Total bridges
147
Public highway bridges in Edgecombe County
County profile · official public datasets
Edgecombe County, NC
147 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 38.8% rated Good, 57.8% Fair, 3.4% Poor.
- 147
- Public bridges
- 38.8%
- Good condition
- 3.4%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Edgecombe County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 34%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 3.4%
- Poor-condition share
- 147
- public highway bridges
- 1986
- 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.
Edgecombe County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Edgecombe County ranks #34 of 100 North Carolina counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.4%). Edgecombe County, North Carolina contains 147 public highway bridges. Roughly 38.8% are rated “Good,” 57.8% “Fair,” and 3.4% “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
38.8%
57 of 147 rated 7-9
Fair condition
57.8%
85 of 147 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.4%
5 of 147 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#34 of 100
Among North Carolina counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 147 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 38.8% (57)
Fair 57.8% (85)
Poor 3.4% (5)
Edgecombe County's Poor-condition bridges carry 27,300 vehicle crossings a day
That is 4.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.4% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 5,460 crossings a day against 1,792 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 147 of 147 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
31.3% of Edgecombe County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
46 of the 147 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 38.8% 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 58.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US64A US258 over US64, built 1967, carries 16,000 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 5-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 27,300 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Edgecombe County's bridges were built
147 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
17 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
19 bridges
- 1970s 2
1970–1979
2 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
28 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
23 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
13 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
22 bridges
- 2020s
2020–2029
13 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 28 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1986) matches the North Carolina average (1986).
How Edgecombe County compares with North Carolina's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 North Carolina counties nearest Edgecombe County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.4% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1986 against a peer-group mean of 1988 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 151 | 51% | 47.7% | 1.3% | 1986 |
| Stokes County | 150 | 38.7% | 51.3% | 10% | 1988 |
| Granville County | 149 | 32.9% | 61.1% | 6% | 1984 |
| Craven County | 147 | 46.9% | 49% | 4.1% | 1988 |
| Edgecombe County (this page) | 147 | 38.8% | 57.8% | 3.4% | 1986 |
| Lenoir County | 145 | 52.4% | 44.8% | 2.8% | 1993 |
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 Edgecombe 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 Edgecombe County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NC (147 bridges here).
- Barren County, KY · 147 bridges
- Avoyelles County, LA · 147 bridges
- Marquette County, MI · 147 bridges
- Carlton County, MN · 147 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside NC (1986 here).
- El Paso County, TX · avg 1986 · 783 bridges
- Caddo County, LA · avg 1986 · 682 bridges
- Weld County, CO · avg 1986 · 614 bridges
- Polk County, IA · avg 1986 · 545 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (147)
SR1404
FairOver: BEECH BRANCH
1.0 MI N. OF JCT SR1404, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1940 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 250
SR1120
FairOver: BYNUM MILL CREEK
1.1MI.N.JCT.NC124, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1957 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,100
SR1108
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
150 FT. S. JCT. SR1113, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1958 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 390
SR1525
FairOver: MITCHELL SWAMP CAN.
1.0 MI. E. OF JCT. US64, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1968 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 250
SR 1200
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
1.4 MI.N. OF NC 42, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1967 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 820
SR1112
FairOver: BYNUM MILL RUN
0.8 MI S JCT NC124, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 300
SR1608
FairOver: MITCHELL SWAMP CAN.
2.2 MI.W. JCT. NC 42, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,400
SR1516
FairOver: CANAL OFF TAR RIVER
1.2 MI. E. OF JCT. NC122, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 150
US64 ALT.
FairOver: BUCK SWAMP
0.4 MI EAST SR1226, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1922 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,600
US64A
FairOver: CONETOE CREEK
0.7 MI.E.JCT. NC42, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,425
NC33
FairOver: TAR RIVER OVERFLOW
1.1 MI. W. JCT US64BUS, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,800
US64 BUS.
FairOver: COWLICK BRANCH
0.2 MI. E. OF NC43, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1922 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 13,000
NC124
FairOver: BYNUM MILL CREEK
0.3 MI E JCT NC111, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1940 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,100
SR1601
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.3 MI.N. OF NC42, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,000
SR1224
FairOver: DELOACH BRANCH
0.7 MI.E. OF SR1223, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100
NC42
FairOver: CONETOE CREEK
2.6 MI. E. OF JCT. US64, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 750
US64ALT
FairOver: SR1212 & SCL RR
1.2 MI E OF US64BUS, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,900
SR1527
FairOver: CONETOE CREEK
1.1 MI. W. JCT. NC42, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1927 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 410
NC33
FairOver: TAR RIVER
0.7 MI.W.JCT.US64BUS, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1953 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 3,800
US258
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
0.6 MI N. OF SR1103, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1940 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,600
NC42 NC43
FairOver: BYNUM MILL CREEK
0.6 MI E. OF JCT SR1200, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,000
NC43
FairOver: TOWN CREEK OVERFLOW
0.5 MI.N.SR1126, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,600
NC42
FairOver: TRIB OF CONETOE CREEK
0.1 MI. W. OF JCT. US64, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,400
NC97
FairOver: TRIB OF TAR RIVER
0.1MI.W.JCT.SR1401, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1940 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,400
NC97
FairOver: COMPASS CREEK
0.6 MI W JCT SR1400, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,400
NC97
FairOver: BEECH BRANCH
1.0MI W. SR1408, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1940 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,600
NC97
FairOver: MAPLE SWAMP
2.0 MI.E.JCT.NC33, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1968 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,300
US64
FairOver: CONETOE CREEK
0.4 MI W NC 42, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1954 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,400
SR1406
FairOver: BEECH BRANCH OVERFLOW
1.7 MI. N. JCT. NC97, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 420
SR1406
FairOver: BEECH BRANCH
1.6 MI.N. OF JCT.NC97, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 420
SR1400
FairOver: BEECH BRANCH
1.8 MI.N.JCT.SR1404, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 820
SR1243
FairOver: COWLICK CREEK
0.7 MI.E. OF JCT. NC43, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1924 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,200
SR1415
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
0.1 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1407, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 150
US64
FairOver: COW LICK BRANCH
0.5 MI. E. JCT. NC97, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,500
SR1350
FairOver: HENDRICKS CREEK
0.7 MI. E. OF JCT. US64B, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,100
SR1289
FairOver: HENDRICKS CREEK
0.3 MI.W.JCT.US64B, Edgecombe, NC
Built 2001 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,900
E.VIRGINIA STREET
FairOver: COWLICK CREEK
0.1MI.W.JCT.HUNTER ST., Edgecombe, NC
Built 1968 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 100
SR1429
FairOver: FISHING CREEK
1.6 MI N. JCT SR1423, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1956 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 300
NC122
FairOver: BYNUM MILL CREEK
0.8 MI N. OF JCT. NC 124, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1958 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 1,100
SR1233
FairOver: US64 BYP.
0.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1232, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1985 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 300
SR1226
FairOver: US64
0.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1232, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1986 Load: 33.5 t ADT: 450
SR1336
FairOver: PENDERS MILL RUN
0.7 MI W. OF JCT US64, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1975 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 880
NC111
FairOver: US 64
1.0 MI. N. OF SR1344, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1986 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 4,400
US64 EBL
FairOver: C.&O.RR
0.3 MI.W.OF US258, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,500
US64 WBL
FairOver: C.&O.RR
0.3 MI.W. OF JCT.US258, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 11,500
US258 RAMP
FairOver: US64 US258
0.4 MI. S. JCT. US64 ALT., Edgecombe, NC
Built 1997 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,500
NC97
FairOver: TAR RIVER OVERFLOW
0.2 MI E JCT US64, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1964 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,500
NC97
FairOver: MAPLE SWAMP
.3 MI. W. OF JCT. SR1430, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1968 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,100
US64 EBL
FairOver: SCLRR
1.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1225, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1987 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 10,750
SR1218
FairOver: US64
0.3 MI. S. OF SR1208, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1986 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 650
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