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
US52, US311,NC8
FairOver: WSSB RAILROAD
0.2 MI. N. JCT. I40, Forsyth, NC
Built 1971 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 63,500
US1N
FairOver: TAR RIVER
1.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1207, Franklin, NC
Built 1995 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 13,500
US129
FairOver: CHEOAH RIVER
100' S.JCT.SR1139, Graham, NC
Built 1967 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 3,700
US129
FairOver: SANTEETLAH LAKE
25 FT.N.JCT.SR1144, Graham, NC
Built 1968 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,700
SR1159
FairOver: SANTEETLAH CREEK
.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1134, Graham, NC
Built 1967 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 30
SR1411
FairOver: POLECAT BRANCH
1.0 MI. E. JCT. SR1400, Greene, NC
Built 2000 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 550
I85S
FairOver: DEEP RIVER
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1135, Guilford, NC
Built 1981 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 34,000
I85S
FairOver: REDDICKS CREEK
1.2 MI. S. JCT. US29&70, Guilford, NC
Built 1981 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 48,250
PEMBROKE ROAD
FairOver: STREAM
0.1 MI.S.JCT.FAIRWAY ST., Guilford, NC
Built 1964 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,200
SR1703
FairOver: BLACK RIVER
0.3 MI. S. OF JCT. SR1704, Harnett, NC
Built 2004 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 4,600
SR1213
FairOver: BARBEQUE SWAMP
0.8 MI.N.JCT.NC 27, Harnett, NC
Built 2012 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,000
SR1003
FairOver: UPCHURCHES POND
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1413, Hoke, NC
Built 1984 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 3,000
SR1303
FairOver: LAKE NORMAN
1.3 MI. N. JCT. NC150, Iredell, NC
Built 1961 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 11,500
I40 WBL
FairOver: THIRD CREEK
1.0 MI. E. JCT. SR1512, Iredell, NC
Built 1955 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 19,500
PUMP STATION ROAD
FairOver: FOURTH CREEK
0.4 MI.W.JCT.US21, Iredell, NC
Built 1985 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 320
SR1136
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.4 MI.E. JCT.US701, Johnston, NC
Built 2014 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 650
SR1122
FairOver: MILL CREEK
2.2 MI. N. JCT. NC50, Johnston, NC
Built 2014 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 260
SR1140
FairOver: STONE CREEK
0.8 MI. N. OF JCT. SR1139, Johnston, NC
Built 2002 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 400
SR1331
FairOver: STONEY FORK CREEK
0.5 MI.N.JCT.SR1356, Johnston, NC
Built 1988 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,300
SR1809
FairOver: STONYTON CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1835, Lenoir, NC
Built 1980 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 840
NC58
FairOver: SOUTHWEST CREEK
1.3 MI. S. OF JCT. US70, Lenoir, NC
Built 1981 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 9,100
NC903
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
0.4 MI N. JCT SR1320, Lenoir, NC
Built 2000 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,700
NC903
FairOver: NEUSE RIVER OVERFLO
0.4 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1300, Lenoir, NC
Built 1984 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,700
SR1546
FairOver: LITTLE IVY CREEK
.05 MI.E.JCT.SR1540, Madison, NC
Built 1963 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 600
SR1159
FairOver: NORTH FORK PINE CREEK
0.01 MI.W.JCT.SR1151, Madison, NC
Built 2011 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 100
US64W
FairOver: WELCH CREEK
100' EAST OF JCT. SR 1591, Martin, NC
Built 1989 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 4,650
SR1741
FairOver: JACKTOWN CREEK
.02 MI.E.JCT.SR1751, McDowell, NC
Built 2016 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 3,400
I-40 EBL
FairOver: CSX RR
.2 MI.W.JCT.NC226, McDowell, NC
Built 1958 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 17,000
NC51
FairOver: MC CULLOUGH BRANCH
0.2 MI.S.JCT.SR3645, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 2010 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 15,500
US29
FairOver: SEABOARD COASTLINE RR
0.15 MI. N. JCT. I277, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1994 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 24,000
ARCHDALE DRIVE
FairOver: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK
0.2 MI E JCT SHADYVIEW DR, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1970 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 12,000
OLD STEELE CRK RD.
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
.2MI.S.WILKINSON BLVD., Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1975 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 11,000
SR1541
FairOver: HORNBEAM BRANCH
1.19MI. N. OF JCT. NC43, Nash, NC
Built 1990 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 7,700
I95N
FairOver: SWIFT CREEK
0.4 MI N. OF SR1522, Nash, NC
Built 1966 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 41,500
SR1175
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
0.05 MI N JCT US17/74, New Hanover, NC
Built 1994 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 17,000
I40W
FairOver: NORTHEAST CAPE FEAR RIVE
1.0 MI. W. JCT. SR1002, New Hanover, NC
Built 1984 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 34,000
SR1919
FairOver: MORGAN CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. NC54, Orange, NC
Built 1994 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 14,000
SR1005
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
0.3MI.W.JCT.NC55, Pamlico, NC
Built 1980 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,200
US17N
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
1.1 MI.N. JCT.SR1367, Perquimans, NC
Built 1969 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 19,500
NC57
FairOver: HYCO LAKE
2.0MI.N.SR1300, Person, NC
Built 1963 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 4,000
NC57
FairOver: HYCO LAKE
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1313, Person, NC
Built 1963 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 4,000
US13S,NC11
FairOver: TAR RIVER
0.4MI.N JCT NC43, Pitt, NC
Built 1977 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 10,750
US13;NC11
FairOver: GRINDLE CREEK
0.6 MI. N. JCT. NC30, Pitt, NC
Built 2004 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 6,000
US421S
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILWAY
0.1 MI. N. JCT.SR1006, Randolph, NC
Built 1973 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 7,750
SR2909
FairOver: BACHELOR CREEK
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR2903, Randolph, NC
Built 1986 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 590
US220
FairOver: SCL RR
0.1 MI.S.JCT.US74, Richmond, NC
Built 1968 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 12,500
US220N
FairOver: HITCHCOCK CREEK
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1418, Richmond, NC
Built 1968 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 8,500
US74W
FairOver: CSX RR, HITCHCOCK CR.
1.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1117, Richmond, NC
Built 2000 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 6,250
US74E
FairOver: CSX RR & HITCHCOCK CK.
1.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1117, Richmond, NC
Built 2000 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 6,250
I95S, US301S
FairOver: LUMBER RIVER
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1536, Robeson, NC
Built 1999 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 27,000
Showing 8,451-8,500 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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