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SR1938 over Broomfield Swamp CR

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

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

SR1938 over Broomfield Swamp CR in Beaufort 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 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 12 of the 156 inventoried bridges in Beaufort County rated poor (7.7%); 12 (7.7%) 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	4	Poor condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US264 over Cherry Run	1973	22,500	Good
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