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

SR1440

Fair

Over: JOHNSON CREEK

0.6 MI S. OF JCT SR1441, Granville, NC

Built 1957 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 50

SR1930

Fair

Over: FOURTH CREEK

50 FT. W. JCT. SR1925, Iredell, NC

Built 1965 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 3,900

SR1737

Fair

Over: MULL CREEK

.7 MI.N.JCT.SR1746, Jackson, NC

Built 1968 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 460

SR1620

Fair

Over: TURTLE POND CREEK

.8 MI.S.JCT.SR1680, Macon, NC

Built 1959 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 70

CLAREMONT AVENUE

Fair

Over: YOUNGS FORK

.02 N.JCT.GLENVIEW ST., McDowell, NC

Built 1958 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 100

SR1336

Fair

Over: LONG CREEK

0.5 MI.S. OF JCT. NC53, Pender, NC

Built 1967 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 750

SR2448

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SANDY CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2453, Randolph, NC

Built 1958 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 1,400

SR2067

Fair

Over: GRASSY CREEK

1.3 MI.W.JCT.SR2048, Surry, NC

Built 1963 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 230

NFSR 482

Fair

Over: BIG ROCK CAMP CREEK

2.2 MI. N. JCT. FS 482A, McDowell, NC

Built 1939 Load: 8.4 t ADT: 20

NFSR 471

Fair

Over: CATHEYS CREEK

2.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1138, Transylvania, NC

Built 1955 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 15

SR1654

Fair

Over: LANES CREEK

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1613, Anson, NC

Built 1957 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 400

SR1932

Fair

Over: DURHAM CREEK

0.1MI.E OF JCT.SR1933, Beaufort, NC

Built 1974 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 440

PADGETOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: FLAT CREEK

.2 MI.E.JCT.SR2509, Buncombe, NC

Built 1952 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 260

SR1515

Fair

Over: YADKIN RIVER

50 FT.N.JCT.SR1519, Caldwell, NC

Built 1966 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 110

SR1806

Fair

Over: HAGAN FORK CREEK

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1802, Catawba, NC

Built 1971 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 300

SR1355

Fair

Over: MUD LICK CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1356, Chatham, NC

Built 1958 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 100

SR1162

Fair

Over: UT TO SANDY RUN CREEK

0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR1163, Cleveland, NC

Built 1966 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 1,800

SR1635

Fair

Over: KNOB CREEK

1.3 MI. E. JCT. SR1670, Cleveland, NC

Built 1952 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 510

SR1538

Fair

Over: WARDS CREEK

0.2 MI. N. JCT. SR1536, Cleveland, NC

Built 1965 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 570

VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: HUNTS FORK CREEK

0.1 MI. S. JCT. SR2142, Davidson, NC

Built 1963 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 250

SR1341

Fair

Over: MARTIN CREEK

.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1338, Haywood, NC

Built 1961 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 100

SR1150

Fair

Over: CODDLE CREEK

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1143, Iredell, NC

Built 1977 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 2,500

SR1369

Fair

Over: UT TO TELLICO CREEK

2.9MI.W.JCT.SR1366, Macon, NC

Built 1960 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 160

SR1366

Fair

Over: EAST FORK BULL CREEK

.01 MI.S.JCT.SR1364, Madison, NC

Built 1964 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 50

SR1306

Fair

Over: BARNES CREEK

0.7 MI. W. JCT. SR1307, Montgomery, NC

Built 1951 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 80

SR1322

Fair

Over: LITTLE WHITE OAK CREEK

1 MI.W.JCT.SR1323, Polk, NC

Built 1970 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 90

SR1312

Fair

Over: JACKSON CREEK

0.7 MI. W. JCT. SR1001, Randolph, NC

Built 1961 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 200

SR1163

Fair

Over: HAMER CREEK

0.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1148, Richmond, NC

Built 1960 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 100

SR1567

Fair

Over: PUZZLE CREEK

.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1566, Rutherford, NC

Built 1963 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 200

SR1002

Fair

Over: BEAVERDAM SWAMP

0.3MI.N.JCT.SR1605, Sampson, NC

Built 1950 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 400

SR1434

Fair

Over: BIG BEAR CREEK

100 FT. E. JCT. SR1433, Stanly, NC

Built 1954 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 290

SR1601

Fair

Over: FISHER RIVER

0.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1600, Surry, NC

Built 1961 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 100

SR1183

Fair

Over: CONNELLY CREEK

50 FT.MI.W.JCT.SR1177, Swain, NC

Built 1971 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 1,200

SR1532

Fair

Over: LITTLE FISHING CREEK

2.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1530, Warren, NC

Built 1960 Load: 9.0 t ADT: 200

NFSR 67

Fair

Over: BEAR PEN CREEK

5.5 MI.FROM JCT OLD US64, Macon, NC

Built 1935 Load: 9.4 t ADT: 1

FB2

Fair

Over: JUMPING RUN CREEK

PU 709 919, Hoke, NC

Built 1970 Load: 9.6 t ADT: 2

NFSR 472

Fair

Over: LOWER CREEK

2.2 MI. S. JCT. FS 482, Yancey, NC

Built 1953 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 20

SR1318

Fair

Over: POTATO CREEK

50 FT.N.JCT.SR1317, Alleghany, NC

Built 1963 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 75

SR1217

Fair

Over: SHAW CREEK

1.5 MI. W. JCT. NC109, Anson, NC

Built 1955 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 110

SR1343

Fair

Over: HANGING DOG CREEK

25 FT.N.JCT.SR1342, Cherokee, NC

Built 1964 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 20

SR1843

Fair

Over: BUCK CREEK

0.6 MI. N. JCT. NC24, Cumberland, NC

Built 1955 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 830

SR1802

Fair

Over: RATTLE SHOAL CREEK

0.3 MI. S. JCT. SR1807, Gaston, NC

Built 1968 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 390

SR1888

Fair

Over: PISGAH CREEK

.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1889, Haywood, NC

Built 1962 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 100

SR1338

Fair

Over: THIRD CREEK

0.8 MI.S.JCT.SR1421, Iredell, NC

Built 1967 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 840

SR1884

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1981, Iredell, NC

Built 1964 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 180

SR2309

Fair

Over: FOURTH CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR2308, Iredell, NC

Built 1968 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 220

OLD FOREST HILL RD

Fair

Over: CULLOWHEE CREEK

0.01MI.W.JCT.UNIVER.DR., Jackson, NC

Built 1952 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 3,300

SR1769

Fair

Over: DARK RIDGE CREEK

.01 MI.E.JCT.SR1705, Jackson, NC

Built 1961 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 15

SR1115

Fair

Over: COWEETA CREEK

0.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1110, Macon, NC

Built 1970 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 260

SR1750

Fair

Over: BIG CAMP CREEK

1.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1760, McDowell, NC

Built 1971 Load: 9.9 t ADT: 410

Showing 3,201-3,250 of 18,901 bridges

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