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SR1302 over Sweetwater Creek

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

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

SR1302 over Sweetwater Creek in Clay 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 1956, making it 69 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 950 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 32 of the 64 inventoried bridges in Clay County rated fair (50.0%); 2 (3.1%) 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 40 ft
Location	50 FT.N.JCT.US64
NBI structure number	000000000430041
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US64 over Hiwassee River	2001	10,500	Good
NC69 over Blair Creek	1956	10,500	Good
NC69 over Hyatt Mill Creek	1942	8,400	Good
US64 over Sweetwater Creek	1950	8,300	Fair
US64 over Licklog Creek	1960	5,600	Good
US64 over Shooting Creek	1970	3,500	Good