SR1234 over US17 Byp.

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

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

• SR1234 over US17 Byp. in Chowan 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 1976, making it 49 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 1,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 23 of the 39 inventoried bridges in Chowan County rated good (59.0%); 2 (5.1%) are rated poor.
• Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
• It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now good (superstructure 6 to 7).
• Its most recent inspection on record is dated November 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
• 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.

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

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