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
I87N,US64E
FairOver: MARKS CREEK
0.3 MI. W SR2501, Wake, NC
Built 2002 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 52,500
SR1325
FairOver: CONABY CREEK
0.1MI.W.JCT.SR1300, Washington, NC
Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,000
SR1560
FairOver: MOODY MILL CREEK
180 FT .W.JCT.SR1559, Watauga, NC
Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,000
SR1305
FairOver: SAWYER CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1365, Watauga, NC
Built 1996 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 90
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
FairOver: GOSHEN CREEK & NC ROUTE
10 MILES FROM U.S. ROUTE, Watauga, NC
Built 1949 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,300
US70 BUS.
FairOver: SCL RAILROAD
.2 MI E OFJCT US13,70&117, Wayne, NC
Built 1926 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 8,800
US13,US117 N
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER
0.3 MI N. OF JCT. SR1926, Wayne, NC
Built 1954 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12,000
US13,US70,US117N
FairOver: SCLRR
0.4 MI N. JCT US70BUS, Wayne, NC
Built 1949 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 13,000
SR1900
FairOver: STONEY CREEK
0.9 MI.S.JCT.US70BUS, Wayne, NC
Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 8,900
SR1502
FairOver: HOOPERS BRANCH
200 FT.S.JCT.SR1517, Wilkes, NC
Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,300
SR1913
FairOver: ELKIN CREEK
.7 MI.S.JCT.SR1912, Wilkes, NC
Built 1971 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 330
SR1564
FairOver: ROTEN CREEK
1.5 MI.N.JCT.SR1562, Wilkes, NC
Built 1964 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 60
SR1727
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
100 FT. E. JCT. NC18, Wilkes, NC
Built 1962 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
STONE MTN.
FairOver: EAST PRONG ROARING RIVER
2.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1737, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
STONE MTN.
FairOver: GARDEN CREEK
1.5 MI.N.JCT.SR1737, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
SR1144
FairOver: LITTLE CRABTREE CREEK
.05 MI.S.JCT.US19E, Yancey, NC
Built 1972 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 150
SR1154
FairOver: BROWN CREEK
.4 MI.S.JCT.NC80, Yancey, NC
Built 1959 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 550
NFSR 475
FairOver: DAVIDSON RIVER
4.2 MI. W. JCT. US 276, Transylvania, NC
Built 1939 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 9
SR1353
FairOver: BIG HORSE CREEK
.6 MI.S.JCT.SR1381, Ashe, NC
Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 690
SR1609
FairOver: CRANBERRY CREEK
0.7 MI. E. JCT. SR1612, Ashe, NC
Built 1964 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100
SR1318
FairOver: RICH HILL CREEK
25 FT.N.JCT.SR1317, Ashe, NC
Built 1967 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 40
SR1514
FairOver: STACK ROCK CREEK
.7 MI.E.JCT.US221, Avery, NC
Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 200
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
FairOver: U.S. ROUTE 221
7.0 MILES FROM US. ROUTE, Avery, NC
Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 810
US701
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
0.4 MI.N. OF JCT. SR1527, Bladen, NC
Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,800
US701
FairOver: SOUTH RIVER
0.7 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1527, Bladen, NC
Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,200
SR1641
FairOver: JENKINS BRANCH
.7 MI.S.JCT.SR1640, Buncombe, NC
Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 900
US19,23,74
FairOver: POLE CREEK
.06 MI.N.JCT.SR1153, Buncombe, NC
Built 1936 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 24,500
SR1297
FairOver: NEWFOUND CREEK
.4 MI.W.JCT.SR1378, Buncombe, NC
Built 1978 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 200
SR1302
FairOver: DIX CREEK
.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1002, Buncombe, NC
Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 790
US74A
FairOver: SWANNANOA RIVER
.05 MI.E.JCT.NC81, Buncombe, NC
Built 1926 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15,000
SR2178
FairOver: MINERAL CREEK
1.4 MI.S.JCT.SR2173, Buncombe, NC
Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 350
SR1155
FairOver: HOMINY CREEK
.01 MI.W.JCT.SR1128, Buncombe, NC
Built 1936 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,800
SR1726
FairOver: MCGALLIARD CREEK
0.2 MI.S.JCT.US64,70, Burke, NC
Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 850
NC73
FairOver: COLD WATER CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR2407, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1924 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,500
US64,NC18
FairOver: ZACKS FORK CREEK
.1 MI.W.JCT.US321, Caldwell, NC
Built 1924 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 23,000
US321A
FairOver: BLAIR FORK
200 FT.N.JCT.SR1300, Caldwell, NC
Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,400
NC42
FairOver: FALLS CREEK
0.7 MI. E. JCT. NC22, Chatham, NC
Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 750
US15,501
FairOver: ROBERTSONS CREEK
0.15 MI. S. JCT. SR1949, Chatham, NC
Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 10,500
NC42
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
0.11 MI. E. JCT. SR1921, Chatham, NC
Built 1937 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,800
SR2314
FairOver: TYSONS CREEK
0.9 MI. W. JCT. SR1006, Chatham, NC
Built 2002 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 320
SR1331
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
.5 MI.W.JCT.SR1336, Cherokee, NC
Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100
SR1564
FairOver: BRASSTOWN CREEK
100 FT.E.JCT.SR1548, Cherokee, NC
Built 1981 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,700
US19B
FairOver: TATHAM CREEK
.05 MI.N.JCT.SR1392, Cherokee, NC
Built 1965 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,500
US701 BYP
FairOver: PINELOG SWAMP
0.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1437, Columbus, NC
Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 15,500
US64
FairOver: LEONARDS CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1603, Davie, NC
Built 1932 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,300
NC11
FairOver: GROVE CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1378, Duplin, NC
Built 1922 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,600
US15,US501N
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
0.2 MI.S. OF JCT.SR1308, Durham, NC
Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 51,000
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
SR2435
FairOver: CATAWBA CREEK
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2692, Gaston, NC
Built 1975 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,600
Showing 5,151-5,200 of 18,901 bridges
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