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
SR1529
FairOver: LONG SHOAL CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1509, Catawba, NC
Built 2014 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,300
SR1154
FairOver: HILDEBRAN CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1153, Catawba, NC
Built 1951 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,000
NC10
FairOver: HAGAN FORK
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1808, Catawba, NC
Built 1929 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,300
SR1815
FairOver: SOUTH FORK MOUNTAIN CREE
100 FT. E. JCT. SR1818, Catawba, NC
Built 1941 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,100
US64 EBL
FairOver: JORDAN LAKE
4.4 MI. W. JCT. NC75, Chatham, NC
Built 1971 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,000
US64 WBL
FairOver: JORDAN LAKE
1.3 MI. W. JCT.SR1008, Chatham, NC
Built 1971 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,000
SR1539
FairOver: FERRELL CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1541, Chatham, NC
Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,800
SR1370
FairOver: SHOOTING CREEK
50 FT.N.JCT.SR1167, Clay, NC
Built 1939 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20
NC18
FairOver: SEABOARD RR
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1861, Cleveland, NC
Built 1957 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,100
US70E.
FairOver: BACHELOR CREEK
2.0 MI.E. OF JCT.SR1224, Craven, NC
Built 1976 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,500
US158
FairOver: JEAN GUITE CREEK
0.3 MI.W. JCT. SR1206, Dare, NC
Built 1966 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 27,000
US117
FairOver: GOSHEN SWAMP
1.4 MI. N. JCT. NC403, Duplin, NC
Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 4,100
NC11
FairOver: ELDER CREEK
0.4MI.S.JCT.SR1957, Duplin, NC
Built 1961 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,800
SR1700
FairOver: NE CAPE FEAR RIVER
4.0 MI E NC 11, Duplin, NC
Built 1987 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 750
SR1308
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
200 FT.E.JCT US15/501, Durham, NC
Built 1976 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,500
SR2220
FairOver: NEW HOPE CREEK
0.4MI W. JCT. SR1116, Durham, NC
Built 1984 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 13,500
I40 WBL
FairOver: NEW HOPE CREEK
0.5 MI. W. OF JCT.NC54, Durham, NC
Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 49,000
I40E
FairOver: NEW HOPE CREEK
0.5 MI. W. JCT. NC54, Durham, NC
Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 49,000
US64 E
FairOver: TAR RIVER
0.2 MI.E.NC97, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,750
US64, NC43 BYP W
FairOver: TAR RIVER
0.2 MI.E. OF JCT. N.C.97, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,750
SR4325
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.2 MI. S. JCT. I40 BUS., Forsyth, NC
Built 1984 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 16,500
NC67 SBL
FairOver: SALEM CREEK
0.4 MI. N. JCT. NC150, Forsyth, NC
Built 1968 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,000
NC273
FairOver: DUTCHMAN'S CREEK
0.03 MI. N. JCT. NC27, Gaston, NC
Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,000
SR1214
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1216, Graham, NC
Built 1958 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 700
SR1236
FairOver: STECOAH CREEK
.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1235, Graham, NC
Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 200
SR1625
FairOver: FORK CREEK
1.1 MI E. OF JCT SR1626, Granville, NC
Built 1959 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 280
SR1700
FairOver: ROBERTSON CREEK
0.9 MI. W. JCT. SR1702, Granville, NC
Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,600
SR1145
FairOver: TAR RIVER
1.0 MI.N.JCT.US158, Granville, NC
Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100
PATTON AVE.
FairOver: S.BUFFALO CREEK
50FT.W.JCT.US421, Guilford, NC
Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,300
NC125
FairOver: CHOCKOYOTTE CREEK
0.3 MI S JCT NC158, Halifax, NC
Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,100
SR2021
FairOver: UPPER LITTLE RIVER
0.6MI.N. OF SR1779, Harnett, NC
Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,400
SR1725
FairOver: BLACK RIVER
0.4 MI.W. JCT.SR1719, Harnett, NC
Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,600
SR1184
FairOver: RACOON CREEK
0.01MI.W.JCT.US-23 BUS., Haywood, NC
Built 2017 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,100
SR1799
FairOver: UT TO TUMBLEBUG CREEK
1 MI.E.JCT.SR1800, Henderson, NC
Built 1978 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 700
SR1764
FairOver: MUD CREEK
0.1 MI.E.JCT.US25N, Henderson, NC
Built 2010 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,300
US13S,US158W
FairOver: CHOWAN RIVER
0.7 MI. N. JCT. US158, Hertford, NC
Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,850
I77 NBL
FairOver: SOUTH YADKIN RIVER
2.0 MI. S. JCT. SR1890, Iredell, NC
Built 1973 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,000
SR1827
FairOver: LONG BRANCH
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1829, Iredell, NC
Built 1964 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 30
SR1172
FairOver: TUCKASEGEE RIVER
25 FT.S.JCT.NC107, Jackson, NC
Built 1984 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 750
I40W
FairOver: SEABOARD COASTLINE RR
0.5 MI W JCT US301, Johnston, NC
Built 1988 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20,000
I40 WBL
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
0.7 MI.E.JCT.SR1525, Johnston, NC
Built 1987 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 22,750
SR1111
FairOver: SOUTHWEST CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1157, Lenoir, NC
Built 2013 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 350
SR1310
FairOver: NANTAHALA RIVER
.5 MI.S.JCT.US19,74, Macon, NC
Built 1950 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 800
SR1151
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.NC209, Madison, NC
Built 1977 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 550
SR1151
FairOver: NORTH FORK BIG PINE CREE
.01 MI.W.JCT.SR1158, Madison, NC
Built 2010 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 550
SR1001
FairOver: BEAR GRASS SWAMP
0.2 MI N JCT SR1100, Martin, NC
Built 2014 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,400
SR1227
FairOver: NEWBERRY CREEK
3.7 MI.N.JCT.US70, McDowell, NC
Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 310
US221,NC22
FairOver: UT TO CATAWBA RIVER
.3 MI.N.JCT.US70, McDowell, NC
Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 15,500
I277 & NC16
FairOver: CATS LIGHT RAILROAD
0.8 MI. N. JCT. US74, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 86,000
NC16 SBL
FairOver: LONG CREEK
0.7 MI. S. JCT. SR2004, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 11,250
Showing 7,551-7,600 of 18,901 bridges
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