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S.dogwood Trail over Pelican Canal

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

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

S.dogwood Trail over Pelican Canal in Dare 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 1997, making it 28 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 18 of the 40 inventoried bridges in Dare County rated fair (45.0%); 4 (10.0%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US158 over Jean Guite Creek	1966	22,500	Fair
US64 over Roanoke Sound	1990	21,000	Fair
US64 over Pond Island	1994	20,500	Fair
SR1217 over CR Off Kitty Hawk Bay	1994	13,000	Fair
SR1217 over Colington Creek	1994	13,000	Fair
NC12 over Creek	2014	7,700	Good