One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion. 

Stacker investigated which counties in Georgia have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in “poor” condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

The report shows that out of 159 counties in Georgia, Chattooga ranks 5th in the state when it comes to bridges that need repair.  Twelve of the county’s 113 bridges are in need of repair.  Murray County, also in Northwest Georgia ranked as having the second-worse bridges in the state.

Marion County, in west-central Georgia, ranked at number one.