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SR1310 over Lower Little River

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

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

SR1310 over Lower Little River in Alexander County, North Carolina, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1952 and reconstructed in 1981, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 48 of the 107 inventoried bridges in Alexander County rated fair (44.9%); 12 (11.2%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 40 ft
Location	25 Ft. N. Jct. SR1351
NBI structure number	000000000030075
Condition class	Fair

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