Most Traveled Poor-Condition Bridges in North Carolina

North Carolina has 1,377 bridges in poor condition. The table below shows them ranked by daily traffic volume — the bridges that carry the most vehicles while in need of repair or replacement.

Bridge	County	Daily Traffic	Year Built	Length
I277 & Nc16 over Us29/nc49 (graham St.)	Mecklenburg	127,000	1971	190.0 ft
I277 & Nc16 over Brevard Street	Mecklenburg	96,000	1967	121.7 ft
Us52 Us311 over Us311	Forsyth	90,000	1963	127.0 ft
I277 & Nc16 over North College Street	Mecklenburg	84,000	1967	137.8 ft
I85 over Abernathy Creek	Gaston	81,000	1962	24.0 ft
I40 Bus over Brushy Fork Creek	Forsyth	74,500	1958	286.7 ft
Us52 over 28th Street	Forsyth	70,000	1964	173.9 ft
Us421 over Little Creek	Forsyth	58,500	1960	42.0 ft
Nc67 over Little Creek	Forsyth	55,000	1950	22.0 ft
Nc67 over Us421	Forsyth	53,500	1959	238.8 ft
Us15/us501nbl over Sr1308	Durham	51,000	1956	149.9 ft
Us19 23 over I-240 Off Ramps	Buncombe	48,000	1968	232.0 ft
Us1nbl over Seaboard Rr	Wake	45,500	1941	209.0 ft
Us70 Us220 over Yanceyville Street	Guilford	43,500	1968	154.9 ft
I277 Sbl Us74 Wbl over I77 Us21	Mecklenburg	41,500	1970	399.9 ft
Us19 23 74 over Sr1527	Haywood	39,000	1969	120.7 ft
I40 Bus over Salem Creek	Forsyth	38,500	1953	43.0 ft
Us52 over 25th Street	Forsyth	35,000	1964	107.9 ft
I74 Us311 over Fiddlers Creek	Forsyth	33,500	1981	49.9 ft
Us17 over Us76	Brunswick	33,000	1968	218.8 ft
I85s over Sr1713	Orange	32,750	1958	194.9 ft
I85n Us70e over Us70w.bus	Orange	32,750	1958	188.0 ft
Us74 over Southern Railroad	Haywood	32,000	1961	131.9 ft
I85bus Us29 Us70 over Sr1009	Guilford	31,000	1953	167.0 ft
S. Elm Eugene St. over I40 I85 Business	Guilford	31,000	1955	190.0 ft
I-240 Ebl over Access Rd. Hominy Creek	Buncombe	30,000	1967	295.9 ft
I-240 Wbl over Access Rd. Hominy Creek	Buncombe	30,000	1967	330.7 ft
Us501 over Eno River	Durham	30,000	1967	204.7 ft
I26w Us19 23n 70w over Nc251 Sr1781 Reeds Creek	Buncombe	29,250	1970	271.0 ft
Us52 over Grassy Creek	Surry	28,500	1962	31.8 ft
I-77 Sbl over Third Creek	Iredell	28,250	1964	199.8 ft
I85s over Richland Creek	Guilford	28,000	1981	43.0 ft
Nc211(closed) over Dutchmans Creek	Brunswick	27,500	1922	30.8 ft
Us29 & Us74 over South Fork Catawba River	Gaston	27,500	1926	419.0 ft
I-40 over Pigeon River	Haywood	27,500	1966	379.9 ft
Sr1010 Center St. over Us1	Wake	27,500	1959	301.8 ft
Us52 Nbl over Sr1825 (patterson Ave.)	Forsyth	27,000	1962	194.9 ft
Us52 Sbl over Sr1825 (patterson Ave.)	Forsyth	27,000	1962	194.9 ft
Us29 Sbl over Sr1401	Guilford	26,000	1966	144.7 ft
I95s over Us421 Nc55	Harnett	25,500	1955	174.9 ft
Nc49 over Southern Railroad	Mecklenburg	25,500	1956	126.0 ft
Sr1005 over I440	Wake	25,500	1961	308.7 ft
Robinhood Road over Nc67	Forsyth	25,000	1963	180.8 ft
I40 WB over Sr1613	Haywood	25,000	1961	163.7 ft
I-40 over Sr1513	Haywood	24,750	1961	146.0 ft
Us29 over Little Troublesome Creek	Rockingham	24,500	1968	43.0 ft
Sr2264 over Us52	Forsyth	23,000	1964	223.8 ft
I85n over Sr1713	Orange	23,000	1958	194.9 ft
Us321nbl over Lake Hickory	Caldwell	22,250	1983	943.9 ft
I285/us52 Nbl over South Fork Muddy Creek	Forsyth	22,250	1971	221.8 ft
Beatties Ford Road over Nc16 & Scl.rr	Mecklenburg	21,500	1972	356.0 ft
I85nbl Us15n over Neuse River/falls Lake	Durham	21,250	1969	464.9 ft
I85s Us15s over Neuse River/falls Lake	Durham	21,250	1969	462.9 ft
Nc211(closed) over Cp&l Discharge Canal	Brunswick	21,000	1972	325.8 ft
Us19 23 Nbl over Reems Creek	Buncombe	21,000	1963	269.7 ft
Us19 23sbl over Reems Creek	Buncombe	21,000	1963	269.7 ft
Us64 70 over Southern Rr	Burke	21,000	1955	192.9 ft
Us23 74 Nbl over Richland Creek	Haywood	21,000	1965	199.8 ft
Us23 74 over Us19 23	Haywood	21,000	1965	196.9 ft
Nc42 over Swift Creek	Johnston	21,000	1947	224.7 ft
I95 Sbl over Black Creek	Johnston	21,000	1955	201.8 ft
Sr4000 over Us52	Forsyth	20,500	1962	262.8 ft
Nc42 over White Oak Creek	Johnston	20,000	1947	111.9 ft
Nc160 over Southern Railroad	Mecklenburg	20,000	1956	135.8 ft
Us17 over Chaney Creek	Onslow	20,000	1957	127.0 ft
Pullen Road over Norfork Southern Csx Rr	Wake	20,000	1977	112.9 ft
Us301 over Contentnea Creek	Wilson	20,000	1947	127.0 ft
Us64 Nc18 over Greasy Creek	Caldwell	19,500	1960	31.8 ft
Sr2329 over Duharts Creek	Gaston	19,500	1977	46.9 ft
Sr1109 over Lake Norman	Iredell	19,500	1961	224.7 ft
I277 Nbl Us74 Ebl over I77 Us21	Mecklenburg	19,500	1970	376.0 ft
I40 Ebl over Lyle Creek	Catawba	18,250	1957	179.8 ft
Nc24w over Northeast Creek	Onslow	18,250	1942	349.7 ft
Nc58 over Intracostal Wtrwy.	Carteret	18,000	1971	4612.9 ft
Us401 over Crabtree Creek	Wake	18,000	1937	200.8 ft
Us421b over Reddies River	Wilkes	18,000	1935	284.8 ft
I40 Ebl over Buffalo Shoals Creek	Iredell	17,750	1957	179.8 ft
I40 Wbl over Buffalo Shoals Creek	Iredell	17,750	1955	179.8 ft
I-40 Ebl over Silver Creek	Burke	17,500	1956	250.0 ft
Nc56 over I85	Granville	17,500	1969	274.0 ft
I40 Ebl Coll over Us1	Wake	17,500	1982	300.9 ft
Us401s over Southern Rr Creek	Wake	17,250	1953	247.7 ft
Nc73 over Coddle Creek	Cabarrus	16,500	1969	180.8 ft
Us401 over Atlantic AVE	Wake	16,500	1956	128.9 ft
Sr1664 over Sr1728	Wake	16,500	1969	251.0 ft
Us401 N over Southern Rr Creek	Wake	16,250	1965	254.9 ft
Sr1928 over Southern R.r.	Alamance	16,000	1972	115.8 ft
Sr2838 over Southern Railroad	Buncombe	16,000	1972	220.8 ft
Sr1117 over Us29	Guilford	16,000	1974	253.9 ft
Nc67 Nbl over Salem Creek	Forsyth	15,750	1955	119.8 ft
Us23 74 Sbl over Richland Creek	Haywood	15,750	1965	199.8 ft
Us52 Sbl over Toms Creek	Surry	15,750	1960	164.7 ft
Nc73 over Rocky River	Cabarrus	15,500	1969	180.8 ft
Us64a Us258 over Us64	Edgecombe	15,500	1967	211.0 ft
Sr1714 over Tar River	Nash	15,500	1959	234.9 ft
Us401s over Atlantic Ave.	Wake	15,500	1955	149.9 ft
I-77 Nbl over Nc268 Sou.rr Yadkin Rvr.	Surry	15,250	1965	787.7 ft
Benjamin Parkway over W Wendover Ave/us70/220	Guilford	15,000	1968	172.9 ft
Us29 & Us601 Nbl over Irish Buffalo Creek	Cabarrus	14,750	1951	171.9 ft
I77 Sbl over Rocky Creek	Iredell	14,750	1972	239.8 ft
Sr3556 over French Broad River	Buncombe	14,500	1951	419.9 ft
Sr1402 over Snow Creek	Catawba	14,000	1981	23.0 ft
Us64 over French Broad Rvr.overflo	Henderson	14,000	1955	150.9 ft
Sr2066 over Smith River	Rockingham	14,000	1957	297.9 ft
Nc8 over Southern Rr	Davidson	13,500	1971	143.7 ft
Sr2456 over Us52	Forsyth	13,500	1964	188.0 ft
Sr1300 over I85bus.lp. Us29 Us70	Guilford	13,500	1975	215.9 ft
Us64bus over Tar River Overflow	Nash	13,500	1950	107.9 ft
Us76 over Banks Channel	New Hanover	13,500	1972	869.8 ft
Us13 over Little Contentnea Creek	Pitt	13,500	1965	164.7 ft
Nc41 Nc72(closed) over Lumber River	Robeson	13,500	1934	284.8 ft
Sr2817 over Us29	Rockingham	13,500	1968	235.9 ft
Us52 Sbl over Sou. Rr Heatherly Creek	Surry	13,500	1960	222.8 ft
Us52 Nbl over Toms Creek	Surry	13,500	1960	188.0 ft
Us19 23b over I-26 I-240	Buncombe	13,000	1967	125.0 ft
Sr1110 over Little Creek	Durham	13,000	1979	169.9 ft
Sr2551 over Walnut Creek	Wake	13,000	1968	164.7 ft
Sr1138 Wbl over Sugar Creek	Mecklenburg	12,750	1977	161.7 ft
Us17 Bus over Dirt	Beaufort	12,500	1928	404.9 ft
Us64 Ebl over Southern Rr City Street	Henderson	12,500	1971	247.7 ft
Sr1630 over Kit Creek	Wake	12,500	1975	90.9 ft
Sr2713 over Us70 Nc50	Wake	12,500	1962	203.7 ft
Gorman Street over Norfolk Southern Rr & Cs	Wake	12,500	1987	143.7 ft
Nc10 Nc16 over Nor. & S. Rr Abandoned	Catawba	12,000	1958	190.0 ft
I85nbus Us29 Us70 over Sr3346	Davidson	12,000	1950	260.8 ft
Nc8 over Us52	Forsyth	12,000	1962	293.0 ft
Sr1441 over Steele Creek	Mecklenburg	12,000	1960	65.0 ft
Us21b over Yadkin River	Surry	12,000	1971	399.9 ft
Us64 over Abandoned Southern Rr	Transylvania	12,000	1966	134.8 ft
Sr1733 over Sr1728	Wake	12,000	1958	64.0 ft
Us64 Nc18 over Johns River	Burke	11,500	1934	342.8 ft
Sr2180 over Lake Fisher	Cabarrus	11,500	1977	180.8 ft
Us311 over Brushy Fork Creek	Forsyth	11,500	1970	44.9 ft
Sr1127 over Shepherd Creek	Henderson	11,500	1971	63.0 ft
Nc150 over Ut To S. Fork Catawba Rv	Lincoln	11,500	1955	119.8 ft
Us64 Ebl over Davidson River	Transylvania	11,250	1957	134.8 ft
Sr1394 over Rocky River	Cabarrus	11,000	1985	146.0 ft
I85n.bus Us29 70 over Southern Railway	Davidson	11,000	1950	184.7 ft
I85s.bus Us29 Us70 over Southern Railway	Davidson	11,000	1950	184.7 ft
Phillips Avenue over Us29 Sr2526n.	Guilford	11,000	1956	230.0 ft
Us64 Wbl over Southern Rr City Street	Henderson	11,000	1971	251.0 ft
Sr1700 over Neuse River	Johnston	11,000	1981	288.7 ft
Us70 over Catawba River Over Flow	McDowell	11,000	1952	174.9 ft
Sr2138 over Torrence Creek	Mecklenburg	11,000	1955	70.9 ft
Us70 over Eno River	Orange	11,000	1922	168.0 ft
Nc86 over Southern Railway	Orange	11,000	1954	121.7 ft
Nc14 Nc87 over Norfolk Southern Rr	Rockingham	11,000	1966	149.0 ft
Nc275 over S. Fork Catawba River	Gaston	10,500	1953	370.7 ft
Nc48 over Roanoke River	Halifax	10,500	1957	1121.7 ft
Nc191 over Ut To French Broad River	Henderson	10,500	1955	140.7 ft
Us70bus over I95	Johnston	10,500	1955	225.7 ft
West Tyvola Rd. over Southern Railroad	Mecklenburg	10,500	1945	241.8 ft
Nc50 over Neuse River Falls Lake)	Wake	10,500	1978	407.8 ft
I85n.bus Us29 Us70 over Wssb Railroad	Davidson	10,250	1950	142.7 ft
I85buss Us29 Us70 over Wssb Rr	Davidson	10,250	1950	142.7 ft
Sr2000 over Us401	Wake	10,250	1956	250.0 ft
Sr1709 over I40	Catawba	10,000	1957	259.8 ft
Us74 Ebl over Sandy Run Creek	Cleveland	10,000	1925	209.0 ft
Us74 Wbl over Sandy Run	Cleveland	10,000	1965	210.0 ft
West First St. over Norfolk S. Railroad (aba	Forsyth	10,000	1939	79.7 ft
Us74 over Banks Channel	New Hanover	10,000	1957	615.8 ft
Nc150 over Seaboard Coastline Rr	Catawba	9,900	1965	154.9 ft
Us23 441 Sbl over Us64 Nc28	Macon	9,750	1972	271.0 ft
Nc109 over Us64	Davidson	9,700	1951	135.8 ft
Us311 Nc700 over Us311 Nc14 Nc87 Nc770	Rockingham	9,700	1957	158.8 ft
Sr1160 over Beaver Creek	Wake	9,600	1975	23.0 ft
Sr2752 over Norfolk&southern Railway	Wake	9,600	1974	120.7 ft
Sr2711 over Reedy Branch	Wake	9,400	1964	110.9 ft
Us321 Bus over Smyre Creek	Catawba	9,300	1922	65.0 ft
Nc273 over Duke Power Feeder	Gaston	9,200	1956	445.9 ft
Us220b Us311 Nc704 over Us220	Rockingham	9,200	1960	197.8 ft
Davidson Street over I277 & Nc16	Mecklenburg	9,100	1973	199.8 ft
Us158 over Br. Of Indiantown Cr.	Currituck	9,000	1980	23.0 ft
Glade Street over Peters Creek	Forsyth	9,000	1919	99.7 ft
Nc150 over Buffalo Creek	Cleveland	8,900	1955	224.7 ft
Sr3217 over Catawba Creek	Gaston	8,700	1967	91.9 ft
Us74bus over Second Broad River	Rutherford	8,700	1921	255.9 ft
Sr2822 over Ut To Reedy Creek	Mecklenburg	8,600	1981	81.7 ft
Us221 over Goose Creek	McDowell	8,500	1950	39.7 ft
Sr1002 over French Broad Rvr So.rr	Buncombe	8,400	1954	773.0 ft
Us64 over Gash Creek	Transylvania	8,400	1952	24.0 ft
Nc33 over Chocowinity Creek	Beaufort	8,300	1964	169.0 ft
Patton AVE over I40 I85 Bus Us29/70/22	Guilford	8,300	1967	273.0 ft
Sr1005 over Morgan Creek	Orange	8,300	1939	120.7 ft
Sr2555 over White Oak Creek	Wake	8,300	1952	35.8 ft
Us19 Us74eb Us129n over Valley River	Cherokee	8,250	1979	498.7 ft
Us25 Sbl over Southern Rr Sr1858	Henderson	8,250	1963	178.8 ft
Us25 over I-26 Us74	Henderson	8,250	1968	261.8 ft
I40 Bus Ramps over Little Creek	Forsyth	8,100	1950	22.0 ft
Sr2044 over Smiths Creek	Wake	8,100	1967	120.7 ft
Brevard RD over I-26 I-240	Buncombe	8,000	1967	149.0 ft
Sr3412 over Hominy Creek	Buncombe	8,000	1929	111.9 ft
Sr2201 over P & N Rr	Gaston	7,900	1956	123.7 ft
Nc56 over Ledge Creek	Granville	7,900	1967	126.0 ft
Nc184 over Shawneehaw Creek	Avery	7,600	1952	29.9 ft
Sr1472 over Sturgeon Creek	Brunswick	7,600	1944	100.7 ft
Sr3116 over Robinson Creek	Buncombe	7,600	1967	31.8 ft
Sr2185 over North Hambys Creek	Davidson	7,600	1970	27.9 ft
Nc268 over Rock Creek	Wilkes	7,600	1938	27.9 ft
Us19 23bus over I-26 & Us19 23byp.	Buncombe	7,500	1964	278.9 ft