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NC184 over Shawneehaw Creek

Avery County, North Carolina · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

NC184 over Shawneehaw Creek in Avery County, North Carolina, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 3 (serious condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 11 of the 108 inventoried bridges in Avery County rated poor (10.2%); 11 (10.2%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	3	Serious condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US221 over Linville River	1968	10,500	Fair
NC105 over Linville River	1955	10,000	Fair
US221 over Mill Timber Creek	1941	7,600	Fair
NC181 over North Toe River	1960	7,400	Fair
NC194 over North Toe River	1952	7,400	Fair
US221BYP NC181 over Grandmother Creek	1990	6,400	Poor