NC33 over US17 Byp

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

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

NC33 over US17 Byp in Beaufort 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 60 of the 156 inventoried bridges in Beaufort County rated fair (38.5%); 12 (7.7%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 215 ft
Location	0.7 Mi.e. of JCT.US17 Bus
NBI structure number	000000000130351
Condition class	Fair

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