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
SR1518
UnknownOver: SR1518
0.25 MI. E. JCT. SR1501, Union, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 1,500
US 74 W
UnknownOver: US74 BYP.
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1501, Union, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 39,500
US 74 E
UnknownOver: FUTURE HWY 74 TOLL RD
.4 MILE N OF SR1501, Union, NC
Built 2017 ADT: 39,500
SR1509 NS
UnknownOver: SR1509
0.7 MI. E. JCT SR1514, Union, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 1,600
SR1509 NS
UnknownOver: SR1509
0.7 MI. E. JCT SR1514, Union, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 1,600
US 74S
UnknownOver: US 74 BYPASS
0.18 MI.E.OF SR1501, Union, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 5,000
US 74S
UnknownOver: US 74 BYPASS
0.56 MI.E.JCT. SR1501, Union, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 5,000
US158N
UnknownOver: US158 BYP
0.6 MI S JCT SR1126, Vance, NC
Built 1969 ADT: 3,000
US158E
UnknownOver: US158 BYP.
0.6 MI. S. JCT. SR1126, Vance, NC
Built 1969 ADT: 3,000
US1N,BUS
UnknownOver: US1BUS.& SCLRR
0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1115, Vance, NC
Built 1955 ADT: 8,000
US1S
UnknownOver: US1
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1214, Vance, NC
Built 1955 ADT: 6,750
I85S
UnknownOver: I85
0.4 MI. S. JCT. US158BYP, Vance, NC
Built 1969 ADT: 22,250
US1S
UnknownOver: US1
0.5 MI. E. JCT. US1 BUS, Vance, NC
Built 1955 ADT: 6,000
I85S
UnknownOver: I85
0.3 MI.N. JCT.SR1163, Vance, NC
Built 2016 ADT: 17,750
US1S
UnknownOver: US1
0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1538, Vance, NC
Built 1955 ADT: 5,000
I85S
UnknownOver: I85
0.7 MI. S. JCT. US158 BYP, Vance, NC
Built 2004 ADT: 19,000
I85S
UnknownOver: I85
0.3 MI. S. JCT.US158 BYP, Vance, NC
Built 1970 ADT: 19,000
US1S
UnknownOver: US1BYP.
0.4 MI.E. JCT SR1214, Vance, NC
Built 1955 ADT: 5,000
SR1001
UnknownOver: SR1001
2.3 MI. N. JCT. NC39, Vance, NC
Built 1991 ADT: 9,100
US158E
UnknownOver: US158
1.3 MI. S. JCT. NC39, Vance, NC
Built 1970 ADT: 7,200
US1N,US158E
UnknownOver: US1BUS.&US158
3.4 MI. N. JCT. NC39, Vance, NC
Built 1955 ADT: 5,700
US1
UnknownOver: US1BUS.&US158
3.4 MI N. OF NC39, Vance, NC
Built 1959 ADT: 5,700
I85N
UnknownOver: I85N
0.5 MI. N. JCT. US158, Vance, NC
Built 2016 ADT: 23,500
US158W.RAMP
UnknownOver: US158W.RAMP
0.9 MI N JCT NC39, Vance, NC
Built 2016 ADT: 7,500
I85S
UnknownOver: I85
0.3 MI. W. JCT. US158 BUS, Vance, NC
Built 1957 ADT: 15,500
I85S
UnknownOver: I85
0.4 MI.N.US158BUS., Vance, NC
Built 1957 ADT: 11,750
I85S
UnknownOver: I85
0.6 MI. N. JCT. US158, Vance, NC
Built 1957 ADT: 11,000
I85S
UnknownOver: I85
0.2 MI. W. JCT. US1/158, Vance, NC
Built 1957 ADT: 14,000
SR1371
UnknownOver: SR1371
1.8MI. N. JCT. US1 CONN., Vance, NC
Built 2018 ADT: 1,000
SR1371
UnknownOver: SR1371
1.8 MI. N. JCT. US1 CONN., Vance, NC
Built 2017 ADT: 1,000
I85S
UnknownOver: I85
0.6 MI. N. OF US-1, Vance, NC
Built 1957 ADT: 14,500
US1N,BUS
UnknownOver: US1BUS & SCLRR
0.5MI.S. OF JCT.SR1115, Vance, NC
Built 1991 ADT: 4,050
SR1001
UnknownOver: SR1001
2.3 MI. N. JCT. NC39, Vance, NC
Built 1991 ADT: 8,700
SR 2544
UnknownOver: SR2544
1.0 MI.E.JCT.SR1007, Wake, NC
Built 1977 ADT: 12,000
US64E
UnknownOver: US64
@ JCT. NC55 & US64, Wake, NC
Built 1973 ADT: 19,000
US264W
UnknownOver: US264
0.17 MI. E. JCT. SR2404, Wake, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 13,000
NC50
UnknownOver: NC50
JCT.NC50, Wake, NC
Built 1980 ADT: 17,000
US64W
UnknownOver: US64
0.8 MI. W. JCT. NC97, Wake, NC
Built 1973 ADT: 28,750
SR1613N
UnknownOver: SR1613
1.4 MI. E. JCT. NC55, Wake, NC
Built 1996 ADT: 7,750
US264E
UnknownOver: US264
0.58 MI.S. OF JCT. SR2320, Wake, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 12,000
US64W
UnknownOver: US64, US264
.32 MI S. JCT SR1001, Wake, NC
Built 1973 ADT: 28,750
I40W
UnknownOver: I40
0.15 MI. S. JCT SR1789, Wake, NC
Built 1971 ADT: 81,000
I440E
UnknownOver: I440
0.6 MI. E. JCT. SR2554, Wake, NC
Built 1976 ADT: 56,000
US70E
UnknownOver: US70
0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1004, Wake, NC
Built 1952 ADT: 14,750
US1S
UnknownOver: US1
1.13 MI. W. JCT. SR1010, Wake, NC
Built 2004 ADT: 28,500
I40E
UnknownOver: I40
1.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1653, Wake, NC
Built 2020 ADT: 76,500
US1N
UnknownOver: US1
0.16 MI W. JCT. SR1189, Wake, NC
Built 1997 ADT: 19,250
I40E
UnknownOver: I40
0.7 MI. N. OF JCT. SR3090, Wake, NC
Built 1969 ADT: 88,000
US1S
UnknownOver: US 1
0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1149, Wake, NC
Built 1962 ADT: 19,250
US1S
UnknownOver: US1
250' N. OF SR1154, Wake, NC
Built 1962 ADT: 17,000
Showing 2,701-2,750 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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