US Bridges

Georgia bridges

Georgia reports 15,090 bridges and culverts across 159 counties. 263 (1.7%) are rated in poor condition, and 1,958 are posted with load limits or closed. The oldest structure still in the inventory dates from 1872.

Bridges
15,090
Counties
159
Good
72%
Fair
26%
Poor
2%
263 bridges
Average age
47.5 yrs

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Counties

Circle size reflects the number of bridges

Condition

2%poor
Good72%(10,876)
Fair26%(3,951)
Poor2%(263)

Counties with the highest share of poor bridges

Poor-condition bridgesFairGood

Structure types

Structure typeBridgesShare
Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder5,81138.5%
Culvert5,67537.6%
Tee Beam1,92112.7%
Slab5373.6%
Channel Beam5173.4%
Box Beam or Girders - Multiple3602.4%
Box Beam or Girders - Single or Spread1110.7%
Arch - Deck570.4%
Truss - Thru400.3%
Girder and Floorbeam System320.2%
Frame210.1%
Mixed Types50.0%
Stayed Girder20.0%
Movable - Swing10.0%

When Georgia's bridges were built

<1900: 4 bridges4<19001900s: 5 bridges519001910s: 28 bridges2819101920s: 254 bridges25419201930s: 692 bridges69219301940s: 555 bridges55519401950s: 1,792 bridges1.8k19501960s: 2,640 bridges2.6k19601970s: 2,063 bridges2.1k19701980s: 2,174 bridges2.2k19801990s: 1,962 bridges2.0k19902000s: 1,411 bridges1.4k20002010s: 987 bridges98720102020s: 523 bridges5232020
Bridges built per decade. Year built as recorded in the inventory; reconstruction years are not included.

Busiest

  1. I-75 over Cs 3541 Bell Street
    Fulton County · 371,000 vehicles/day
    Good
  2. I-75 over SR 54 University Avenue
    Fulton County · 353,000 vehicles/day
    Fair
  3. I-75 over South River Trib.
    Fulton County · 349,000 vehicles/day
    Fair
  4. I-75 over CSX Railroad
    Fulton County · 349,000 vehicles/day
    Good
  5. I-75 over M-9053 Georgia Ave.
    Fulton County · 339,000 vehicles/day
    Good

Longest

  1. Talmadge Memorial over M4032- 2 SR 25C- 2 CR744
    Chatham County · 8,852 ft
    Fair
  2. Sidney Lanier Brid over Brunswick River
    Glynn County · 7,780 ft
    Good
  3. I-75 Managed Lanes over SR 5-CANTON Rd-Ga NE RR
    Cobb County · 5,859 ft
    Good
  4. Truman Parkway over Vernon River
    Chatham County · 5,109 ft
    Good
  5. Truman Parkway over Vernon River
    Chatham County · 5,041 ft
    Good

Oldest

  1. Concord RD (covere over Nickajack Creek
    Cobb County · Built 1872
    Fair
  2. Watson Mill Road over South Fork Broad River
    Oglethorpe County · Built 1885
    Fair
  3. Covered Br. Lane over Stone Mountain Creek
    DeKalb County · Built 1891
    Fair
  4. Elders Mill Road over Rose Creek
    Oconee County · Built 1897
    Fair
  5. Spring Flats Road over Piney Woods Creek
    Worth County · Built 1900
    Good

Newest

  1. SR 96 (wbl) over Bear Crossing 1
    Twiggs County · Built 2025
    Good
  2. SR 96 (ebl) over Bear Crossing 2
    Twiggs County · Built 2025
    Good
  3. SR 34 over Chattahoochee Riv Trib.
    Heard County · Built 2025
    Good
  4. SR 34 over Lumpkin Creek
    Heard County · Built 2025
    Good
  5. Old Federal Road over Mill Creek
    Murray County · Built 2025
    Good

Who owns Georgia's bridges

County7,12847.2%
State6,90645.8%
City8125.4%
Federal2031.3%
Railroad210.1%
Unknown110.1%
Town / Township60.0%
Private30.0%

More Georgia facts

Total bridge length447 miles
Total deck area115,936,664 sq ft
Culverts counted as bridges5,675 (38%)
On the National Highway System4,026
Posted with load limits1,899
Closed to traffic59
Listed or eligible for the National Register139
Average daily traffic per bridge10,323 vehicles
Newest structure2025