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SR1356 over Eastmost Swamp

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

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

SR1356 over Eastmost Swamp in Bertie 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 1990, making it 35 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2000).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 8 of the 95 inventoried bridges in Bertie County rated poor (8.4%); 8 (8.4%) 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
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