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North Carolina bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in North Carolina — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

18,901
Public bridges
35.8%
Good condition
6.2%
Poor condition
6.2%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

6.2%

1,165 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 20.5%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — North Carolina (FHWA NBI)

North Carolina35.83408285275912%41.415798105920324%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below North Carolina on the same metric.

45

South Carolina

6.10% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,396

55

Wisconsin

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

37

North Carolina

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

15

Hawaii

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

30

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

SR1216

Structurally Deficient

Over: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER

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

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30

TSALI ENOLA ROAD

Structurally Deficient

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

SR1374

Good

Over: ANDERSON CREEK

0.9 MI W. SR1371, Vance, NC

Built 2017 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 550

SR3112S

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILROAD

0.3 MI.S.JCT.NC54, Wake, NC

Built 2001 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 11,000

NC54

Good

Over: DIRT

0.6 MI W JCT I-440, Wake, NC

Built 2023 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 11,000

SR1304

Good

Over: HAWTREE CREEK

2.3 MI E JCT SR1300, Warren, NC

Built 2009 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 350

SR1304

Good

Over: COVE CREEK

125 FT.E.JCT.SR1233, Watauga, NC

Built 2018 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 100

SR1158

Good

Over: COLBERT CREEK

.4 MI.W.JCT.SR1191, Yancey, NC

Built 2009 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 330

SR1003

Good

Over: BROWN CREEK

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1228, Anson, NC

Built 1980 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 650

SR1191

Good

Over: NORTH FORK NEW RIVER

0.04 MI.S.JCT.NC88, Ashe, NC

Built 1981 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 40

SR1332

Good

Over: ELLIS CREEK

0.5MI.N. OF JCT.NC53, Bladen, NC

Built 1991 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 380

SR1911

Good

Over: JACOB FORK CREEK

1.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1910, Burke, NC

Built 1993 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 170

SR1723

Good

Over: LYNCH CREEK

150 FT. E. JCT. NC86, Caswell, NC

Built 2005 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 250

SR2189

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.9 MI. N. JCT. SR1010, Chatham, NC

Built 2008 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 800

SR1141

Good

Over: GUM SWAMP

0.1 MI N. JCT SR1147, Columbus, NC

Built 2012 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 310

SR1118

Good

Over: TOM'S FORK

0.5 MI S. OF JCT SR1006, Columbus, NC

Built 2015 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 370

SR1504

Good

Over: PORTER COW BRANCH

0.1 MI E JCT SR1506, Columbus, NC

Built 2010 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 460

US401

Good

Over: LOWER LITTLE RIVER

0.8 MI. N. JCT. NC217, Cumberland, NC

Built 2020 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 6,100

SR1108

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCKFISH CREEK

1 MI.W.JCT.SR1107, Cumberland, NC

Built 2009 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 11,000

SR1003

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCKFISH CREEK

0.3 MI. E. JCT. NC59, Cumberland, NC

Built 2011 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 15,000

NC690

Good

Over: BEAVER DAM CREEK

0.6MI W.JCT SR1455, Cumberland, NC

Built 1986 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 3,600

SR1700

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK CREEK

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1723, Davidson, NC

Built 1991 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 2,100

NC109

Good

Over: HUNTS FORK CREEK

0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1783, Davidson, NC

Built 2003 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 12,500

NC 74

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR2211, Forsyth, NC

Built 2022 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 34,000

SR1407

Good

Over: SHOCCO CREEK

0.9 MI N JCT SR1442, Franklin, NC

Built 1991 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 410

SR1601

Good

Over: LITTLE LONG CREEK

0.7 MI. E. JCT. SR1600, Gaston, NC

Built 1986 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 560

SR1115

Good

Over: RYAN CREEK

0.7 MI. S. JCT. I85, Guilford, NC

Built 1989 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 7,200

SR1815

Good

Over: TRIB. OF DEEP CREEK

0.9 MI. S. JCT. SR1814, Halifax, NC

Built 1989 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 170

SR1602

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM SWAMP

0.8 MI.N. OF NC561, Halifax, NC

Built 2010 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 190

SR1852

Good

Over: LAKE SUMMIT

.6 MI.S.JCT.SR1265, Henderson, NC

Built 1985 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 660

SR1894

Good

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

0.7 MI. E. JCT. SR1895, Iredell, NC

Built 1994 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 90

SR1113

Good

Over: UT TO LITTLE INDIAN CREE

0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR1120, Lincoln, NC

Built 1996 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 490

SR1111

Good

Over: UT TO LITTLE INDIAN CREE

0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1104, Lincoln, NC

Built 1993 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 1,000

SR1153

Good

Over: CARTOOGEHAYE CREEK

.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1148, Macon, NC

Built 1990 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 480

SR1448

Good

Over: ALLISON CREEK

0.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1128, Macon, NC

Built 2022 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 1,000

SR1123

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

.3 MI.W.JCT.SR1131, McDowell, NC

Built 2009 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 240

SR1569

Good

Over: NORTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER

.2 MI.E.JCT.US221, McDowell, NC

Built 1984 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 360

SR1340

Good

Over: WEST FORK LITTLE RIVER

1.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1315, Montgomery, NC

Built 2022 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 220

SR1001

Good

Over: LITTLE SAPONY CREEK

0.5 MI S JCT SR1145, Nash, NC

Built 2018 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 2,000

SR1362

Good

Over: TRIB. OF KIRBY'S CREEK

1.1 MI N. OF JCT SR1364, Northampton, NC

Built 1993 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 120

SR1225

Good

Over: BRANCH OF NEW RIVER

0.4 MI W. JCT. SR1238, Onslow, NC

Built 1997 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 300

NC304

Good

Over: LITTLE VANDEMERE CREEK

2.7 MI.N.JCT.NC307, Pamlico, NC

Built 2011 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 650

NC304

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

3.3 MI. S. OF JCT. NC33, Pamlico, NC

Built 2011 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 750

SR1216

Good

Over: HORSE BRANCH

0.5 MI W JCT SR1340, Pender, NC

Built 1986 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 850

US17BUS

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.1M. N. JCT. NC37, Perquimans, NC

Built 2019 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 2,900

SR2474

Good

Over: BUSH CREEK

0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR2469, Randolph, NC

Built 1993 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 320

SR1500

Good

Over: SECOND BROAD RIVER

1.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1510, Rutherford, NC

Built 1992 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 200

NC73

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1406, Stanly, NC

Built 2010 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 7,100

NC268 WBL

Good

Over: ELKIN CREEK

1.05MI.W.JCT.US21BUS, Surry, NC

Built 2004 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 6,250

SR1107

Good

Over: BRADLEY CREEK

.5 MI.E.JCT.SR1104, Transylvania, NC

Built 2019 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 600

SR2012

Good

Over: PERRY CREEK

0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR2015, Wake, NC

Built 1994 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 16,000

NC98

Good

Over: DUNN CREEK

1.09 MI. E. JCT. US1A, Wake, NC

Built 2006 Load: 58.9 t ADT: 29,000

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