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Bridge conditions in Towns County, Georgia

46 inventoried bridges · 2 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Towns County tracks close to typical: 2 of its 46 inventoried bridges (4.3%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

2 of the 46 bridges in Towns County, Georgia, are rated in poor condition (4.3%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
19 bridges (41.3%) are rated good and 25 (54.3%) fair.
The median Towns County bridge was built in 1973.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Titus Valley Road over Hall Creek (built 1997), carrying about 323 vehicles a day.

Good 41.3% · Fair 54.3% · Poor 4.3% 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
Titus Valley Road over Hall Creek	1997	323	Poor
High River Road over Hiawassee River	1958	323	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 76/ SR 2 over Hiawassee River	1940	15,200	Fair
US 76- SR 515 over Golf Cart O/pass	1989	12,600	Good
US 76- SR 515 over Brasstown Creek Trib	1933	12,000	Fair
US 76 over Shake Rag Creek	1942	11,500	Good
US 76 SR 2 over Hiawassee River	1940	11,500	Fair
SR 75 over Bell Creek	1940	5,010	Good
US 76 SR 2 over Hiawassee River	2003	4,900	Good
SR 17 - SR 75 over Hiawassee River	2016	4,120	Fair
SR 66 over Brasstown Creek	2020	3,040	Good
SR 17- SR 75 over Soapstone Creek	1948	2,600	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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