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US74 US76 over Sturgeon Creek

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

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

US74 US76 over Sturgeon Creek in Brunswick 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 culvert, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1974, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 27,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 84 of the 168 inventoried bridges in Brunswick County rated fair (50.0%); 15 (8.9%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	5	Fair condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 21 ft
Location	1.6 Mi.w. of JCT.US17
NBI structure number	000000000190039
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US17 US74/76 NC133 over Brunswick River	2016	69,000	Good
US17 74 76S NC133 over Alligator Creek	1968	69,000	Fair
US17 US74 US76 over NC133 SR1472	1975	67,500	Fair
US17/US74/76 over SR1472	1975	67,500	Fair
US17 over US74 & US76	1973	51,000	Fair
US17 74 76N over Alligator Creek	2016	36,250	Good