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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

SR1373

Good

Over: BR. OF ROCKY RIVER

0.4 MI. N. JCT. US64, Chatham, NC

Built 2001 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 100

NC904

Good

Over: GAPWAY SWAMP CREEK

0.45 MI. W. JCT.SR1347, Columbus, NC

Built 1992 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 2,600

SR1227

Good

Over: SHINGLE LANDING CREEK

0.6 MI. W. OF JCT. SR1228, Currituck, NC

Built 1995 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 3,100

SR1510

Good

Over: W.BUIES CREEK

0.5 MI.N.SR1542, Harnett, NC

Built 1994 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 750

NC213

Good

Over: GABRIEL CREEK

.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1560, Madison, NC

Built 1976 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 7,100

NC210

Good

Over: STONES CREEK

1.2 MI E JCT US17, Onslow, NC

Built 2008 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 15,500

SR1231

Good

Over: NEW RIVER

0.2 MI N JCT SR1229, Onslow, NC

Built 1988 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 600

US74

Good

Over: BLACK BRANCH

1.5 MI. E. JCT. US1, Richmond, NC

Built 2001 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 10,500

NC801

Good

Over: FOURTH CREEK

0.7 MI.S.JCT.SR1984, Rowan, NC

Built 2018 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 4,000

SR2200

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

0.7 MI. N. JCT. I85, Rowan, NC

Built 2005 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 20,000

SR1316

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

100' W.JCT.SR1312, Rutherford, NC

Built 1987 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 330

SR1145

Good

Over: BUCKHORN CREEK

0.5MI. W. JCT. SR1146, Sampson, NC

Built 2019 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 320

SR1438

Good

Over: LEITH'S CREEK

0.4 MI. N. JCT. US74, Scotland, NC

Built 2014 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 3,200

CHERRY STREET

Good

Over: LAMB CREEK

.01 MI.W.JCT.SR1533, Transylvania, NC

Built 1987 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 350

WINTHROP DR

Good

Over: NACHO CREEK

0.3MI.S.JCT.RAY ROAD, Wake, NC

Built 2013 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 1,500

JUDD PARKWAY

Good

Over: TERRIBLE CREEK

0.16 MI.E.JCT.STEWART ST., Wake, NC

Built 2015 Load: 73.4 t ADT: 21,000

SR1730

Good

Over: GUM LOG CANAL

0.3 MI.W. OF JCT.SR1728, Cumberland, NC

Built 1999 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 340

SR1520

Good

Over: FRYES CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1493, Davidson, NC

Built 1993 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 3,200

SR1293

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

.01 MI.N.JCT.NC143, Graham, NC

Built 1990 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 450

US301

Good

Over: FISHING CREEK OVERFLOW

0.4MI.S.OF SR1225, Halifax, NC

Built 2009 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 4,400

CHOATE CIRCLE

Good

Over: POLK DITCH

0.8 MI. W. JCT. SR1441, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1984 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 100

US17

Good

Over: EDWARDS CREEK

0.9 MI. N. JCT. BEACH RD., Onslow, NC

Built 2001 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 44,000

SR1175

Good

Over: SECOND CREEK

1.0 MI. S. JCT. SR1174, Randolph, NC

Built 1991 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 550

SR1929

Good

Over: WOLF ISLAND CREEK

1.2 MI. W. JCT. US29 BUS., Rockingham, NC

Built 2022 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 230

SR2329

Good

Over: BR. OF HOMINY CREEK

0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR2320, Wake, NC

Built 1992 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 1,600

SR1541

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK S.FRK.NEW RV

.4 MI.S.JCT.US221,US321, Watauga, NC

Built 2008 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 680

SR1002

Good

Over: SOUTHERN RAILWAY

0.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1335, Cabarrus, NC

Built 2014 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 16,000

SR1307

Good

Over: FOX CREEK

0.9 MI.S.JCT.SR1304, Granville, NC

Built 2010 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 240

SR1854

Good

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.7 MI. W. JCT. SR1852, Iredell, NC

Built 2011 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 80

SR1504

Good

Over: STEEP HILL BRANCH

0.9 MI. W. OF JCT. SR1010, Johnston, NC

Built 2010 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 1,400

SR1350( HARMONY CH

Good

Over: BACK CREEK

0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1341, Orange, NC

Built 1994 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 300

SR1777

Good

Over: BOLIN CREEK

0.8 MI. E. JCT. SR1728, Orange, NC

Built 1992 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 8,000

NC49

Good

Over: SOUTH HYCO CREEK

0.7 MI.S. JCT.SR1173, Person, NC

Built 1938 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 2,700

SR2824

Good

Over: RICHMOND CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR2830, Randolph, NC

Built 2008 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 910

SR2182

Good

Over: PENWOOD BRANCH

0.2 MI. W. JCT. SR2183, Randolph, NC

Built 2017 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 2,400

SR1650

Good

Over: S. PR. FALLING CREEK

0.2 MI N. JCT. SR1903, Richmond, NC

Built 2017 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 4,900

SR2145

Good

Over: DAN RIVER

1.5 MI. N. JCT. NC65, Rockingham, NC

Built 2001 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 1,500

NC150

Good

Over: SILLS CREEK

350 FT. E. JCT. SR1760, Rowan, NC

Built 1992 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 4,300

SR1144

Good

Over: ALARKA CREEK

7 FT.S.JCT.SR1140, Swain, NC

Built 1995 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 380

US64

Good

Over: SCUPPERNONG RIVER

0.7 MI E. OF JCT SR1110, Tyrrell, NC

Built 2004 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 7,400

SR3009

Good

Over: RICHLAND CREEK

0.1 MI N JCT SR1728, Wake, NC

Built 1999 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 28,000

I87S,US64W,US264W

Good

Over: N&S R/R

JCT. US64 & N&S RR, Wake, NC

Built 2005 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 31,000

46TH AVE DR NE

Good

Over: SNOW CREEK

0.3 MI E JTC W 45AVEPL AV, Catawba, NC

Built 2016 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 550

NC11

Good

Over: MAXWELL CREEK

0.5 MI N JCT SR1918, Duplin, NC

Built 2022 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 1,400

SR1601

Good

Over: JERRYS CREEK

1.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1602, Edgecombe, NC

Built 2018 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 2,000

SR1700

Good

Over: BEAVERDAM CREEK

0.5 MI. E. JCT. SR1720, Granville, NC

Built 2013 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 2,500

SR1850

Good

Over: PRONG DEEP RIVER

0.15 MI. W. JCT. SR1855, Guilford, NC

Built 1994 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 2,100

SR1125

Good

Over: DOG POND BRANCH

0.3MI N. OF JCT.NC481, Halifax, NC

Built 2002 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 130

SR2379

Good

Over: SHINNS CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2375, Iredell, NC

Built 1994 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 900

US 115/21

Good

Over: THIRD CREEK

0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1491, Iredell, NC

Built 2020 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 9,200

Showing 17,101-17,150 of 18,901 bridges

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