Georgia motorists spend an average of $60 a year on car repairs due to bad roads, according to a report from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Driving on roads in need of repair costs Georgia motorists $374 million a year. The report said 19 percent of the state’s roads are considered of poor or mediocre quality, receiving a grade of C- from the group.

Also notable in the Peach State:

• 878 of the 14,739 bridges in Georgia (6 percent) are considered structurally deficient.
• 1,871 of the 14,739 bridges in Georgia (12.7 percent) are considered functionally obsolete.
• Georgia’s highway vehicle-miles traveled in 2009 was approximately 11,503 per capita, ranking it 10th in the nation.
• Georgia has $8.9 billion in drinking water infrastructure needs over the next 20 years.
• Georgia schools have $5.2 billion in infrastructure funding needs.
• Georgia has 15 hazardous waste sites on the National Priorities List.

The nation’s roads were given a D+ and need about $3.6 trillion in investment by 2020.

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