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SR1642 over Ut to Palmetto Swp.

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

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

SR1642 over Ut to Palmetto Swp. in Craven 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 culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 480 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 5 of the 149 inventoried bridges in Craven County rated poor (3.4%); 5 (3.4%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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