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NC43 over Neuse River

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

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

NC43 over Neuse River in Craven 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 deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 72 of the 149 inventoried bridges in Craven County rated fair (48.3%); 5 (3.4%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 886 ft
Location	1.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1401
NBI structure number	000000000490207
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US70 over Scotts Creek	1975	45,000	Fair
US70 over Goodwin Creek	1956	30,500	Good
US17N US70E NC55N over Trent River	1976	29,000	Fair
US17S US70W NC55E over Trent River	1976	29,000	Fair
US70E over SR1004 A&ec Railroad	1976	29,000	Fair
US70 Wbl over SR1004 & Atl&ec RR	1976	29,000	Fair