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NC87 over Gum Swamp

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

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

NC87 over Gum Swamp in Harnett 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 culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1928 and reconstructed in 1958, making it 97 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 24,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 50 of the 137 inventoried bridges in Harnett County rated fair (36.5%); 5 (3.6%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 20 ft
Location	0.1 Mi S Jct SR 1320
NBI structure number	000000000850025
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I95 over Stoney Run	1965	51,500	Fair
I95N over US421 NC55	1955	25,500	Fair
I95S over US421 NC55	1955	25,500	Poor
NC87 over Cypress Creek	1928	24,500	Fair
US421 NC27 over West Buies Creek	1958	18,000	Good
US 421 Nc 27 over Buies Creek	1958	17,000	Fair