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NC48 over Roanoke River

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

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

NC48 over Roanoke River in Halifax 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 1957, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 3 of the 158 inventoried bridges in Halifax County rated poor (1.9%); 3 (1.9%) 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 1,121 ft
Location	2.4 Mi N. of Jct US158
NBI structure number	000000000830051
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I95 over Burnt Coat Swamp	1960	44,000	Fair
I95S. over Rocky Swamp	1965	41,000	Fair
I95 over Quankey Creek	1960	40,500	Fair
I95N. over Rocky Swamp	1965	39,500	Fair
I95 over Trib. of Marsh Swamp	1964	39,500	Fair
I95 over Marsh Swamp	1964	39,500	Fair