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SR1243 over Tar River

Edgecombe County, North Carolina · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SR1243 over Tar River in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2020, making it 5 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 350 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 58 of the 147 inventoried bridges in Edgecombe County rated good (39.5%); 7 (4.8%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 232 ft
Location	150 W Jct NC97
NBI structure number	000000000650054
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US64E over NC97	1981	34,000	Fair
US64 over Cow Lick Branch	1981	31,500	Fair
US64 Byp.e over Tar River	1967	22,500	Fair
US64 Wbl over Tar River	1997	22,500	Fair
US64W over SR1208	1986	21,000	Fair
US64W NC43 over NC97	1981	17,500	Fair