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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

SR2621

Good

Over: REED CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. NC22, Randolph, NC

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 870

SR1111

Good

Over: WEST FORK LITTLE RIVER

0.9 MI. N. JCT. SR1112, Randolph, NC

Built 2017 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100

SR1179

Good

Over: LANIERS CREEK

0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1143, Randolph, NC

Built 2014 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50

SR2143

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2141, Randolph, NC

Built 2022 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 290

SR2159

Good

Over: CREEK

350 FT. E. JCT. SR2261, Randolph, NC

Built 2014 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,400

SR1163

Good

Over: BETTY MCGEES CREEK

0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1199, Randolph, NC

Built 2014 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 880

SR1314

Good

Over: UWHARRIE RIVER

0.5 MI. W. JCT. SR1316, Randolph, NC

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 640

SR1475

Good

Over: CHOCK CREEK

1.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1478, Richmond, NC

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 550

SR1424

Good

Over: ROCKY FORK CREEK

O.7 MI. N. JCT SR1459, Richmond, NC

Built 2019 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 200

SR1424

Good

Over: NAKED CREEK

0.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1468, Richmond, NC

Built 2017 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 200

SR1935

Good

Over: TEN MILE SWAMP

0.5 MI.W. OF JCT.SR1955, Robeson, NC

Built 1998 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 520

NC71

Good

Over: BIG MARSH SWAMP

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1752, Robeson, NC

Built 1990 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 12,000

SR2435

Good

Over: ASHPOLE SWAMP

0.5 MI.W. OF JCT. SR2466, Robeson, NC

Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 580

SR1122

Good

Over: FIRST SWAMP

1 MI. N. JCT. US501, Robeson, NC

Built 2019 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 180

SR1513

Good

Over: BURNT SWAMP

0.6 MI. S. JCT. SR1318, Robeson, NC

Built 2019 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 480

SR1515

Good

Over: BURNT SWAMP

0.3MI.S. JCT.SR1521, Robeson, NC

Built 2021 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,400

SR2105

Good

Over: JACKSON SWAMP

0.5 MI. E. OF JCT. SR1002, Robeson, NC

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100

SR2427

Good

Over: BENAJA CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR2430, Rockingham, NC

Built 2017 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 840

SR2565

Good

Over: LICK FORK CREEK

0.75 MI. N. JCT. SR2566, Rockingham, NC

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 900

SR2192

Good

Over: MASSY CREEK

0.7 MI. W. JCT. SR2259, Rockingham, NC

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 300

SR1321

Good

Over: BIG BEAVER ISLAND CREEK

75 FT. S. JCT. SR1322, Rockingham, NC

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 140

SR1501

Good

Over: MATRIMONY CREEK

0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1546, Rockingham, NC

Built 2005 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,200

NC801

Good

Over: SOUTH YADKIN RIVER

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

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,700

SR 1004(STOKES FER

Good

Over: HIGH ROCK LAKE

1.0 MI WEST JCT. SR 2140, Rowan, NC

Built 2019 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,200

SR2132

Good

Over: UT TO CHURCH CREEK

0.1 MI.S. JCT. SR224, Rowan, NC

Built 2019 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 850

SR2379

Good

Over: CHURCH CREEK

0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2380, Rowan, NC

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 400

SR1509

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1534, Rowan, NC

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,000

SR1308

Good

Over: LAKE FISHER

0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1238, Rowan, NC

Built 2013 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,400

SR1541

Good

Over: UT TO GRANTS CREEK

1.0 MI. N. JCT. NC152, Rowan, NC

Built 2022 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 710

SR1346

Good

Over: DUTCH BUFFALO CREEK

1.0 MI. E. JCT. SR1337, Rowan, NC

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 340

SR2312

Good

Over: CRANE CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1006, Rowan, NC

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 360

SR2532

Good

Over: CRANE CREEK

0.15 MI. N. JCT. SR1002, Rowan, NC

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,100

STADIUM DRIVE

Good

Over: LAKE FISHER

0.25 MI. N. JCT. LANE ST., Rowan, NC

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,000

US64

Good

Over: BROAD RIVER

0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1304, Rutherford, NC

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,000

SR1901

Good

Over: UT TO SECOND BROAD RIVER

.65 MI.N.JCT.SR1910, Rutherford, NC

Built 1980 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,400

US64

Good

Over: CATHEY'S CREEK

.5 MI.E.JCT.SR1592, Rutherford, NC

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,000

SR1007

Good

Over: HUNTING CREEK

.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1796, Rutherford, NC

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 760

SR1706

Good

Over: HUNTING CREEK

0.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1702, Rutherford, NC

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 150

SR1167

Good

Over: BROAD RIVER

.05 MI.W.JCT.SR1179, Rutherford, NC

Built 2014 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 250

SR1146

Good

Over: CRANE CREEK

1.0 MI N. JCT. US421, Sampson, NC

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 350

NC403

Good

Over: GILMORE SWAMP

0.5 MI. N. OF JCT. SR1752, Sampson, NC

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5,000

SR1007

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

5'EAST JCT. SR1100, Sampson, NC

Built 2014 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 700

SR1007

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.4MI.W. OF SR1100, Sampson, NC

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 700

SR1233

Good

Over: LITTLE COHARIE CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT.SR1002, Sampson, NC

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,500

SR1827

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM SWAMP

0.1MI.N. OF JCT.SR1831, Sampson, NC

Built 2017 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 860

SR1742

Good

Over: SIX RUNS CREEK

0.6 MI.NE. OF JCT SR1740, Sampson, NC

Built 2012 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 500

SR1952

Good

Over: TEN MILE SWAMP

0.5 MI. N. OF JCT. SR1912, Sampson, NC

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 350

SR1441

Good

Over: WILLIAMSON SWAMP

0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1602, Sampson, NC

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 500

SR1329

Good

Over: LITTLE COHARIE CREEK

0.7 MI E JCT SR1433, Sampson, NC

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 440

SR1703

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM SWAMP

1.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1701, Sampson, NC

Built 2021 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 300

Showing 13,451-13,500 of 18,901 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.

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