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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

Total Bridges

18,901

Public highway bridges in North Carolina

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)

North Carolina35.83408285275912%41.415798105920324%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

55

Wisconsin

6.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,851
Selected

37

North Carolina

6.16% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,901

15

Hawaii

6.47% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,206

30

Montana

6.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122

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 Deficient

Over: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER

100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30

TSALI ENOLA ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: SOCO CREEK

TSALI ENOLA ROAD, Swain, NC

Built 1960 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10

HORNBUCKLE CREEKRD

Poor

Over: HORNBUCKLE CREEK

389 HORNBUCKLE CREEK ROAD, Swain, NC

Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5

SR1630

Poor

Over: KIT CREEK

1.8MI.N.JCT.NC55, Wake, NC

Built 1975 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12,500

SR1340

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK NEW RIVER

.1 MI.N.JCT.NC88, Ashe, NC

Built 1977 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 500

SR1323

Poor

Over: CANAL

0.05 MI.N.JCT.1300, Tyrrell, NC

Built 1961 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 650

All Bridges in North Carolina

US19,23

Fair

Over: NORTH HOMINY CREEK

.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1836, Haywood, NC

Built 1951 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,000

US19,23,74

Fair

Over: HOMINY CREEK

.03 MI.S.JCT.SR1600, Haywood, NC

Built 1951 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,900

I-40

Fair

Over: THICKETY CREEK

.8 MI.W.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC

Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 49,500

I-40

Fair

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

100 FT.E.JCT.SR1613, Haywood, NC

Built 1961 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 50,000

I-40

Fair

Over: NORTH HOMINY CREEK

1.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1004, Haywood, NC

Built 1961 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 50,000

SR1302

Fair

Over: JONATHANS CREEK

25 FT.W.JCT.US19, Haywood, NC

Built 1953 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 100

SR1847

Fair

Over: UT TO PIGEON RIVER

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1937, Haywood, NC

Built 1951 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,500

SR1601

Fair

Over: NORTH HOMINY CREEK

.6 MI.S.JCT.SR1004, Haywood, NC

Built 1961 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 320

SR1004

Fair

Over: NORTH HOMINY CREEK

.05 MI.E.JCT.SR1606, Haywood, NC

Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,600

SR1946

Fair

Over: PIGEON RIVER

.1 MI.N.SUBSTATION RD., Haywood, NC

Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 770

SR1158

Fair

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

150' E.JCT.US23,74, Haywood, NC

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 40

SCATES STREET

Fair

Over: BROWNING BRANCH

.01 MI.W.JCT.RIVERBEND ST, Haywood, NC

Built 2000 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 80

NC215

Fair

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

25'N.JCT.SR1591, Haywood, NC

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,700

NC9

Fair

Over: GRASSY CREEK

.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1608, Henderson, NC

Built 1952 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,000

SR1812

Fair

Over: KING CREEK

0.3 MI.N.JCT.NC225, Henderson, NC

Built 1957 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,500

US25

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

.8 MI.S.JCT.SR1106, Henderson, NC

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 16,000

SR1138

Fair

Over: FINLEY CREEK

.02 MI.S.JCT.SR1144, Henderson, NC

Built 1951 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,300

US64

Fair

Over: SHAW CREEK

.3 MI.E.JCT.SR1314, Henderson, NC

Built 1966 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 13,000

I-26,US74

Fair

Over: DUNN CREEK

.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1722, Henderson, NC

Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 55,000

NC191

Fair

Over: MCDOWELL CREEK

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1349, Henderson, NC

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,300

I-26,US74

Fair

Over: DEVILS FORK CREEK

1.4 MI.E.JCT.US64, Henderson, NC

Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 56,500

US64

Fair

Over: HENDERSON CREEK

0.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1577, Henderson, NC

Built 1958 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 11,000

US64

Fair

Over: LEWIS CREEK

.3 MI.W.JCT.SR1723, Henderson, NC

Built 1956 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,700

US64

Fair

Over: REEDYPATCH CREEK

.6 MI.W.JCT.SR1613, Henderson, NC

Built 1957 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,400

I-26,US74

Fair

Over: FEATHERSTONE CREEK

.3 MI.E.JCT.SR1528, Henderson, NC

Built 1965 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 56,000

I26,US74

Fair

Over: HIGGINS BRANCH

1.8 MI.W.JCT.US25, Henderson, NC

Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 54,500

WEST ALLEN STREET

Fair

Over: WASH CREEK

.01 W.JCT.S.JUSTICE ST., Henderson, NC

Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,000

SR1290

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

.5 MI.W.JCT.NC225, Henderson, NC

Built 1980 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,600

NC225

Fair

Over: FREEMAN CREEK

.03 MI.S.JCT.SR1115, Henderson, NC

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,400

SR1783,RMP TO I26

Fair

Over: DUNN CREEK

.04 MI.W.JCT.SR1790, Henderson, NC

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 14,500

NC225

Fair

Over: UT TO BOBS CREEK

.06 MI.SOUTH JCT.SR1257, Henderson, NC

Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

WEST ALLEN ST.

Fair

Over: WASH CREEK

25FT.E.JCT.ROSE STREET, Henderson, NC

Built 2010 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,000

NC11, NC42

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1111, Hertford, NC

Built 1923 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,200

US258

Fair

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

1.4 MI N JCT SR1316, Hertford, NC

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,200

US158 BUSINESS

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1180, Hertford, NC

Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,000

SR1340

Fair

Over: OLD STATE CANAL

25' N. OF JCT. SR1303, Hyde, NC

Built 2007 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300

SR1362

Fair

Over: CANAL

.4 MI.N.SR1347, Hyde, NC

Built 1995 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 100

SR1362

Fair

Over: CANAL

0.4 MI. N. OF SR1347, Hyde, NC

Built 1996 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 50

NC115

Fair

Over: GREGORY CREEK

0.1 MI. N. JCT. I40, Iredell, NC

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 18,500

SR2342

Fair

Over: I-L CREEK

0.7 MI. S. JCT. SR2434, Iredell, NC

Built 1999 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,600

SR1147

Fair

Over: ROCKY RIVER

0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1148, Iredell, NC

Built 1990 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,300

US64

Fair

Over: FOURTH CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR2322, Iredell, NC

Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 10,000

SR1328

Fair

Over: NORWOOD CREEK

0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1332, Iredell, NC

Built 1949 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,400

US21

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

0.2 MI. N. JCT.SR2120, Iredell, NC

Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,700

I77 NBL

Fair

Over: I-L CREEK

1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR2342, Iredell, NC

Built 1968 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 29,250

I77 SBL

Fair

Over: I-L CREEK

1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR2342, Iredell, NC

Built 1968 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 29,250

I40 EBL

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR2166, Iredell, NC

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 17,750

I40 WBL

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR2166, Iredell, NC

Built 1967 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 17,750

I77

Fair

Over: FIFTH CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT. US21, Iredell, NC

Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 37,000

I-77 NBL

Fair

Over: UT TO SOUTH YADKIN RIVE

1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR1890, Iredell, NC

Built 1973 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 19,000

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