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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

SR1100

Fair

Over: FISHER RIVER

.1 MI.W.JCT.SR2215, Surry, NC

Built 1983 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 1,600

SR1103

Fair

Over: SILVERMINE CREEK

.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1105, Swain, NC

Built 1953 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 220

SR1310

Fair

Over: PARKER CREEK

.02 MI.W.JCT.SR1311, Transylvania, NC

Built 1959 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 70

SR1141

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.5 MI.S.CHATHAM CO.LINE, Wake, NC

Built 1979 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 6,900

SR1182

Fair

Over: CRABORCHARD CREEK

.1 MI.N.JCT.NC194, Watauga, NC

Built 2004 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 430

SR2412

Fair

Over: LITTLE HUNTING CREEK

1.2 MI.E.JCT.SR2421, Wilkes, NC

Built 1968 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 300

US421 BYP

Fair

Over: CUB CREEK

0.4 MI. S. JCT. NC16&18, Wilkes, NC

Built 1966 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 25,000

SR1517

Fair

Over: REDDIES RIVER

150 FT.E.JCT.SR1521, Wilkes, NC

Built 1979 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 3,400

SR2318

Fair

Over: FISHING CREEK

1.3 MI.W.JCT.SR2325, Wilkes, NC

Built 1960 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 200

SR1117

Fair

Over: BLOOD CREEK

.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1114, Wilkes, NC

Built 2005 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 620

SR2420

Fair

Over: UT TO LITTLE HUNTING CRK

0.6 MI.W.JCT.SR2419, Wilkes, NC

Built 2017 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 120

US301 SBL

Fair

Over: TOISNOT SWAMP

1.2 MI. N. JCT.US264&NC58, Wilson, NC

Built 1955 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 7,000

SR1136

Fair

Over: BANKS CREEK

.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1119, Yancey, NC

Built 1973 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 450

SR1416

Fair

Over: MINE FORK CREEK

.02 MI.W.JCT.NC197, Yancey, NC

Built 1950 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 1,100

SR1119

Fair

Over: BANKS CREEK

.03 MI.S.JCT.SR1136, Yancey, NC

Built 1957 Load: 34.4 t ADT: 240

WILSON BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: NORTHEAST CREEK

2.4 KM W OF LEJEUNE BLVD, Onslow, NC

Built 2014 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 200

SR1145

Fair

Over: MEADOW FORK CREEK

.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1144, Alleghany, NC

Built 2012 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 60

US74 EBL

Fair

Over: LANES CREEK

0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1403, Anson, NC

Built 1969 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 9,500

SR1459

Fair

Over: RICHARDSON CREEK

0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1454, Anson, NC

Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 110

US221

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK NEW RIVER

.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1103, Ashe, NC

Built 1994 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,750

SR1343

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK NEW RIVER

250 FT.N.JCT.NC88, Ashe, NC

Built 1966 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 20

SHAWNEEHAW HEIGHTS

Fair

Over: SHAWNEESHAW CREEK

.01 MI.S.JCT.NC194, Avery, NC

Built 1995 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 100

NC45

Fair

Over: EASTMOST SWAMP

0.2 MI N JCT SR1355, Bertie, NC

Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,300

US701,NC41

Fair

Over: CAPE FEAR RIVER O

0.2 MI.S.JCT. NC53, Bladen, NC

Built 1953 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 6,250

SR1550

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.5 MI E JCT NC210, Bladen, NC

Built 1971 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,000

SR1435

Fair

Over: STURGEON CREEK

0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1472, Brunswick, NC

Built 2004 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,600

SR1309

Fair

Over: DIX CREEK

.05 MI.W.JCT.SR1311, Buncombe, NC

Built 1959 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 300

SR2515

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

.05 MI.S.JCT.SR2509, Buncombe, NC

Built 1978 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 860

SR1103

Fair

Over: SOUTH HOMINY CREEK

.02 MI.N.JCT.SR1104, Buncombe, NC

Built 2018 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,200

SR2426

Fair

Over: SHOPE CREEK

1.9 MI.E.JCT.SR2419, Buncombe, NC

Built 2014 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 630

NON SYSTEM RD.

Fair

Over: BENT CREEK

.2 MI.W.JCT.BRPKW ON RAMP, Buncombe, NC

Built 1998 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 280

NC181

Fair

Over: IRISH CREEK

0.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1240, Burke, NC

Built 1965 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,800

NC126

Fair

Over: CANOE CREEK

0.2 MI.E.JCT SR1313, Burke, NC

Built 1964 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 3,300

US64,NC18

Fair

Over: BRISTOL CREEK

0.3 MI.W.JCT.SR1569, Burke, NC

Built 1935 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 10,500

SR1157

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN RAILROAD

0.32 MI. W. JCT.US601 BYP, Cabarrus, NC

Built 1982 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 7,100

US70

Fair

Over: CATAWBA RIVER

0.7 MI. E. JCT. NC10, Catawba, NC

Built 1989 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,500

SR1558

Fair

Over: HAMPTON CREEK

1.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1556, Cherokee, NC

Built 1957 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 660

NC905

Fair

Over: SEVEN CREEKS

1.4 MI N. OF NC904, Columbus, NC

Built 1987 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 1,600

US74,US76E

Fair

Over: WHITE MARSH SWAMP

0.7MI.W.JCT.US74/US76BUS, Columbus, NC

Built 1974 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 16,500

US70E

Fair

Over: SLOCUM CREEK

1.0 MI. W. JCT. NC101, Craven, NC

Built 1956 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 15,500

TAYLOR STREET

Fair

Over: N. HAMBY CREEK

0.1MI.S.JCT.EAST MAIN ST., Davidson, NC

Built 1930 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 340

NC11

Fair

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.3MI.S. JCT.SR1148, Duplin, NC

Built 1961 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 2,500

SR1533

Fair

Over: BUCK MARSH BRANCH

1.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1534, Duplin, NC

Built 1993 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 140

US501 N.B.L.

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER(LAKE)

0.5MI.N. OF JCT SR1475, Durham, NC

Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,500

US501S

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER(LAKE)

0.5MI.N.JCT SR1475, Durham, NC

Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,500

SR2028

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN R/R

0.25 MI. N. JCT. NC55, Durham, NC

Built 1967 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 4,700

US64 EBL

Fair

Over: C.&O.RR

0.3 MI.W.OF US258, Edgecombe, NC

Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 8,500

US64 WBL

Fair

Over: C.&O.RR

0.3 MI.W. OF JCT.US258, Edgecombe, NC

Built 1986 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 11,500

EBERT ROAD

Fair

Over: SALEM CREEK

.1 MI.N.JCT.ADMORE RD., Forsyth, NC

Built 1982 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 17,000

US52 SBL

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1634, Forsyth, NC

Built 1962 Load: 35.3 t ADT: 22,000

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