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
SR2911
FairOver: CRABTREE CRK & NSRR
0.3 MI. W. JCT. I440, Wake, NC
Built 1995 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 21,500
SR2739
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
0.6 MI NORTH JCT NC42, Wake, NC
Built 1992 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 710
REGENCY PARKWAY
FairOver: SWIFT CREEK
0.03MI.N.OF ANGELICA CRL, Wake, NC
Built 2005 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 100
SR1403
FairOver: JONESVILLE CREEK
.2 MI.S.JCT.NC67, Yadkin, NC
Built 1975 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 4,000
NC93
FairOver: ELK CREEK
100 FT.W.JCT.SR1341, Alleghany, NC
Built 1981 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,300
US74 WBL
FairOver: SEABOARD COASTLINE RR
1.0 MI. W. JCT. SR1801, Anson, NC
Built 1980 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 7,500
SR1132
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
100 FT.N.JCT.SR1131, Ashe, NC
Built 1980 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 50
SR1955
FairOver: DURHAM CREEK
0.2 MI.W. OF JCT.SR1936, Beaufort, NC
Built 1991 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 220
SR1138
FairOver: CHOCOWINITY CREEK
0.3 MI. S. JCT. NC33, Beaufort, NC
Built 1993 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 100
SR1413
FairOver: BRANCH OF TOWN CREEK
2.3 MI W JCT SR1411, Brunswick, NC
Built 1980 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,400
NC151
FairOver: CHESTNUT CREEK
.01 MI.S.JCT.SR1100, Buncombe, NC
Built 2011 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 800
SR1614
FairOver: PARK CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1609, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1980 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,200
SR1211
FairOver: JOYCE CREEK
0.6 MI S. OF JCT. US17BUS, Camden, NC
Built 1993 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 230
US17
FairOver: PASQUOTANK RIVER OVERFLO
0.2 MI.N JCT SR1251, Camden, NC
Built 1983 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 240
SR1154
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
2.8 MI. W. JCT. SR1155, Carteret, NC
Built 2004 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 2,800
SR1170
FairOver: UT TO HENRY FORK CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1171, Catawba, NC
Built 1990 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 3,800
SR1711
FairOver: POKEBERRY CREEK
0.8 MI. E. JCT. SR1713, Chatham, NC
Built 1983 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 420
SR1536
FairOver: WARD CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1539, Cleveland, NC
Built 1985 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 570
SR1314
FairOver: CR. OFF BUFFKIN POND
0.2 MI. E. JCT SR1346, Columbus, NC
Built 1993 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 390
LAKEVIEW RD.
FairOver: HOPE MILLS LAKE SPILLWAY
0.1MI.E.JCT.NC59, Cumberland, NC
Built 1995 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 5,200
SR3159
FairOver: NORTH POTTS CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1274, Davidson, NC
Built 1979 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 3,300
SR1762
FairOver: PAYNE CREEK
0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1763, Davidson, NC
Built 1992 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 2,500
SR2273
FairOver: FLAT SWAMP CREEK
1.0 MI. W. JCT. SR2416, Davidson, NC
Built 1989 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 410
SR1920
FairOver: MAXWELL CREEK
0.4 MI. N JCT. SR1911, Duplin, NC
Built 1980 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 350
SR1737
FairOver: PERSIMMON CREEK
0.5 MI.N. JCT.NC50, Duplin, NC
Built 1981 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 160
NC903
FairOver: GREAT BRANCH
1.2 MI N. JCT. NC111, Duplin, NC
Built 1999 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,200
SR1409
FairOver: SWIFT CREEK
0.7 MI S. OF JCT SR1428, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1993 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 320
SR1975
FairOver: WEST BELEWS CREEK
0.8 MI.N.JCT.SR1965, Forsyth, NC
Built 1982 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,600
SR1210
FairOver: JACKET SWAMP
0.4 MI N SR1002, Halifax, NC
Built 1993 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 230
SR1310
FairOver: BUTTERWOOD CREEK
1.3MI.E.JCT.NC4, Halifax, NC
Built 1986 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 500
SR1131
FairOver: WALKERS CREEK
1.0 MI S JCT NC27, Harnett, NC
Built 1989 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 360
I77
FairOver: UT TO FOURTH CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR2321, Iredell, NC
Built 1957 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 64,000
SR1392
FairOver: TUCKASEGEE RIVER
.02 MI.S.JCT.US74,441, Jackson, NC
Built 1984 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,300
NC107
FairOver: TUCKASEGEE RIVER
100' S.JCT.SR1002, Jackson, NC
Built 1979 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 8,000
US301
FairOver: SEABOARD COASTLINE RR.
0.5 MI.N. JCT.NC50, Johnston, NC
Built 1985 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 3,800
SR1714
FairOver: MARK'S CREEK
1.3 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1700, Johnston, NC
Built 1988 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 8,200
SR1553
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
0.3 MI. S. JCT. US70, Johnston, NC
Built 1986 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 12,000
SR1146
FairOver: TUCKAHOE SWAMP
0.1.MI.N. OF JCT.SR1147, Jones, NC
Built 1989 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 260
SR1501
FairOver: BEAR CREEK
0.9 MI W JCT SR 1502, Lenoir, NC
Built 1990 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 530
SR1246
FairOver: CANE CREEK
.3 MI.W.JCT.SR1228, McDowell, NC
Built 1954 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 300
SR2427
FairOver: RAMAH CREEK
0.6 MI. S. JCT. NC73, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1994 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 3,700
TODDVILLE RD.
FairOver: PAW CREEK
0.3 MI.S.JCT.PAW CREEK RD, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1982 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 5,100
HOSKINS ROAD
FairOver: STEWART CREEK
0.1 MI.E.NORTHPOINTE IND., Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1966 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 6,400
NC16 & SR2375
FairOver: GUM BRANCH
0.05 MI.S.JCT.SR2373, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1986 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 26,500
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
FairOver: U.S. ROUTE 226
3.4 MILES TO NC ROUTE 112, Mitchell, NC
Built 1939 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 5,007
US64E
FairOver: SCL RR
0.1 MI. E. JCT US301BUS, Nash, NC
Built 1981 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 18,500
SR1204
FairOver: SOUTHWEST CREEK
0.9 MI W. JCT SR1211, Onslow, NC
Built 1993 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 560
SR1411
FairOver: PIKE CREEK
0.95 MI. E. OF JCT. US117, Pender, NC
Built 1982 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 2,800
US501S, NC57
FairOver: SOUTH FLAT RIVER
0.2 MI S. SR1202, Person, NC
Built 1985 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 15,000
SR1326
FairOver: BACK CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1328, Randolph, NC
Built 1990 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 930
Showing 9,351-9,400 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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