Total Bridges
18,901
Public highway bridges in North Carolina
State profile · Near national median SD
North Carolina bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in North Carolina — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 18,901
- Public bridges
- 35.8%
- Good condition
- 6.2%
- Poor condition
- 6.2%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
35.8%
6,773 bridges rated 7-9
-14.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.2%
1,165 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
6.2%
1,165 bridges flagged for repair priority
-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 — Structurally deficient share 20.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — North Carolina (FHWA NBI)
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below North Carolina on the same metric.
45
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
55
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
37
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
15
Hawaii
6.47% top marginal rate
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in North Carolina
Six lowest-condition bridges in North Carolina, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
SR1216
Structurally DeficientOver: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER
100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC
Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30
TSALI ENOLA ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
SR2198
FairOver: DUTCHMANS CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. NC27, Gaston, NC
Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,300
US321 NBL
FairOver: LONG CREEK
0.8 MI. N. JCT. I85, Gaston, NC
Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 24,000
SR1408
FairOver: UT TO LONG CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1409, Gaston, NC
Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 910
US258
FairOver: MIDDLE SWAMP
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1320, Greene, NC
Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,900
SR1001
FairOver: REEDY FORK CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR2334, Guilford, NC
Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,800
SR1101
FairOver: TRIB. OF DEEP CREEK
0.2 MI.W.JCT.US258, Halifax, NC
Built 1999 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 300
SR1146
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1147, Haywood, NC
Built 1968 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100
SR1802
FairOver: HUNGRY RIVER
1.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1956, Henderson, NC
Built 1979 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100
SR1164
FairOver: MUD CREEK
.15 MI.E.JCT.SR1127, Henderson, NC
Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 6,600
SR1106
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
1.7 MI.E.JCT.SR1114, Henderson, NC
Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 900
SR1162
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
1.8 MI. N. JCT. US301, Johnston, NC
Built 1975 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,500
SR1562
FairOver: SWIFT CREEK
0.3M N.JCT SR1010, Johnston, NC
Built 1964 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,800
NC42
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.6 MI. W. JCT. NC39, Johnston, NC
Built 1939 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,700
SR2356
FairOver: SPRING BRANCH
0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR2342, Johnston, NC
Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 90
NC41
FairOver: TRENT RIVER
0.1 MI.W. JCT.SR1322, Jones, NC
Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,900
SR1400
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1403, Lee, NC
Built 1951 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,100
SR1940
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
0.6 MI. W. JCT. SR1147, Lincoln, NC
Built 1967 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 140
SR1202
FairOver: HOWARDS CREEK
0.9 MI. S. JCT. SR1203, Lincoln, NC
Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 840
NC28
FairOver: LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
50 FT.S.JCT.SR1335, Macon, NC
Built 1940 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,700
SR1397
FairOver: COLD SPRING CREEK
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1398, Macon, NC
Built 1961 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 80
SR1387
FairOver: BURNINGTOWN CREEK
15 FT.W.JCT.SR1395, Macon, NC
Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 340
SR1163
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
0.01 MI.S.JCT.NC209, Madison, NC
Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 400
SR1214
FairOver: CATAWBA RIVER
0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1228, McDowell, NC
Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,800
I485
FairOver: UT TO MCALPINE CREEK
0.35 MI. S. JCT.US521, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1994 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100,000
SR1301
FairOver: UWHARRIE RIVER
2.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1134, Montgomery, NC
Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 40
US1 BUS
FairOver: CRANE CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1825, Moore, NC
Built 1923 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,900
SR1001
FairOver: TAR RIVER
0.7MI.N. OF JCT.NC97, Nash, NC
Built 1979 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,800
SR1492
FairOver: WHISKEY CREEK
0.2 MI N. OF JCT SR1517, New Hanover, NC
Built 1976 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 12,000
NC35
FairOver: URAHAW SWAMP
0.8 MI. N. OF US258, Northampton, NC
Built 1967 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,300
US17N
FairOver: NORTHEAST CREEK
5.4 MI N JCT NC24, Onslow, NC
Built 1923 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,500
SR1337
FairOver: CHUB LAKE
0.6 MI. W. JCT. SR1333, Person, NC
Built 1969 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 870
US258
FairOver: LITTLE CONTENTNEA CREEK
5.0 MI. S. JCT. NC222, Pitt, NC
Built 1955 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 5,700
NC108
FairOver: SKYUKA CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1509, Polk, NC
Built 1922 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,100
SR1339
FairOver: MILL CREEK
.5 MI.S.JCT.SR1326, Polk, NC
Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25
SR1002
FairOver: BIG SWAMP
4.6 MI.S.JCT.SR2121, Robeson, NC
Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,200
NC41
FairOver: BIG SWAMP OVERFLOW
0.85 MI E.JCT.SR2027, Robeson, NC
Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,300
NC41
FairOver: BIG SWAMP OVERFLOW
1.3 MI N JCT SR2027, Robeson, NC
Built 1958 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,900
I95,SR1791,SR1792
FairOver: FIVEMILE BRANCH
0.2 MI.N.JCT.NC211, Robeson, NC
Built 1952 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 60,500
NC14
FairOver: CARROLL CREEK
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2037, Rockingham, NC
Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 17,000
SR1912
FairOver: GRANT'S CREEK
0.9 MI. W. JCT. US29,70, Rowan, NC
Built 1978 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,300
SR2148
FairOver: RILES CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR2356, Rowan, NC
Built 1951 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 210
SR1211
FairOver: GRANTS CREEK
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1212, Rowan, NC
Built 1961 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,000
US74BUS
FairOver: PUZZLE CREEK
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1595, Rutherford, NC
Built 1948 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 7,700
SR1561
FairOver: ROBERSON CREEK
.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1583, Rutherford, NC
Built 1965 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,200
SR1563
FairOver: ROBERSON CREEK
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1564, Rutherford, NC
Built 1967 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 290
US701
FairOver: SOUTH RIVER OVRFLW.
1.2 MI S. OF SR1200, Sampson, NC
Built 1953 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,600
SR1228
FairOver: LITTLE BEAR CREEK
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1229, Stanly, NC
Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 200
SR1652
FairOver: SNOW CREEK
250 FT. S. JCT. SR1649, Stokes, NC
Built 1971 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 150
US52B
FairOver: SOU.RR (ABANDONED)
.7 MI.N.JCT.NC89, Surry, NC
Built 1935 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,200
SR2000
FairOver: STEWARTS CREEK
.4 MI.N.JCT.SR2007, Surry, NC
Built 1959 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,000
Showing 5,201-5,250 of 18,901 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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