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NC42 over Cypress Swamp

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

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

NC42 over Cypress Swamp in Bertie 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 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 38 of the 95 inventoried bridges in Bertie County rated fair (40.0%); 8 (8.4%) 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 44 ft
Location	0.5 MI.E.JCT.SR1002
NBI structure number	000000000150021
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US13N US17N over Roanoke River over	1968	11,500	Fair
US13 17 N over Roanoke River Over.	1968	11,500	Fair
US17 over Chowan River	1999	9,500	Fair
US13N US17N over Roquist Creek	1968	8,900	Good
US17 over Salmon Creek	1999	8,700	Good
NC11 NC42 over Cashie River	1971	6,600	Poor