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NC168 over Roland Creek

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

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

NC168 over Roland Creek in Currituck 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 culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1999, making it 26 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 24,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 8 of the 22 inventoried bridges in Currituck County rated fair (36.4%); 2 (9.1%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 24 ft
Location	0.8 Mi.n. of JCT.SR1297
NBI structure number	000000000530011
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
NC168 over Shingle Landing Creek	1996	31,000	Good
NC168 over New Bridge Creek	1999	21,000	Good
NC168 over Buckskin Creek	1998	19,500	Good
NC168 over Cowells Creek	1998	19,500	Good
NC168 over Guinea Mill Run	1999	19,000	Good
US158 over Intracoastal Waterway	1986	17,500	Fair