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

NC280

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1361, Transylvania, NC

Built 1952 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 14,000

SR1147

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK FLAT CREEK

.6 MI.S.JCT.US64, Transylvania, NC

Built 2013 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 430

SR1113

Good

Over: WAXHAW CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1261, Union, NC

Built 2012 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 830

SR1501

Good

Over: NORTH FORK CROOKED CREEK

50 FT. W. JCT. SR1520, Union, NC

Built 1986 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 23,500

SR2015

Good

Over: MINE CREEK

0.8 MI.W.JCT.SR1005, Wake, NC

Built 1995 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 13,500

SR 2049

Good

Over: SANFORD CREEK

0.9 MI.N.JCT.SR2051, Wake, NC

Built 2015 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 17,000

SR1001

Good

Over: MOCASSIN CREEK

0.8 MI N. JCT. SR2338, Wake, NC

Built 2019 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 2,600

SR2368

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.0 MI.N.JCT.NC97, Wake, NC

Built 2014 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 1,300

SR1404

Good

Over: DIRT

0.25 MI S JCT SR1010, Wake, NC

Built 2020 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 31,500

US401

Good

Over: SHOCCO CREEK

0.7 MI.N. JCT. SR1137, Warren, NC

Built 2010 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 1,900

SR1117

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK CREEK

50 FT.S.JCT.US321, Watauga, NC

Built 2005 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 1,300

NC44E, US70E,BYP

Good

Over: CSX R/R

0.2 MI. W. JCT. US 117, Wayne, NC

Built 2012 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 13,500

US70W.BYP.

Good

Over: WEST BEAR CREEK

1.2 M E JCT SR 1714, Wayne, NC

Built 2016 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 6,500

US70 E BYP.

Good

Over: W. BEAR CREEK

1.2 MI. E. OF JCT. SR1714, Wayne, NC

Built 2016 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 6,500

SR1745

Good

Over: WEST PRONG ROARING RIVER

50 FT.E.JCT.SR1746, Wilkes, NC

Built 2021 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 470

SR1002

Good

Over: E.PRONG ROARING RIVER

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1743, Wilkes, NC

Built 2021 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 1,500

SR1157

Good

Over: BLOOMERY SWAMP

0.2 MI. S. JCT. US264, Wilson, NC

Built 1997 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 4,700

SR1317

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

2.8 MI.N.JCT.SR1308, Yancey, NC

Built 2015 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 150

SR1308

Good

Over: UT TO LOWER LITTLE RIVER

0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1311, Alexander, NC

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 60

SR1812

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1829, Anson, NC

Built 2001 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 250

SR1136

Good

Over: HORSE BRANCH CREEK

0.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1152, Beaufort, NC

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 330

SR1136

Good

Over: BAY BRANCH

0.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1152, Beaufort, NC

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 330

US701

Good

Over: BROWNS CREEK

0.5 MI. N. OF JCT. NC87, Bladen, NC

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 9,400

SR1704

Good

Over: WHITES CREEK

0.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1713, Bladen, NC

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 290

NC211

Good

Over: HONEY ISLAND SWAMP

0.7 MI.N.OF JCT SR1340, Brunswick, NC

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,000

NC211

Good

Over: HONEY ISLAND SWAMP

0.5MI.N. OF JCT SR1340, Brunswick, NC

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,000

SR1115

Good

Over: DOE CREEK

0.1 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1129, Brunswick, NC

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,700

SR1302

Good

Over: SINGLETREE SWAMP

0.1 MI. N. OF JCT. US17, Brunswick, NC

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 550

NC 87

Good

Over: MORGAN BRANCH

0.1 MI.N. JCT.US 17, Brunswick, NC

Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,800

SR3437

Good

Over: BILL MOORE CREEK

.4 MI.N.JCT.SR3443, Buncombe, NC

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 670

SR1103

Good

Over: STONY FORK CREEK

.01 MI.S.JCT.NC151, Buncombe, NC

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,200

I-26

Good

Over: (FUTURE) BILTMORE FARMS

0.5 MI. S. JCT. B.R. PARK, Buncombe, NC

Built 2022 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 72,500

SR1244

Good

Over: CANOE CREEK

.01 MI.E.JCT.SR1245, Burke, NC

Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 220

SR1916

Good

Over: HENRY FORK RIVER

.01 MI.E.JCT.SR1924, Burke, NC

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 700

SR1272

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

0.1 MI.W.JCT.NC183, Burke, NC

Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 100

SR1142

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RR

.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1177, Burke, NC

Built 1976 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 12,500

SR1006

Good

Over: DUTCH BUFFALO CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR2416, Cabarrus, NC

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,800

SR1148

Good

Over: BRANCH OF ROCKY RIVER

0.2 MI. W. JCT. US601, Cabarrus, NC

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 580

SR1543

Good

Over: CREEK

100 FT. W. JCT. SR1544, Caswell, NC

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 220

SR2170

Good

Over: ROCKY RIVER

0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR2168, Chatham, NC

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 440

SR1148

Good

Over: LITTLE BRUSH CREEK

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1149, Chatham, NC

Built 2003 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 100

SR1701

Good

Over: CREEK

0.5MI. W. JCT. US64 BUS., Chatham, NC

Built 2020 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 840

NC60

Good

Over: S.FORK RAPIERS MILL CREE

15 FT.N.JCT.SR1123, Cherokee, NC

Built 1998 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,000

METCALF ROAD

Good

Over: PROPOSED I-74

0.5 S/O BARBEE ROAD, Cleveland, NC

Built 2023 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,200

SR1112

Good

Over: BIG CYPRESS SWAMP

0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR1108, Columbus, NC

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 220

SR1843

Good

Over: DAN'S CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT SR1836, Columbus, NC

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 500

SR1615

Good

Over: MORGAN SWAMP

1.0 MI.S. OF JCT.SR1620, Craven, NC

Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,200

NC24,NC210

Good

Over: CSXRR,NSRR

0.1 MI. E. JCT.BRAGG BLVD, Cumberland, NC

Built 2018 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 24,000

SR1493

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1490, Davidson, NC

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,500

SR1242

Good

Over: SWEARING CREEK

0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1424, Davidson, NC

Built 1992 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,800

Showing 15,751-15,800 of 18,901 bridges

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