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SR1461 over South Yadkin River

Alexander County, North Carolina · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

SR1461 over South Yadkin River in Alexander County, North Carolina, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1986, making it 39 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 950 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 47 of the 107 inventoried bridges in Alexander County rated good (43.9%); 12 (11.2%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 121 ft
Location	125 Ft. W. Jct. SR1459
NBI structure number	000000000030018
Condition class	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the North Carolina department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
NC16 over US64	1993	13,500	Good
NC16 over Lower Little River	1992	12,500	Good
US64 over SR1605	1994	8,800	Good
US64 NC90 over Lower Little River	1994	8,100	Good
NC16 over Muddy Fork Creek	1965	8,000	Fair
NC16 over Grassy Creek	1955	4,900	Fair