Total bridges
236
Public highway bridges in Cabarrus County
County profile · official public datasets
Cabarrus County, NC
236 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 53% rated Good, 38.6% Fair, 8.5% Poor.
- 236
- Public bridges
- 53%
- Good condition
- 8.5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Cabarrus County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- 72nd
- of 100 on Poor share
- 8.5%
- Poor-condition share
- 236
- public highway bridges
- 1993
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Cabarrus County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Cabarrus County ranks #72 of 100 North Carolina counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.5%). Cabarrus County, North Carolina contains 236 public highway bridges. Roughly 53% are rated “Good,” 38.6% “Fair,” and 8.5% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
53%
125 of 236 rated 7-9
Fair condition
38.6%
91 of 236 rated 5-6
Poor condition
8.5%
20 of 236 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#72 of 100
Among North Carolina counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 236 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 53% (125)
Fair 38.6% (91)
Poor 8.5% (20)
Cabarrus County's Poor-condition bridges carry 122,380 vehicle crossings a day
That is 5.8% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 6,119 crossings a day against 9,316 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 236 of 236 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
23.3% of Cabarrus County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
55 of the 236 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 53% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 13.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
NC73 over CODDLE CREEK, built 1969, carries 16,500 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 20-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 122,380 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Cabarrus County's bridges were built
236 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s 3
1930–1939
3 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s 14
1950–1959
14 bridges
- 1960s 19
1960–1969
19 bridges
- 1970s 13
1970–1979
13 bridges
- 1980s 26
1980–1989
26 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
35 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
34 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
69 bridges
- 2020s 12
2020–2029
12 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 69 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 29.2% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1993, 7 years newer than the North Carolina average of 1986.
How Cabarrus County compares with North Carolina's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 North Carolina counties nearest Cabarrus County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.5% Poor share is the 5th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1993 against a peer-group mean of 1980 is 13 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 99 North Carolina counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | 241 | 42.7% | 55.2% | 2.1% | 1983 |
| Catawba County | 236 | 32.6% | 60.6% | 6.8% | 1981 |
| Cabarrus County (this page) | 236 | 53% | 38.6% | 8.5% | 1993 |
| McDowell County | 235 | 43.4% | 48.9% | 7.7% | 1981 |
| Jackson County | 234 | 39.7% | 47.4% | 12.8% | 1977 |
| Gaston County | 232 | 36.6% | 58.2% | 5.2% | 1980 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Cabarrus County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Cabarrus County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NC (236 bridges here).
- Etowah County, AL · 236 bridges
- York County, ME · 236 bridges
- Wyandot County, OH · 236 bridges
- Logan County, WV · 236 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NC (1993 here).
- Salt Lake County, UT · avg 1993 · 659 bridges
- Marshall County, MS · avg 1993 · 255 bridges
- Daviess County, IN · avg 1993 · 221 bridges
- Scott County, MN · avg 1993 · 129 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (91)
SR1600
FairOver: ROCKY RIVER
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1843, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1985 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,600
SR2453
FairOver: BR.LITTLE BEAR CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR2444, Cabarrus, NC
Built 2000 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 450
US601
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1341, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1964 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 17,000
I85 & RAMP
FairOver: AFTON RUN CREEK
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1430, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1955 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 99,500
SR1168
FairOver: REEDY CREEK
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1169, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1985 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 6,400
SR1100
FairOver: LITTLE MEADOW CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1103, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1959 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 1,000
WEDDINGTON ROAD
FairOver: ROCKY RIVER
1.3MI.W.JCT.PITTSCHOOL RD, Cabarrus, NC
Built 2001 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 18,000
MCGILL AVE
FairOver: IRISH BUFFALO CREEK
100 FT.E.JCT.US29, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1977 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 15,000
I-85
FairOver: CODDLE CREEK
0.7 MI. S. JCT. SR1528, Cabarrus, NC
Built 2013 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 111,000
SR2400
FairOver: DUTCH BUFFALO CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR2431, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1982 Load: 48.9 t ADT: 1,100
SR1615
FairOver: PARK CREEK
0.8 MI. S. JCT. SR1614, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1985 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 1,700
SR1132
FairOver: COLD WATER CREEK
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1185, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1945 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 3,450
SR1145
FairOver: ANDERSON CREEK
1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR1143, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1986 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 460
US601
FairOver: ROCKY RIVER
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1148, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1971 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,300
SR1745
FairOver: UT TO IRISH BUFFALO CREE
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1779, Cabarrus, NC
Built 2008 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,700
US601
FairOver: IRISH BUFFALO CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1351, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1964 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 14,500
SR2416
FairOver: LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK
0.03 MI. E. JCT. SR2442, Cabarrus, NC
Built 2002 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 100
SR1614
FairOver: PARK CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1609, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1980 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,200
LAKE CONCORD ROAD
FairOver: THREE MILE BRANCH CREEK
0.25 MI. S. JCT. NC3, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1972 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 11,000
SR2894
FairOver: I85
1.0 MI. E. JCT. SR1445, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1996 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 41,000
US601
FairOver: ANDERSON CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1006, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1971 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 8,600
MIRAMAR STREET
FairOver: THREE MILE BRANCH
0.05 MI.W.BRANCHVIEW DR., Cabarrus, NC
Built 1970 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 1,000
SR2408
FairOver: BR.OF BLACK RUN CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2436, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1991 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 1,200
SR2455
FairOver: LONG CREEK
0.75 MI. N. JCT. SR2456, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1983 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 460
MOUNT OLIVET ROAD
FairOver: THREE MILE BRANCH
0.1MI.W.JCT.CANNON BLVD., Cabarrus, NC
Built 2008 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 7,300
NC73
FairOver: NC49
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR2677, Cabarrus, NC
Built 2013 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 10,500
SR2448
FairOver: BR. LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR2435, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1993 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 100
SR1135
FairOver: CALDWELL CREEK
0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1136, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1997 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,000
SR1616
FairOver: MILL CREEK
50 FT.S.JCT.SR1622, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,900
SR2113
FairOver: UT TO COLD WATER CREEK
0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1002, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1983 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 300
SR2435
FairOver: LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR2444, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1979 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 270
SR1100
FairOver: MEADOW CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT.NC24, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,000
SR1173
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
0.6 MI. S. JCT. NC49, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,300
SR2435
FairOver: JENNIE WOLF CREEK
0.9 MI. W. JCT. SR1006, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1983 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 280
SR2710
FairOver: ADAMS CREEK
0.4 MI. N. JCT. NC49, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1982 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,100
SR2425
FairOver: UT OF BLACK RUN CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2416, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1980 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 150
EVANS STREET
FairOver: IRISH BUFFALO CRK.
0.1MI.E.JCT.CENTRAL DRIVE, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1980 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 120
SR2513
FairOver: LAKE LYNN
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR2635, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1995 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 610
SR2440
FairOver: BR. OF BLACK RUN CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR2408, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1995 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100
SR2894
FairOver: UT TO ROCKY RIVER
0.1 MI. E. JCT. I85, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1996 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 41,000
SR1132
FairOver: HAMBY BRANCH
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2630, Cabarrus, NC
Built 2008 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,300
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