Poor Condition Bridges in North Carolina

1,382 bridges rated Poor condition in North Carolina. FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

Bridges Rated Poor Condition

A bridge is rated Poor when one or more of its major components (deck, superstructure, or substructure) has a condition rating of 4 or below on the FHWA 0–9 scale. Poor condition does not mean imminent danger of collapse, but indicates significant deterioration requiring priority maintenance or replacement. There are 1,382 such bridges in North Carolina.

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Bridge State Condition Year Built ADT Length
WEYMAN CREEK North Carolina 1965 7,500 7.9 m
I-26 & US19 23BYP. North Carolina 1964 7,500 85.0 m
I-40 North Carolina 1974 7,400 74.6 m
CULLASAJA RIVER North Carolina 1965 7,300 130.7 m
I40 North Carolina 1955 7,300 60.3 m
CATES CREEK North Carolina 1940 7,300 6.4 m
CULLASAJA RIVER North Carolina 1965 7,300 53.6 m
UT TO E FORK TWELVE MI C North Carolina 1968 7,300 7.9 m
IRISH BUFFALO CREEK North Carolina 1957 7,300 27.4 m
SR1192 North Carolina 1950 7,250 35.0 m
SR1192 North Carolina 1950 7,250 35.0 m
I-40 North Carolina 1958 7,200 104.5 m
I-240 North Carolina 1959 7,200 50.2 m
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR. North Carolina 1954 7,100 21.3 m
MILL CREEK North Carolina 1960 7,100 9.7 m
I85BUS US29/70 North Carolina 1975 7,000 77.7 m
GREAT COHARIE SWAMP North Carolina 1920 7,000 21.9 m
CROOKED CREEK North Carolina 1962 7,000 10.9 m
STEWARTS CREEK North Carolina 1920 7,000 29.8 m
PETERS CREEK North Carolina 1940 6,900 11.8 m
SOUTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER North Carolina 1931 6,900 156.6 m
SR4000 North Carolina 1968 6,900 56.9 m
BUFFALO CREEK North Carolina 1949 6,800 30.1 m
COFFEY CREEK North Carolina 1975 6,700 27.7 m
STIRRUP IRON CREEK North Carolina 1980 6,600 7.9 m
POTTS CREEK North Carolina 1951 6,600 24.3 m
CASHIE RIVER North Carolina 1971 6,600 27.4 m
ORTON CREEK North Carolina 1955 6,600 27.7 m
COUNTRY LINE CREEK North Carolina 1970 6,600 67.0 m
BUFFALO CREEK North Carolina 1949 6,500 35.9 m
SIX RUNS CREEK North Carolina 1956 6,500 64.0 m
US70 North Carolina 1947 6,500 38.7 m
GRANDMOTHER CREEK North Carolina 1990 6,400 8.5 m
SANDY CREEK OVERFLOW North Carolina 1981 6,400 9.4 m
US70 North Carolina 1963 6,400 53.9 m
US74 NC200 North Carolina 1951 6,200 54.8 m
TAR RIVER North Carolina 1937 6,100 91.1 m
TWELVEMILE CREEK North Carolina 1964 6,100 40.8 m
ROANOKE RIVER North Carolina 1966 6,100 155.4 m
BRANCH OF TOISNOT SWAMP North Carolina 1957 6,100 8.8 m
I95 North Carolina 1954 6,000 71.6 m
CAROLINA COASTAL North Carolina 1938 6,000 27.1 m
GUNPOWDER CREEK North Carolina 1974 6,000 41.7 m
LONG BRANCH North Carolina 1965 5,900 6.7 m
NORTH DEEP CREEK North Carolina 1960 5,900 7.6 m
BIG BRANCH North Carolina 1960 5,800 8.5 m
TRICK-UM CREEK North Carolina 1978 5,800 10.9 m
I85 North Carolina 1961 5,800 72.2 m
ROANOKE RIVER OVERFLOW North Carolina 1940 5,750 128.0 m
SOUTHERN RR North Carolina 1940 5,600 96.6 m

About Poor Condition Bridge Ratings

FHWA rates bridge components on a 0–9 scale. A rating of 4 or below on any major component (deck, superstructure, substructure) classifies the bridge as Poor condition. The bridge remains open to traffic but requires priority attention. Bridges rated 0–2 are immediately closed.