National Bridge Inventory: Georgia



  • The state has identified needed repairs on 13,720 bridges.
  • This compares to 13,720 bridges that needed work in 2021.
  • Over the life of the IIJA, Georgia will receive a total of $225.0 million in bridge formula funds, which will help make needed repairs.
  • Georgia currently has access to $180.0 million of that total, and has committed $179.1 million towards 74 projects as of June 2025.
  • Of the 15,090 bridges in the state, 263, or 1.7 percent, are classified as structurally deficient. This means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition.
  • This is down from 319 bridges classified as structurally deficient in 2021.
  • The deck area of structurally deficient bridges accounts for 1.0 percent of total deck area on all structures.

Top Most Traveled Structurally Deficient Bridges in Georgia

County Year Built Daily Crossings Type of Bridge Location
Fulton 1960 44,100 Urban minor arterial Piedmont Road over Peachtree Creek
Fulton 1914 37,600 Urban other principal arterial Peachtree Street over CSX Railroad
Glynn 1986 32,400 Urban other principal arterial SR 25Se Torras Cau over Mackay River
Chatham 1982 18,500 Urban minor arterial Chatham Pkwy over I-16 (SR 404)
Rabun 1926 18,000 Rural arterial SR 15, US 23, US over Betty Creek
Wayne 1957 17,700 Urban other principal arterial US 84 (WBl) over Little Mcmillan Creek
Fulton 1953 13,200 Urban minor arterial Marietta Blvd. over CSX Railroad- Sou. RR.
DeKalb 1958 12,400 Urban collector Houston Mill Road over S Fork Peachtree Creek
Hall 1961 12,400 Urban minor arterial Mcever Rd over Balus Creek
DeKalb 1965 11,000 Urban collector Cedar Grove Road over Ns Railroad
White 1941 9,880 Rural minor arterial SR 17- SR 75 over Chattahoochee River
Bartow 1949 9,380 Rural minor arterial US 41 over Two Run Creek
McIntosh 1944 6,970 Rural minor arterial US 17 SR 25 over Darien River
Clayton 1959 6,805 Urban local road I-285 Ramp over I-285 Ramp to I-75 SBl
Floyd 1931 6,480 Urban minor arterial Calhoun Road over Zuber Creek
Butts 1954 6,360 Rural local road SR 36 over Norris Creek
Newton 1964 6,260 Rural major collector SR 212 over Lake Jackson(Ocmulgee R)
Gilmer 1940 5,490 Rural major collector SR 52 over Licklog Creek
Bartow 1933 5,250 Urban minor arterial White-Cassville Rd over South Fork Creek
Chatham 1922 5,140 Urban other principal arterial Ocean Highway over Middle River
Haralson 1952 4,960 Rural major collector SR 1 over Tallapoosa River
Catoosa 1961 4,950 Urban minor arterial Boynton Drive over I-75
Baker 1956 4,800 Rural arterial US 29 over Savannah Riv/Co Rd In Ga
Floyd 1978 4,700 Urban minor arterial Kingston Avenue over Ns Railroad (719097
Hall 1960 4,170 Rural major collector SR 283 over Flat Creek

Bridge Inventory: Georgia

Type of Bridge Number of Bridges Area of All Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on All Bridges Number of Structurally Deficient Bridges Area of Structurally Deficient Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on Structurally Deficient Bridges
Rural Interstate 428 808,642 20,611,899 0 0 0
Rural arterial 1,037 1,139,157 8,967,010 4 9,748 26,250
Rural minor arterial 1,403 1,028,919 6,756,031 8 12,584 37,170
Rural major collector 2,650 1,172,668 4,597,442 36 19,217 57,276
Rural minor collector 1,182 334,890 826,056 21 5,243 15,800
Rural local road 3,415 677,510 1,647,872 153 19,452 46,547
Urban Interstate 630 1,377,650 58,130,657 0 0 0
Urban freeway/expressway 245 384,995 10,199,816 0 0 0
Urban other principal arterial 857 1,410,505 17,839,893 5 26,279 96,630
Urban minor arterial 1,251 1,257,004 16,247,883 12 8,190 116,147
Urban collector 615 431,293 4,411,562 5 3,653 31,040
Urban local road 1,377 747,707 5,504,614 19 3,927 25,658
Total 15,090 10,770,941 155,740,735 263 108,294 452,518

Proposed Bridge Work

Type of Work Number of Bridges Cost to Repair
(in millions)
Daily Crossings Area of Bridges
(sq. meters)
Bridge replacement 1,308 $1,406 6,095,340 627,379
Widening & rehabilitation 1,016 $866 6,795,725 567,696
Rehabilitation 117 $145 597,538 95,356
Deck rehabilitation/replacement 411 $803 3,660,427 528,173
Other structural work 10,868 $11,820 117,400,000 7,781,180
Total 13,720 $15,040 134,600,000 9,599,783

About the data:

Data and cost estimates are from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on June 24, 2025. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

Effective January 1, 2018, FHWA changed the definition of structurally deficient as part of the final rule on highway and bridge performance measures, published May 20, 2017 pursuant to the 2012 federal aid highway bill Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Two measures that were previously used to classify bridges as structurally deficient are no longer used. This includes bridges where the overall structural evaluation was rated in poor or worse condition, or where the adequacy of waterway openings was insufficient.

The new definition limits the classification to bridges where one of the key structural elements—the deck, superstructure, substructure or culverts, are rated in poor or worse condition. During inspection, the conditions of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered “poor” condition.

Cost estimates have been derived by ARTBA, based on 2023 average bridge replacement costs for structures on and off the National Highway System, published by FHWA. Bridge rehabilitation costs are estimated to be 68 percent of replacement costs. A bridge is considered to need repair if the structure has identified repairs as part of the NBI, a repair cost estimate is supplied by the bridge owner or the bridge is classified as structurally deficient. Please note that for a few states, the number of bridges needing to be repaired can vary significantly from year to year, and reflects the data entered by the state.

Bridges are classified by FHWA into types based on the functional classification of the roadway on the bridge. Interstates comprise routes officially designated by the Secretary of Transportation. Other principal arterials serve major centers of urban areas or provide mobility through rural areas. Freeways and expressways have directional lanes generally separated by a physical barrier, and access/egress points generally limited to on- and off-ramps. Minor arterials serve smaller areas and are used for trips of moderate length. Collectors funnel traffic from local roads to the arterial network; major collectors have higher speed limits and traffic volumes and are longer in length and spaced at greater intervals, while minor collectors are shorter and provide service to smaller communities. Local roads do not carry through traffic and are intended for short distance travel.

48
Compared to 48 in 2024

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 19.0%
47. District of Columbia 2.0%
48. Georgia 2.0%
49. Texas 1.0%

37
Compared to 38 in 2024

in the nation in # of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 4,424
36. Puerto Rico 344
37. Georgia 263
38. Idaho 250

50
Compared to 51 in 2024

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridge deck area

1. West Virginia 13.0%
49. Texas 1.0%
50. Georgia 1.0%
51. Arizona 1.0%
Full State Ranking

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  • Source: Data is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on June 24, 2025. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

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