Total Bridges
18,901
Public highway bridges in North Carolina
State profile · Near national median SD
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
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)
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
55
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
37
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
15
Hawaii
6.47% top marginal rate
30
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
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 DeficientOver: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER
100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC
Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30
TSALI ENOLA ROAD
Structurally DeficientOver: SOCO CREEK
TSALI ENOLA ROAD, Swain, NC
Built 1960 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10
HORNBUCKLE CREEKRD
PoorOver: HORNBUCKLE CREEK
389 HORNBUCKLE CREEK ROAD, Swain, NC
Built 1950 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 5
SR1630
PoorOver: KIT CREEK
1.8MI.N.JCT.NC55, Wake, NC
Built 1975 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12,500
SR1340
PoorOver: NORTH FORK NEW RIVER
.1 MI.N.JCT.NC88, Ashe, NC
Built 1977 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 500
SR1323
PoorOver: CANAL
0.05 MI.N.JCT.1300, Tyrrell, NC
Built 1961 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 650
All Bridges in North Carolina
SR1002
Structurally DeficientOver: E.FORK BIG CRABTREE CR
.05 MI.N.JCT.SR1100, Mitchell, NC
Built 1979 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 250
SR1803
Structurally DeficientOver: NORTH MUDDY CREEK
0.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1762, McDowell, NC
Built 1953 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 360
SR1892
Structurally DeficientOver: ROCKY CREEK
0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR1857, Iredell, NC
Built 1948 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 650
SR1185
Structurally DeficientOver: ALARKA CREEK
.09 MI.W.JCT.SR1140, Swain, NC
Built 1970 Load: 19.9 t ADT: 40
NC88
Structurally DeficientOver: BUFFALO CREEK
.3 MI.S.JCT.SR1507, Ashe, NC
Built 1949 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 7,200
SR1768
Structurally DeficientOver: ADKINS BRANCH
0.04 MI.S.JCT.SR1817, Buncombe, NC
Built 1971 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 380
SR1155
Structurally DeficientOver: CUTAWHISKIE SWAMP
0.4MI.N.JCT.SR1154, Hertford, NC
Built 1955 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 250
SR2442
Structurally DeficientOver: S.PRONG OF CLARK'S CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR2448, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1964 Load: 20.8 t ADT: 4,400
SR2347
Structurally DeficientOver: HAW RIVER
1.2 MI. N. OF JCT. SR1002, Guilford, NC
Built 1955 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,900
SR1876
Structurally DeficientOver: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER
.1 MI.W.JCT.NC110, Haywood, NC
Built 1970 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,000
SR1700
Structurally DeficientOver: LITTLE FIRST BROAD RIVER
.9 MI.W.JCT.NC226, Rutherford, NC
Built 1959 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 110
SR1523
Structurally DeficientOver: SILAS CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1541, Ashe, NC
Built 1966 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 310
SR1437
Structurally DeficientOver: STURGEON CREEK
0.5 MI.W.JCT.US74/US76, Brunswick, NC
Built 1953 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 5,900
SR1109
Structurally DeficientOver: LAKE NORMAN
0.8 MI. N. JCT. SR1911, Iredell, NC
Built 1961 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 23,500
SR1140
Structurally DeficientOver: BEAVER CREEK
.01 MI.N.JCT.SR1143, Mitchell, NC
Built 1959 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 850
SR1359
Structurally DeficientOver: MEADOW CREEK
.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1367, Watauga, NC
Built 1974 Load: 22.6 t ADT: 950
SR1536
Structurally DeficientOver: SOUTHERN RR
0.01 MI.W.JCT.SR1541, McDowell, NC
Built 1976 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 2,400
SR1320
Structurally DeficientOver: DOBBIN CREEK
.5 MI.E.JCT.SR1300, Yadkin, NC
Built 1971 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 150
SR2432
Structurally DeficientOver: SWANNANOA RIVER
.3 MI.W.JCT.SR2416, Buncombe, NC
Built 1975 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 390
SR1331
Structurally DeficientOver: GREASY CREEK
.15 MI.N.JCT.SR1330, Mitchell, NC
Built 1979 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 230
SR1310
Structurally DeficientOver: NANTAHALA RIVER
1 MI.S.JCT.US19,74, Macon, NC
Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 600
SR1746
Structurally DeficientOver: GREAT COHARIE CREEK
0.8 MI. E. JCT SR1703, Sampson, NC
Built 1967 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 600
SR1138 WBL
Structurally DeficientOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.15 MI.W.JCT.I77, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1977 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 12,750
NC12
Structurally DeficientOver: THE SLASH
0.1MI S. JCT SR 1248, Dare, NC
Built 1956 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,300
NC179 BUS
Structurally DeficientOver: CALABASH RIVER
1.4 MI. E. JCT. SR 1165, Brunswick, NC
Built 1975 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,500
NC86
Structurally DeficientOver: SOUTHERN RAILWAY
0.4 MI. S. JCT. I85, Orange, NC
Built 1954 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 11,000
SR2254
Structurally DeficientOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.21 MI. W. JCT. US220, Guilford, NC
Built 1968 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 52,000
NC67 NBL
Structurally DeficientOver: SALEM CREEK
0.4 MI. N. JCT. NC150, Forsyth, NC
Built 1955 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 15,750
SR1547
Structurally DeficientOver: HOLLANDS CREEK
.15 MI.N.JCT.SR1591, Rutherford, NC
Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 720
SR1404
Structurally DeficientOver: PATSY CREEK
.15 MI.N.JCT.SR1403, Yancey, NC
Built 1963 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 30
SR1150
Structurally DeficientOver: MIDDLE LITTLE RIVER
0.8 MI. E. JCT. SR1155, Alexander, NC
Built 1963 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,200
NC160
Structurally DeficientOver: SOUTHERN RAILROAD
0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR5901, Mecklenburg, NC
Built 1956 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 14,000
US52
Structurally DeficientOver: GRASSY CREEK
.4 MI.N.JCT.SR2061, Surry, NC
Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 28,500
US52 NBL
Structurally DeficientOver: TOMS CREEK
1.5 MI.N.JCT.NC268, Surry, NC
Built 1960 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 13,500
SR1309
Structurally DeficientOver: PARKER CREEK
20 FT.N.JCT.SR1310, Transylvania, NC
Built 1962 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 400
SR1635
Structurally DeficientOver: MIDDLE CREEK
25 FT.S.JCT.SR1684, Macon, NC
Built 1980 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 570
SR1122
Structurally DeficientOver: LITTLE CREEK
.5 MI.E.JCT.SR1001, Surry, NC
Built 1968 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 150
NC150
Structurally DeficientOver: S.FORK CATAWBA RIVER
0.2 MI. E. JCT. SR1222, Lincoln, NC
Built 1955 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 10,500
US401 N
Structurally DeficientOver: SOUTHERN RR, CREEK
0.35 MI N JCT SR1375, Wake, NC
Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 16,250
US29
Structurally DeficientOver: LITTLE TROUBLESOME CREEK
0.9 MI. S. JCT. NC87, Rockingham, NC
Built 1968 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 24,500
US19,23 NBL
Structurally DeficientOver: REEMS CREEK
.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1720, Buncombe, NC
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,000
US19,23SBL
Structurally DeficientOver: REEMS CREEK
.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1720, Buncombe, NC
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 21,000
US23,74 NBL
Structurally DeficientOver: RICHLAND CREEK
.1 MI.S.JCT.US19,23, Haywood, NC
Built 1965 Load: 45.3 t ADT: 21,000
SR1119
Structurally DeficientOver: NORTH FORK NEW RIVER
75 FT.S.JCT.NC88, Ashe, NC
Built 1972 Load: 47.1 t ADT: 160
NC184
Structurally DeficientOver: SHAWNEEHAW CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1342, Avery, NC
Built 1952 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 7,600
SR1468
Structurally DeficientOver: MOUNTAIN CREEK
0.6 MI.W. OF JCT US501, Durham, NC
Built 1990 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 100
I-40
Structurally DeficientOver: SKIFFLEY CREEK
11 MI.W.JCT.SR1338, Haywood, NC
Built 1965 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 23,500
SR2115
Structurally DeficientOver: SHAW CREEK
.04 MI.S.JCT.US64, Henderson, NC
Built 1960 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 400
US64
Structurally DeficientOver: LONG BRANCH
1.6 MI.W.JCT.SR1119, Jackson, NC
Built 1965 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 5,900
SR1715
Structurally DeficientOver: FLAT RIVER CRK
0.2 MI. W. JCT. SR1712, Person, NC
Built 1951 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 2,100
Showing 18,851-18,900 of 18,901 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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