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
SR1519
FairOver: MARTIN CREEK
0.7 MI. N. JCT. SR1541, Vance, NC
Built 1951 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 3,000
SR1139
FairOver: BEECH CREEK
20 FT.E.JCT.AVERY CO.LINE, Watauga, NC
Built 1967 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 50
SR1311
FairOver: VANDERPOOL CREEK
50 FT.S.JCT.SR1312, Watauga, NC
Built 1961 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 350
SR1134
FairOver: DUTCH CREEK
1.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1158, Watauga, NC
Built 1966 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 580
SR1324
FairOver: NAHUNTA SWAMP
0.4 MI N JCT SR1336, Wayne, NC
Built 1960 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 300
SR2021
FairOver: LITTLE ELKIN CREEK
.4 MI.E.JCT.SR2020, Wilkes, NC
Built 1956 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 1,100
SR1943
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
.5 MI.E.JCT.SR1944, Wilkes, NC
Built 1958 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 190
SR1154
FairOver: LITTLE SWAMP
0.8 MI. S. JCT. NC42, Wilson, NC
Built 1957 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 1,400
SR1562
FairOver: UT TO YADKIN RIVER
.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1563, Yadkin, NC
Built 1962 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 250
NFSR 223
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
.2 MI. FROM JCT. SR 209, Madison, NC
Built 1983 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 50
NFSR 482
FairOver: CURTIS CREEK
1.9 MI. N. JCT. FS 482A, Yancey, NC
Built 1978 Load: 14.9 t ADT: 20
NFSR 982
FairOver: UPPER CREEK
1.3 MI. E. JCT. NC 181, Burke, NC
Built 1941 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 15
NFSR 2074
FairOver: NEALS CR.
1.7 MI. N. JCT. W/PKWY., Yancey, NC
Built 1953 Load: 15.2 t ADT: 20
SR1145
FairOver: MEADOW FORK CREEK
.3 MI.W.JCT.SR1143, Alleghany, NC
Built 1958 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 100
SR1523
FairOver: BEAVERDAM SWAMP
1.8 MI S JCT SR 1520, Beaufort, NC
Built 1972 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 520
SR1339
FairOver: ALLIGATOR SWAMP
0.2 MI.W.JCT. SR1335, Brunswick, NC
Built 1962 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 290
SR1717
FairOver: FLAT CREEK
1.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1741, Buncombe, NC
Built 1966 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 60
SR3464
FairOver: GLADY FORK CREEK
0.1 MI.S.JCT.SR3452, Buncombe, NC
Built 1969 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 450
SR2783
FairOver: ROCKY CREEK
.45 MI.N.JCT.SR2776, Buncombe, NC
Built 1961 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 100
SR2820
FairOver: GARREN CREEK
.25 MI.N.JCT.SR2806, Buncombe, NC
Built 1973 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 150
SR3460
FairOver: SOUTH HOMINY CREEK
0.2 MI.E.JCT.NC151, Buncombe, NC
Built 1976 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 790
SR1169
FairOver: MCKEES CREEK
0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1168, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1961 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 670
NC90
FairOver: WILSON CREEK
1 MI.W.JCT.SR1328, Caldwell, NC
Built 1936 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 50
SR1356
FairOver: JOHNS RIVER
.4 MI.N.JCT.NC90, Caldwell, NC
Built 1975 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 100
SR1391
FairOver: HARLOWE CANAL
0.2 MI. E. JCT. NC101, Carteret, NC
Built 1950 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 100
SR1409
FairOver: VALLEY RIVER
.01 MI.W.JCT.SR1393, Cherokee, NC
Built 1967 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 20
SR1300
FairOver: CARVER CREEK
.65 MI.W.JCT.SR1319, Clay, NC
Built 1973 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 490
SR1002
FairOver: WESTERN PRONG SWAMP
0.3MI.S.JCT.SR1537, Columbus, NC
Built 1949 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 2,400
SR1716
FairOver: WADE CANAL
.7 MI.N. OF JCT.SR1719, Cumberland, NC
Built 1973 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 150
SR1120
FairOver: BYNUM MILL CREEK
1.1MI.N.JCT.NC124, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1957 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,100
SR1108
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
150 FT. S. JCT. SR1113, Edgecombe, NC
Built 1958 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 390
SR1003
FairOver: DEEP CREEK
1.1 MI. W. JCT. NC125, Halifax, NC
Built 1966 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 800
SR1627
FairOver: QUANKEY CREEK
1.3 MI N JCT.NC903, Halifax, NC
Built 1960 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 2,400
SR1122
FairOver: BR. OF MILL CREEK
0.2 MI.E. OF JCT.SR1124, Johnston, NC
Built 1960 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 150
SR1636
FairOver: TESSENETEE CREEK
.3 MI.E.JCT.SR1643, Macon, NC
Built 1963 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 880
SR1455
FairOver: LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER
25 FT.S.JCT.NC28, Macon, NC
Built 1981 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 30
SR1626
FairOver: UT TO WATKINS CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1627, Macon, NC
Built 1955 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 100
SR1340
FairOver: BIG LAUREL CREEK
.01 MI.S.JCT.SR1318, Madison, NC
Built 1959 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 20
SR1825
FairOver: LITTLE CRANE CREEK
0.2 MI. E. JCT. US1, Moore, NC
Built 1951 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 950
SR1209
FairOver: LITTLE RIVER
0.8 MI. S. JCT. SR1224, Moore, NC
Built 1967 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,100
SR1516
FairOver: LANE SWAMP
1.4 MI E. OF JCT SR1510, Nash, NC
Built 1951 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,700
SR1915
FairOver: SAPONY CREEK
1.8 MI.W. OF JCT.SR1306, Nash, NC
Built 1959 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 850
SR1715
FairOver: ROCK FORK BRANCH
0.7 MI. W. JCT. SR1733, Person, NC
Built 1951 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,500
SR1607
FairOver: CRAWFORD BRANCH
0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1610, Richmond, NC
Built 1950 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 170
SR2435
FairOver: AARON SWAMP
0.4 MI. W. JCT SR2455, Robeson, NC
Built 1954 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 550
SR1773
FairOver: UT TO W. FORK SANDY RUN
.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1774, Rutherford, NC
Built 1962 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 410
SR2171
FairOver: UT TO LONG BRANCH
0.3 MI.W.JCT.SR2169, Rutherford, NC
Built 1962 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 700
SR1605
FairOver: WILLIAMSON SWAMP
0.1 MI E SR1602, Sampson, NC
Built 1969 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 550
SR1647
FairOver: GREAT COHARIE CREEK
0.5 MI. S. JCT. NC55, Sampson, NC
Built 1950 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 150
SR1253
FairOver: MULATTO BRANCH
0.4 MI. N. JCT. NC242, Sampson, NC
Built 1971 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 100
Showing 3,501-3,550 of 18,901 bridges
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