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Bridge conditions in Fayette County, Georgia

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

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

The federal inventory lists 85 bridges in Fayette County: 62 rated good, 20 fair, and 3 poor.

3 of the 85 bridges in Fayette County, Georgia, are rated in poor condition (3.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
62 bridges (72.9%) are rated good and 20 (23.5%) fair.
The median Fayette County bridge was built in 1988.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Cross Creek Trail over Gay Creek (built 1988), carrying about 1,594 vehicles a day.

Good 72.9% · Fair 23.5% · Poor 3.5% of 85 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
Cross Creek Trail over Gay Creek	1988	1,594	Poor
Pye Court over Ginger Cake Creek Trib	1992	60	Poor
Shoal Creek Road over Shoal Creek	1980	50	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
SR 54 over CSX Railroad (639471J)	2006	46,600	Good
SR 54 over Whitewater Creek	1955	33,100	Good
SR 54 over Ginger Cake Creek	1955	33,100	Good
SR 74 Ebl over CR 480- CSX Railroad	1988	32,600	Good
SR 85 Nbl over Morning Creek	2008	32,200	Good
SR 85 Nbl over Camp Creek	1947	32,000	Good
SR 85 Sbl over Camp Creek	1976	28,900	Good
SR 54 over Flat Creek	1992	27,200	Good
US 80 over Chattahoochee River	1985	24,800	Fair
US 80 over Chattahoochee River	1985	24,800	Fair

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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