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
SR1800
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK OVERFLOW
0.7 MI.W.JCT.NC111, Duplin, NC
Built 1991 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,200
SR1152
FairOver: BRANCH ROCK FISH CRK.
1.3MI.S.OF JCT NC41, Duplin, NC
Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,900
NC 111
FairOver: POLEY BRANCH
0.4 MI S JCT SR1533, Duplin, NC
Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,500
NC41
FairOver: LITTLE LIMESTONE CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT.SR1718, Duplin, NC
Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,800
NC50
FairOver: BRANCH GOSHIN SWAMP
0.5MI.N.JCT.NC403, Duplin, NC
Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,200
US501BUS.
FairOver: ELLERBEE CREEK
50' N. JCT. I-85, Durham, NC
Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 18,000
NC54
FairOver: THIRD FORK CREEK
0.4 MI E JCT NC751, Durham, NC
Built 1928 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,500
SR1815
FairOver: LICK CREEK
0.8MI N.JCT SR1847, Durham, NC
Built 1975 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,000
US501
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
0.7 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1462, Durham, NC
Built 1974 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,000
US70 BUS., NC98
FairOver: NORFOLK & WESTERN RR
0.2 MI. W. JCT. NC55, Durham, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,400
NC54
FairOver: BURDENS CREEK
0.4MI E.JCT SR1975, Durham, NC
Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 12,500
NC55
FairOver: ELLERBE CREEK
200 FT.W.JCT.I-85&NC55, Durham, NC
Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 20,000
SR1618
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
1.5 MI W JCT SR1627, Durham, NC
Built 1984 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 340
LAVENDER AVENUE
FairOver: ELLERBEE CREEK
0.1 MI.N.JCT.GLENDALE AVE, Durham, NC
Built 1949 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,000
CLUB BLVD.
FairOver: ELLERBEE CREEK
0.1 MI.E.JCT.GLENDALE AVE, Durham, NC
Built 1926 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,500
CLUB BLVD.
FairOver: S. ELLERBEE CREEK
0.1 MI.W.JCT.GLENDALE AVE, Durham, NC
Built 1926 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,500
WEAVER STREET
FairOver: THIRD FORK CREEK
0.2MI.E.JCT.CORNWALLIS RD, Durham, NC
Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,500
BACON STREET
FairOver: THIRD FORK CREEK
0.4 MI.S.JCT.LAWSON ST., Durham, NC
Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,500
GUESS ROAD
FairOver: S. ELLERBE CREEK
0.4 MI.S.JCT.BROAD ST., Durham, NC
Built 1930 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,300
JUNIPER STREET
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.1 MI.E.JCT.ALSTON AVE., Durham, NC
Built 1951 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,000
SR1607
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1471, Durham, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 900
SR1158
FairOver: THIRD FORK CREEK
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1118, Durham, NC
Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,400
SR1118
FairOver: THIRD FORK CREEK
0.3 MI N.JCT SR1158, Durham, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,500
NC157
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.7 S. OF JCT SR 1455, Durham, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 12,000
SR1121
FairOver: NORTHEAST CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1945, Durham, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,000
NC147S
FairOver: BURDEN CREEK
0.25 MI.N.JCT.NC54, Durham, NC
Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,500
WOODCROFT PKWAY.
FairOver: THIRD FORK CREEK
0.25MI.E.HOPE VALLEY RD., Durham, NC
Built 1989 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,500
SR1322
FairOver: ELLERBEE CREEK
0.3 MI.S.JCT. I-85, Durham, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 16,000
I85 & US15
FairOver: ELLERBEE CREEK
0.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1003, Durham, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 104,000
SR1827
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.15 MI. N. JCT. SR1670, Durham, NC
Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,100
I85
FairOver: ELLERBE CREEK
0.20 MI N. JCT. SR1401, Durham, NC
Built 1999 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 38,500
M.L.K.JR. PKWY
FairOver: PRONG CREEK
.2 MI.W.JCT.NC55, Durham, NC
Built 2004 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 16,000
WEST KNOX STREET
FairOver: S.ELLERBEE CRK.TRIBUTARY
.05 MI. E. JCT. RUFFIN ST, Durham, NC
Built 1940 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,600
SR2028
FairOver: BURDENS CREEK
0.6 MI. S. OF JCT. NC54, Durham, NC
Built 2015 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,700
US258
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
0.6 MI N. OF SR1103, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1940 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,600
NC42,NC43
FairOver: BYNUM MILL CREEK
0.6 MI E. OF JCT SR1200, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,000
NC43
FairOver: TOWN CREEK OVERFLOW
0.5 MI.N.SR1126, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,600
NC42
FairOver: TRIB OF CONETOE CREEK
0.1 MI. W. OF JCT. US64, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,400
NC97
FairOver: TRIB OF TAR RIVER
0.1MI.W.JCT.SR1401, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1940 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,400
NC97
FairOver: COMPASS CREEK
0.6 MI W JCT SR1400, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,400
NC97
FairOver: BEECH BRANCH
1.0MI W. SR1408, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1940 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,600
NC97
FairOver: MAPLE SWAMP
2.0 MI.E.JCT.NC33, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1968 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,300
US64
FairOver: CONETOE CREEK
0.4 MI W NC 42, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1954 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,400
SR1406
FairOver: BEECH BRANCH OVERFLOW
1.7 MI. N. JCT. NC97, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 420
SR1406
FairOver: BEECH BRANCH
1.6 MI.N. OF JCT.NC97, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 420
SR1400
FairOver: BEECH BRANCH
1.8 MI.N.JCT.SR1404, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 820
SR1243
FairOver: COWLICK CREEK
0.7 MI.E. OF JCT. NC43, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1924 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,200
SR1415
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
0.1 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1407, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 150
US64
FairOver: COW LICK BRANCH
0.5 MI. E. JCT. NC97, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,500
SR1350
FairOver: HENDRICKS CREEK
0.7 MI. E. OF JCT. US64B, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,100
Showing 6,051-6,100 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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