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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

SR1550

Good

Over: BEAR SWAMP

0.15 MI S JCT SR1549, Robeson, NC

Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,000

SR1527

Good

Over: SADDLETREE SWAMP

0.4 MI.S. JCT.SR1532, Robeson, NC

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,100

SR1323

Good

Over: LITTLE RAFT SWAMP

0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1325, Robeson, NC

Built 2020 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 500

SR1160

Good

Over: BACK SWAMP

.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1159, Robeson, NC

Built 2019 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

SR2410

Good

Over: TROUBLESOME CREEK

0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR2414, Rockingham, NC

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,700

SR2572

Good

Over: HOGANS CREEK

1.2 MI. E. JCT. SR2571, Rockingham, NC

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 220

SR1143

Good

Over: BRANCH OF DAN RIVER

0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1138, Rockingham, NC

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,000

SR1526

Good

Over: GRANTS CREEK

0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1532, Rowan, NC

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,400

SR1983

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM BRANCH

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1984, Rowan, NC

Built 2013 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 250

SR1743

Good

Over: WITHROW CREEK

0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1749, Rowan, NC

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,800

SR2168

Good

Over: HIGH ROCK LAKE BACKWATER

0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR2251, Rowan, NC

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,200

SR2136

Good

Over: SECOND CREEK

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1004, Rowan, NC

Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,100

SR2343

Good

Over: UT TO SECOND CREEK

0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2369, Rowan, NC

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 590

SR1006

Good

Over: CRANE CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR2313, Rowan, NC

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,900

SR2320

Good

Over: UT TO SECOND CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2328, Rowan, NC

Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,000

SR2568

Good

Over: UT TO DUTCH BUFFALO CREE

0.6 MI. S. JCT. SR2569, Rowan, NC

Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 400

SR1526

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR2543, Rowan, NC

Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,000

SR1104

Good

Over: KANNAPOLIS LAKE

0.4 MI.E.JCT.SR2705, Rowan, NC

Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,900

SR1503

Good

Over: GRANTS CREEK

0.2 MI. W. JCT. SR1500, Rowan, NC

Built 2021 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,200

SR2129

Good

Over: UT TO SECOND BROAD RIVER

0.1 MI.N.JCT.SR2128, Rutherford, NC

Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,200

SR1983

Good

Over: WEBBS CREEK

0.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1913, Rutherford, NC

Built 2019 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 580

NC108

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1193, Rutherford, NC

Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,400

SR1755

Good

Over: HINTON CREEK

.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1754, Rutherford, NC

Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

SR1007

Good

Over: ROBERSON CREEK

.01 MI.S.JCT.SR1796, Rutherford, NC

Built 2022 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 860

SR1312

Good

Over: YOUNGS CREEK

.08 MI.N.JCT.SR1311, Rutherford, NC

Built 2016 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 370

SR1596

Good

Over: WEBBS CREEK

0.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1595, Rutherford, NC

Built 2011 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 600

SR1130

Good

Over: SIX RUNS CREEK

1.2 MI.S. OF JCT SR1004, Sampson, NC

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 310

SR1007

Good

Over: KEITH BRANCH

1.6MI.W. OF JCT.SR1100, Sampson, NC

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 700

SR1208

Good

Over: SOUTH RIVER

1.8 MI. W. JCT. SR1210, Sampson, NC

Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 400

SR1214

Good

Over: SOUTH RIVER

.5 MI. N. JCT NC 210, Sampson, NC

Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 400

SR1446

Good

Over: JONES CREEK

0.9 MI. N. JCT. SR1006, Sampson, NC

Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 810

SR1006

Good

Over: LITTLE COHARIE CR

0.3 MI.W JCT SR1434, Sampson, NC

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,300

SR1620

Good

Over: BIG JUNIPER RUN

1.0 MI. S. JCT. NC55, Sampson, NC

Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 280

SR1804

Good

Over: SEVENMILE SWAMP

0.7 MI S JCT SR1845, Sampson, NC

Built 2021 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

SR1636

Good

Over: SEVENMILE SWAMP

0.5 MI. E. SR1804, Sampson, NC

Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 200

SR1838

Good

Over: WILLIAMS OLD MILL BR.

0.4 MI S. JCT. US701 BUS, Sampson, NC

Built 2019 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,300

SR1001

Good

Over: GUM SWAMP CREEK

0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1341, Scotland, NC

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,800

US15/US401

Good

Over: GUM SWAMP

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1101, Scotland, NC

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,200

SR1645

Good

Over: LEITHS CREEK

0.1 MI. S. JCT. US74 BUS., Scotland, NC

Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 170

US401

Good

Over: LUMBER RIVER

1.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1401, Scotland, NC

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,900

SR1128

Good

Over: JOES CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1120, Scotland, NC

Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 500

SR1494

Good

Over: LITTLE LONG CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. US52, Stanly, NC

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,300

SR1435

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1438, Stanly, NC

Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 710

SR1109

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1120, Stanly, NC

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 320

SR1228

Good

Over: RUNNING CREEK

0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1210, Stanly, NC

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 340

SR1726

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

0.7 MI.N.JCT.SR1730, Stanly, NC

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 170

SR1651

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

100 FT.MI.E.JCT.SR1653, Stokes, NC

Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 370

SR1617

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1622, Stokes, NC

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 370

SR1484

Good

Over: SOUTH DOUBLE CREEK

0.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1483, Stokes, NC

Built 2018 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 700

NC104

Good

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1722, Surry, NC

Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,900

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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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