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Bridge conditions in Butts County, Georgia

46 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Butts County tracks close to typical: 3 of its 46 inventoried bridges (6.5%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

3 of the 46 bridges in Butts County, Georgia, are rated in poor condition (6.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
25 bridges (54.3%) are rated good and 18 (39.1%) fair.
The median Butts County bridge was built in 1982.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR 36 over Norris Creek (built 1954), carrying about 6,360 vehicles a day.

Good 54.3% · Fair 39.1% · Poor 6.5% of 46 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 36 over Norris Creek	1954	6,360	Poor
Wildwood Road over Caney Fork Creek	1960	350	Poor
Giles Ferry Road over Douglas Creek	1995	170	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-75 over Cabin Creek	1966	93,000	Good
SR 16 over I-75	2006	18,200	Good
SR 16 over Towaliga River	1923	11,500	Fair
SR 36 over I-75	1999	10,200	Good
SR 42 - US 23 over Yellow Water Creek	1932	7,770	Good
SR 36 over Tussahaw Creek	1949	7,680	Fair
SR 36 over Yellow Water Creek	2019	6,610	Good
SR 36 over Big Sandy Creek	1954	6,360	Fair
SR 36 over Norris Creek	1954	6,360	Poor
SR 36 over Towaliga River	2013	6,220	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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