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US264 over Cherry Run

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

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

US264 over Cherry Run in Beaufort 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 1973, making it 52 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 22,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 84 of the 156 inventoried bridges in Beaufort County rated good (53.8%); 12 (7.7%) 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 188 ft
Location	2.1 Mi. W. Jct. US17
NBI structure number	000000000130024
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US264 over Maple Branch	1962	21,500	Fair
US17 over US17 Bus. & Tar River	2010	19,500	Fair
US264 NC92 over Runyon Creek	1995	18,000	Fair
US264 NC92 over Broad Creek	1965	13,500	Fair
US17BUS over Norfolk Southern RR	2023	12,500	Good
US17BUS over Pamlico River	1928	12,500	Fair