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
SR1328
FairOver: CYPRESS CREEK
0.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1327, Northampton, NC
Built 1985 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 90
SR1302
FairOver: MILL SWAMP CREEK
0.9 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1301, Onslow, NC
Built 1983 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 1,800
SR1217
FairOver: MOORES CREEK
0.4 MI W JCT US421, Pender, NC
Built 1988 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 230
SR1411
FairOver: BRANCH NE.CAPE FEAR RVR.
1.2MI.N.JCT.SR1412, Pender, NC
Built 1990 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 790
SR1534
FairOver: CARAWAY CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1533, Randolph, NC
Built 1998 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 680
US1
FairOver: SCLRR & FALLING CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. US74, Richmond, NC
Built 2003 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 10,500
SR1325
FairOver: BEAVER ISLAND CREEK
0.95 MI N. JCT. SR1321, Rockingham, NC
Built 1989 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 250
SR1977
FairOver: FOURTH CREEK
1.0 MI.N.JCT.SR1973, Rowan, NC
Built 1994 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 550
SR1919
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
.8 MI E SR1920, Sampson, NC
Built 1992 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 1,600
SR1460
FairOver: LITTLE COHARIE CREEK
0.3 MI S. JCT. SR1459, Sampson, NC
Built 1993 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 100
US74W
FairOver: SCLRR
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1196, Scotland, NC
Built 1995 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 9,750
SR1688
FairOver: REED CREEK
0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1729, Stokes, NC
Built 1991 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 300
US601 NBL
FairOver: STEWARTS CREEK
.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1456, Surry, NC
Built 1968 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 10,500
SR1753
FairOver: FAULKNER CREEK
.5 MI.N.JCT.NC89, Surry, NC
Built 1980 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 1,500
SR1353
FairOver: COOKS CREEK
.6 MI.E.JCT.SR1350, Surry, NC
Built 2000 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 100
SR1310
FairOver: PARKER CREEK
.6 MI.E.JCT.SR1309, Transylvania, NC
Built 1993 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 360
SR2146
FairOver: RICHARDSON CREEK
0.9 MI. N. JCT. SR2148, Union, NC
Built 1963 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 1,900
SR1107
FairOver: RONE BRANCH
0.7 MI. S. JCT. NC75, Union, NC
Built 1996 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 2,400
SR2228
FairOver: HODGES CREEK
0.8 MI. S. JCT. SR2217, Wake, NC
Built 1986 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 1,700
SR2508
FairOver: MARKS CREEK
0.8 MI.E.JCT.SR2233, Wake, NC
Built 1990 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 2,000
SR1120
FairOver: BROOKS SWAMP
0.3 MI.W. OF JCT SR1127, Wayne, NC
Built 1982 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 950
SR1728
FairOver: JOSHUA CREEK
.5 MI.N.JCT.NC18, Wilkes, NC
Built 1965 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 210
SR1653
FairOver: BLACK CREEK
0.5 MI N JCT SR1659, Wilson, NC
Built 1991 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 310
SR1403
FairOver: SOUTH YADKIN RIVER
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1438, Alexander, NC
Built 1960 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 750
SR1611
FairOver: LITTLE CRIBS CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1452, Anson, NC
Built 1979 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 70
BALSAM LANE
FairOver: SHAWNEEHAW CREEK
.01 MI.S.JCT.NC194, Avery, NC
Built 1995 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 100
LAKE CONCORD ROAD
FairOver: THREE MILE BRANCH CREEK
0.25 MI. S. JCT. NC3, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1972 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 11,000
SR1325
FairOver: HUSBAND CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1326, Caldwell, NC
Built 1986 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 2,700
DISMAL SWAMP PK TR
FairOver: DISMAL SWAMP CANAL
.1 MI.W. SR1231 & US17, Camden, NC
Built 2007 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 20
SR1101
FairOver: WHITE OAK RIVER
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1100, Carteret, NC
Built 2006 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 2,500
SR1137
FairOver: GRAY'S CREEK
0.2 MI.E. JCT. SR1139, Caswell, NC
Built 1993 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 360
NC43
FairOver: CREEPING SWAMP
1.3 MI.N. JCT. SR 1476, Craven, NC
Built 2008 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 6,700
US64
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.6 MI. E. JCT. US29, Davidson, NC
Built 1998 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 13,500
SR1787
FairOver: HUNTS FORK CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1792, Davidson, NC
Built 1984 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 1,400
SR1700
FairOver: ABBOTTS CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1752, Davidson, NC
Built 1985 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 2,000
SR1362
FairOver: HALLS MARSH
0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR1363, Duplin, NC
Built 1993 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 250
SR1140
FairOver: TAYLORS CREEK
0.3 MI W JCT SR1139, Duplin, NC
Built 1994 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 100
NC55
FairOver: NORTHEAST CREEK
0.4MI W.JCT I-40, Durham, NC
Built 1947 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 29,500
MURRAY AVENUE
FairOver: ELLERBEE CREEK
0.1 MI.E.JCT.DUKE ST., Durham, NC
Built 1963 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 2,300
BIRCH STREET
FairOver: CSX RR
0.1MI.N.JCT.FIRST ST., Gaston, NC
Built 1987 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 250
SR3351
FairOver: STINKING QUARTER CREEK
0.6 MI. W. JCT. NC62, Guilford, NC
Built 1989 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 200
SR2352
FairOver: LAKE JEANETTE
0.25 MI. E. JCT. SR2350, Guilford, NC
Built 1990 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 13,000
MONTCASTLEDRIVE
FairOver: STREAM
.05 MI.E.JCT.ELM EUGENE, Guilford, NC
Built 1969 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 4,700
SR1376
FairOver: RICHLAND CREEK
0.4 MI.W.JCT.SR1375, Haywood, NC
Built 1970 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 1,100
SR1597
FairOver: HICKORY CREEK
.02 MI.S.JCT.SR1594, Henderson, NC
Built 2017 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 50
SR1001
FairOver: LITTLE CREEK
0.7 MI W JCT SR2363, Johnston, NC
Built 1982 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 2,200
NC148
FairOver: BRIERY RUN
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1572, Lenoir, NC
Built 2003 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 5,700
SR1103
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
.05 MI.S.JCT.SR1100, McDowell, NC
Built 1993 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 2,200
SR2420
FairOver: ROCKY RIVER
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR2418, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1984 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 4,000
DWIGHT EVANS ROAD
FairOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.1N.JCT.WOODRIDGE DR., Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1989 Load: 59.8 t ADT: 2,400
Showing 9,451-9,500 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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