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
US17, NC58
FairOver: TRENT RIVER
0.9 MI.N. OF JCT.NC58, Jones, NC
Built 1959 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,000
SR1131
FairOver: LITTLE CHINQUAPIN CR.
0.2 MI S. JCT SR1130, Jones, NC
Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 210
NC87
FairOver: UPPER LITTLE RIVER
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1140, Lee, NC
Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 35,000
US70E,US258S
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER OVRFLW.
1.3 MI W. JCT NC11&55, Lenoir, NC
Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,000
SR1389
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER OVERFLO
0.7 MI N. OF JCT. SR1300, Lenoir, NC
Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,100
NC16NBL
FairOver: KILLIAN CREEK
0.4MI.N.JCT.SR1349, Lincoln, NC
Built 2007 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,500
SR1644
FairOver: LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
.1 MI.E.JCT.US23,441, Macon, NC
Built 1986 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 400
SR1165
FairOver: MEADOW FORK CREEK
.02 MI.E.JCT.SR1175, Madison, NC
Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 300
US17 NBL
FairOver: READY BRANCH
0.1M. N. OF SR1521, Martin, NC
Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,150
NC11
FairOver: ROANOKE RIVER OVE
1.6 MI N. OF JCT NC903, Martin, NC
Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,400
SR1415
FairOver: CONOHO CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1416, Martin, NC
Built 2008 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 140
SR1106
FairOver: JACKS SWAMP
.03 MI. W. OF JCT. US17, Martin, NC
Built 2010 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 530
SR1754
FairOver: NORTH MUDDY CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1804, McDowell, NC
Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 140
SR1117
FairOver: GRASSY CREEK
.03 MI.E.JCT.NC226, Mitchell, NC
Built 2011 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,000
US64E
FairOver: TAR RIVER
1.2 MI. E. JCT. NC231, Nash, NC
Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 12,000
US64W
FairOver: TAR RIVER
1.2 MI. E. JCT NC231, Nash, NC
Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 12,000
US64W
FairOver: LITTLE SAPONY CREEK
2.6 MI W. OF JCT NC58, Nash, NC
Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 23,000
US64 BYP. EBL
FairOver: STONEY CREEK
0.6MI.E. OF NC58, Nash, NC
Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 14,500
I95S
FairOver: SAPONY CREEK
0.4 MI S. OF SR1717, Nash, NC
Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 33,500
US17S
FairOver: NORTHEAST CREEK
5.4 MI. N. JCT. NC24, Onslow, NC
Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,500
SR1002
FairOver: NORTH PRONG BAY RIVER
0.3MI.N. OF JCT.NC55, Pamlico, NC
Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,400
NC210
FairOver: MOORES CREEK
4.7 MI.W.JCT.US421, Pender, NC
Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,200
NC33
FairOver: CHICOD CREEK
0.8 MI. E. JCT. SR1562, Pitt, NC
Built 1967 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,400
SR1248
FairOver: KITTEN CREEK
0.2 MI W JCT NC222, Pitt, NC
Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100
NC22
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
1.1 MI. N. JCT. US64, Randolph, NC
Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,100
SR1442
FairOver: HITCHCOCK CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1441, Richmond, NC
Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,100
SR1207
FairOver: BACK SWAMP CREEK
0.3 MI S JCT US74, Robeson, NC
Built 1972 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,600
NC71
FairOver: RAFT SWAMP
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR17, Robeson, NC
Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,600
SR2121
FairOver: LUMBER RIVER
0.5 MI E JCT NC72, Robeson, NC
Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 300
US220B,US311,NC704
FairOver: DAN R.,N&WRR,S.WATER ST
0.2 MI. S. JCT. US311, Rockingham, NC
Built 1985 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10,000
US311, NC135
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.10 MI.W.JCT.SR2221, Rockingham, NC
Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,200
SR1998
FairOver: WOLF ISLAND CREEK
0.5 MI. W. JCT. US29 BUS., Rockingham, NC
Built 1910 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,200
SR2335
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2336, Rowan, NC
Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,500
SR1322
FairOver: UT TO COLD WATER CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1254, Rowan, NC
Built 1962 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 770
US74 BYP WBL
FairOver: CLINCHFIELD RR
.65 MI.E.JCT.US221A, Rutherford, NC
Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,500
NC 268
FairOver: NORTH DOUBLE CREEK
0.7 MI. W. JCT.SR1477, Stokes, NC
Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,300
SR1341
FairOver: FISHER RIVER
.6 MI.S.JCT.SR1345, Surry, NC
Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 700
ELIZABETH LONG RD
FairOver: BIG WITCH CREEK
ELIZABETH LONG RD, Swain, NC
Built 1945 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 30
EDO LI DO LANE
FairOver: BIG WITCH CREEK
EDO LI DO LANE, Swain, NC
Built 1945 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 30
SR1004
FairOver: NORTH FORK CROOKED CREEK
0.41 MI. E. JCT. SR1520, Union, NC
Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,200
SR1775
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
1.8 MI. W. JCT. SR1664, Wake, NC
Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,700
US1N
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER
0.7 MI.N.JCT.SR2043, Wake, NC
Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 29,250
US1 SBL
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER
0.7MI.N. OF JCT. SR2043, Wake, NC
Built 1986 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 29,250
I40E,US64E
FairOver: BR. OF WALNUT CREEK
2.4 MI.E. OF JCT.US70, Wake, NC
Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 97,500
US221,321
FairOver: WINKLER CREEK
.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1522, Watauga, NC
Built 1947 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 42,000
NC111
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER
100 FT N. OF JCT SR1741, Wayne, NC
Built 1985 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,500
US13W,US70W,117S
FairOver: SCL RAILROAD
0.4 MI N JCT US70 BUS, Wayne, NC
Built 1956 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,000
SR1741
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
.9 MI.N.JCT.SR1737, Wilkes, NC
Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20
US301N
FairOver: CSXRR
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1416, Wilson, NC
Built 1956 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,800
US301S
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1416, Wilson, NC
Built 1956 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,600
Showing 8,151-8,200 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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