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Bridge conditions in Charlton County, Georgia

71 inventoried bridges · 1 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

The federal inventory lists 71 bridges in Charlton County: 46 rated good, 24 fair, and 1 poor.

1 of the 71 bridges in Charlton County, Georgia, are rated in poor condition (1.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
46 bridges (64.8%) are rated good and 24 (33.8%) fair.
The median Charlton County bridge was built in 1955.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Bryant Lane over Bryant Swamp (built 1970), carrying about 158 vehicles a day.

Good 64.8% · Fair 33.8% · Poor 1.4% of 71 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
Bryant Lane over Bryant Swamp	1970	158	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 1 / SR 4 over Clay Branch	1955	10,500	Good
US 1 (nbl)/ SR 4 over Lake Deborah Trib.	1954	8,900	Fair
US 1 (nbl)/ SR 4 over Lake Deborah Trib.	1955	8,900	Fair
US 1 / SR 4 over Lake Deborah Trib.	1954	8,900	Good
US 1 (nbl) / SR 4 over Spanish Creek	1947	6,650	Good
US 1 (nbl) / SR 4 over Little Spanish Creek	1947	6,070	Good
SR 40 over Cooner Branch	1936	3,780	Good
SR 40 over St Marys River Trib.	1936	3,780	Good
US 1 (sbl) / SR 4 over Little Spanish Creek	1992	3,250	Good
US 1 (sbl) / SR 4 over Spanish Creek	1993	3,250	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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