Total bridges
401
Public highway bridges in Randolph County
County profile · official public datasets
Randolph County, NC
401 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 45.6% rated Good, 52.9% Fair, 1.5% Poor.
- 401
- Public bridges
- 45.6%
- Good condition
- 1.5%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Randolph County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 12%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 1.5%
- Poor-condition share
- 401
- 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.
Randolph County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Randolph County ranks #12 of 100 North Carolina counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 1.5%). Randolph County, North Carolina contains 401 public highway bridges. Roughly 45.6% are rated “Good,” 52.9% “Fair,” and 1.5% “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
45.6%
183 of 401 rated 7-9
Fair condition
52.9%
212 of 401 rated 5-6
Poor condition
1.5%
6 of 401 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#12 of 100
Among North Carolina counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 401 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 45.6% (183)
Fair 52.9% (212)
Poor 1.5% (6)
Randolph County's Poor-condition bridges carry 8,540 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.6% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 1.5% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,423 crossings a day against 2,191 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 401 of 401 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
32.4% of Randolph County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
130 of the 401 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 45.6% 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 56.2% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
SR1558 over H.PT. THOMASVILLE DEN.RR, built 1966, carries 4,800 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 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 8,540 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Randolph County's bridges were built
401 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 10
1920–1929
10 bridges
- 1930s 7
1930–1939
7 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 35
1950–1959
35 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
51 bridges
- 1970s 35
1970–1979
35 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
44 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
64 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
52 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
88 bridges
- 2020s 12
2020–2029
12 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 88 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1988) matches the North Carolina average (1986).
How Randolph County compares with North Carolina's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 North Carolina counties nearest Randolph County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 1.5% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1988 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | 454 | 41.2% | 49.8% | 9% | 1985 |
| Randolph County (this page) | 401 | 45.6% | 52.9% | 1.5% | 1988 |
| 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 | 340 | 42.9% | 52.9% | 4.1% | 1988 |
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 Randolph 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 Randolph County, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside NC (401 bridges here).
- San Luis Obispo County, CA · 401 bridges
- Vernon County, MO · 401 bridges
- Jackson County, OR · 401 bridges
- Marshall County, KS · 402 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 (401)
SR1203
FairOver: CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1144, Randolph, NC
Built 1988 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 230
SR1568
FairOver: CREEK
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1566, Randolph, NC
Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 740
NC42
FairOver: TIBBS RUN
0.5 MI. W. JCT. SR2895, Randolph, NC
Built 1991 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,000
SR2407
FairOver: BR OF SANDY CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR2409, Randolph, NC
Built 1991 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 540
SR2864
FairOver: MEADOW CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR2862, Randolph, NC
Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 140
SR1102
FairOver: LANIERS CREEK
0.7 MI. S. JCT. SR1183, Randolph, NC
Built 1994 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 220
SR2502
FairOver: BRANCH OF SANDY CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2407, Randolph, NC
Built 1995 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 250
SR1002
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR2863, Randolph, NC
Built 1996 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 510
SR2442
FairOver: CREEK OFF DEEP RIVER
0.6 MI. N. JCT. NC49, Randolph, NC
Built 1997 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,200
SR2116
FairOver: CREEK
0.6 MI. W. JCT. SR2114, Randolph, NC
Built 1998 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,500
NEWBERN AVENUE
FairOver: VESTAL CREEK
0.1 MI.W.JCT.KARLA DR., Randolph, NC
Built 1960 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,000
STONE BRIDGE RD.
FairOver: BETTY MCGEES CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1163, Randolph, NC
Built 2012 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100
SR2911
GoodOver: BRANCH OF RICHLAND CREEK
1.0 MI. W. JCT. NC42, Randolph, NC
Built 2005 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 100
SR2261
GoodOver: BUSH CREEK
0.4 MI S JCT NC22, Randolph, NC
Built 1920 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,100
SR2261
GoodOver: BUSH CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR2142, Randolph, NC
Built 1920 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,000
SR2261
GoodOver: BUSH CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR2142, Randolph, NC
Built 1920 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,100
SR1406
GoodOver: UWHARRIE RIVER
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1549, Randolph, NC
Built 2000 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 460
SR2900
GoodOver: BACHELOR CREEK
0.9 MI. S. JCT. NC42, Randolph, NC
Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 660
SR1920
GoodOver: I74 US311
0.2 MI. N. OF JCT. SR1917, Randolph, NC
Built 2008 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 300
SR2636
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.8 MI. E. JCT. SR2634, Randolph, NC
Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 90
SR1119
GoodOver: I73/74 US220
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1125, Randolph, NC
Built 1994 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,100
SR2900
GoodOver: RICHLAND CREEK
0.8 MI. S. JCT. NC42, Randolph, NC
Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 660
SR2442
GoodOver: SANDY CREEK
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR2459, Randolph, NC
Built 1960 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,500
SR1320
GoodOver: BACK CREEK
0.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1193, Randolph, NC
Built 2005 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 870
SR1928
GoodOver: MUDDY CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1927, Randolph, NC
Built 2006 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,000
SR1938
GoodOver: SAMS CREEK
0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR1936, Randolph, NC
Built 2003 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 870
NC22
GoodOver: BACK BRANCH
0.9 MI. N. JCT. NC42, Randolph, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,400
SR2442
GoodOver: MOUNT PLEASANT CREEK
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR2456, Randolph, NC
Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,800
SR2867
GoodOver: REEDY CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR2866, Randolph, NC
Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 90
SR1547
GoodOver: LITTLE UWHARRIE RIVER
1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR1794, Randolph, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,500
SR2469
GoodOver: BUSH CREEK
2.4 MI. N. JCT. US64, Randolph, NC
Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 600
CHAMBERLIN DRIVE
GoodOver: CEDAR FORK CREEK
0.3 MI.S.OLD LEXINGTON RD, Randolph, NC
Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 800
US 64 BYP
GoodOver: TANTRAUGH BRANCH
120 W. OF NC159, Randolph, NC
Built 2019 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 100
US64W.BYP.RAMP
GoodOver: GABRIELS CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. US64, Randolph, NC
Built 2019 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 10,000
SR1404
GoodOver: LITTLE UWHARRIE RIVER
0.3 MI. N. JCT.SR1400, Randolph, NC
Built 2002 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 700
US311
GoodOver: BOB BRANCH
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1529, Randolph, NC
Built 2016 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 5,300
SR2641
GoodOver: BRUSH CREEK
1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR1005, Randolph, NC
Built 2007 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 100
US311
GoodOver: SYCAMORE CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT.SR1930, Randolph, NC
Built 2015 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,300
SR1928
GoodOver: DEEP RIVER
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1935, Randolph, NC
Built 2004 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,200
SR2101
GoodOver: POLECAT CREEK
1.4 MI. E. JCT. US220, Randolph, NC
Built 2001 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,000
SR1311
GoodOver: JACKSON CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1314, Randolph, NC
Built 2014 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 420
SR2407
GoodOver: BRANCH SANDY CREEK
75 FT. W. JCT. SR 2441, Randolph, NC
Built 2018 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 540
SR2896
GoodOver: RICHLAND CREEK
0.6 MI. S JCT. SR 2895, Randolph, NC
Built 2018 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 70
SR1944
GoodOver: I74 US311 (FUTURE)
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1936, Randolph, NC
Built 2012 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 950
SR 2073
GoodOver: I74
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1944, Randolph, NC
Built 2012 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 850
SR1603
GoodOver: MUDDY CREEK
0.15 MI. W. JCT. SR1577, Randolph, NC
Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,200
SR2122
GoodOver: DEEP RIVER
0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR2128, Randolph, NC
Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,400
SR1420
GoodOver: BACK CREEK
0.9 MI. S. JCT. SR1416, Randolph, NC
Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 610
SR1140
GoodOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.5 MI. W. JCT. SR1114, Randolph, NC
Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 120
SR1911
GoodOver: DALE CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. 62, Randolph, NC
Built 2020 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,600
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