Total bridges
340
Public highway bridges in Davidson County
County profile · official public datasets
Davidson County, NC
340 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 42.9% rated Good, 52.9% Fair, 4.1% Poor.
- 340
- Public bridges
- 42.9%
- Good condition
- 4.1%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Davidson County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 41%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 4.1%
- Poor-condition share
- 340
- public highway bridges
- 1988
- 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.
Davidson County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Davidson County ranks #41 of 100 North Carolina counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 4.1%). Davidson County, North Carolina contains 340 public highway bridges. Roughly 42.9% are rated “Good,” 52.9% “Fair,” and 4.1% “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
42.9%
146 of 340 rated 7-9
Fair condition
52.9%
180 of 340 rated 5-6
Poor condition
4.1%
14 of 340 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#41 of 100
Among North Carolina counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 340 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 42.9% (146)
Fair 52.9% (180)
Poor 4.1% (14)
Davidson County's Poor-condition bridges carry 93,120 vehicle crossings a day
That is 3.8% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 4.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 6,651 crossings a day against 4,516 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 340 of 340 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
17.4% of Davidson County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
59 of the 340 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 42.9% 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 12.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I85NBUS US29 US70 over SR3346, built 1950, carries 11,750 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 14-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 93,120 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Davidson County's bridges were built
340 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 6
1930–1939
6 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 31
1950–1959
31 bridges
- 1960s 11
1960–1969
11 bridges
- 1970s 31
1970–1979
31 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
81 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
79 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
44 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
48 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 81 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 23.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1988) matches the North Carolina average (1986).
How Davidson County compares with North Carolina's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 North Carolina counties nearest Davidson County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 4.1% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1988 against a peer-group mean of 1987 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 99 North Carolina counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union County | 353 | 46.5% | 49.3% | 4.2% | 1991 |
| Wilkes County | 349 | 32.1% | 53.3% | 14.6% | 1983 |
| Cumberland County | 348 | 67.2% | 31.9% | 0.9% | 1992 |
| Davidson County (this page) | 340 | 42.9% | 52.9% | 4.1% | 1988 |
| Iredell County | 335 | 35.2% | 54.6% | 10.1% | 1981 |
| Johnston County | 318 | 42.1% | 53.5% | 4.4% | 1989 |
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 Davidson 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 Davidson County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NC (340 bridges here).
- Clark County, OH · 340 bridges
- Vernon County, LA · 341 bridges
- Ramsey County, MN · 341 bridges
- Carter County, OK · 339 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NC (1988 here).
- Travis County, TX · avg 1988 · 1,544 bridges
- Grant County, OK · avg 1988 · 476 bridges
- Loudoun County, VA · avg 1988 · 442 bridges
- Licking County, OH · avg 1988 · 439 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (340)
SR1836
FairOver: EASTER CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1832, Davidson, NC
Built 1979 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 980
SR2060
FairOver: BRANCH OF HAMBY CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2198, Davidson, NC
Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,700
SR2489
FairOver: FOURMILE BRANCH
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR2255, Davidson, NC
Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 150
SR1442
FairOver: DUNKERS CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1441, Davidson, NC
Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100
SR1706
FairOver: SOAKAS CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1701, Davidson, NC
Built 1999 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 800
SR1716
FairOver: BRANCH OF BRUSHY FORK
0.5 MI. W. JCT. SR1723, Davidson, NC
Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 910
SR1716
FairOver: BRUSHY FORK OVERFLOW
0.45 MI. W. JCT. SR1723, Davidson, NC
Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 910
SR2518
FairOver: BRANCH OF TOMS CREEK
0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR2517, Davidson, NC
Built 2000 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100
SR2517
FairOver: SEXTON CREEK
0.6 MI. N. JCT. NC47, Davidson, NC
Built 1969 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 170
SR1165
FairOver: BR.OF CHURCHLAND CREEK
50 FT. E. JCT. SR1166, Davidson, NC
Built 1983 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 820
SR1156
FairOver: S. POTTS CREEK
0.4 MI.W.JCT.SR1147, Davidson, NC
Built 1985 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,300
SR1830
FairOver: EASTER CREEK
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1833, Davidson, NC
Built 1982 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100
SR1188
FairOver: GOBBLE CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1189, Davidson, NC
Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 270
SR1738
FairOver: RICH CREEK
0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1735, Davidson, NC
Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,900
SR2546
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. NC109, Davidson, NC
Built 1981 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100
SR1504
FairOver: PRONG OF REEDY CREEK
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1502, Davidson, NC
Built 1982 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 160
SR1118
FairOver: CREEK
0.9 MI. W. JCT. NC8, Davidson, NC
Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,100
SR1815
FairOver: LEONARD CREEK
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1813, Davidson, NC
Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 60
I85N
FairOver: HAMBYS CREEK
0.6 MI. S. JCT. SR2085, Davidson, NC
Built 1981 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 31,000
SR1821
FairOver: TINKERS CREEK
100 FT. W. JCT. SR1893, Davidson, NC
Built 1960 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,100
SR1213
FairOver: NORTH POTTS CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1212, Davidson, NC
Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,000
SR1733
FairOver: SPURGEON CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1732, Davidson, NC
Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 400
SR2010
FairOver: BRANCH OF HAMBY CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2198, Davidson, NC
Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 4,300
SR2501
FairOver: BRANCH OF CABIN CREEK
0.5 MI. W. JCT. NC8, Davidson, NC
Built 1999 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 470
SR2956
FairOver: MARY REICH CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1732, Davidson, NC
Built 1980 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100
SR1272
FairOver: CREEK
1.0 MI. W. JCT. NC8, Davidson, NC
Built 2001 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 600
SR1001
FairOver: BRANCH OF TOMS CREEK
100 FT. E. JCT. SR2517, Davidson, NC
Built 1975 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,300
SR2502
FairOver: BR. OF LICK CREEK
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR2501, Davidson, NC
Built 2002 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100
SR1385
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
50 FT. E. JCT. SR3117, Davidson, NC
Built 1980 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 150
NC47
FairOver: FOURMILE CREEK
100 FT. E. JCT. SR2257, Davidson, NC
Built 2003 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,300
SR2123
GoodOver: HUNTS FORK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. US29&70, Davidson, NC
Built 1922 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 13,500
SR1821
GoodOver: I-285 US52 NC8
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1833, Davidson, NC
Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,100
NC8
GoodOver: CABIN CREEK
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR2501, Davidson, NC
Built 1948 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,000
NC109
GoodOver: LICK CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR2330, Davidson, NC
Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,300
NC109
GoodOver: BR. OF BRIER CREEK
0.1 MI.S.JCT.SR2745, Davidson, NC
Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,900
NC47
GoodOver: LICK CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR2343, Davidson, NC
Built 1951 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,100
I85 US29 US52 US70
GoodOver: SOUTH POTTS CREEK
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1295, Davidson, NC
Built 2013 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 84,000
US64
GoodOver: PLUMMERS CREEK
0.6 MI.W.JCT.SR2098, Davidson, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,100
SR1242
GoodOver: MICHAEL CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1243, Davidson, NC
Built 2008 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,300
SR2744
GoodOver: BRANCH BRIER CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT SR2745, Davidson, NC
Built 1952 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 630
SR1502
GoodOver: REEDY CREEK
0.7 MI.S.JCT.SR1472, Davidson, NC
Built 2014 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 530
SWING DAIRY ROAD
GoodOver: WINSTON-SALEM SB RAILWAY
0.4 MI.W.JCT.NC8, Davidson, NC
Built 1991 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,500
MASON WAY
GoodOver: N. HAMBY CREEK
0.1MI.S.JCT.TRINITY ST., Davidson, NC
Built 2005 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 100
NC47
GoodOver: FOUR MILE BRANCH
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR2255, Davidson, NC
Built 1966 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 1,300
SR2318
GoodOver: FLAT SWAMP CREEK
0.2 MI. W. JCT. SR2274, Davidson, NC
Built 1997 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 660
I-85N
GoodOver: SR2025
1.1 MI. S. JCT. SR2031, Davidson, NC
Built 1981 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 52,000
US52 SBL
GoodOver: SR1242
0.9 MI. N. JCT. US64, Davidson, NC
Built 1992 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 13,000
US52N
GoodOver: SR1242
0.9 MI. N. JCT. US64, Davidson, NC
Built 1992 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 13,000
SR1757
GoodOver: PAYNE CREEK
50 FT. E. JCT. SR2927, Davidson, NC
Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,300
SR1457
GoodOver: US52
0.9 MI. W. JCT. NC8, Davidson, NC
Built 1991 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,000
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