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
SR1355
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1373, Rutherford, NC
Built 1960 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 550
US311
FairOver: UT TO DAN RIVER
50 FT. N. JCT. SR1917, Stokes, NC
Built 1926 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 3,700
SR1480
FairOver: LITTLE FISHER CREEK
100FT.W.JCT.SR1399, Surry, NC
Built 1992 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 400
SR1480
FairOver: LITTLE FISHER RIVER
.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1399, Surry, NC
Built 1992 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 400
SR2230
FairOver: WEST DOUBLE CREEK
1.4 MI.W.JCT.SR2209, Surry, NC
Built 2005 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 200
SR1603
FairOver: AUBERRY CREEK
100 FT.N.JCT.SR1611, Surry, NC
Built 2010 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 450
SR1533
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER OVERFLOW
.7 MI.W.JCT.SR1528, Transylvania, NC
Built 1960 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 3,100
SR1520
FairOver: N.FORK CROOKED CREEK
0.6 MI. S. JCT. SR1518, Union, NC
Built 2000 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 4,300
US1S
FairOver: CSX RR
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1001, Vance, NC
Built 1991 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 3,150
SR1321
FairOver: BUSHY CREEK
0.1 MI.E. JCT. SR1348, Wake, NC
Built 1973 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 20,500
SR2812
FairOver: REEDY BRANCH
0.6MI.W.JCT.SR2710, Wake, NC
Built 1994 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 16,000
NC32
FairOver: OLD MILL CREEK
0.5 MI.W. OF JCT.SR1133, Washington, NC
Built 1922 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,400
SR1217
FairOver: COVE CREEK
40 FT.N.JCT.SR1233, Watauga, NC
Built 1958 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 100
SR1202
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
10 FT.S.JCT.SR1201, Watauga, NC
Built 1963 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,100
US13/US117S
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER
0.3 MI N JCT SR1926, Wayne, NC
Built 1979 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 12,000
SR1300
FairOver: N. PRONG LEWIS FORK CREE
.3 MI.W.JCT.SR1304, Wilkes, NC
Built 1982 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 420
SR1593
FairOver: FORBUSH CREEK
.5 MI.N.JCT.SR1597, Yadkin, NC
Built 2004 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,300
SR1605
FairOver: NORTH DEEP CREEK
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1509, Yadkin, NC
Built 1993 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 4,100
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
FairOver: U.S. ROUTE 221
2.9 MILES TO NC ROUTE 127, Avery, NC
Built 1940 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,007
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
FairOver: FRENCH BROAD RIVER & NC
1.7 MILES TO I-26, Buncombe, NC
Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,007
IRR BIA RTE 1236
FairOver: OCONALUFTEE RIVER
4.8 KM SW OF CHEROKEE NC, Jackson, NC
Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 450
OLD SOCO ROAD
FairOver: SOCO CREEK
1372 OLD SOCO ROAD, Swain, NC
Built 1950 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10
SR1318
FairOver: CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1319, Alexander, NC
Built 1952 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 220
US52
FairOver: GRINDSTONE BRANCH
1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR1645, Anson, NC
Built 1953 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,100
NC742
FairOver: BROWN CREEK OVERFLOW
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1431, Anson, NC
Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,400
SR1615
FairOver: LANES CREEK
1.3 MI. E. JCT. NC742, Anson, NC
Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 250
NC194
FairOver: BIG HORSE CREEK
25 FT.S.JCT.SR1514, Ashe, NC
Built 1983 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 5,200
SR1157
FairOver: NORTH TOE RIVER
100 FT.W.JCT.SR1163, Avery, NC
Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,400
SR2500
FairOver: SWANNANOA RIVER
.1 MI.E.JCT.US70, Buncombe, NC
Built 1961 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,800
OLD LYMAN STREET
FairOver: UT TO FRENCH BROAD RIVER
0.3MI.S.JCT.LYMAN ST., Buncombe, NC
Built 1986 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 500
SR1002
FairOver: DIX CREEK
.01 MI.W.JCT.SR1302, Buncombe, NC
Built 1935 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,100
SR1704
FairOver: EAST PRONG HUNTING CREEK
1.0 MI.E.JCT.NC18, Burke, NC
Built 1989 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,400
SR1449
FairOver: CLARKE CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1394, Cabarrus, NC
Built 2000 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 14,000
SR2448
FairOver: LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK
0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR2449, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1957 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 100
SR1356
FairOver: JOHNS RIVER
1.7 MI.S.JCT.NC90, Caldwell, NC
Built 1963 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 100
US70
FairOver: WILLISTON CREEK
0.4 MI. W OF JCT. SR1411, Carteret, NC
Built 1976 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,700
SR1835
FairOver: LAKE NORMAN
0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1837, Catawba, NC
Built 1970 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,500
SR1867
FairOver: ALLEN CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1874, Catawba, NC
Built 1968 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 650
SR1848
FairOver: P&N ACCESS RR
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1844, Catawba, NC
Built 1965 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 5,400
US1S.
FairOver: DEEP RIVER
0.47 MI. S. JCT. SR1012, Chatham, NC
Built 1998 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 13,750
NC42
FairOver: CAPE FEAR RIVER
1.2 MI. W. JCT. SR1916, Chatham, NC
Built 1987 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,500
SR2245
FairOver: DIXON BRANCH
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR2283, Cleveland, NC
Built 1964 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,000
SR1172
FairOver: UT TO SANDY RUN
0.05 MI. S. JCT. SR1180, Cleveland, NC
Built 1953 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 430
US158
FairOver: ELISHA CREEK
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1400, Davie, NC
Built 1953 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 8,400
NC24 WBL
FairOver: N.E.CAPE FEAR R. OVERFLO
1.0 MI. E. JCT. SR1737, Duplin, NC
Built 1996 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,350
NC24E
FairOver: NE CAPE FEAR RIVER
1.0 MI. E. JCT. SR1737, Duplin, NC
Built 1995 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,350
NC54
FairOver: NEW HOPE CREEK
0.6 MI W. OF JCT NC751, Durham, NC
Built 1979 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 13,500
NC98
FairOver: BRANCH OF LITTLE LICK CK
0.15 MI.W.JCT.SR1910, Durham, NC
Built 1978 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 12,500
NC97
FairOver: TAR RIVER OVERFLOW
0.2 MI E JCT US64, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1964 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,500
NC97
FairOver: MAPLE SWAMP
.3 MI. W. OF JCT. SR1430, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1968 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,100
Showing 7,401-7,450 of 18,901 bridges
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