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

SR2201

Fair

Over: P & N RR

0.2 MI. S. JCT. SR2207, Gaston, NC

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 9,000

SR1302

Fair

Over: ABERNATHY CREEK

0.4 MI. N. JCT. SR1342, Gaston, NC

Built 1962 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,200

NC28

Fair

Over: TUSKEEGEE CREEK

50 FT.N.JCT.SR1241, Graham, NC

Built 1943 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,800

SR1268

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

100 FT.W.JCT.SR1232, Graham, NC

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 150

SR1123

Fair

Over: KNAP OF REEDS CREEK

2.4 MI. S. JCT. SR1126, Granville, NC

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 190

SR1218

Fair

Over: APPLETREE SWAMP

0.1 MI. S. OF JCT. SR1216, Greene, NC

Built 1977 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 350

CENTENNIAL STREET

Fair

Over: OAK HOLLOW LAKE

.6MI.N.JCT.EASTCHESTER DR, Guilford, NC

Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,900

SR1005

Fair

Over: ALAMANCE CREEK

0.45 MI. E. JCT. SR3336, Guilford, NC

Built 1953 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,000

ROTARY DRIVE

Fair

Over: BOULDING BRANCH

0.05MI.S.JCT.FAIRWAY DR., Guilford, NC

Built 1920 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,000

YANCEYVILLE STREET

Fair

Over: NORTH BUFFALO CREEK

0.1MI.S.JCT.CORNWALLIS DR, Guilford, NC

Built 1958 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 16,000

VANSTORY STREET

Fair

Over: SOUTH BUFFALO CREEK

0.02MI.S.JCT.MURRYHILL RD, Guilford, NC

Built 1959 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,700

NORTH AYCOCK ST.

Fair

Over: NORTH BUFFALO CREEK

0.3MI.N.JCT.FRIENDLY AVE., Guilford, NC

Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20,000

YOW ROAD

Fair

Over: STREAM

.01 MI.S.JCT.CELESTE DR, Guilford, NC

Built 1963 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 800

PINECROFT ROAD

Fair

Over: TWIN LAKES

.2 MI.S.JCT.VANSTORY ST., Guilford, NC

Built 1963 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 7,300

SR1332

Fair

Over: FISHING CREEK

1.5 MI.S. OF NC43, Halifax, NC

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 100

SR1106

Fair

Over: EAST FORK PIGEON RIVER

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1105, Haywood, NC

Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,000

NC215

Fair

Over: WEST FORK PIGEON RIVER

5.6 MI.S.JCT.SR1216, Haywood, NC

Built 1937 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 400

SR1331

Fair

Over: BOYLSTON CREEK

.9 MI.S.JCT.SR1426, Henderson, NC

Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,200

SR1539

Fair

Over: HOOPERS CREEK

.3 MI.E.JCT.SR1556, Henderson, NC

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 2,900

NC191

Fair

Over: BRITTAIN CREEK

0.2 MI.NW.JCT.US25, Henderson, NC

Built 1947 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 10,500

SR1194

Fair

Over: S.FORK BIG WILLOW CREEK

.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1191, Henderson, NC

Built 1960 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 120

SR1836

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

.3 MI.W.JCT.US176, Henderson, NC

Built 1915 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 60

SR1127

Fair

Over: LITTLE MUD CREEK

.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1123, Henderson, NC

Built 1920 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,300

US401 BUS.

Fair

Over: BIG ROCKFISH CREEK

0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1482, Hoke, NC

Built 1939 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 13,500

SR1340

Fair

Over: CANAL

0.5 MI N JCT SR1303, Hyde, NC

Built 1971 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 100

SR1005

Fair

Over: SOUTHERN R/R

1.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1004, Iredell, NC

Built 1955 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,400

US21

Fair

Over: FIFTH CREEK

0.1 MI. N. JCT. I77, Iredell, NC

Built 1925 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 12,000

SR1143

Fair

Over: GRASSY CAMP CREEK

2.1 MI.N.JCT.US64, Jackson, NC

Built 1952 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 600

NC107

Fair

Over: TROUT CREEK

.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1131, Jackson, NC

Built 1935 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 4,300

US64

Fair

Over: LOGAN CREEK

0.8 MI.E.JCT.SR1120, Jackson, NC

Built 1940 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,900

NC281

Fair

Over: TANASEE CREEK LAKE

50 FT.S.JCT.SR1762, Jackson, NC

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 200

NC107

Fair

Over: COPE CREEK

.1 MI.S.JCT.SR1449, Jackson, NC

Built 1942 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 26,500

SR1001

Fair

Over: SCL RR

0.1 MI. N. JCT. SR1325, Lincoln, NC

Built 1968 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,900

NC150

Fair

Over: LEEPERS CREEK

0.7 MI. E. JCT. SR1371, Lincoln, NC

Built 1932 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 9,100

SR1176

Fair

Over: UT TO INDIAN CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1429, Lincoln, NC

Built 1996 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 380

SR1140

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.4 MI. E. JCT. SR1161, Lincoln, NC

Built 1954 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,800

SR1405

Fair

Over: WALKER BRANCH

0.8 MI. N. JCT. NC27, Lincoln, NC

Built 1922 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,300

SR1001

Fair

Over: NORTH PRONG ELLIJAY CREE

.65 MI.S.JCT.SR1528, Macon, NC

Built 1968 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 420

SR1608

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

2.65 MI.S.JCT.SR1603, Macon, NC

Built 1976 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 100

US64,NC28

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

100 FT.E.JCT.SR1547, Macon, NC

Built 1968 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,400

US23

Fair

Over: CALIFORNIA CREEK

.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1347, Madison, NC

Built 1938 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 700

US23

Fair

Over: CALIFORNIA CREEK

.2 MI.S.JCT.SR1348, Madison, NC

Built 1938 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 670

US23

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

.4 MI.S.JCT.SR1344, Madison, NC

Built 1938 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 10,000

SR1151

Fair

Over: BIG PINE CREEK

.6 MI.N.JCT.SR1152, Madison, NC

Built 1973 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 550

US23

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

.02 MI.N.JCT.SR1500, Madison, NC

Built 1938 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,300

SR1609

Fair

Over: LITTLE IVY CREEK

.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1556, Madison, NC

Built 1953 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,200

SR1528

Fair

Over: HARDISON MILL CREEK

0.6 MI.W. JCT.SR1500, Martin, NC

Built 1971 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 180

SR1313

Fair

Over: HUSKANAW SWAMP

0.05 MI. N. JCT. SR1314, Martin, NC

Built 1957 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 160

US70

Fair

Over: MACKEY CREEK

50 FT.W.JCT.SR1413, McDowell, NC

Built 1941 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 6,500

PARK ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE SUGAR CREEK

0.8 MI.S.WOODLAWN RD., Mecklenburg, NC

Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 31,000

Showing 4,501-4,550 of 18,901 bridges

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