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
SR1214
FairOver: COVE CREEK
.05 MI.S.JCT.SR1233, Watauga, NC
Built 1952 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 20
SR1508
FairOver: ELK CREEK
5.7 MI.S.JCT.SR1583, Watauga, NC
Built 1976 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 370
SR1356
FairOver: MEAT CAMP CREEK
50 FT.E.JCT.SR1331, Watauga, NC
Built 1965 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 40
US117ALT
FairOver: POPLAR BRANCH
100YD S JCT. US 117BYP, Wayne, NC
Built 1921 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 5,700
NC268
FairOver: YADKIN RIVER
0.1 MI.E.JCT.SR1135, Wilkes, NC
Built 1950 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,300
NC268
FairOver: ROARING RIVER
200 FT.W.JCT.SR1995, Wilkes, NC
Built 1938 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 6,900
SR2576
FairOver: BRIER CREEK
.1 MI.E.JCT.SR2325, Wilkes, NC
Built 1927 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,000
SR1562
FairOver: CLEAR BRANCH CREEK
1.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1563, Wilkes, NC
Built 1976 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 230
NC111,NC222
FairOver: TOISNOT SWAMP
.3 MI. W. JCT. SR1537, Wilson, NC
Built 1970 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 1,700
US264A, NC91
FairOver: WHITE OAK SWAMP
0.3 MI. E. SR1562, Wilson, NC
Built 1923 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,100
SR1102
FairOver: NORTH LITTLE HUNTING CRK
.7 MI.S.JCT.SR1129, Yadkin, NC
Built 1956 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 650
US21
FairOver: ARNOLD BRANCH
.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1347, Yadkin, NC
Built 1922 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 3,400
SR1526
FairOver: FALL CREEK
.6 MI.E.JCT.NC67, Yadkin, NC
Built 1972 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 350
SR1163
FairOver: STEELMAN CREEK
.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1162, Yadkin, NC
Built 2013 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 100
US19E
FairOver: CANE RIVER
.02 MI.N.JCT SR1115, Yancey, NC
Built 1984 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 16,500
SR1337
FairOver: JACKS CREEK
.01 MI.N.JCT.SR1336, Yancey, NC
Built 1978 Load: 24.4 t ADT: 200
CATALOOCHEE ENTRAN
FairOver: SHANTY BRANCH
0.4 MILES WEST OF NPS ROU, Haywood, NC
Built 1984 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1
IRR BIA RTE 414
FairOver: BIG WITCH CREEK
5.7 KM NE OF CHEROKEE, NC, Jackson, NC
Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 700
IRR BIA RTE 414
FairOver: BIG WITCH CREEK
6 KM NE OF CHEROKEE NC, Jackson, NC
Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 700
IRR BIA RTE 414
FairOver: BIG WITCH CREEK
7.1 KM NE OF CHEROKEE NC, Jackson, NC
Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 700
IRR BIA RTE 414
FairOver: BIG WITCH CREEK
7.8 KM NE OF CHEROKEE NC, Jackson, NC
Built 1973 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 700
NEWFOUND GAP ROAD
FairOver: MINGUS CREEK
14.5 MILES SOUTH OF NEWFO, Swain, NC
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,300
NEWFOUND GAP ROAD
FairOver: COLLINS CREEK
10.7 MILES SOUTH OF NEWFO, Swain, NC
Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,300
SMOKEMONT CAMPGROU
FairOver: BRADLEY FORK
IN SMOKEMONT CAMPGROUND B, Swain, NC
Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK NEW RIVER
15.4 MILES FROM U.S. ROUT, Watauga, NC
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,300
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
FairOver: GOSHEN CREEK
5.1 MILES FROM U.S. ROUTE, Watauga, NC
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,300
ACCESS RAMP TO U.S
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK NEW RIVER
ACCESS RAMP TO U.S. ROUTE, Watauga, NC
Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,300
NFSR 420-1
FairOver: TELLICO RIVER
5 MI. FROM JCT. W/420, Cherokee, NC
Built 1992 Load: 24.9 t ADT: 50
NFSR 787
FairOver: LOOKING GLASS CREEK
.1 MI. FROM JCT. W/US 276, Transylvania, NC
Built 1992 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 50
SR1454
FairOver: LITTLE PINE CREEK
.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1455, Alleghany, NC
Built 1976 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 45
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
FairOver: LITTLE GLADE CREEK
0.2 MILES FROM U.S. ROUTE, Alleghany, NC
Built 1936 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,347
SR1121
FairOver: NORTH FORK JONES CREEK
0.4 MI. W. JCT. SR1812, Anson, NC
Built 1984 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 150
SR1401
FairOver: LACEY BRANCH
0.3 MI. N. JCT. SR1404, Anson, NC
Built 1976 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 680
NC88
FairOver: NAKED CREEK
200 FT.NW.JCT.US221, Ashe, NC
Built 1922 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 7,500
SR1514
FairOver: LITTLE WILSON CREEK
1 MI.W.JCT.SR1515, Avery, NC
Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 220
MOUNTAIN VISTA LN.
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.1MI.W.JCT.NC184, Avery, NC
Built 2010 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 700
SR1112
FairOver: MERCERS MILL POND
0.4 MI.S.OF JCT.SR1114, Brunswick, NC
Built 1977 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,500
NC130
FairOver: SHALLOTTE RIVER
0.2MI.W.JCT.US17, Brunswick, NC
Built 1937 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 9,400
US17BUS
FairOver: LOCKWOODS FOLLY RIVER
0.2MI.S.JCT.SR1510, Brunswick, NC
Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,500
SR3492
FairOver: AVERY CREEK
.1 MI.S.JCT.SR3486, Buncombe, NC
Built 1973 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 330
SR3446
FairOver: BEAVERDAM CREEK
0.04 MI.S.JCT.SR3449, Buncombe, NC
Built 1952 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,300
SR3147
FairOver: CANE CREEK
.3 MI.S.JCT.SR3136, Buncombe, NC
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,000
SR1003
FairOver: IVY CREEK
0.02 MI.S.JCT.NC197, Buncombe, NC
Built 1951 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,200
US74A
FairOver: ASHWORTH CREEK
.05 MI.W.JCT.SR2815, Buncombe, NC
Built 1922 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,200
SR1108
FairOver: SOUTH HOMINY CREEK
.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1103, Buncombe, NC
Built 1972 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,200
SR1708
FairOver: EAST PRONG HUNTING CREEK
.2 MI.E.JCT.NC18, Burke, NC
Built 1976 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,500
SR1571
FairOver: HUNTING CREEK
.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1443, Burke, NC
Built 1966 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 250
US29 SBL
FairOver: CODDLE CREEK
0.5 MI. N. JCT. SR1305, Cabarrus, NC
Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 12,500
SR1425
FairOver: GREASY CREEK
.1 MI.N.JCT.US64,NC18BYP, Caldwell, NC
Built 1955 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50
US321 SBL
FairOver: GUNPOWDER CREEK
.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1127, Caldwell, NC
Built 1954 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 15,500
Showing 4,601-4,650 of 18,901 bridges
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