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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

DREW STREET

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.2 MI E JCT ALSTON AVE., Durham, NC

Built 1946 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,000

SR1388

Good

Over: DICKS CREEK

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1389, Jackson, NC

Built 1957 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 560

SR1103

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

.2 MI.S.JCT.US70, McDowell, NC

Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,500

SR2803

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

0.8 MI. W. JCT. SR2826, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1979 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 6,400

PEARL PARKWAY

Good

Over: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK

50'.E.JCT.KENILWORTH AVE., Mecklenburg, NC

Built 2010 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 16,800

RANDOLPH ROAD

Good

Over: BRIAR CREEK

1.2 MI N JCT WENDOVER RD, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1975 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 29,500

NC705

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1470, Moore, NC

Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,200

SR1322

Good

Over: STORYS CREEK

0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1333, Person, NC

Built 2011 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,100

NC33

Good

Over: CONETOE CREEK

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1401, Pitt, NC

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,900

US74W

Good

Over: MARKS CREEK

0.93 MI. E. JCT. NC177, Richmond, NC

Built 2000 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10,500

SR2301

Good

Over: LITTLE JACOBS CREEK

1.3 MI.S.JCT.SR2302, Rockingham, NC

Built 2019 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50

SR2166

Good

Over: CREEK

0.55 MI.N.JCT.SR2152, Rutherford, NC

Built 2016 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 400

SR1527

Good

Over: CATHEYS CREEK

.05 MI.E.JCT.SR1526, Rutherford, NC

Built 2020 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 400

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: GREEN MOUNTAIN CREEK

4.66 MILES FROM U.S. ROUT, Watauga, NC

Built 1971 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,397

NFSR 763

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

.0 MI. ON FDR 763, Macon, NC

Built 1982 Load: 25.6 t ADT: 50

NFSR 90

Good

Over: WAYAH CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Macon, NC

Built 2006 Load: 25.9 t ADT: 50

SR1338

Good

Over: SMITH MILL CREEK

.4 MI.E.JCT.SR1350, Buncombe, NC

Built 1922 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,500

I95BUS.LOOP/US301N

Good

Over: ROCKFISH CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR2220, Cumberland, NC

Built 1953 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10,000

SR1321

Good

Over: ELLERBEE CREEK

0.35 MI.S.JCT.I85, Durham, NC

Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 17,500

NC109

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK MUDDY CREEK

0.5 MI.N.JCT.SR2700, Forsyth, NC

Built 1933 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 11,500

SR1397

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

.01 MI.S.JCT.SR1332, Haywood, NC

Built 1977 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 100

NC305

Good

Over: AHOSKIE SWAMP

1.0 MI S JCT NC561, Hertford, NC

Built 1963 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 700

SR1420

Good

Over: LITTLE BUFFALO CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1468, Lee, NC

Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,000

SR1303

Good

Over: LOWERY CREEK

0.4M. S. JCT. SR1308, Macon, NC

Built 1964 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 270

SR1128

Good

Over: LITTLE PINE CREEK

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1135, Madison, NC

Built 1961 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 60

SR1307

Good

Over: BRANCH COLLIE SWAMP

0.1 MI S JCT SR1305, Martin, NC

Built 1998 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 100

NC731

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1542, Montgomery, NC

Built 1952 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 800

I95S

Good

Over: SCL RAILROAD

1.6 MI. S. JCT. US64, Nash, NC

Built 1978 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 17,750

NC35

Good

Over: POTECASI CREEK OVERFLOW

0.3MI.N.JCT.SR1501, Northampton, NC

Built 1967 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,500

SR1004

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP OVERFLOW

0.4 MI.E.JCT.SR1969, Robeson, NC

Built 1959 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,300

NC41

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP

0.7MI.E JCT SR2027, Robeson, NC

Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,300

SR1116

Good

Over: CLINCHFIELD RR

1.5 MI.W.JCT.US221, Rutherford, NC

Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 250

SR1733

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

.05 MI.E.JCT.SR1732, Rutherford, NC

Built 1952 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 560

SR2033

Good

Over: WHITTIER CREEK

0.3 MI.N.JCT.SR2093, Surry, NC

Built 2021 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 700

SR1342

Good

Over: UT TO FISHER RIVER

.8 MI.N.JCT.SR1343, Surry, NC

Built 1963 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 670

RANGE ROAD

Good

Over: REED'S GUT

0.5 KM SOUTH OF ROOSEVELT, Craven, NC

Built 2003 Load: 27.0 t ADT: 200

SR1344

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1.6M. N. JCT. SR1356, Alleghany, NC

Built 2019 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 130

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: BIG PINE CREEK

0.1 MILES FROM NC ROUTE 1, Alleghany, NC

Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,347

SR1363

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1362, Ashe, NC

Built 2012 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100

GASHES CREEK ROAD

Good

Over: SWANNANOA RIVER

100 FT.S.JCT.AZALEA ROAD, Buncombe, NC

Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 700

GLENN FALLS ROAD

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

0.1MI.W(MERRIMON AVE)US25, Buncombe, NC

Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,000

SR1427

Good

Over: WHITE MILL CREEK

.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1428, Burke, NC

Built 1953 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 300

US19B

Good

Over: JUNALUSKA CREEK

10 FT.N.JCT.SR1606, Cherokee, NC

Built 1965 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,200

SR1326

Good

Over: TUSQUITTEE CREEK

0.2MI.W.JCT.SR1325, Clay, NC

Built 2019 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 180

SR1609

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1611, Cleveland, NC

Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 830

US17N.RAMP

Good

Over: NORFOLK & SOUTHERN R/R

@ JCT. US17 & 70BUS, Craven, NC

Built 1999 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,600

I-74S

Good

Over: MILE BRANCH

1.0 MI W JCT I-85S, Guilford, NC

Built 2023 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 24,500

SR1336

Good

Over: CULLOWHEE CREEK

100'S.JCT.SR1338, Jackson, NC

Built 1975 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,000

NC208

Good

Over: BIG LAUREL CREEK

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

Built 1997 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,400

SR1552

Good

Over: BAILEY CREEK

2.4M. W. JCT. SR1551, McDowell, NC

Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,000

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