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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

Total Bridges

18,901

Public highway bridges in North Carolina

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)

North Carolina35.83408285275912%41.415798105920324%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

55

Wisconsin

6.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,851
Selected

37

North Carolina

6.16% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,901

15

Hawaii

6.47% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,206

30

Montana

6.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122

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 Deficient

Over: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER

100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30

TSALI ENOLA ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: SOCO CREEK

TSALI ENOLA ROAD, Swain, NC

Built 1960 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10

HORNBUCKLE CREEKRD

Poor

Over: HORNBUCKLE CREEK

389 HORNBUCKLE CREEK ROAD, Swain, NC

Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5

SR1630

Poor

Over: KIT CREEK

1.8MI.N.JCT.NC55, Wake, NC

Built 1975 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12,500

SR1340

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK NEW RIVER

.1 MI.N.JCT.NC88, Ashe, NC

Built 1977 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 500

SR1323

Poor

Over: CANAL

0.05 MI.N.JCT.1300, Tyrrell, NC

Built 1961 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 650

All Bridges in North Carolina

NC96

Fair

Over: HANNAH CREEK

0.5 MI.N.JCT.SR1154, Johnston, NC

Built 2005 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 1,400

NC96

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2.9 MI S.NC42, Johnston, NC

Built 2013 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 3,800

I40

Fair

Over: POLE BRANCH

0.4 MI. W. JCT. NC242, Johnston, NC

Built 1988 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 45,500

SR1316

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1300, Jones, NC

Built 1995 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 100

NC118

Fair

Over: CONTENTNEA CREEK

0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1800, Lenoir, NC

Built 1975 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 4,400

NC11N

Fair

Over: CONTENTNEA CREEK

8.3 MI N JCT NC 55, Lenoir, NC

Built 1969 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 6,500

NC11N.BYP

Fair

Over: SOUTH WEST CREEK

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1114, Lenoir, NC

Built 2003 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 3,800

NC11S.BYP

Fair

Over: SOUTH WEST CREEK

.4 MI. N. JCT. SR114, Lenoir, NC

Built 2003 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 3,800

NC73

Fair

Over: ANDERSON CREEK

0.2 MI. W. JCT. SR1383, Lincoln, NC

Built 1968 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 15,000

SR1205

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

.01 MI.W.JCT.SR1137, Madison, NC

Built 1966 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 120

SR1303

Fair

Over: SHUT IN CREEK

.7 MI.N.JCT.US25,70, Madison, NC

Built 1960 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 250

I-40 WBL

Fair

Over: CSX RR

.2 MI.W.JCT.NC226, McDowell, NC

Built 1958 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 17,000

NC51

Fair

Over: MCMULLEN CREEK

0.25 MI. S. JCT. SR3655, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1979 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 33,000

SR3300

Fair

Over: BRIAR CREEK

1.3 MI. W. JCT. SR3585, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1968 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 15,500

SR5243

Fair

Over: UT TO CLEAR CREEK

0.2 MI. S. JCT. NC51, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 2004 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 100

SR1128

Fair

Over: ROSES CREEK

.4 MI.E.JCT.SR1121, Mitchell, NC

Built 1963 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 850

SR1539

Fair

Over: CHEEK CREEK

0.9 MI. S. JCT. NC731, Montgomery, NC

Built 1959 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 50

SR1113

Fair

Over: DEEP CREEK

0.9 MI. E. JCT. SR1004, Moore, NC

Built 1983 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 610

I95 N

Fair

Over: SAPONY CREEK

0.4 MI S. OF SR1717, Nash, NC

Built 1977 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 35,000

US64E.BYP

Fair

Over: STONEY CREEK

0.9 MI. E. JCT. I95, Nash, NC

Built 1960 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 22,750

NC172

Fair

Over: NEW RIVER

0.3MI.N. OF JCT.SR1558, Onslow, NC

Built 1993 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 10,250

I85S

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN RR

4.8 MI. S. JCT. US70, Orange, NC

Built 1957 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 23,500

NC304

Fair

Over: GALE CREEK

1.9 MI.S. OF JCT.NC33, Pamlico, NC

Built 2010 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 400

US17S

Fair

Over: PASQUOTANK RIVER

1.0 MI. N. JCT. US158, Pasquotank, NC

Built 1983 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 18,500

I40

Fair

Over: BURGAW CREEK

0.1 MI.W.JCT.NC53, Pender, NC

Built 1983 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 24,000

US17S, NC37S

Fair

Over: PERQUIMANS RIVER

1.8 MI N JCT US17&32BUS, Perquimans, NC

Built 1965 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 8,750

SR1214

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1219, Perquimans, NC

Built 1986 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 350

SR1112

Fair

Over: BUSHY FORK CREEK

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1107, Person, NC

Built 1998 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 550

US264ALT/NC33

Fair

Over: TAR RIVER OVERFLOW

0.41 MI.E.JCT.NC33/SR1598, Pitt, NC

Built 1973 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 34,000

NC102

Fair

Over: BR CONTENTNEA CREEK

0.5 MI. E. JCT NC903 &102, Pitt, NC

Built 2012 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 4,200

SR1922

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1928, Randolph, NC

Built 1983 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 1,000

NC211

Fair

Over: BIG SWAMP

0.9 MI.S. OF JCT. SR2120, Robeson, NC

Built 1990 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 5,000

SR1303

Fair

Over: LUMBER RIVER OVER

0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1360, Robeson, NC

Built 2006 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 2,500

SR1931

Fair

Over: WOLF ISLAND CREEK

0.85 MI. S. JCT. SR1929, Rockingham, NC

Built 1995 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 95

SR1604

Fair

Over: MATRIMONY CREEK

0.13 MI. E. JCT. SR2281, Rockingham, NC

Built 1968 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 9,500

SR2037

Fair

Over: CARROLL CREEK

100 FT. W. JCT. NC14, Rockingham, NC

Built 2003 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 650

SR1735

Fair

Over: SLOANS CREEK

0.7M. E. JCT. SR1737, Rowan, NC

Built 2020 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 550

E. RYAN STREET

Fair

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.4MI.N.JCT.OLD CONCORD R, Rowan, NC

Built 1989 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 1,000

US70 EBL

Fair

Over: SECOND CREEK

0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1951, Rowan, NC

Built 2008 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 5,750

NC50

Fair

Over: YOUNGS CREEK

0.6 MI N JCT SR1728, Sampson, NC

Built 2003 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 700

NC24E

Fair

Over: GREAT COHARIE CREEK

1.0 MI. E. JCT SR1309, Sampson, NC

Built 2018 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 8,750

SR1725

Fair

Over: GOSHEN SWAMP

0.8 MI N. OF NC50, Sampson, NC

Built 2002 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 450

NC24W

Fair

Over: GREAT COHARIE CREEK

0.8 MI. E. OF JCT SR1309, Sampson, NC

Built 2016 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 8,750

US74E

Fair

Over: CSX RR

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1196, Scotland, NC

Built 1968 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 9,750

US52 NBL

Fair

Over: RR.,HEATHERLY CREEK

.7 MI.N.JCT.NC268, Surry, NC

Built 1960 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 13,500

SR1304

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

.2 MI.E.JCT.NC281, Transylvania, NC

Built 1959 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 650

NC 205

Fair

Over: ROCKY RIVER

0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1710, Union, NC

Built 1980 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 2,400

SR1106

Fair

Over: WAXHAW CREEK

0.35 MI. S. JCT. SR1194, Union, NC

Built 1996 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 410

SR1501

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK CROOKED CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1514, Union, NC

Built 1998 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 11,000

US64E

Fair

Over: NEUSE RIVER

2.7 MI.E. SR1012, Wake, NC

Built 1964 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 13,750

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