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
SR1139
FairOver: JACOB FORK RIVER
1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR1131, Catawba, NC
Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 850
I40
FairOver: UT TO LYLE CREEK
1.6 MI. E. JCT. SR1716, Catawba, NC
Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 36,500
US421N
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1007, Chatham, NC
Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,500
SR1101
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
1.0 MI. S. JCT. US64, Chatham, NC
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 400
SR1555
FairOver: TERRELLS CREEK
0.5MI. W. JCT. SR1506, Chatham, NC
Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 250
SR1326
FairOver: LOUISVILLE,NASHVILLE RR
.3 MI.N.JCT.US19BUS, Cherokee, NC
Built 1945 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,400
SR1163
FairOver: GEISKY CREEK
.25 MI.N.JCT.SR1163, Clay, NC
Built 1966 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 160
SR1108
FairOver: SHOAL CREEK
0.8 MI. S. JCT. NC18, Cleveland, NC
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 630
SR1161
FairOver: SEABOARD COAST LINE RR
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1323, Cleveland, NC
Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 750
SR1337
FairOver: FIRST BROAD RIVER
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1872, Cleveland, NC
Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,700
SR1158
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR2541, Cleveland, NC
Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,100
SR1634
FairOver: LITTLE KNOB CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1635, Cleveland, NC
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 290
SR1637
FairOver: MAULS SWAMP
0.5 MI.S.JCT.US17, Craven, NC
Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 620
NC306 FERRY
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER
CHERRY BRANCH, Craven, NC
Built 2014 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,200
SR1839
FairOver: GUM LOG CANAL
0.2 MI S JCT SR1838, Cumberland, NC
Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 660
SR3345
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILWAY
0.2 MI.S.JCT.US29B & US70, Davidson, NC
Built 1953 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 14,000
I85N.BUS,US29,U70
FairOver: LEONARD CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR2002, Davidson, NC
Built 1951 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,500
SR1632
FairOver: ELLERBEE CREEK
0.5 MI.S.SR1636, Durham, NC
Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11,500
SR2456
FairOver: N & W RAILROAD
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR2264, Forsyth, NC
Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 12,500
SR1436
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
150' N. JCT. SR1432, Franklin, NC
Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 500
SR1449
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
2.4 MI S JCT SR1448, Franklin, NC
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 110
SR1719
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
1.1 MI S. JCT NC39, Franklin, NC
Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,600
SR1002
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1636, Gaston, NC
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,300
SR1812
FairOver: ABANDONED RAILROAD
0.6 MI. E. JCT. US321, Gaston, NC
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 600
SR2021
FairOver: SEABOARD RAILROAD
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR2026, Gaston, NC
Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,800
SR1404
FairOver: BRANCH MERCHANTS MILL PD
0.3 MI N. JCT. SR1408, Gates, NC
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 220
SR1222
FairOver: CONTENTNEA CREEK
0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR1221, Greene, NC
Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 900
S.ELM-EUGENE ST.
FairOver: SOUTH BUFFALO CREEK
0.15 MI. S. JCT. I-40, Guilford, NC
Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 31,000
NC68
FairOver: WEST FORK DEEP RIVER
1.2 MI. N. JCT. US311, Guilford, NC
Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 42,000
SR2711
FairOver: HAW RIVER
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR2710, Guilford, NC
Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 720
ELKHART DR/HOLLY D
FairOver: STREAM
@ JCT.WEST CONE BLVD., Guilford, NC
Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 900
NC903
FairOver: DEEP CREEK
0.9 MI.N.JCT.SR1432, Halifax, NC
Built 1955 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000
SR1380
FairOver: FINES CREEK
100 FT.E.JCT.SR1334, Haywood, NC
Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 400
US276
FairOver: EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER
50 FT.N.JCT.SR1102, Haywood, NC
Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,700
SR1889
FairOver: PISGAH CREEK
25 FT.N.JCT.SR1888, Haywood, NC
Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20
NC45 FERRY
FairOver: SWAN QUARTER BAY
.36MI.N.JCT.NC45 & SR1133, Hyde, NC
Built 2001 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 300
SR2156
FairOver: SOUTH YADKIN RIVER
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR2157, Iredell, NC
Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 430
SR2167
FairOver: FIFTH CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR2155, Iredell, NC
Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 360
SR2110
FairOver: LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK
0.7MI.S.JCT.SR2148, Johnston, NC
Built 1980 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 580
SR1400
FairOver: SOUTHERN RR
0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1403, Lee, NC
Built 1951 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,100
SR1732
FairOver: STONYTON CREEK
0.6 MI. W. JCT. SR1733, Lenoir, NC
Built 1980 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 700
SR1406
FairOver: LITHIA INN BRANCH
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1258, Lincoln, NC
Built 1923 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,000
SR1667
FairOver: LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
.15 MI.E.JCT.SR1729, Macon, NC
Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,300
SR1369
FairOver: TELLICO CREEK
.8 MI.W.JCT.SR1368, Macon, NC
Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 90
SR1310
FairOver: NANTAHALA RIVER
2.0 MI.N.JCT.SR1412, Macon, NC
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 800
RUNWAY ROAD
FairOver: IOTLA CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1434, Macon, NC
Built 1969 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 90
NC212
FairOver: SHELTON LAUREL CREEK
.02 MI.W.JCT.SR1414, Madison, NC
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 450
SR1155
FairOver: BIG PINE CREEK
.02 MI.S.JCT.SR1151, Madison, NC
Built 1977 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 160
SR1107
FairOver: SANDY MUSH CREEK
.05 MI.N.JCT.NC63, Madison, NC
Built 1981 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 250
US64ALT
FairOver: BEAVER DAM CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1410, Martin, NC
Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,600
Showing 5,301-5,350 of 18,901 bridges
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