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

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 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

North Carolina43%49.7%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

WI

Wisconsin

6.13% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,851
Selected

NC

North Carolina

6.16% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$18,901

HI

Hawaii

6.47% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,206

MT

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

SR1216

Poor

Over: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER

100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30

TSALI ENOLA ROAD

Poor

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

NC12

Good

Over: OREGON INLET

10 MI. S. JCT. US158, Dare, NC

Built 2019 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 5,900

SR1735

Good

Over: ABBOTTS CREEK

0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1736, Davidson, NC

Built 2002 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,100

SR1800

Good

Over: RICH FORK CREEK

1.7 MI. W. JCT. NC109, Davidson, NC

Built 1997 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,600

SR2205

Good

Over: ABBOTT'S CREEK

0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR2206, Davidson, NC

Built 2014 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 6,000

NC403

Good

Over: GOSHEN SWAMP

0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1320, Duplin, NC

Built 2000 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,800

NC11/NC111

Good

Over: BURN COAT CREEK

0.1 MI. N.JCT.NC903/NC111, Duplin, NC

Built 2020 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,700

NC903S

Good

Over: GROVE CREEK

0.42 MI. N. JCT. NC24, Duplin, NC

Built 2003 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 4,200

NC903N

Good

Over: GROVE CREEK

0.42 MI. N. JCT. NC24, Duplin, NC

Built 2003 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 4,200

US15/501N

Good

Over: NEW HOPE CREEK

0.25MI.S. OF JCT.SR1116, Durham, NC

Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 26,000

SR1669

Good

Over: GRASSY CREEK

1.2 MI. E. JCT. NC65, Forsyth, NC

Built 1992 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,600

REYNOLDS PARK ROAD

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK CREEK

.2 MI.E.JCT.MLK DR., Forsyth, NC

Built 2016 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 9,300

I40 EBL

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2.8 MI. W. JCT. US421, Forsyth, NC

Built 1996 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 33,750

I40 WBL

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

2.8 MI. W. JCT. US421, Forsyth, NC

Built 1996 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 33,750

SR1147

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

0.9 MI W JCT.US1, Franklin, NC

Built 2014 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 5,300

SR1613

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.3 MI W JCT SR1002, Franklin, NC

Built 2000 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 880

NC275

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1488, Gaston, NC

Built 1991 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 6,200

SR1624

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1622, Gaston, NC

Built 1998 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 240

SR1214

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

.9 MI.N.JCT.SR1217, Graham, NC

Built 2017 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 950

SR1716

Good

Over: WEST PRONG CREEK

1.5 MI.S. JCT. SR1711, Granville, NC

Built 2019 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,500

SR1150

Good

Over: TAR RIVER

0.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1149, Granville, NC

Built 2012 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 350

SR1300

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT SR1415, Granville, NC

Built 2013 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,100

SR1428

Good

Over: LITTLE BLUE CREEK

1.5 MI N JCT SR1426, Granville, NC

Built 2012 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,000

SR2182

Good

Over: HORSEPEN CREEK

1.4 MI.N.JCT. SR2085, Guilford, NC

Built 2019 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 100

SR2133

Good

Over: REEDY FORK

0.9 MI. N. JCT. SR2135, Guilford, NC

Built 2002 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 7,300

SR3073

Good

Over: LITTLE ALAMANCE CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR3072, Guilford, NC

Built 1999 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 210

I40

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

2.0 MI. W. JCT. SR1841, Guilford, NC

Built 2003 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 52,000

SR2715

Good

Over: PRONG REEDY CREEK

0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR2705, Guilford, NC

Built 2017 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 220

SR1001

Good

Over: NORTH BUFFALO CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT. US220, Guilford, NC

Built 2008 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 13,000

SR1424

Good

Over: BULL RUN CREEK

0.1 MI.W.JCT. BRDFRD PKWY, Guilford, NC

Built 2004 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 12,000

SR2182 SB

Good

Over: HORSEPEN CREEK

0.7 M. N. SR2179, Guilford, NC

Built 2019 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 8,000

NC561

Good

Over: LITTLE FISHING CREEK

0.1MI E JCT SR1317, Halifax, NC

Built 2017 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,300

SR1415

Good

Over: NEIL'S CREEK

1.1 MI.E.JCT.US401, Harnett, NC

Built 1980 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,500

SR1725

Good

Over: STEWART CREEK

0.7 MI. S. JCT. NC55, Harnett, NC

Built 2005 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,500

SR1212

Good

Over: JOHNSON BRANCH

.3 MI.E.JCT.SR1213, Haywood, NC

Built 2016 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 360

SR1329

Good

Over: BOYLSTON CREEK

.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1328, Henderson, NC

Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 710

SR1587

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.04 MI.S.JCT.SR1590, Henderson, NC

Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 330

US25

Good

Over: UT TO CANE CREEK

0.5 MI.N.JCT.SR2025, Henderson, NC

Built 2002 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 21,000

SR1734

Good

Over: SACONON CREEK

.3 MI. W. JCT. SR 1525, Henderson, NC

Built 2015 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 810

SR1432

Good

Over: CHINKAPIN CREEK

2.3 MI.S.JCT.NC561, Hertford, NC

Built 1998 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 90

SR1138

Good

Over: TONEYS CREEK

0.8 MI.E.JCT.SR1116, Hoke, NC

Built 2013 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 300

US21

Good

Over: FREE NANCY BRANCH

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

Built 1972 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 17,500

SR1363

Good

Over: BACK CREEK

1.2 MI. W. JCT. US70, Iredell, NC

Built 2018 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 7,300

SR1333

Good

Over: BUFFALO SHOALS CREEK

0.9 MI. E. JCT. US70, Iredell, NC

Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 720

SR1581

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1582, Iredell, NC

Built 2009 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 860

I40 E RAMP

Good

Over: FOURTH CREEK

.8MI.W.MOCKSVILLE HWY RMP, Iredell, NC

Built 2014 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 12,125

SR1157

Good

Over: THORPE DAM SPILLWAY

1.6 MI.W.JCT.NC107, Jackson, NC

Built 2003 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 2,300

SR1448

Good

Over: FISHER CREEK

.02 MI.E.JCT.SR1446, Jackson, NC

Built 2017 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 100

IRR US441

Good

Over: SOCO CREEK

100 FT.S.JCT.US441B, Jackson, NC

Built 1986 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 12,000

SR1504

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

0.9 MI N. JCT. NC210, Johnston, NC

Built 1998 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 1,400

SR1309

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.2MI.S. OF JCT.SR1322, Johnston, NC

Built 2001 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 3,900

Showing 14,601-14,650 of 18,901 bridges

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