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

NC211

Good

Over: CSX RR

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1511, Robeson, NC

Built 2019 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 4,000

NC211

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP OVERFLOW

0.6 MI. S. OF JCT SR2120, Robeson, NC

Built 1990 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 5,000

SR1318

Good

Over: RAFT SWAMP

0.4 MI. W. OF JCT. SR1001, Robeson, NC

Built 2000 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 2,800

SR1951

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.85 MI. N. JCT. SR1974, Rockingham, NC

Built 2015 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 360

SR2127

Good

Over: ROCK HOUSE CREEK

0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR2260, Rockingham, NC

Built 1998 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 330

SR2153

Good

Over: DAN RIVER TRIBUTARY 32

1.2 MI. W. JCT. SR2154, Rockingham, NC

Built 2015 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 100

SR2189

Good

Over: HOGAN'S CREEK

0.1 MI. E. JCT. NC704, Rockingham, NC

Built 2015 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 700

SR1515

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

75FT. S. OF JCT. SR1509, Rockingham, NC

Built 2017 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 490

SR1972

Good

Over: FOURTH CREEK

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

Built 1986 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 400

SR1004

Good

Over: CHURCH CREEK

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

Built 2013 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 6,400

SR1509

Good

Over: GRANTS CREEK

0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1510, Rowan, NC

Built 1990 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 4,300

SR1546

Good

Over: KERR CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. NC150, Rowan, NC

Built 1988 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 130

SR2213

Good

Over: FLOYDS CREEK

.3 MI.N.JCT.SR2168, Rutherford, NC

Built 2018 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 3,000

US64

Good

Over: CLINCHFIELD RR

0.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1556, Rutherford, NC

Built 2001 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 4,100

SR1116

Good

Over: FLOYDS CREEK

.7 MI.W.JCT.US221, Rutherford, NC

Built 1997 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 250

SR1713

Good

Over: HUNTING CREEK

0.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1715, Rutherford, NC

Built 2015 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 240

SR1733

Good

Over: FIRST BROAD RIVER

.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1730, Rutherford, NC

Built 2009 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 560

SR1732

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1733, Rutherford, NC

Built 1998 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 560

SR1106

Good

Over: BROAD RIVER

.65 MI.N.JCT.SR1125, Rutherford, NC

Built 2000 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 570

NC24W

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP CREEK

0.1 MI. W. OF JCT SR 1405, Sampson, NC

Built 2016 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 3,800

SR1927

Good

Over: STEWARTS CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT SR1942, Sampson, NC

Built 1994 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 450

SR1414

Good

Over: LITTLE COHARIE CREEK

0.2MI.E.SR1433, Sampson, NC

Built 2002 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 2,000

NC24W

Good

Over: SOUTH RIVER

0.4 MI W. JCT SR1414, Sampson, NC

Built 2016 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 5,000

NC24E

Good

Over: BIG SWAMP

0.3 MI. E. JCT S1410, Sampson, NC

Built 2015 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 8,500

SR1404

Good

Over: LUMBER RIVER

0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR1403, Scotland, NC

Built 1999 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 1,100

SR1612

Good

Over: BIG SHOE HEEL CREEK

0.7 MI. W. JCT. SR1611, Scotland, NC

Built 2003 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 900

SR1619

Good

Over: LEITH'S CREEK

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1613, Scotland, NC

Built 2005 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 1,200

SR1741

Good

Over: JACOBS CREEK

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

Built 1997 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 590

SR1130

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1127, Stanly, NC

Built 2015 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 2,300

SR1104

Good

Over: COLDWATER BRANCH

0.2 MI. W. JCT. SR1103, Stanly, NC

Built 1999 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 150

SR1542

Good

Over: LITTLE MOUNTAIN CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1537, Stanly, NC

Built 2014 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 1,800

NC8

Good

Over: TOWN FORK CREEK OVERFLOW

0.3 MI. N. JCT. NC65, Stokes, NC

Built 2009 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 5,900

SR1826

Good

Over: EAST SHOAL CREEK

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1815, Surry, NC

Built 2023 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 250

SR1309

Good

Over: ALARKA CREEK

.4 MI.W.JCT.SR1303, Swain, NC

Built 2008 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 730

SR1940

Good

Over: WICKER CREEK

0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1939, Union, NC

Built 2017 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 80

US74 BYP WB

Good

Over: STEWARTS CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. DEESE RD., Union, NC

Built 2018 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 15,000

US74 BYP EB

Good

Over: STEWARTS CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. DEESE RD., Union, NC

Built 2018 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 15,000

NC16

Good

Over: SIX MILE CREEK

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1346, Union, NC

Built 2010 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 34,000

SR1107

Good

Over: RUIN CREEK

1.4 MI. W. OF SR1107, Vance, NC

Built 2008 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 600

NC97

Good

Over: MOCASSIN CREEK

0.5 MI. E. JCT. NC39, Wake, NC

Built 2017 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 3,300

SR1007

Good

Over: CLARKS CREEK

0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR2516, Wake, NC

Built 2009 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 6,500

SR1615

Good

Over: CRABTREE CREEK

0.94 MI. E. JCT. SR1613, Wake, NC

Built 1994 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 29,000

SR2217

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR2049, Wake, NC

Built 2010 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 4,500

SR1393

Good

Over: BASAL CREEK

1.58 M. S. JCT. SR1152, Wake, NC

Built 2015 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 8,600

I540W

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

1.2ML. W. OF JCT. W.64BUS, Wake, NC

Built 2007 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 31,250

FOREST PINES DRIVE

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

0.8MI.N.OF JCT. FALLS RD, Wake, NC

Built 2013 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 500

SR2723

Good

Over: I540

0.4 MI S JCT SR1010 RD, Wake, NC

Built 2021 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 4,400

US401

Good

Over: DIRT

0.75 MI. S. JCT. SR1010, Wake, NC

Built 2020 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 31,500

SR1001

Good

Over: FISHING CREEK

2.1 MI. N. JCT SR1116, Warren, NC

Built 2017 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 2,900

SR1218

Good

Over: ELLINGTONS CREEK

1.3 MI S SR1200, Warren, NC

Built 2013 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 200

Showing 15,151-15,200 of 18,901 bridges

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