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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

SR1872

Good

Over: CATAWBA RIVER TRIB. 6

0.35 MI. W. JCT. SR1395, Lincoln, NC

Built 2010 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 2,500

SR1470

Good

Over: CARTOOGECHAYE CREEK

.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1465, Macon, NC

Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 290

SR1674

Good

Over: CULLASAJA RIVER

25' N.JCT SR1672, Macon, NC

Built 2000 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 440

SR1127

Good

Over: ROBERTS BRANCH

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

Built 2022 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 200

US13/64W

Good

Over: COLLIE SWAMP

1.3MI.W. OF JCT.US64 ALT, Martin, NC

Built 1999 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,750

US13N,US64E

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.5 MI.W.JCT US13/64 ALT, Martin, NC

Built 1999 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,200

US13S,US64W

Good

Over: CSX R/R

.2 MI SE OF JCT. US64 A, Martin, NC

Built 1999 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,200

NC126

Good

Over: OLD CATAWBA RIVER

.7 MI.E.JCT.SR1595, McDowell, NC

Built 1981 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,000

ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: YOUNGS FORK

.02MI.S.JCT.NC226, McDowell, NC

Built 2008 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 200

PLOTT ROAD

Good

Over: REEDY CREEK

1.0 MI.S.JCT.PLAZA RD EXT, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1979 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,800

SR1137

Good

Over: GOUGES CREEK

.05 MI.N.JCT.SR1138, Mitchell, NC

Built 2012 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 230

SR1111

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

0.9 MI. N. JCT. SR1110, Montgomery, NC

Built 2016 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,500

NC24,NC27,NC109

Good

Over: BR. OF WARNER CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1613, Montgomery, NC

Built 2019 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 12,000

SR2005

Good

Over: CRANE CREEK

0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR2010, Moore, NC

Built 2015 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,000

SR1410

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH OF BEAR CREE

1.3 MI. S. JCT. NC705, Moore, NC

Built 1978 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 220

NC4,NC48

Good

Over: FISHING CREEK

1.4 MI N. JCT NC33, Nash, NC

Built 1986 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,200

I95S

Good

Over: STONEY CREEK

0.6 MI N OF JCT US64, Nash, NC

Built 1978 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 24,750

US74

Good

Over: CSX RAIL ROAD

.5 Ml. S. MCRAE STREET, New Hanover, NC

Built 2003 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 18,750

US74E

Good

Over: CSX R/R

0.1M E. JCT. NC133, New Hanover, NC

Built 2005 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 22,750

SR1324

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.35 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1320, Northampton, NC

Built 2010 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 710

SR2227

Good

Over: BUCKLEBERRY CANAL

0.1 MI S JCT NC118, Pitt, NC

Built 2013 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,100

US258BYP

Good

Over: LITTLE CONTENTNEA CREEK

0.7 MI S JCT US264, Pitt, NC

Built 1985 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 5,000

US311

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.2 MI. S. JCT.SR1930, Randolph, NC

Built 2015 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,300

SR1928

Good

Over: DEEP RIVER

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1935, Randolph, NC

Built 2004 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,200

SR2101

Good

Over: POLECAT CREEK

1.4 MI. E. JCT. US220, Randolph, NC

Built 2001 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,000

US311, NC14/87/770

Good

Over: DAN RIVER

0.10 MI. N JCT.NC87/US311, Rockingham, NC

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 19,000

SR1003

Good

Over: FOURTH CREEK

0.9 MI. N. JCT. SR1971, Rowan, NC

Built 1981 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 1,100

SR1972

Good

Over: SOUTH YADKIN RIVER

1.0 MI.N.JCT.SR1981, Rowan, NC

Built 1981 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 220

SR1986

Good

Over: UT TO FOURTH CREEK

0.9 MI. S. JCT. SR1984, Rowan, NC

Built 2017 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 300

US70, US601

Good

Over: GRANTS CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1710, Rowan, NC

Built 1994 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 30,000

US601 JAKE ALEXAND

Good

Over: UT TO TOWN CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2541, Rowan, NC

Built 1980 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 23,500

SR1910

Good

Over: UT TO SECOND BROAD RIVER

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1911, Rutherford, NC

Built 1960 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 570

SR1181

Good

Over: BROAD RIVER

1.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1157, Rutherford, NC

Built 1979 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 150

SR1401

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

1.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1214, Stanly, NC

Built 1998 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 370

US311

Good

Over: DAN RIVER

0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1717, Stokes, NC

Built 1998 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 3,700

SR1403

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

0.6 MI. N. JCT. NC89, Stokes, NC

Built 2000 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 60

SR1673

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1700, Stokes, NC

Built 2000 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 250

SR1103

Good

Over: SILVERMINE CREEK

.15 MI.N.JCT.SR1104, Swain, NC

Built 1965 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 100

SR1546

Good

Over: KING CREEK

.25 MI.S.JCT.SR1581, Transylvania, NC

Built 2002 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 5,500

SR1504

Good

Over: DAVIDSON RIVER

45 FT.W.JCT.SR1518, Transylvania, NC

Built 2013 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 4,900

SR2154

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.1 MI W OF NC207, Union, NC

Built 2018 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 100

SR1350

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

2.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1348, Vance, NC

Built 2004 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 280

SR3015

Good

Over: STIRRUP IRON CREEK

0.2 MI. S. JCT. I40, Wake, NC

Built 1971 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 34,500

SR2684

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

1.0 MI E. US70, Wake, NC

Built 1986 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 11,500

NC98

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

.15 MI. E. JCT. US1, Wake, NC

Built 2007 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 12,000

NC540N

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1160, Wake, NC

Built 2012 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 10,750

NC540S

Good

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

0.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1615, Wake, NC

Built 2012 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 25,000

SR3084

Good

Over: CRABTREEE CREEK

0.25MI. E. JCT. SR1002, Wake, NC

Built 1995 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 17,000

SR1508

Good

Over: LAUREL CREEK

4.5 MI.S.JCT.SR1583, Watauga, NC

Built 2003 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 370

SR1369

Good

Over: PINE ORCHARD CREEK

.01 MI.S.JCT.NC194, Watauga, NC

Built 2011 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 100

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