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SR1311 over Big Tuni Creek

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

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

SR1311 over Big Tuni Creek in Clay 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 substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1964, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2000).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 2 of the 64 inventoried bridges in Clay County rated poor (3.1%); 2 (3.1%) 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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 40 ft
Location	.4 MI.N.JCT.SR1307
NBI structure number	000000000430081
Condition class	Poor

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