Total Bridges
18,901
Public highway bridges in North Carolina
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
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
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
WI
Wisconsin
6.13% top marginal rate
NC
North Carolina
6.16% top marginal rate
HI
Hawaii
6.47% top marginal rate
MT
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER
100 FT.E.JCT.NC215, Haywood, NC
Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 30
TSALI ENOLA ROAD
PoorOver: 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
US264W
UnknownOver: US264
0.2M. S. JCT. SR1175, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 13,000
I95N
UnknownOver: I-95
0.2 MI.N.SR1753, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 19,250
US64E
UnknownOver: US64
0.4 MI.S JCT SR 1915, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 12,000
US64E
UnknownOver: US64
0.8 MI. E. OF SR1306, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 12,000
US64W
UnknownOver: US64
0.2 MI.N. OF JCT SR1900, Nash, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 12,000
NC97
UnknownOver: NC97
0.7 MI. N. SR1729, Nash, NC
Built 1954 ADT: 7,400
NC97
UnknownOver: NC97
0.7 MI.N. OF SR1729, Nash, NC
Built 1963 ADT: 7,300
WASHINGTON ST.
UnknownOver: US301B NBL&SCL RR
0.1 MI.E.JCT. US301B SBL, Nash, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 100
I95S
UnknownOver: I95
0.7 MI.N. OF SR1510, Nash, NC
Built 1966 ADT: 23,000
US301S, BYP.
UnknownOver: US301BYP.
0.2 MI.N. JCT.SR1598, Nash, NC
Built 1988 ADT: 11,500
US64W
UnknownOver: US64
0.2 MI.S. OF JCT NC98, Nash, NC
Built 1973 ADT: 12,000
I95S
UnknownOver: I95
0.2 MI.E.SR1933, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 19,250
US264E
UnknownOver: US264
0.1 MI. N. SR1173, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 12,750
NC58
UnknownOver: NC58
1.2 MI. E. JCT. US64 ALT, Nash, NC
Built 1960 ADT: 10,400
I95S
UnknownOver: I95
0.4 MI. NORTH OF SR1527, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 24,750
US64W
UnknownOver: US64
0.3 MI.N JCT NC58, Nash, NC
Built 1960 ADT: 13,000
US64W
UnknownOver: US64
0.4MI N. OF NC 58, Nash, NC
Built 1960 ADT: 15,500
SR1128
UnknownOver: SR1128
1.1 MI. W. JCT. NC231, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 360
SR1003S
UnknownOver: SR1003
0.2 MI. N. OF US64 BUS, Nash, NC
Built 1982 ADT: 5,500
SR1128
UnknownOver: SR1128
1.1 MI.W. OF NC231, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 360
US64W
UnknownOver: US64
0.3 MI N JCT SR1145, Nash, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 11,500
US64W
UnknownOver: US64
0.7 MI N JCT SR1770, Nash, NC
Built 1960 ADT: 20,250
US301N
UnknownOver: US301BYP.
0.1 MI. E. OF JCT. SR1717, Nash, NC
Built 1991 ADT: 10,250
I95SCOLL.
UnknownOver: I95
1.2MI.E.OF SR1603, Nash, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 12,375
I95NCOLL.
UnknownOver: I95
1.2 MI. E. OF JCT. SR1603, Nash, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 14,000
I95S
UnknownOver: I95
0.8 MI.E. OF SR1769, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 19,750
US64W,COLLECTOR
UnknownOver: US64
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1828, Nash, NC
Built 1972 ADT: 11,375
I95N
UnknownOver: I95
1.0 MI.N. SR1717, Nash, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 20,000
US264E
UnknownOver: US264E
1.0 MI.S.SR1109, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 26,000
I95S
UnknownOver: I95
0.1 MI.W. JCT. SR1707, Nash, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 20,000
US264W
UnknownOver: US264W
0.9 MI.S. OF JCT SR1109, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 13,500
US64W
UnknownOver: US64
0.2 MI.N JCT SR1634, Nash, NC
Built 1974 ADT: 22,750
US264 WBL
UnknownOver: US264
0.4 MI.S. OF SR1175, Nash, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 13,000
US301S,BYP
UnknownOver: US301BYP.
0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR1616, Nash, NC
Built 2013 ADT: 18,000
I95S
UnknownOver: I95
0.9 MI E. JCT SR1603, Nash, NC
Built 1978 ADT: 19,250
US64W
UnknownOver: US64
0.7 MI.W.OF SR1616, Nash, NC
Built 1981 ADT: 18,000
US64E
UnknownOver: US64
0.7MI W OF SR1616, Nash, NC
Built 1981 ADT: 18,000
US301N
UnknownOver: US301 BYP.
0.2M. W. JCT. SR1836, Nash, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 9,750
US301S
UnknownOver: US301SBL
0.2 MI.S. OF JCT SR1524, Nash, NC
Built 1967 ADT: 8,500
US301S
UnknownOver: US301 BYP.
0.2MI. W. JCT. SR1836, Nash, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 9,750
I95S
UnknownOver: I95
0.1 MI N JCT NC48, Nash, NC
Built 1966 ADT: 23,500
US264W
UnknownOver: US264
0.3 MI.S. OF SR1962, Nash, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 15,000
US264W
UnknownOver: US264
0.2 MI. N. SR1968, Nash, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 15,000
SR1616S
UnknownOver: SR1616
0.4 MI.W.JCT US301 BYPASS, Nash, NC
Built 1980 ADT: 6,000
SR1616S
UnknownOver: SR1616
0.4 MI.W.OF US301 BYPASS, Nash, NC
Built 1980 ADT: 13,000
US264W
UnknownOver: US264
0.3 MI.S. OF SR1945, Nash, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 15,000
US301S
UnknownOver: US301 BYPASS
0.4 MI.E.OF SR1616, Nash, NC
Built 1980 ADT: 9,500
US301N
UnknownOver: US301 BYP
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1616, Nash, NC
Built 1980 ADT: 18,000
NC43N,NC48N
UnknownOver: NC43, NC48
0.1 MI. WEST JCT.BUS.301, Nash, NC
Built 1980 ADT: 7,000
NC43S,NC48S
UnknownOver: NC43, NC48
0.1 MI W. JCT SR1604, Nash, NC
Built 1980 ADT: 5,000
Showing 2,051-2,100 of 18,901 bridges
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