Total Bridges
18,901
Public highway bridges in North Carolina
State profile · Near median Poor share
North Carolina bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in North Carolina, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 18,901
- Public bridges
- 35.8%
- Good condition
- 6.2%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
35.8%
6,773 bridges rated 7-9
-14.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.2%
1,165 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-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 - Poor-condition share 20.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below North Carolina on the same metric.
SC
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
NC
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
HI
Hawaii
6.47% top marginal rate
MT
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in North Carolina
Six lowest-condition bridges in North Carolina, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
SR1216
PoorOver: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER
100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC
Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30
TSALI ENOLA ROAD
PoorOver: 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
NC581
FairOver: NAHUNTA SWAMP
3.4 MI. S. JCT. NC222, Wayne, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,900
NC581
FairOver: GREAT SWAMP
0.7 MI.S.JCT.NC222, Wayne, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,200
NC55
FairOver: THUNDER SWAMP
0.3 MI.E.JCT.SR1117, Wayne, NC
Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,200
NC111
FairOver: CABIN BRANCH
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1753, Wayne, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,000
SR1002
FairOver: DENNIS BRANCH
0.5 MI.W. OF JCT.SR 1330, Wayne, NC
Built 1970 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,600
SR1556
FairOver: STONEY CREEK
0.1 MI.N.JCT1569, Wayne, NC
Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 27,500
NC18
FairOver: MORAVIAN CREEK
1 MI.S.JCT.SR1108, Wilkes, NC
Built 1976 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 6,100
US421
FairOver: S.PRONG LEWIS FORK CREEK
75 FT.S.JCT.SR1301, Wilkes, NC
Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 7,700
US421
FairOver: S.PRONG LEWIS FORK CREEK
.9 MI.S.JCT.SR1301, Wilkes, NC
Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,800
US421
FairOver: S.PRONG LEWIS FORK CREEK
.8 MI.N.JCT.SR1302, Wilkes, NC
Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,800
NC16
FairOver: UT TO REDDIES CREEK
200 FT.S.JCT.SR1368, Wilkes, NC
Built 2002 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 10,000
NC268
FairOver: YADKIN RIVER
100 FT.W.JCT.SR1161, Wilkes, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 800
US421
FairOver: S.PRONG LEWIS FORK CREEK
.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1303, Wilkes, NC
Built 1981 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 8,700
US421
FairOver: MILLER CREEK
.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1321, Wilkes, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 23,000
US421 BYP
FairOver: TUCKER HOLE CREEK
.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1322, Wilkes, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 31,500
SR1317
FairOver: COAL CREEK
.5 MI.E.JCT.SR1346, Wilkes, NC
Built 2010 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 260
SR2576
FairOver: UT TO N.LIL. HUNTING CRK
50 FT.W.JCT.SR2401, Wilkes, NC
Built 1957 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 440
SR1736
FairOver: MIDDLE PRONG ROARING RIV
.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1746, Wilkes, NC
Built 1978 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 590
SR2303
FairOver: YADKIN RIVER
.3 MI.S.JCT.NC268, Wilkes, NC
Built 1964 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,300
SR1345
FairOver: COAL CREEK
.75 MI.S.JCT.SR1344, Wilkes, NC
Built 2022 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 30
SR1931
FairOver: BIG BUGABOO CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1932, Wilkes, NC
Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,000
NC16
FairOver: MORAVIAN CREEK
0.1 MI.N.JCT.SR2486, Wilkes, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 5,700
NC18
FairOver: MALLBERRY CREEK
25 FT.S.JCT.SR1722, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,200
NC18
FairOver: BIG WARRIOR CREEK
0.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1123, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,000
NC18
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
100 FT.S.JCT.SR1573, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,600
NC18
FairOver: MULBERRY CREEK
.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1728, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,100
SR1917
FairOver: ELKIN CREEK
75 FT.W.JCT.SR1753, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 680
SR1002
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1940, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,700
SR2355
FairOver: FISHING CREEK
.5 MI.E.JCT.SR2338, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 3,600
SR2355
FairOver: UT TO FISHING CREEK
.5 MI.E.JCT.SR2340, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,300
SR2307
FairOver: UT TO YADKIN RIVER
.2 MI.N.JCT.SR2378, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 870
SR1304
FairOver: PURLEAR CREEK
.4 MI.E.JCT.SR1351, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,400
SR2461
FairOver: LITTLE CUB CREEK
0.4 MI.W.JCT.SR2534, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 980
SR1315
FairOver: UT TO REDDIES RIVER
.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1548, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 940
SR1002
FairOver: ELKIN CREEK
0.2 MI. S. US21, Wilkes, NC
Built 2022 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,600
NC42
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
0.1 MI E JCT SR1123, Wilson, NC
Built 1931 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 4,000
US264
FairOver: BLOOMERY SWAMP
0.3 MI. E. OF I-95, Wilson, NC
Built 1969 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 23,500
NC58
FairOver: CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1382, Wilson, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 12,000
US264A/US301
FairOver: HOMINY SWAMP
0.3 MI.N. US264, Wilson, NC
Built 1941 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 21,000
US301 NBL
FairOver: TOISNOT SWAMP
1.2 MI. N. JCT.US264&NC58, Wilson, NC
Built 1955 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 18,000
US301
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.7 MI N. OF JCT. SR1003, Wilson, NC
Built 1958 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 9,500
SR1165
FairOver: HOMINY SWAMP
0.3 MI. N. JCT. US264, Wilson, NC
Built 1987 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 13,000
I95
FairOver: LITTLE SWAMP
0.1 MI S JCT NC42, Wilson, NC
Built 1977 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 32,000
ELIZABETH ROAD
FairOver: HOMINY SWAMP CANAL
0.3 MI.E.JCT.W/NC42, Wilson, NC
Built 1950 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 300
SR1419
FairOver: CATTAIL SWAMP
0.4 MI. N. JCT. US301, Wilson, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 900
SR1419
FairOver: CATTAIL CREEK
1.4 MI.N.US301, Wilson, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,100
NC111,222
FairOver: CREEK
0.3 MI.W.JCT.SR1543, Wilson, NC
Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,300
NC222
FairOver: L. CONTENTNEA CREEK
0.4 MI.E.JCT.SR1532, Wilson, NC
Built 1963 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 800
SR1192
FairOver: HOMINY SWAMP
0.5 MI.E. OF JCT.US264, Wilson, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 15,000
NC111
FairOver: WHITEOAK SWAMP
0.3MI N. OF JCT SR1525, Wilson, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 1,400
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