Total Bridges
18,901
Public highway bridges in North Carolina
State profile · Near median Poor share
North Carolina bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in North Carolina, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 18,901
- Public bridges
- 35.8%
- Good condition
- 6.2%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
35.8%
6,773 bridges rated 7-9
-14.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.2%
1,165 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-0.8pp vs national avg 7.0%
North Carolina vs national bridge condition
North Carolina - Good condition share 35.8%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
North Carolina - Poor-condition share 20.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (100)
Alamance 21 Alexander 26 Alleghany 117 Anson 162 Ashe 247 Avery 108 Beaufort 154 Bertie 95 Bladen 123 Brunswick 166 Buncombe 555 Burke 231 Cabarrus 236 Caldwell 201 Camden 28 Carteret 55 Caswell 90 Catawba 236 Chatham 241 Cherokee 163 Chowan 38 Clay 63 Cleveland 270 Columbus 226 Craven 147 Cumberland 348 Currituck 22 Dare 40 Davidson 340 Davie 93 Duplin 208 Durham 315 Edgecombe 147 Forsyth 454 Franklin 118 Gaston 232 Gates 41 Graham 94 Granville 149 Greene 62 Guilford 736 Halifax 158 Harnett 134 Haywood 286 Henderson 245 Hertford 58 Hoke 136 Hyde 75 Iredell 335 Jackson 234 Johnston 318 Jones 82 Lee 98 Lenoir 145 Lincoln 169 Macon 223 Madison 244 Martin 124 McDowell 234 Mecklenburg 746 Mitchell 127 Montgomery 151 Moore 178 Nash 261 New Hanover 123 Northampton 83 Onslow 172 Orange 189 Pamlico 45 Pasquotank 54 Pender 112 Perquimans 39 Person 106 Pitt 228 Polk 127 Randolph 401 Richmond 154 Robeson 285 Rockingham 229 Rowan 245 Rutherford 298 Sampson 196 Scotland 101 Stanly 163 Stokes 150 Surry 308 Swain 129 Transylvania 162 Tyrrell 28 Union 353 Vance 75 Wake 760 Warren 84 Washington 59 Watauga 200 Wayne 208 Wilkes 349 Wilson 195 Yadkin 168 Yancey 164
North Carolina vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below North Carolina on the same metric.
SC
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
NC
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
HI
Hawaii
6.47% top marginal rate
MT
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in North Carolina
Six lowest-condition bridges in North Carolina, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
SR1216
PoorOver: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER
100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC
Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30
TSALI ENOLA ROAD
PoorOver: SOCO CREEK
TSALI ENOLA ROAD, Swain, NC
Built 1960 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10
HORNBUCKLE CREEKRD
PoorOver: HORNBUCKLE CREEK
389 HORNBUCKLE CREEK ROAD, Swain, NC
Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5
SR1630
PoorOver: KIT CREEK
1.8MI.N.JCT.NC55, Wake, NC
Built 1975 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12,500
SR1340
PoorOver: NORTH FORK NEW RIVER
.1 MI.N.JCT.NC88, Ashe, NC
Built 1977 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 500
SR1323
PoorOver: CANAL
0.05 MI.N.JCT.1300, Tyrrell, NC
Built 1961 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 650
All Bridges in North Carolina
ROZZELLES FERRY RD
FairOver: STEWART CREEK
0.1MI.N.JCT. SMALLWOOD PL, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,100
EAST 11TH STREET
FairOver: CATS LIGHT RAIL
0.1 MI.E.JCT.COLLEGE ST., Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 21,000
SR1002
FairOver: BIG CRABTREE CREEK
1.9 MI.S.JCT.SR1264, Mitchell, NC
Built 1966 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 700
NC134
FairOver: DENSONS CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1393, Montgomery, NC
Built 1955 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,900
SR1130
FairOver: CLARKS CREEK
1.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1112, Montgomery, NC
Built 1952 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
NC24,NC27
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1279, Moore, NC
Built 1921 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,000
NC22, NC24, NC27
FairOver: KILLETS CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1640, Moore, NC
Built 1921 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,000
NC22,NC24,NC27
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
0.12 MI E JCT NC22, Moore, NC
Built 1921 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,200
US1S
FairOver: CRANE CREEK
2.2 MI. N. JCT. NC690, Moore, NC
Built 2006 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,500
US1N
FairOver: CRANE CREEK
2.2 MI. N. JCT. NC690, Moore, NC
Built 2008 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 8,750
SR1124
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
0.6 MI S. OF JCT SR1120, Nash, NC
Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 340
SR1105
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
1.6 MI E JCT SR1110, Nash, NC
Built 1971 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 460
SR1601
FairOver: BASKET CREEK
1.7 MI.E. JCT. SR1003, Nash, NC
Built 1973 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,700
US74
FairOver: LEES CUT
0.6MI.E. OF JCT.US76, New Hanover, NC
Built 1957 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,000
SR1508
FairOver: DOOLITTLE MILL POND
1.8 MI.E. OF JCT.SR1500, Northampton, NC
Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 400
US17
FairOver: WHITE OAK RIVER
0.9 MI. N. JCT SR1331, Onslow, NC
Built 1923 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 14,000
SR1365
FairOver: BRANCH OF STAGG CREEK
0.6 MI. S. JCT. NC49, Orange, NC
Built 1957 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 200
SR1556
FairOver: STROUDS CREEK
0.6 MI. E. JCT. NC57, Orange, NC
Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 245
US158
FairOver: PASQUOTANK RIVER
0.3 MI E JCT US17BUS, Pasquotank, NC
Built 1972 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,000
NC53
FairOver: NE CAPE FEAR RIVER
3.6 MI E. JCT US 117, Pender, NC
Built 1948 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,100
NC210
FairOver: BIG BRANCH OVERFLOW
1.9MI.W.JCT.SR1101, Pender, NC
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,100
SR1318
FairOver: NE CAPE FEAR RIVER
3.0 MI E. OF JCT US117, Pender, NC
Built 1969 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 600
SR1113
FairOver: BEAR SWAMP CANAL
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1110, Perquimans, NC
Built 1979 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 150
SR1125
FairOver: SOUTH FLAT RIVER
0.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1202, Person, NC
Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 610
SR1501
FairOver: WOLFE CREEK
.7 MI.E.JCT.SR1517, Polk, NC
Built 1969 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 550
SR1162
FairOver: UT TO BRITTEN CREEK
.3 MI.W.JCT.SR1161, Polk, NC
Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 150
SR1143
FairOver: UWHARRIE RIVER
0.6 MI. W. JCT. SR1107, Randolph, NC
Built 1971 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 350
SR1436
FairOver: HITCHCOCK CREEK
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1423, Richmond, NC
Built 1968 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 420
SR1005
FairOver: BIG MOUNTAIN CREEK
1.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1150, Richmond, NC
Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 210
SR2392
FairOver: BR. OF TROUBLESOME CK.
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR2356, Rockingham, NC
Built 1955 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 360
SR2614
FairOver: HAW RIVER
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR2692, Rockingham, NC
Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 550
SR1915
FairOver: GRANTS CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1920, Rowan, NC
Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,600
SR1124
FairOver: IRISH BUFFALO CREEK
0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1129, Rowan, NC
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,200
SR1901
FairOver: CLINCHFIELD RAILROAD
.2 MI.W.JCT.SR2023, Rutherford, NC
Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,600
US64
FairOver: CANE CREEK
0.1 MI.W.JCT.NC9, Rutherford, NC
Built 1925 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,600
SR1007
FairOver: CANE CREEK
.8 MI.S.JCT.SR1703, Rutherford, NC
Built 1967 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 900
US701
FairOver: GREAT COHARIE CREEK
0.7 MI N. JCT. SR1259, Sampson, NC
Built 1941 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,300
NC79
FairOver: LOWER BEAVERDAM CREEK
300 FT. E. JCT. SR1128, Scotland, NC
Built 1959 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,400
SR1720
FairOver: LITTLE MOUNTAIN CREEK
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1723, Stanly, NC
Built 1977 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 600
SR1979
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
100 FT. E. JCT. SR1221, Stanly, NC
Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
SR1236
FairOver: LITTLE YADKIN RIVER
100 FT. S. JCT. SR1127, Stokes, NC
Built 1936 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,200
NC104
FairOver: ARARAT RIVER
.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1725, Surry, NC
Built 1957 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,800
NC94
FairOver: RIDERS CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1301, Tyrrell, NC
Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,900
NC207
FairOver: RICHARDSON CREEK
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR2115, Union, NC
Built 1970 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,700
SR1947
FairOver: MAPLE SPRINGS BRANCH
0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR1903, Union, NC
Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 310
SR1903
FairOver: LANES CREEK
0.7 MI. E. JCT. SR1904, Union, NC
Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 230
SR1513
FairOver: WEAVER CREEK
0.6MI N JCT SR1518, Vance, NC
Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 290
US401N
FairOver: SWIFT CREEK
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1446, Wake, NC
Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 14,750
US401RAMP
FairOver: PIGEON HOUSE CREEK
.05 MI.S. ATLANTIC AVE, Wake, NC
Built 1993 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,000
I495S,87US64/264W
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR2516, Wake, NC
Built 2005 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 82,500
Showing 5,101-5,150 of 18,901 bridges
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