NC33 over Tar River

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

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

NC33 over Tar River in Edgecombe 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 superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1953, making it 72 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 82 of the 147 inventoried bridges in Edgecombe County rated fair (55.8%); 7 (4.8%) 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

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