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
SR1395
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1399, Madison, NC
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 800
SR1206
FairOver: HAYES RUN CREEK
.04 MI.W.JCT.US25B, Madison, NC
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 200
US64A
FairOver: COLLIE SWAMP
0.7 MI. E. OF JCT.SR1152, Martin, NC
Built 1921 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,000
US70
FairOver: CURTIS CREEK
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1227, McDowell, NC
Built 1922 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,300
NC73
FairOver: BACKWATER LAKE TILLERY
0.1 MI. E. JCT. NC24, Montgomery, NC
Built 1927 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,400
SR1554
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1624, Montgomery, NC
Built 1979 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,000
NC690
FairOver: SEABOARD COASTLINE RR
0.1 MI. E. JCT. US1 BUS., Moore, NC
Built 1955 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,800
SR1710
FairOver: STONEY CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1723, Orange, NC
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,300
SR1103
FairOver: MILL DAM CREEK
0.7 MI. S. OF JCT. SR1116, Pasquotank, NC
Built 2009 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 150
NC133
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.4 MI N JCT SR1437, Pender, NC
Built 1920 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11,000
SR1311
FairOver: GREEN RIVER
.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1315, Polk, NC
Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,200
SR1179
FairOver: NORTH PACOLET RIVER
.1 MI.S.JCT.US176, Polk, NC
Built 1978 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 400
SR1519
FairOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1561, Polk, NC
Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 650
SR1155
FairOver: BRIGHTS CREEK
1.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1138, Polk, NC
Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 80
SR1400
FairOver: BR. OF PLUMMER CREEK
0.7 MI. W. JCT. SR1401, Randolph, NC
Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 170
SR1405
FairOver: HITCHCOCK CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1412, Richmond, NC
Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,100
SR1475
FairOver: HITCHCOCK CREEK
0.8 MI. E. JCT. SR1486, Richmond, NC
Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 360
NC83
FairOver: SHOE HEEL CREEK
0.5 MI.S. OF JCT.NC130, Robeson, NC
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,400
SR1004
FairOver: CRANE CREEK
0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR2126, Rowan, NC
Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,400
SR1520
FairOver: HOLLANDS CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1537, Rutherford, NC
Built 1952 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,400
US701
FairOver: WILLIAMS OLD MILL BR.
0.3 MI N. JCT. US421, Sampson, NC
Built 1972 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,000
NC24
FairOver: SIX RUNS CREEK
0.9MI.E.JCT.SR1920, Sampson, NC
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,100
US401
FairOver: JORDANS CREEK
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1429, Scotland, NC
Built 1948 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,900
US74E
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1323, Scotland, NC
Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20,000
US74 W
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1323, Scotland, NC
Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 19,500
SR1740
FairOver: JACOBS CREEK
0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1742, Stanly, NC
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,500
SR1968
FairOver: BIG BEAR CREEK
0.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1970, Stanly, NC
Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,000
SR1338
FairOver: FISHER RIVER
1.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1407, Surry, NC
Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 600
SR1953
FairOver: TOMS CREEK
1.4 MI.S.JCT.US52, Surry, NC
Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 700
SR1318
FairOver: UT TO S.FORK MITCHELL RV
.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1315, Surry, NC
Built 2002 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,200
SR2116
FairOver: LOVILLS CREEK
.5 MI.S.JCT.US52, Surry, NC
Built 1971 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,900
SR2230
FairOver: DOUBLE CREEK
.5 MI.W.JCT.SR2038, Surry, NC
Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 150
SR1533
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1534, Transylvania, NC
Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,100
SR1337
FairOver: WILSON MILL CREEK
.2MI.W.JCT.US64, Transylvania, NC
Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 250
SR1121
FairOver: CREEK
0.1 MI W JCT SR 1120, Tyrrell, NC
Built 2010 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 220
SR1117
FairOver: WAXHAW CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1117, Union, NC
Built 1971 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,700
SR1005
FairOver: FALLS LAKE
0.9 MI. S. JCT. NC98, Wake, NC
Built 1981 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,500
SR1007
FairOver: MARKS CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR2505, Wake, NC
Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,700
US64
FairOver: SWIFT CREEK
INT.US1&64, Wake, NC
Built 1959 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 64,500
SR1123
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1156, Watauga, NC
Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 250
SR1365
FairOver: NORTH FORK SAWYER CREEK
100 FT.S.JCT.SR1303, Watauga, NC
Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 40
US70 WBL
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
1.0 MI. E. JCT. NC111, Wayne, NC
Built 1921 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 13,000
US13,US117BY,NC581
FairOver: TRIB.OF LITTLE RIVER
0.5 MI. S. JCT. NC581, Wayne, NC
Built 2006 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 26,000
SR1368
FairOver: UT TO JIM FRAZIER LAKE
.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1371, Yadkin, NC
Built 2008 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 270
SR1167
FairOver: SOUTH TOE RIVER
.1 MI.E.JCT.NC80, Yancey, NC
Built 1978 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 520
SR1395
FairOver: BALD MOUNTAIN CREEK
.05 MI.W.JCT.SR1406, Yancey, NC
Built 1951 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 400
US221
FairOver: UT TO ELK CREEK
50 FT.S.JCT.SR1332, Alleghany, NC
Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100
US74 EBL
FairOver: BROWN CREEK
1.0 MI. E. JCT. NC218, Anson, NC
Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10,500
SR1436
FairOver: BIG BRANCH
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1437, Anson, NC
Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100
SR1600
FairOver: CRIBS CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1612, Anson, NC
Built 1954 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 70
Showing 5,501-5,550 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.
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