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

SR1313

Fair

Over: UT TO BEAR CREEK

0.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1306, Davie, NC

Built 1975 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 290

SR1004

Fair

Over: ENO RIVER

50 FT S. OF JCT SR1631, Durham, NC

Built 1951 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 6,600

SR1815

Fair

Over: CHUNKY PIPE CREEK

0.4MI S JCT SR1813, Durham, NC

Built 1975 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 7,100

SR1112

Fair

Over: BYNUM MILL RUN

0.8 MI S JCT NC124, Edgecombe, NC

Built 1960 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 300

SR1327

Fair

Over: TRIB LITTLE FISHING CREE

0.6 MI. S. JCT. SR1002, Halifax, NC

Built 1967 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 500

SR1101

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

.6 MI.W.JCT.US276, Haywood, NC

Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 100

SR1307

Fair

Over: JONATHAN CREEK

.1 MI.E.JCT.US19, Haywood, NC

Built 1968 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 360

SR1614

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1591, Henderson, NC

Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 180

SR1602

Fair

Over: UT TO DISHMON CREEK

0.6 MI. N. JCT. SR1598, Iredell, NC

Built 1976 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 50

SR1826

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1827, Iredell, NC

Built 1953 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 40

US23BUS.

Fair

Over: SCOTT CREEK

.1 MI.S.JCT.NC107, Jackson, NC

Built 1939 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 18,000

SR1432

Fair

Over: SCOTT CREEK

15' W.JCT.SR1452, Jackson, NC

Built 1968 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,900

US264 ALT

Fair

Over: MOCASSIN CREEK

0.6 MI. E. OF NC39, Johnston, NC

Built 1953 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 3,500

US301

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

0.7 MI N JCT SR2339, Johnston, NC

Built 1926 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 4,100

SR2141

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.1 MI S JCT SR2320, Johnston, NC

Built 1969 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,300

SR1723

Fair

Over: SNIPES CREEK

0.6MI W.JCT NC39, Johnston, NC

Built 1961 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,500

SR1373

Fair

Over: KILLIAN CREEK

0.7 MI. E. JCT. SR1360, Lincoln, NC

Built 1967 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,900

NC27

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK CATAWBA RIVE

0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR1407, Lincoln, NC

Built 1926 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 15,500

SR1168

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

.01 MI.E.JCT.NC209, Madison, NC

Built 1965 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 30

SR1177

Fair

Over: ROARING FORK CREEK

.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1175, Madison, NC

Built 1959 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 170

SR1407

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

.03 MI.E.JCT.SR1408, McDowell, NC

Built 1976 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 300

SR1191

Fair

Over: NIX CREEK

.5 MI.WEST OF JCT.SR1195, McDowell, NC

Built 1975 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,900

SR1227

Fair

Over: CURTIS CREEK

3.3 MI.N.JCT.US70, McDowell, NC

Built 1970 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 300

SR2373

Fair

Over: LONG CREEK

0.7 MI. S. JCT. SR2004, Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1936 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 11,500

SR1235

Fair

Over: BRUSHY CREEK

25 FT.W.JCT.SR1156, Mitchell, NC

Built 1922 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 830

SR1543

Fair

Over: ROCKY CREEK

1.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1546, Montgomery, NC

Built 1959 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 130

SR1002

Fair

Over: CABIN CREEK

0.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1434, Moore, NC

Built 1952 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 950

SR1107

Fair

Over: CYPRESS CREEK

0.1 MI. E. JCT. SR2015, Moore, NC

Built 1951 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 660

SR1437

Fair

Over: TRIB OF BASKET CREEK

0.1 MI. W. JCT. SR1438, Nash, NC

Built 1956 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 900

SR1331

Fair

Over: BR.WHITE OAK RIV.

3.2 MI W JCT US17, Onslow, NC

Built 1967 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,900

SR1001

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK LITTLE RIVER

0.5 MI.N.JCT.SR1510, Orange, NC

Built 1951 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 880

SR1567

Fair

Over: ENO RIVER

0.4 MI. N. JCT. US70, Orange, NC

Built 1958 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 3,900

SR1326

Fair

Over: N & W RAILROAD

2.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1322, Person, NC

Built 1964 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 490

SR1005

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

1 MI.S.JCT.SR1326, Polk, NC

Built 1953 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,100

SR3106

Fair

Over: UWHARRIE RIVER

0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1546, Randolph, NC

Built 1963 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 2,000

SR1121

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1120, Randolph, NC

Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 530

SR2870

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.9 MI. E. JCT. SR2862, Randolph, NC

Built 1977 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 101

SR2261

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SANDY CREEK

0.3 MI. E. JCT. SR2450, Randolph, NC

Built 1921 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,300

SR1529

Fair

Over: CATHEYS CREEK

.4 MI.S.JCT.US221, Rutherford, NC

Built 1988 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 100

SR1328

Fair

Over: COVE CREEK

.05 MI.W.JCT.SR1319, Rutherford, NC

Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 2,000

SR1004

Fair

Over: SIX RUNS CREEK

0.3 MI E JCT SR1932, Sampson, NC

Built 1963 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,200

SR1960

Fair

Over: SIX RUNS CREEK

0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR195, Sampson, NC

Built 1922 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 500

SR1968

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAR CREEK

0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1969, Stanly, NC

Built 1977 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,500

SR1001

Fair

Over: ROCKY RIVER

0.7 MI. S. JCT. SR1152, Stanly, NC

Built 1957 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 700

SR1432

Fair

Over: DAN RIVER

1.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1413, Stokes, NC

Built 1963 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 350

SR2038

Fair

Over: HOGAN CREEK

0.6 MI.S.JCT.SR2088, Surry, NC

Built 1976 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,100

US64 WBL

Fair

Over: DAVIDSON RIVER

.1 MI.W.JCT.US276,NC280, Transylvania, NC

Built 1934 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 13,500

SR1005

Fair

Over: LANES CREEK

0.5 MI. S. JCT. SR1934, Union, NC

Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 2,200

SR1100

Fair

Over: TABBS CREEK

0.5 MI W JCT US1, Vance, NC

Built 1976 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 350

SR1369

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

2.0 MI S JCT SR1366, Vance, NC

Built 1952 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 1,200

Showing 4,151-4,200 of 18,901 bridges

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