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

SR2786

Poor

Over: FLAT CREEK

.5 MI.N.JCT.SR2805, Buncombe, NC

Built 1976 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 290

SR1768

Poor

Over: ADKINS BRANCH

0.04 MI.S.JCT.SR1817, Buncombe, NC

Built 1971 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 380

SR2450

Poor

Over: BR. OF BIG BEAR CREEK

0.4 MI. S. JCT. NC49, Cabarrus, NC

Built 1952 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 310

SR1167

Poor

Over: SCL RR

0.1 MI. S. JCT. US74 BUS, Cleveland, NC

Built 1925 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,000

SR1158

Poor

Over: BEAVER DAM SWAMP

0.4 MI.E.JCT.SR1141, Columbus, NC

Built 1958 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 160

SR1113

Poor

Over: REGISTER'S CREEK

0.7 MI. W. JCT. SR1129, Guilford, NC

Built 1929 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 2,200

SR1336

Poor

Over: WESLEY CREEK

1.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1334, Haywood, NC

Built 1959 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 200

SR1155

Poor

Over: CUTAWHISKIE SWAMP

0.4MI.N.JCT.SR1154, Hertford, NC

Built 1955 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 250

SR2345

Poor

Over: SOUTHERN R.R.(INACTIVE)

0.1 MI. N. JCT.US21&NC115, Iredell, NC

Built 1963 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 770

SR2145

Poor

Over: SOUTH YADKIN RIVER

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR2199, Iredell, NC

Built 1940 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 180

SR1127

Poor

Over: ROBERTS BRANCH

.9 MI.S.JCT.SR1135, Madison, NC

Built 1957 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 60

SR2442

Poor

Over: S.PRONG OF CLARK'S CREEK

0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR2448, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 4,400

SR1140

Poor

Over: BR. OF LITTLE RIVER

0.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1301, Pasquotank, NC

Built 1972 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 760

SR1138

Poor

Over: DAN RIVER

0.8 MI. S. JCT. US311, Rockingham, NC

Built 1957 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 850

SR1713

Poor

Over: CANE CREEK

.03 MI.S.JCT.SR1701, Rutherford, NC

Built 1975 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 250

SR1681

Poor

Over: STEWART'S CREEK

0.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1006, Union, NC

Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,900

US401S

Poor

Over: SOUTHERN RR, CREEK

0.34 MI. N. JCT. SR1375, Wake, NC

Built 1953 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 17,250

SR2770

Poor

Over: BR. OF KENNETH CR.

0.7MI.S. OF JCT.SR2767, Wake, NC

Built 1976 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 1,700

MOUNTFORD AVE.

Poor

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.1 MI.W.JCT.BOYLAN AVE., Wake, NC

Built 1936 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 289

SR1362

Poor

Over: UT TO STONY FORK CREEK

.2 MI.W.JCT.SR1361, Watauga, NC

Built 1965 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 60

SR1360

Poor

Over: N.PRONG LEWIS FORK CREEK

.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1300, Wilkes, NC

Built 1995 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 110

SR1108

Poor

Over: WEST PRONG MORAVIAN CREE

1.1 MI.E.JCT.NC18, Wilkes, NC

Built 1967 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 290

SR1425

Poor

Over: LITTLE CREEK

.01 MI.N.JCT.SR1411, Yancey, NC

Built 1963 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 250

NC742

Poor

Over: LANES CREEK

0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1434, Anson, NC

Built 1948 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,900

SR1379

Poor

Over: LITTLE HELTON CREEK

50 FT.W.JCT.NC194, Ashe, NC

Built 1963 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 20

SR1125

Poor

Over: BEN BOLEN CREEK

.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1100, Ashe, NC

Built 1968 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 370

SR1342

Poor

Over: ELK RIVER

20 FT.S.JCT.NC184, Avery, NC

Built 1929 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 950

SR1924

Poor

Over: JACOB FORK CREEK

.7 MI.N.JCT.SR1907, Burke, NC

Built 1923 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 600

SR1520

Poor

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1545, Chatham, NC

Built 1973 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 650

SR1007

Poor

Over: DEEP RIVER

0.1 MI. S. JCT. US421, Chatham, NC

Built 1959 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 460

SR1504

Poor

Over: UT TO LONG CREEK

0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR1448, Gaston, NC

Built 1977 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 50

SR2347

Poor

Over: HAW RIVER

1.2 MI. N. OF JCT. SR1002, Guilford, NC

Built 1955 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,900

NC209

Poor

Over: COVE CREEK

0.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1334, Haywood, NC

Built 1981 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 550

SR1876

Poor

Over: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER

.1 MI.W.JCT.NC110, Haywood, NC

Built 1970 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,000

SR1679

Poor

Over: CULLASAJA RIVER

50 FT.W.JCT.US64, Macon, NC

Built 1957 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 70

SR1393

Poor

Over: BURNINGTOWN CREEK

.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1392, Macon, NC

Built 1971 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 20

SR1310

Poor

Over: NANTAHALA RIVER

.6 MI.S.JCT.US19,74, Macon, NC

Built 1950 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 600

SR1347

Poor

Over: CHANDLER CREEK

.02 MI.N.JCT.US23, Madison, NC

Built 1972 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 300

SR1002

Poor

Over: BIG CRABTREE CREEK

.85 MI.S.JCT.SR1264, Mitchell, NC

Built 1952 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 700

SR1005

Poor

Over: MORGAN CREEK

0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1942, Orange, NC

Built 1939 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 8,300

NC306 FERRY

Poor

Over: NEUSE RIVER

0.13 MI.S. OF JCT.SR1352, Pamlico, NC

Built 1996 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,300

SR1138

Poor

Over: LITTLE CONTENTNEA CREEK

0.8 MI N JCT SR1217, Pitt, NC

Built 1957 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 720

SR1122

Poor

Over: COVE CREEK

.8 MI.E.JCT.SR1191, Polk, NC

Built 1970 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 750

SR1700

Poor

Over: LITTLE FIRST BROAD RIVER

.9 MI.W.JCT.NC226, Rutherford, NC

Built 1959 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 110

SR1674

Poor

Over: DAN RIVER

300 FT. E. JCT. NC8/89, Stokes, NC

Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,100

SR1159

Poor

Over: CATHEY CREEK

.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1199, Transylvania, NC

Built 1923 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 320

ATCHISON ST.

Poor

Over: BAGWELL BRANCH

.1 MI.E.JCT.HARTH DR., Wake, NC

Built 1965 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 400

SR1155

Poor

Over: SHELL CREEK

10 FT.E.JCT.SR1170, Wilkes, NC

Built 1975 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 680

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Poor

Over: RAVINE

2.4 MILES TO U.S. ROUTE 2, McDowell, NC

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 5,007

SR1361

Poor

Over: RIPSHIN BRANCH

.9 MI.E.JCT.SR1359, Ashe, NC

Built 1961 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 30

Showing 18,201-18,250 of 18,901 bridges

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