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SR1233 over Panther Creek

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

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

SR1233 over Panther Creek in Graham 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 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2009, making it 16 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 150 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 31 of the 94 inventoried bridges in Graham County rated good (33.0%); 3 (3.2%) 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 72 ft
Location	50 FT.S.JCT.SR1232
NBI structure number	000000000750099
Condition class	Good

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