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
SR1100
FairOver: FISHER RIVER
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR2215, Surry, NC
Built 1983 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 1,600
SR1103
FairOver: SILVERMINE CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1105, Swain, NC
Built 1953 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 220
SR1310
FairOver: PARKER CREEK
.02 MI.W.JCT.SR1311, Transylvania, NC
Built 1959 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 70
SR1141
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.5 MI.S.CHATHAM CO.LINE, Wake, NC
Built 1979 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 6,900
SR1182
FairOver: CRABORCHARD CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.NC194, Watauga, NC
Built 2004 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 430
SR2412
FairOver: LITTLE HUNTING CREEK
1.2 MI.E.JCT.SR2421, Wilkes, NC
Built 1968 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 300
US421 BYP
FairOver: CUB CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. NC16&18, Wilkes, NC
Built 1966 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 25,000
SR1517
FairOver: REDDIES RIVER
150 FT.E.JCT.SR1521, Wilkes, NC
Built 1979 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 3,400
SR2318
FairOver: FISHING CREEK
1.3 MI.W.JCT.SR2325, Wilkes, NC
Built 1960 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 200
SR1117
FairOver: BLOOD CREEK
.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1114, Wilkes, NC
Built 2005 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 620
SR2420
FairOver: UT TO LITTLE HUNTING CRK
0.6 MI.W.JCT.SR2419, Wilkes, NC
Built 2017 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 120
US301 SBL
FairOver: TOISNOT SWAMP
1.2 MI. N. JCT.US264&NC58, Wilson, NC
Built 1955 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 7,000
SR1136
FairOver: BANKS CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1119, Yancey, NC
Built 1973 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 450
SR1416
FairOver: MINE FORK CREEK
.02 MI.W.JCT.NC197, Yancey, NC
Built 1950 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 1,100
SR1119
FairOver: BANKS CREEK
.03 MI.S.JCT.SR1136, Yancey, NC
Built 1957 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 240
WILSON BOULEVARD
FairOver: NORTHEAST CREEK
2.4 KM W OF LEJEUNE BLVD, Onslow, NC
Built 2014 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 200
SR1145
FairOver: MEADOW FORK CREEK
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1144, Alleghany, NC
Built 2012 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 60
US74 EBL
FairOver: LANES CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1403, Anson, NC
Built 1969 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 9,500
SR1459
FairOver: RICHARDSON CREEK
0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1454, Anson, NC
Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 110
US221
FairOver: SOUTH FORK NEW RIVER
.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1103, Ashe, NC
Built 1994 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,750
SR1343
FairOver: NORTH FORK NEW RIVER
250 FT.N.JCT.NC88, Ashe, NC
Built 1966 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 20
SHAWNEEHAW HEIGHTS
FairOver: SHAWNEESHAW CREEK
.01 MI.S.JCT.NC194, Avery, NC
Built 1995 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 100
NC45
FairOver: EASTMOST SWAMP
0.2 MI N JCT SR1355, Bertie, NC
Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,300
US701,NC41
FairOver: CAPE FEAR RIVER O
0.2 MI.S.JCT. NC53, Bladen, NC
Built 1953 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,250
SR1550
FairOver: BLACK RIVER
0.5 MI E JCT NC210, Bladen, NC
Built 1971 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,000
SR1435
FairOver: STURGEON CREEK
0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1472, Brunswick, NC
Built 2004 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,600
SR1309
FairOver: DIX CREEK
.05 MI.W.JCT.SR1311, Buncombe, NC
Built 1959 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 300
SR2515
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
.05 MI.S.JCT.SR2509, Buncombe, NC
Built 1978 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 860
SR1103
FairOver: SOUTH HOMINY CREEK
.02 MI.N.JCT.SR1104, Buncombe, NC
Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,200
SR2426
FairOver: SHOPE CREEK
1.9 MI.E.JCT.SR2419, Buncombe, NC
Built 2014 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 630
NON SYSTEM RD.
FairOver: BENT CREEK
.2 MI.W.JCT.BRPKW ON RAMP, Buncombe, NC
Built 1998 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 280
NC181
FairOver: IRISH CREEK
0.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1240, Burke, NC
Built 1965 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,800
NC126
FairOver: CANOE CREEK
0.2 MI.E.JCT SR1313, Burke, NC
Built 1964 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,300
US64,NC18
FairOver: BRISTOL CREEK
0.3 MI.W.JCT.SR1569, Burke, NC
Built 1935 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 10,500
SR1157
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.32 MI. W. JCT.US601 BYP, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1982 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,100
US70
FairOver: CATAWBA RIVER
0.7 MI. E. JCT. NC10, Catawba, NC
Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,500
SR1558
FairOver: HAMPTON CREEK
1.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1556, Cherokee, NC
Built 1957 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 660
NC905
FairOver: SEVEN CREEKS
1.4 MI N. OF NC904, Columbus, NC
Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,600
US74,US76E
FairOver: WHITE MARSH SWAMP
0.7MI.W.JCT.US74/US76BUS, Columbus, NC
Built 1974 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 16,500
US70E
FairOver: SLOCUM CREEK
1.0 MI. W. JCT. NC101, Craven, NC
Built 1956 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 15,500
TAYLOR STREET
FairOver: N. HAMBY CREEK
0.1MI.S.JCT.EAST MAIN ST., Davidson, NC
Built 1930 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 340
NC11
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.3MI.S. JCT.SR1148, Duplin, NC
Built 1961 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,500
SR1533
FairOver: BUCK MARSH BRANCH
1.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1534, Duplin, NC
Built 1993 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 140
US501 N.B.L.
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER(LAKE)
0.5MI.N. OF JCT SR1475, Durham, NC
Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,500
US501S
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER(LAKE)
0.5MI.N.JCT SR1475, Durham, NC
Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,500
SR2028
FairOver: SOUTHERN R/R
0.25 MI. N. JCT. NC55, Durham, NC
Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,700
US64 EBL
FairOver: C.&O.RR
0.3 MI.W.OF US258, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,500
US64 WBL
FairOver: C.&O.RR
0.3 MI.W. OF JCT.US258, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 11,500
EBERT ROAD
FairOver: SALEM CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.ADMORE RD., Forsyth, NC
Built 1982 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 17,000
US52 SBL
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILWAY
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1634, Forsyth, NC
Built 1962 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 22,000
Showing 7,201-7,250 of 18,901 bridges
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