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
NC41
FairOver: BLACK RIVER
0.3 MI E. OF JCT SR1119, Sampson, NC
Built 2009 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,900
SR1740
FairOver: MILL SWAMP
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1904, Sampson, NC
Built 1991 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 700
SR1126
FairOver: JOES CREEK
0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR1157, Scotland, NC
Built 1984 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 290
SR1001
FairOver: CASCADE CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2013, Stokes, NC
Built 1992 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,100
SR1006
FairOver: MEADOW BRANCH
0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR1630, Union, NC
Built 1981 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,600
SR1525
FairOver: DUCK CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT. NC218, Union, NC
Built 1995 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,100
SR2002
FairOver: HONEYCUTT CREEK
1.3 MI.N.JCT.SR2000, Wake, NC
Built 1978 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,500
US70
FairOver: SYCAMORE CREEK
1.0 MI. W.JCT.SR1002, Wake, NC
Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 45,000
SR2768
FairOver: NEILS CREEK
0.1 MI. W. OF JCT. SR2770, Wake, NC
Built 1998 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,600
SR1332
FairOver: TOISNOT SWAMP
0.5MI.S. OF SR1327, Wilson, NC
Built 1989 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 6,400
I 95 SBL
FairOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
1.0 MI. N. JCT. US264, Wilson, NC
Built 1978 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 34,500
SR1395
FairOver: JIM CREEK
.02 MI.E.JCT.SR1402, Yancey, NC
Built 1951 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 400
US52
FairOver: W.S.S.B. RR.
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1649, Anson, NC
Built 2006 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,400
NC742
FairOver: GOULDS FORK CREEK
1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR1422, Anson, NC
Built 1978 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,600
SR1511
FairOver: GRANDMOTHER CREEK
.5 MI.E.JCT.SR1512, Avery, NC
Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,300
US321 SBL
FairOver: HENRY FORK RIVER
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR2583, Catawba, NC
Built 1976 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 20,000
NC150
FairOver: REED CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1815, Catawba, NC
Built 1961 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 9,900
NC150
FairOver: MOUNTAIN CK./LAKE NORMAN
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1815, Catawba, NC
Built 1961 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 9,900
SR1108
FairOver: GRISSETT SWAMP
0.9 MI.N. OF JCT. NC904, Columbus, NC
Built 1982 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 720
SR1400
FairOver: BONES CREEK
0.7 MI E. OF JCT SR1402, Cumberland, NC
Built 2005 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 25,000
NC24
FairOver: CAPE FEAR RIVER
0.6 MI. E. JCT US301/I95B, Cumberland, NC
Built 1974 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 20,000
US64
FairOver: INDIAN GROVE CREEK
0.2 MI. W. JCT. SR1425, Davidson, NC
Built 1954 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 12,500
SR1505
FairOver: FRYES CREEK
1.0 MI.N. JCT.SR1499, Davidson, NC
Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,000
SR1841
FairOver: TINKER'S CREEK
300 FT. W. JCT. SR1835, Davidson, NC
Built 1988 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,100
SR1277
FairOver: MICHAEL BRANCH
0.4 MI. S. JCT. US29, Davidson, NC
Built 1988 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,400
SR1905
FairOver: LICK CREEK
0.1 MI S JCT SR 2205, Durham, NC
Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,200
US1
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
150 FT. N. JCT. US1A, Franklin, NC
Built 1945 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 18,000
SR1443
FairOver: LONG CREEK
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1450, Gaston, NC
Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 750
SR2347
FairOver: MEARS FORK
0.1 MI.S. JCT. SR2305, Guilford, NC
Built 1982 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,000
NC215
FairOver: PIGEON RIVER
50' S.JCT.SR1926, Haywood, NC
Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,600
SR1304
FairOver: FIE CREEK
1.5 MI.N.JCT.US19, Haywood, NC
Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 580
I77 SBL
FairOver: SOUTHERN R.R.(ABANDONED)
0.1 MI.N.JCT.US21 &NC115, Iredell, NC
Built 1968 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 29,250
US70
FairOver: POPLAR CREEK
0.03 MI.W.SR1501, Johnston, NC
Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 24,000
SR2804
FairOver: MCKEE CREEK
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR2805, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 100
SR1162
FairOver: NORTH TOE RIVER
100 FT.N JCT.SR1270, Mitchell, NC
Built 1980 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 310
SR1001
FairOver: SOUTH FORK LITTLE RIVER
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1543, Orange, NC
Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,700
SR1212
FairOver: PINE LOG BRANCH
0.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1210, Pitt, NC
Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 600
SR1127
FairOver: REED CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. NC134, Randolph, NC
Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 750
SR1317
FairOver: CARAWAY CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1318, Randolph, NC
Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 320
SR2072
FairOver: GRASSY CREEK
0.9 MI.W.JCT.SR2073, Surry, NC
Built 1994 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 270
SR1627
FairOver: CHINKAPIN CREEK
0.7 MI. N. JCT. NC200, Union, NC
Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,600
I440
FairOver: SOUTH RR & CRABTREE CRK
1.0 MI. S. JCT. US64BUS, Wake, NC
Built 1976 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 53,500
SR2026 NBL
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.4 MI. N. JCT. I40, Wake, NC
Built 1981 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10,250
SR1003
FairOver: TOWN CREEK
0.7 MI E. OF JCT SR1416, Wilson, NC
Built 1991 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,700
SR1338
FairOver: SOUTH DEEP CREEK
.3 MI.N.JCT.US21, Yadkin, NC
Built 2018 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,200
SR1374
FairOver: NORTH DEEP CREEK
150 FT.W.JCT.SR1504, Yadkin, NC
Built 1981 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 320
SR1338
FairOver: NORTH TOE RIVER
.03 MI.N.JCT.SR1342, Yancey, NC
Built 1998 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 420
SR1595
FairOver: PEAK CREEK
10 FT.N.JCT.SR1601, Ashe, NC
Built 1991 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 150
US19E
FairOver: UT TO CRANBERRY CREEK
.8 MI.S.JCT.SR1168, Avery, NC
Built 1979 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 1,500
SR1424
FairOver: BIG SWAMP
0.1 MI N. OF JCT SR 1515, Beaufort, NC
Built 1994 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 320
Showing 9,251-9,300 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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