Total Bridges
18,901
Public highway bridges in North Carolina
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
55
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
37
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
15
Hawaii
6.47% top marginal rate
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
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 DeficientOver: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER
100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC
Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30
TSALI ENOLA ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
SR1404
FairOver: FALL CREEK
.2 MI.N.JCT.NC67, Yadkin, NC
Built 1957 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20
US421SBL
FairOver: NORTH DEEP CREEK
.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1711, Yadkin, NC
Built 1991 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 10,250
SR 1314
FairOver: HIWASSEE DAM SPILLWAY
ON HIWASSEE DAM, Cherokee, NC
Built 1940 Load: 42.3 t ADT: 300
SR1548
FairOver: GRASSY CREEK
0.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1535, Ashe, NC
Built 1954 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 30
NC92
FairOver: BACK CREEK
0.5 MI E. JCT SR1741, Beaufort, NC
Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,400
NC99
FairOver: PANTEGO CREEK
0.5 MI.S. JCT.US264 B, Beaufort, NC
Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,600
NC11, NC42
FairOver: ROANOKE RIVER OVER
0.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1126, Bertie, NC
Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,400
SR1100
FairOver: ROQUIST CREEK
0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1104, Bertie, NC
Built 2010 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 750
SR1100
FairOver: CRAWLEY SWAMP
0.4MI.S. OF JCT. SR1122, Bladen, NC
Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 400
NC904
FairOver: SCIPPIO SWAMP
0.1 MI.S. OF JCT.SR1321, Brunswick, NC
Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,000
SR1411
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
1.0 MI.S.JCT. SR1413, Brunswick, NC
Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 250
SR2150
FairOver: IVY CREEK
.02 MI.S.JCT.SR2151, Buncombe, NC
Built 1957 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 490
SR2108
FairOver: REEMS CREEK
.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1003, Buncombe, NC
Built 1956 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 180
I-40 EBL
FairOver: HOMINY CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.I-26, Buncombe, NC
Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 18,250
I-40 EBL
FairOver: FRENCH BROAD RIVER
.2 MI.E.JCT.NC191, Buncombe, NC
Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 27,000
I-40 WBL
FairOver: FRENCH BROAD RIVER
.2 MI.E.JCT.NC191, Buncombe, NC
Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 27,000
SR1402
FairOver: UPPER CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.NC181, Burke, NC
Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 200
US70E
FairOver: NEWPORT RIVER
0.2 MI.W.JCT SR1140, Carteret, NC
Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,000
US70
FairOver: OYSTER CREEK
6.5 MI.W.JCT.NC12, Carteret, NC
Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,500
NC86
FairOver: NORTH HYCO CREEK
0.05 MI. S. JCT. SR1786, Caswell, NC
Built 1981 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,600
SR1400
FairOver: SNOW CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1608, Catawba, NC
Built 1952 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,400
SR2959
FairOver: HENRY FORK RIVER
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR2514, Catawba, NC
Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 300
US421N
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILWAY
.2 MI. S. JCT. SR2195, Chatham, NC
Built 1957 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,250
SR1001
FairOver: MUDDY FORK CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR2033, Cleveland, NC
Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,500
NC150
FairOver: FIRST BROAD RIVER
0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1127, Cleveland, NC
Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10,500
SR1001
FairOver: WHITE MARSH SWAMP
1.5MI.N.JCT.SR1914, Columbus, NC
Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,500
NC214
FairOver: GREEN SWAMP
1.6 MI.E.JCT.SR1757, Columbus, NC
Built 1922 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 550
SR1415
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR3196, Cumberland, NC
Built 1955 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 21,500
NC50
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1816, Duplin, NC
Built 1984 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,100
NC24
FairOver: LIMESTONE CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1726, Duplin, NC
Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,400
SR1170
FairOver: DUFFS CREEK
0.2 MI N JCT SR1136, Duplin, NC
Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,700
SR1106
FairOver: STEWARTS CREEK
0.8 MI S JCT SR1113, Duplin, NC
Built 2002 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 650
SR1461
FairOver: NORTH FORK LITTLE RIVER
2.0 MI N JCT SR1003, Durham, NC
Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,100
SR1614
FairOver: FLAT RIVER
1.0MI E.JCT SR1601, Durham, NC
Built 2013 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100
SR4325
FairOver: SALEM CREEK
50 FT. S. JCT. SR2740, Forsyth, NC
Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,400
US1S.
FairOver: TAR RIVER
1.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1207, Franklin, NC
Built 1986 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,500
US129
FairOver: LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1130, Graham, NC
Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 450
I40E, US220N
FairOver: SOUTH BUFFALO CREEK
0.89 MI. W.JCT. SR1007, Guilford, NC
Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 52,500
I74W,US311N
FairOver: OAK HOLLOW LAKE
0.2 MI. W. JCT. NC68, Guilford, NC
Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 19,250
SR1418
FairOver: AVENTS CREEK/MILL CREEK
2.2 MI. W. JCT. SR1412, Harnett, NC
Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 390
SR1100
FairOver: CRAWFORD CREEK
.6 MI.W.JCT.US276, Haywood, NC
Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100
US276 SBL
FairOver: JONATHAN CREEK
.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1324, Haywood, NC
Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,250
SR1614
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1613, Haywood, NC
Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100
SR1125
FairOver: MUD CREEK
.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1127, Henderson, NC
Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 930
NC45
FairOver: CLARK MILL CREEK
0.4 MI. N. JCT. US264, Hyde, NC
Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 900
NC115
FairOver: SOUTH YADKIN RIVER
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1557, Iredell, NC
Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,300
I-77 NBL
FairOver: FOURTH CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. I-40, Iredell, NC
Built 1957 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 31,500
IRR US441B
FairOver: SOCO CREEK
0.2 MI.S.JCT.US19, Jackson, NC
Built 1986 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,000
US70A
FairOver: SCL RAILROAD
0.2 MI. E. JCT. US301, Johnston, NC
Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 24,000
NC231
FairOver: MOCCASIN CREEK
1.8 MI N JCT NC222, Johnston, NC
Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 800
Showing 8,101-8,150 of 18,901 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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