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SR1550 over Black River Overflow

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

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

SR1550 over Black River Overflow in Bladen 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 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 88 of the 124 inventoried bridges in Bladen County rated good (71.0%); 2 (1.6%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 120 ft
Location	0.4 Mi E. of Jct NC210
NBI structure number	000000000170083
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US701NBL/NC41EB over Cape Fear River Overflow	1953	12,500	Fair
US701 NC41 NC242 over Ut to Cape Fear River	1984	12,500	Fair
US701 over Browns Creek	2016	9,400	Good
US701 NC41 NC242 over Cape Fear River	2023	7,500	Good
NC87 NC41 over Browns Creek	1997	7,100	Fair
NC131 NC242 NC410 over Bryant Swamp	1991	6,800	Good