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
SR1716
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.1 MI. S. JCT. US70, Catawba, NC
Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,700
SR1003
FairOver: BALLS CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. NC10, Catawba, NC
Built 2000 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,200
SR1943
FairOver: ROBESON CREEK
0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1939, Chatham, NC
Built 1974 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 700
SR1717
FairOver: HERNDON CREEK
2.5 MI. E. JCT. US15/501, Chatham, NC
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,400
US129
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
70 FT.N.JCT.US19,74,129, Cherokee, NC
Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,100
SR1505
FairOver: JUNALUSKA CREEK
1.45 MI.E.JCT.SR1502, Cherokee, NC
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 650
SR1300
FairOver: HIWASSEE RIVER
50 FT.S.JCT.SR1300, Clay, NC
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 900
SR1307
FairOver: TUSQUITEE CREEK
.6 MI.E.JCT.SR1330, Clay, NC
Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 320
SR1105
FairOver: HICKORY CREEK
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1112, Cleveland, NC
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,100
SR1635
FairOver: LITTLE KNOB CREEK
0.5 MI. W. JCT. SR1637, Cleveland, NC
Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 400
SR1373
FairOver: HINTON CREEK
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1376, Cleveland, NC
Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 180
SR1341
FairOver: BRUSHY CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1323, Cleveland, NC
Built 1971 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 730
NC101
FairOver: E. PRONG SLOCUM CR.
0.1MI.E. OF JCT.US70, Craven, NC
Built 1942 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 17,000
US17N,US70E,NC55N
FairOver: TRENT RIVER
0.7 MI E JCT SR 1200, Craven, NC
Built 1976 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 29,000
NC306 FERRY
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER
.25 MI. N. OF SR1838, Craven, NC
Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,800
I95N
FairOver: CAPE FEAR RIVER
0.3 MI.N.JCT.SR2337, Cumberland, NC
Built 1979 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 47,000
NC615FERRY
FairOver: CURRITUCK SOUND
S.END OF NC615, Currituck, NC
Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 400
US64
FairOver: SWEARING CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1231, Davidson, NC
Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,500
SR1797
FairOver: RICH FORK CREEK
0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR1798, Davidson, NC
Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,200
US601
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
100 FT. N. JCT. SR1800, Davie, NC
Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 14,500
NC11
FairOver: BUCKSKIN SWAMP
0.9 MI. N. OF JCT. NC24, Duplin, NC
Built 1922 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,600
SR1945
FairOver: BURDENS CREEK
0.5MI. N. OF JCT.SR2028, Durham, NC
Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,400
SR1601
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.3 MI.N. OF NC42, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,000
US421 NBL
FairOver: YADKIN RIVER
1.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1301, Forsyth, NC
Built 1958 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 12,000
NC65
FairOver: EAST BELEWS CREEK
0.3 MI.E.JCT.SR2120, Forsyth, NC
Built 1971 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,000
SR2683
FairOver: UT TO ABBOTTS CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR2630, Forsyth, NC
Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 600
I40 BUS EBL
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILWAY
0.6 MI. E. JCT. US158, Forsyth, NC
Built 2006 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 21,750
NC39
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK OVERFLOW
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1702, Franklin, NC
Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,300
SR1108
FairOver: SOUTH FORK CROWDERS CREE
0.7 MI. S. JCT. SR1109, Gaston, NC
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,200
SR1122
FairOver: CROWDERS CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. US74, Gaston, NC
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,000
SR1622
FairOver: TAR RIVER
0.4 MI N JCT SR1623, Granville, NC
Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 800
SR1151
FairOver: NORTH FORK TAR RIVER
0.4 MI E JCT SR1150, Granville, NC
Built 1979 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 240
NC903
FairOver: QUANKEY CREEK
1.0 MI S JCT SR1600, Halifax, NC
Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,400
SR1209
FairOver: BARBECUE SWAMP
0.4MI N. OF JCT.NC27, Harnett, NC
Built 1979 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,400
SR1351
FairOver: FINES CREEK
25 FT.S.JCT.SR1338, Haywood, NC
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 270
SR1345
FairOver: FRENCH BROAD RIVER
.5 MI.E.JCT.SR1352, Henderson, NC
Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,600
SR1508
FairOver: MUD CREEK
.01 MI.W.JCT.SR1512, Henderson, NC
Built 1971 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,800
SR1742
FairOver: WOLFPEN CREEK
.6 MI.S.JCT.SR1743, Henderson, NC
Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,200
I-26,US74
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
1.7 MI. E. JCT. NC225, Henderson, NC
Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 39,000
NC561
FairOver: AHOSKIE CREEK
0.4 MI. E.JCT. SR1424, Hertford, NC
Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 850
NC45 FERRY
FairOver: SWAN QUARTER BAY
0.36MI.N.JCT.NC45,SR1133, Hyde, NC
Built 2001 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300
SR1370
FairOver: GREEN'S CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1375, Jackson, NC
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 480
SR1001
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.2 MI E JCT SR2336, Johnston, NC
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300
SR2144
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.2 MI N JCT US301, Johnston, NC
Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 780
US70
FairOver: CREEK OFF NEUSE RIVER
100YDS S JCT SR1003, Johnston, NC
Built 1991 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 35,000
SR1276
FairOver: LARKARD CREEK
0.7 MI. N. JCT. US321, Lincoln, NC
Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,900
SR1649
FairOver: LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
100 FT. W. JCT. SR1653, Macon, NC
Built 1972 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,400
SR1620
FairOver: CULLASAJA RIVER
.1 MI.S.JCT.US64,NC28, Macon, NC
Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 160
SR1513
FairOver: CAT CREEK
25 FT.N.JCT.SR1519, Macon, NC
Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 640
US25,US70
FairOver: BIG LAUREL CREEK
.02 MI.N.JCT.NC208, Madison, NC
Built 1959 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,400
Showing 5,451-5,500 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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