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SR1236 over South Fork Sawyer Creek

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

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

SR1236 over South Fork Sawyer Creek in Graham 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 superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 94 inventoried bridges in Graham County rated poor (3.2%); 3 (3.2%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 30 ft
Location	.6 MI.E.JCT.NC28
NBI structure number	000000000750037
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
NC143 over Taulula Creek	1976	7,100	Fair
US129 NC14 over Long Creek	1960	5,900	Fair
NC143 over Sweetwater Creek	1976	5,200	Fair
NC143 over Sweetwater Creek	1976	5,000	Good
US129 over Cheoah River	1967	3,700	Fair
NC28 over Panther Creek	1955	3,400	Fair