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

SR1419

Good

Over: DUTCHMANS CREEK

1.0 MI. N. JCT. SR1415, Davie, NC

Built 1981 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 170

SR1306

Good

Over: HERRINGS MARSH RUN

0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR1511, Duplin, NC

Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 350

NC147S

Good

Over: BURDENS CREEK

0.7 MI.S.JCT. I-40, Durham, NC

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,000

NC147N

Good

Over: BURDENS CREEK

0.7 MI.S. OF JCT.I-40, Durham, NC

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,000

US301

Good

Over: FISHING CREEK

3.3 MI.N. OF JCT.NC33, Edgecombe, NC

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,000

SR1920

Good

Over: I74 (FUTURE)

0.3 MI. N. JCT.NC66, Forsyth, NC

Built 2022 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,900

SR2209

Good

Over: UT TO S FORK CATAWBA RVR

0.5 MI. N. JCT. US29, Gaston, NC

Built 2018 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,900

SR1223

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK BEECH CREEK

50 FT.N.JCT.SR1225, Graham, NC

Built 2017 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 320

SR1091

Good

Over: WHEAT SWAMP CREEK

0.4 MI. W. OF JCT. SR1429, Greene, NC

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,200

SR3000

Good

Over: LITTLE ALAMANCE CREEK

0.15 MI. N. JCT. SR3078, Guilford, NC

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 650

SR1818

Good

Over: DEEP RIVER

0.95 MI. S. JCT. SR1850, Guilford, NC

Built 1997 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,700

I840W,US220W.RMP

Good

Over: HORSEPEN CREEK

3.45 MI. E. JCT. I73, Guilford, NC

Built 2019 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 7,700

SR2526

Good

Over: I785FUT.

0.2MI.N.JCT BRTWD.SCH RD., Guilford, NC

Built 2021 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 8,800

SR1315

Good

Over: LITTLE FISHING CREEK

1.0 MI.N.SR1317, Halifax, NC

Built 2009 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 660

SR1890

Good

Over: EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER

.05 MI.E.JCT.US276, Haywood, NC

Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 100

SR1322

Good

Over: JONATHAN CREEK

.15 MI.W.JCT.US276, Haywood, NC

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 200

SR1525

Good

Over: TUMBLEBUG CREEK

.6 MI.W.JCT.SR1734, Henderson, NC

Built 1999 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,100

US13N,US158E

Good

Over: CHOWAN RIVER

0.7 MI. N. JCT. US158, Hertford, NC

Built 2015 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,850

SR2316

Good

Over: FOURTH CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2514, Iredell, NC

Built 1985 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,900

SR2120

Good

Over: HUNTING CREEK

0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR2122, Iredell, NC

Built 1983 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 440

SR1007

Good

Over: MOCCASIN CREEK

0.4 MI. W. OF JCT.SR2541, Johnston, NC

Built 1999 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,100

US70B

Good

Over: NEUSE RIVER

0.7 MI.W.JCT.US301, Johnston, NC

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 23,000

SR1227

Good

Over: HANNAH CREEK

0.4MI E.JCT SR1171, Johnston, NC

Built 1997 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 100

SR2127

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

1.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1938, Johnston, NC

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 550

SR2130

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.2 MI.N.SR1934, Johnston, NC

Built 2015 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 500

SR1423

Good

Over: GUM FORK

0.9 MI. N. JCT SR1422, Lee, NC

Built 2006 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 620

SR1168

Good

Over: CARTOOGECHAYE CREEK

.1 MI.S.JCT.US64, Macon, NC

Built 1979 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 760

SR1234

Good

Over: I-40

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1240, McDowell, NC

Built 2024 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,100

US29 S

Good

Over: MALLARD CREEK

0.16 MI. S. JCT. SR2472, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 2015 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 13,000

SR1189

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

.01 MI.S.JCT.NC226, Mitchell, NC

Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 100

I73,I74,US220S

Good

Over: BR. OF NAKED CREEK

0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1638, Montgomery, NC

Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,750

I73/I74N

Good

Over: BR. OF NAKED CREEK

0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1638, Montgomery, NC

Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,750

SR1261

Good

Over: MCLENDONS CREEK

0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1262, Moore, NC

Built 1986 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 480

SR1316

Good

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT SR1317, Nash, NC

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 410

US64E;BUS

Good

Over: STONEY CREEK

0.2 MI W.JCT SR1616, Nash, NC

Built 1960 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,150

US64W; BUS

Good

Over: STONEY CREEK

0.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1616, Nash, NC

Built 1960 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,150

SR1126

Good

Over: OCCONEECHEE CREEK

0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1129, Northampton, NC

Built 2020 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 100

US17S

Good

Over: STARKY'S CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT SR1436, Onslow, NC

Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,250

SR1340

Good

Over: BACK CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1420, Orange, NC

Built 2015 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,000

SR1516

Good

Over: NORTH FORK LITTLE RIVER

0.7 MI. E. JCT. SR1517, Orange, NC

Built 2013 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 160

SR1202

Good

Over: PERQUIMANS RIVER

0.4 MI N JCT 1207, Perquimans, NC

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 320

NC102

Good

Over: FORK SWAMP

3.5 MI E JCT NC 11, Pitt, NC

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,700

SR1541

Good

Over: GRINDLE CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT SR1529, Pitt, NC

Built 2010 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 300

SR1708

Good

Over: FORK SWAMP

0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1700, Pitt, NC

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 40,000

SR1907

Good

Over: DITCH

0.7 MI S JCT SR1905, Pitt, NC

Built 2015 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 500

US264

Good

Over: JOHNSON'S MILL RUN

0.5MI.W.JCT.SR1440, Pitt, NC

Built 1993 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 15,500

SR1557

Good

Over: TRIB.UWHARRIE RIVER

0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR3252, Randolph, NC

Built 2022 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,500

SR2111

Good

Over: BULL RUN CREEK

0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR2116, Randolph, NC

Built 2018 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 540

SR2657

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR2607, Randolph, NC

Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 210

SR1135

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

0.4 MI. W. JCT. NC134, Randolph, NC

Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 150

Showing 15,801-15,850 of 18,901 bridges

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