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

US19,23BUS

Good

Over: REEM'S CREEK

.01 MI.S.JCT.SR2205, Buncombe, NC

Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,400

SR1702

Good

Over: ELK SHOAL CREEK

0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1700, Catawba, NC

Built 1987 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 650

SR2700

Good

Over: ROBINSON CREEK TRIB.

0.15M. N. JCT. US64 BUS., Chatham, NC

Built 2020 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 100

SR1337

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

0.6 MI. W. JCT. SR1341, Cleveland, NC

Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 580

US74 BYP (EBL)

Good

Over: CSX RAILROAD

1.9 MI.W.NC226, Cleveland, NC

Built 2018 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10,500

SR1900

Good

Over: CAN. OFF LK.WACCAMAW

0.6 MI.W. OF JCT. SR1757, Columbus, NC

Built 2016 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 820

SR1476

Good

Over: CLAYROOT SWAMP CANAL

1.2 MI W JCT NC43, Craven, NC

Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 530

SR2030

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.1 MI.N.JCT.SR2028, Cumberland, NC

Built 2020 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 650

SR1819

Good

Over: CREEK

0.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1811, Cumberland, NC

Built 2020 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 210

NC87 NBL

Good

Over: ABERDEEN & ROCKFISH R/R

0.2 MI N. OF SR1141, Cumberland, NC

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 14,000

I-295N

Good

Over: ROCKFISH CREEK

0.35 MI S JCT SR1116, Cumberland, NC

Built 2022 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 12,500

SR1221

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1147, Davidson, NC

Built 1996 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 840

SR1231

Good

Over: SWEARING CREEK

0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1204, Davidson, NC

Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 700

SR2226

Good

Over: POUNDER FORK

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR2482, Davidson, NC

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 690

I85,US15

Good

Over: NORFOLK & WESTERN RR

0.7 MI. N. OF JCT. SR1670, Durham, NC

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 80,000

NC43

Good

Over: TRIB.OF TOWN CREEK

2.0 MI N. OF NC42, Edgecombe, NC

Built 2015 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 2,700

NC274

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

0.7 MI. N. W. JCT. I85, Gaston, NC

Built 1979 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 14,000

SR1934

Good

Over: STANLEY CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1923, Gaston, NC

Built 1983 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,300

I-85 NBL RAMP FI

Good

Over: CREEK

0.3 MILES N. JCT. U.S. 32, Gaston, NC

Built 2021 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 14,500

SR1400

Good

Over: MERCHANT MILL POND

0.1 MI.S.JCT SR1403, Gates, NC

Built 2008 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,100

US158

Good

Over: TABBS CREEK

0.6 MI. E. JCT I85, Granville, NC

Built 2019 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 8,200

US401,421,NC27,210

Good

Over: CAPE FEAR RIVER

0.1 MI. N. OF JCT. SR1319, Harnett, NC

Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 14,250

US421

Good

Over: TRIB.OF THORNTON CRK

0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR2077, Harnett, NC

Built 1945 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 13,500

SR1328

Good

Over: BOYLSTON CREEK

.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1316, Henderson, NC

Built 1959 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 710

SR1690

Good

Over: KNOB CREEK

.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1419, Henderson, NC

Built 2020 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,500

SR1238

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1127, Henderson, NC

Built 2008 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 100

SR1002

Good

Over: TUCKASEGEE RIVER

20 FT.N.JCT.SR1336, Jackson, NC

Built 2017 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,400

SR1432

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR1459, Jackson, NC

Built 2014 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 200

NC55

Good

Over: JERICHO RUN

0.1 MI. W JCT. SR1810, Lenoir, NC

Built 2009 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,100

SR1920

Good

Over: VINE SWAMP CREEK

0.3 MI.W OF JCT. SR1919, Lenoir, NC

Built 1998 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 150

SR1238

Good

Over: LITHIA INN BRANCH

0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1257, Lincoln, NC

Built 1985 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 780

SR1802

Good

Over: SOUTH MUDDY CREEK

.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1783, McDowell, NC

Built 2003 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 450

NC226

Good

Over: JACKTOWN CREEK

.2 MI.S.JCT.I-40, McDowell, NC

Built 2010 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 7,900

I77 & US21 NBL

Good

Over: SUGAR CREEK

0.87 MI. S. JCT. SR1164, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 34,750

SR1191

Good

Over: PAW CREEK

0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1197, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1986 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,100

SR1103

Good

Over: BRANCH OF CLARKS CREEK

0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1110, Montgomery, NC

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 480

SR1425

Good

Over: PIG BASKET CREEK

0.3 MI E. OF JCT SR1426, Nash, NC

Built 2012 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,500

NC48

Good

Over: TAR RIVER

1 MI. N. OFJCT.US301 BUS., Nash, NC

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 6,700

SR1702

Good

Over: GREEN MILL RUN

1.1 MI. N. JCT. US264BYP, Pitt, NC

Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 21,000

SR1155

Good

Over: BRIGHTS CREEK

.4 MI.W.JCT.SR1138, Polk, NC

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 200

SR1412

Good

Over: CARAWAY CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1411, Randolph, NC

Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 100

US1N

Good

Over: DROWNING CREEK

2.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1600, Richmond, NC

Built 2011 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5,500

SR1547

Good

Over: WITHROW CREEK

0.2 MI. S. JCT. NC801, Rowan, NC

Built 1997 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,700

US221 SBL

Good

Over: CC&ORR

.05 MI.S.JCT.SR1136, Rutherford, NC

Built 2012 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,350

NC41

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER OVERFlOW

0.7 MI E JCT SR1119, Sampson, NC

Built 2009 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,900

SR1949

Good

Over: BULLTAIL CREEK

0.3 MI. N. OF JCT. NC41, Sampson, NC

Built 1996 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 350

SR1759

Good

Over: ARARAT RIVER

.3 MI.E.JCT.NC89, Surry, NC

Built 1992 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,500

SR1837

Good

Over: UT TO CHINQUAPIN CREEK

1.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1856, Surry, NC

Built 1999 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,000

SR1114

Good

Over: FRENCH BROAD RIVER

.7 MI.W.JCT.US276, Transylvania, NC

Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 480

NC218

Good

Over: RICHARDSON CREEK

0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1716, Union, NC

Built 1983 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 4,000

Showing 16,401-16,450 of 18,901 bridges

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