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
SR1443
FairOver: WARREN CREEK
0.15MI E.JCT NC157, Durham, NC
Built 1976 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,600
SR1670
FairOver: NORFOLK & WESTERN R.R.
0.1 MI E JCT SR1357, Durham, NC
Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,500
US64 WBL
FairOver: TAR RIVER
.9 MI.W. JCT. US64 BUS., Edgecombe, NC
Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 22,500
SR1001
FairOver: TAR RIVER
2.0 MI.N. OF SR1607, Franklin, NC
Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,100
SR1622
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1623, Gaston, NC
Built 1954 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,100
SR1058
FairOver: NAHUNTA SWAMP
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1201, Greene, NC
Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,100
US13, NC903
FairOver: CONTENTNEA CREEK
0.7 MI.N. JCT.NC58, Greene, NC
Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10,000
ELM STREET
FairOver: NORFORK SOUTHERN RR
0.1MI.N.JCT.W.HIGH AVE., Guilford, NC
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,700
US70
FairOver: SOUTH BUFFALO CREEK
0.5 MI. W. JCT. SR2819, Guilford, NC
Built 2002 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 14,500
PIEDMONT PKWY W
FairOver: EAST FORK DEEP RIVER
.5MI.E.JCT.EASTCHESTER DR, Guilford, NC
Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,750
PIEDMONT PKWY E
FairOver: EAST FORK DEEP RIVER
.5MI.E.JCT.EASTCHESTER DR, Guilford, NC
Built 2008 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,750
SR1799
FairOver: MINGO SWAMP
0.4 MI E JCT SR1789, Harnett, NC
Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 910
SR1376
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1375, Haywood, NC
Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,600
SR1331
FairOver: COVE CREEK
.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1329, Haywood, NC
Built 1976 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
US276 NBL
FairOver: JONATHANS CREEK
.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1324, Haywood, NC
Built 1968 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,500
NC12 FERRY
FairOver: HATTERAS INLET
OCRACOKE ISLAND, Hyde, NC
Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,300
SR1303
FairOver: LAKE NORMAN
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1314, Iredell, NC
Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 7,900
I77 SBL
FairOver: FOURTH CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. I40, Iredell, NC
Built 1957 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 31,500
SR1858
FairOver: OLIN CREEK
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1875, Iredell, NC
Built 1969 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 260
SR2110
FairOver: LITTLE BUFFALO CK. OV.
0.8 MI. S. OF SR2148, Johnston, NC
Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 580
NC58
FairOver: CROOKED RUN
0.29 MI S. OF JCT NC41, Jones, NC
Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,800
SR1535
FairOver: FALLING CREEK
0.7 MI W JCT SR 1532, Lenoir, NC
Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 301
SR1372
FairOver: IOTLA BRANCH
15 FT.E.JCT.SR1378, Macon, NC
Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,500
SR1679
FairOver: PEEKS CREEK
0.5 MI.S.JCT.SR1672, Macon, NC
Built 1960 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 120
SR1459
FairOver: BURNlNGTONTOWN CREEK
0.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1364, Macon, NC
Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 150
SR1531
FairOver: PAINT FORK CREEK
.05 MI.E.JCT.SR1530, Madison, NC
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 150
SR1515
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK CREEK
.05 MI.W.JCT.US19, Madison, NC
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 150
SR1183
FairOver: SHUT IN CREEK
2.15 MI.S.JCT.US25,70, Madison, NC
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 250
NC213
FairOver: BONE CAMP CREEK
.4 MI.W.JCT.SR1427, Madison, NC
Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,300
US64E
FairOver: SWEETWATER CREEK
0.8 MI.E. OF JCT.US13&17, Martin, NC
Built 1956 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,750
SR1515
FairOver: BR. OF HARDISON MILL
0.1 MI.N. OF JCT SR1500, Martin, NC
Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 520
US221
FairOver: ARMSTRONG CREEK
.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1558, McDowell, NC
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,500
SR1819
FairOver: YOUNGS FORK
.3 MI.W.JCT.NC226, McDowell, NC
Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,400
NC24
FairOver: A,C & WESTERN RAILROAD
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2820, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 33,000
SR1535
FairOver: DRY CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1533, Montgomery, NC
Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 170
S.LAKESHORE
FairOver: THAGARD LAKE
.1 MI. S. JCT LAKEVIEW DR, Moore, NC
Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
NC690
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.9 MI. E. JCT. SR2020, Moore, NC
Built 1979 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,100
US64 EBL
FairOver: LITTLE SAPONY CREEK
2.6 MI W. OF JCT NC58, Nash, NC
Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 24,000
US74, US76
FairOver: BRADLEY CREEK
0.2 MI W SR1411, New Hanover, NC
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 36,500
I40E
FairOver: NE CAPE FEAR RIVER
1.0 MI. W. JCT. SR1002, New Hanover, NC
Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 34,000
SR1568
FairOver: TIDAL DITCH
3.0 MI. E. JCT. NC210, Onslow, NC
Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,500
SR1942
FairOver: NEVILLE CREEK
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1005, Orange, NC
Built 1976 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,300
NC210
FairOver: HARRISONS CREEK
1.0 MI W. OF JCT SR1002, Pender, NC
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,500
NC210
FairOver: MERRICKS CREEK
5.0 MI E OF JCT US117, Pender, NC
Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,700
SR1316
FairOver: INTAKE CANAL(CP&L
1.0 MI W JCT SR1336, Person, NC
Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 750
SR1345
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
.4 MI.N.JCT.NC9, Polk, NC
Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100
SR1502
FairOver: HASKETTS CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. US220 BUS, Randolph, NC
Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,400
SR2615
FairOver: DEEP RIVER
0.4 MI. W. JCT. NC22, Randolph, NC
Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,500
SR2269
FairOver: CARO.&NORTHWESTER RR
0.2 MI. E. JCT. US220, Randolph, NC
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 8,400
NC904
FairOver: LUMBER RIVER
0.1 MI W JCT US76, Robeson, NC
Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,700
Showing 7,901-7,950 of 18,901 bridges
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