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
US501, NC57
FairOver: NORTH FORK FLAT RIVER
75'N.JCT.SR1218, Person, NC
Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,000
SR1218
FairOver: LITTLE CONTENTNEA CREEK
1.0 MI. W.JCT. SR1217, Pitt, NC
Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 850
US13BUS
FairOver: GRINDLE CREEK
0.6 MI.S.JCT.NC30, Pitt, NC
Built 1922 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,800
NC42
FairOver: SQUIRREL CREEK
0.5 MI. W. JCT. SR2845, Randolph, NC
Built 1930 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,800
NC134
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1127, Randolph, NC
Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,600
SR1002
FairOver: DEEP RIVER
1.2 MI. E. JCT. SR2873, Randolph, NC
Built 1971 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 360
SR1310
FairOver: LITTLE MOUNTAIN CREEK
0.8 MI. S. JCT. NC73, Richmond, NC
Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 200
NC710
FairOver: LUMBER RIVER
200' N. JCT.SR1373, Robeson, NC
Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,700
SR2258
FairOver: ASHPOLE SWAMP
0.6 MI E. JCT. NC904, Robeson, NC
Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 320
US29
FairOver: CANDY CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. US29 BUS., Rockingham, NC
Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 28,500
US52
FairOver: CRANE CREEK
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1007, Rowan, NC
Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 14,000
US70 EBL
FairOver: THIRD CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1975, Rowan, NC
Built 2010 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,500
SR1916
FairOver: WEBBS CREEK TRIBUTARY
.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1913, Rutherford, NC
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150
SR1526
FairOver: PEDESTRIAN FOOTPATH
0.01 MI.N.JCT.SR1967, Rutherford, NC
Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 310
SR1111
FairOver: RICHARDSON CREEK
.45 MI.N.JCT.SR1122, Rutherford, NC
Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 700
SR1119
FairOver: RICHARDSON CREEK
0.15 MI.E.JCT.SR1121, Rutherford, NC
Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 290
US421
FairOver: GREAT COHARIE CREEK
0.6MI.N. OF SR1842, Sampson, NC
Built 1920 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,700
DOGWOOD MILE ST.
FairOver: BRIDGE CREEK
0.2 MI.E.JCT.ELM.AVE., Scotland, NC
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 200
SR1740
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1797, Stanly, NC
Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,600
SR1214
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1400, Stanly, NC
Built 1948 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,600
SR1001
FairOver: CASCADE CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1485, Stokes, NC
Built 1992 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100
SR2085
FairOver: HOGAN CREEK
.5 MI.S.JCT.SR2080, Surry, NC
Built 1957 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 80
US19
FairOver: TUCKASEGEE RIVER
50 FT.N.JCT.SR1168, Swain, NC
Built 1989 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,000
SR1326
FairOver: N. FORK FRENCH BRD.RIVER
.02 MI.W.JCT.NC215, Transylvania, NC
Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400
SR1332
FairOver: CHERRYFIELD CREEK
.5 MI.N.JCT.SR1392, Transylvania, NC
Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100
SR1747
FairOver: JACKS BRANCH
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1748, Union, NC
Built 1977 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 140
NC200
FairOver: ROCKY RIVER
0.15 MI. N. JCT. SR1661, Union, NC
Built 1973 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,800
SR1346
FairOver: W. FORK TWELVEMILE CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1338, Union, NC
Built 1997 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,900
SR1519
FairOver: LYNCH CREEK
1.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1545, Vance, NC
Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400
SR1902
FairOver: FALLS LAKE
0.1 MI. W. OF JCT. SR1901, Wake, NC
Built 1980 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,700
SR2217
FairOver: HODGES MILL CREEK
0.24 MI S JCT SR2222, Wake, NC
Built 1977 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,100
SR2551
FairOver: WALNUT CREEK
0.3 MI. S. OF JCT. SR1007, Wake, NC
Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,500
SR4067
FairOver: SWIFT CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1009, Wake, NC
Built 1981 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,000
SR1125
FairOver: LITTLE WARRIOR CREEK
0.8 MI.W.JCT.NC18, Wilkes, NC
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 210
SR1353
FairOver: N.PRONG LEWIS FORK CREEK
0.2 MI. W.JCT.SR1300, Wilkes, NC
Built 2019 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100
SR2327
FairOver: YADKIN RIVER
.3 MI.S.JCT.NC268, Wilkes, NC
Built 1966 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,200
OLD SHOP DRIVE
FairOver: EAST PRONG ROARING RIVER
1.9 MI.E..JCT.SR1737, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100
SR1165
FairOver: WIGGINS MILL CREEK
0.8 MI. S. JCT. SR1163, Wilson, NC
Built 1997 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,000
US21
FairOver: UT TO SOUTH DEEP CREEK
.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1338, Yadkin, NC
Built 1922 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,500
SR1134
FairOver: UT TO NORTH DEEP CREEK
.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1503, Yadkin, NC
Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,900
SR1403
FairOver: JONESVILLE CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.US21B, Yadkin, NC
Built 1975 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,600
SR1381
FairOver: CANE RIVER
.01 MI.E.JCT.US19W, Yancey, NC
Built 1978 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 180
SR1153
FairOver: AYLES CREEK
0.55 MI.S.JCT.NC80, Yancey, NC
Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100
ONSLOW BEACH RD
FairOver: INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
1.4 MI SE OF NC 172, Onslow, NC
Built 1953 Load: 31.4 t ADT: 300
SR1471
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1470, Alleghany, NC
Built 2007 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 70
SR1641
FairOver: GOULDS FORK CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1642, Anson, NC
Built 1955 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 670
SR1100
FairOver: SOUTH FORK NEW RIVER
200' S.JCT.SR1106, Ashe, NC
Built 1972 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 500
SR1552
FairOver: NORTH FORK NEW RIVER
50 FT.S.JCT.SR1553, Ashe, NC
Built 1959 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 360
SR1138
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
.7 MI.S.JCT.SR1133, Ashe, NC
Built 1965 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 360
SR1536
FairOver: HELTON CREEK
.4 MI.N.JCT.NC16, Ashe, NC
Built 1977 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 100
Showing 5,651-5,700 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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