570

BELL ROAD

Fair

Over: DICKEY MILL CREEK

3.5 MI NW MINERAL BLUFF, Fannin, GA

Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

LAURAL CROSSING

Fair

Over: FIGHTINGTOWN CREEK

4 MI W OF BLUE RIDGE, Fannin, GA

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

SR 70 SBL

Fair

Over: UTOY CREEK

2.7 MI S OF I-20, Fulton, GA

Built 1956 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,400

SPELLS ROAD

Fair

Over: CROSS CREEK

6.4 MI N OF LAKELAND, Lanier, GA

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 121

I-20 WBL

Fair

Over: OCONEE RIVER

5.8 MI ESE OF BUCKHEAD, Morgan, GA

Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 137,000

SR 16

Fair

Over: NS RAILROAD

IN GRIFFIN, Spalding, GA

Built 1928 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 26,700

SR 219

Fair

Over: WEST POINT LAKE

7.2 MI NW OF LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,060

GREENVILLE STREET

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

IN EAST LAGRANGE, Troup, GA

Built 2020 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,640

SR 255

Fair

Over: BLUE CREEK

3 MI E OF CLEVELAND, White, GA

Built 1940 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,220

ACCESS RD LOCK DAM

Fair

Over: LOCK & DAM NEW SAV BLUFF

SOUTH SIDE, AUGUSTA, GA, Richmond, GA

Built 1979 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 150

SR 63

Fair

Over: NAILS CREEK TRIB.

6.5 MI E OF HOMER, Banks, GA

Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,370

J.A.TREUTLEN HWY.

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK TRIB

2 MILES NE OF PEMBROKE, Bryan, GA

Built 1955 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,040

OLD MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: PEAVINE CREEK

4 MI WEST OF RINGGOLD, Catoosa, GA

Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 190

SR 60

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

2 MI E OF MCCAYSVILLE, Fannin, GA

Built 1949 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,180

OLD RIVER ROAD

Fair

Over: BALL PLAY BRANCH

5.5 MI W OF COOSA, Floyd, GA

Built 1948 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 70

ROSIER RD

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

7 MI E OF LOUISVILLE, Jefferson, GA

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 130

EDWARDS ROAD

Fair

Over: GUM CREEK

2.5 MI NW OF OXFORD, Newton, GA

Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,600

FRIENDSHIP CH ROAD

Fair

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

10 MI S OF DALLAS, Paulding, GA

Built 1988 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,300

TALLULAH RIVER RD

Fair

Over: TALLULAH RV

COLEMAN RIVER WMA, Rabun, GA

Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 106

US 76/ SR 2

Fair

Over: HIAWASSEE RIVER

1.2 MI N OF HIAWASSEE, Towns, GA

Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 14,800

SR 109

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

LAGRANGE CITY LIMITS, Troup, GA

Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,300

CAMP ROAD

Fair

Over: W CHICKAMAUGA CRK TRIB

6 MI SW OF CHICKAMAUGA, Walker, GA

Built 1981 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 780

LITTLE MURRAY ROAD

Fair

Over: SUGAR CREEK

@ WHITFIELD-MURRAY CO L, Whitfield, GA

Built 1926 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 360

Showing 4,901-4,950 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.