Total Bridges
18,901
Public highway bridges in North Carolina
State profile · Near median Poor share
North Carolina bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in North Carolina, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 18,901
- Public bridges
- 35.8%
- Good condition
- 6.2%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
35.8%
6,773 bridges rated 7-9
-14.2pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
6.2%
1,165 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-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 - Poor-condition share 20.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below North Carolina on the same metric.
SC
South Carolina
6.10% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
NC
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
HI
Hawaii
6.47% top marginal rate
MT
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in North Carolina
Six lowest-condition bridges in North Carolina, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
SR1216
PoorOver: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER
100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC
Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30
TSALI ENOLA ROAD
PoorOver: 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
SR1550
GoodOver: BEAR SWAMP
0.15 MI S JCT SR1549, Robeson, NC
Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,000
SR1527
GoodOver: SADDLETREE SWAMP
0.4 MI.S. JCT.SR1532, Robeson, NC
Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,100
SR1323
GoodOver: LITTLE RAFT SWAMP
0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1325, Robeson, NC
Built 2020 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 500
SR1160
GoodOver: BACK SWAMP
.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1159, Robeson, NC
Built 2019 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100
SR2410
GoodOver: TROUBLESOME CREEK
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR2414, Rockingham, NC
Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,700
SR2572
GoodOver: HOGANS CREEK
1.2 MI. E. JCT. SR2571, Rockingham, NC
Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 220
SR1143
GoodOver: BRANCH OF DAN RIVER
0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1138, Rockingham, NC
Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,000
SR1526
GoodOver: GRANTS CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1532, Rowan, NC
Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,400
SR1983
GoodOver: BEAVERDAM BRANCH
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1984, Rowan, NC
Built 2013 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 250
SR1743
GoodOver: WITHROW CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1749, Rowan, NC
Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,800
SR2168
GoodOver: HIGH ROCK LAKE BACKWATER
0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR2251, Rowan, NC
Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,200
SR2136
GoodOver: SECOND CREEK
0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1004, Rowan, NC
Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,100
SR2343
GoodOver: UT TO SECOND CREEK
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2369, Rowan, NC
Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 590
SR1006
GoodOver: CRANE CREEK
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR2313, Rowan, NC
Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,900
SR2320
GoodOver: UT TO SECOND CREEK
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2328, Rowan, NC
Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,000
SR2568
GoodOver: UT TO DUTCH BUFFALO CREE
0.6 MI. S. JCT. SR2569, Rowan, NC
Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 400
SR1526
GoodOver: TOWN CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR2543, Rowan, NC
Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,000
SR1104
GoodOver: KANNAPOLIS LAKE
0.4 MI.E.JCT.SR2705, Rowan, NC
Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,900
SR1503
GoodOver: GRANTS CREEK
0.2 MI. W. JCT. SR1500, Rowan, NC
Built 2021 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,200
SR2129
GoodOver: UT TO SECOND BROAD RIVER
0.1 MI.N.JCT.SR2128, Rutherford, NC
Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,200
SR1983
GoodOver: WEBBS CREEK
0.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1913, Rutherford, NC
Built 2019 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 580
NC108
GoodOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1193, Rutherford, NC
Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,400
SR1755
GoodOver: HINTON CREEK
.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1754, Rutherford, NC
Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10
SR1007
GoodOver: ROBERSON CREEK
.01 MI.S.JCT.SR1796, Rutherford, NC
Built 2022 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 860
SR1312
GoodOver: YOUNGS CREEK
.08 MI.N.JCT.SR1311, Rutherford, NC
Built 2016 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 370
SR1596
GoodOver: WEBBS CREEK
0.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1595, Rutherford, NC
Built 2011 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 600
SR1130
GoodOver: SIX RUNS CREEK
1.2 MI.S. OF JCT SR1004, Sampson, NC
Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 310
SR1007
GoodOver: KEITH BRANCH
1.6MI.W. OF JCT.SR1100, Sampson, NC
Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 700
SR1208
GoodOver: SOUTH RIVER
1.8 MI. W. JCT. SR1210, Sampson, NC
Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 400
SR1214
GoodOver: SOUTH RIVER
.5 MI. N. JCT NC 210, Sampson, NC
Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 400
SR1446
GoodOver: JONES CREEK
0.9 MI. N. JCT. SR1006, Sampson, NC
Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 810
SR1006
GoodOver: LITTLE COHARIE CR
0.3 MI.W JCT SR1434, Sampson, NC
Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,300
SR1620
GoodOver: BIG JUNIPER RUN
1.0 MI. S. JCT. NC55, Sampson, NC
Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 280
SR1804
GoodOver: SEVENMILE SWAMP
0.7 MI S JCT SR1845, Sampson, NC
Built 2021 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100
SR1636
GoodOver: SEVENMILE SWAMP
0.5 MI. E. SR1804, Sampson, NC
Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 200
SR1838
GoodOver: WILLIAMS OLD MILL BR.
0.4 MI S. JCT. US701 BUS, Sampson, NC
Built 2019 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,300
SR1001
GoodOver: GUM SWAMP CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1341, Scotland, NC
Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,800
US15/US401
GoodOver: GUM SWAMP
0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1101, Scotland, NC
Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,200
SR1645
GoodOver: LEITHS CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. US74 BUS., Scotland, NC
Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 170
US401
GoodOver: LUMBER RIVER
1.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1401, Scotland, NC
Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,900
SR1128
GoodOver: JOES CREEK
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1120, Scotland, NC
Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 500
SR1494
GoodOver: LITTLE LONG CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. US52, Stanly, NC
Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,300
SR1435
GoodOver: LONG CREEK
0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1438, Stanly, NC
Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 710
SR1109
GoodOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1120, Stanly, NC
Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 320
SR1228
GoodOver: RUNNING CREEK
0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1210, Stanly, NC
Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 340
SR1726
GoodOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
0.7 MI.N.JCT.SR1730, Stanly, NC
Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 170
SR1651
GoodOver: SNOW CREEK
100 FT.MI.E.JCT.SR1653, Stokes, NC
Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 370
SR1617
GoodOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1622, Stokes, NC
Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 370
SR1484
GoodOver: SOUTH DOUBLE CREEK
0.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1483, Stokes, NC
Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 700
NC104
GoodOver: JOHNSON CREEK
0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1722, Surry, NC
Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,900
Showing 13,901-13,950 of 18,901 bridges
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