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I-26 US74 over Devils Fork Creek

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

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

I-26 US74 over Devils Fork Creek in Henderson 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 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 56,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 135 of the 248 inventoried bridges in Henderson County rated fair (54.4%); 26 (10.5%) 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 39 ft
Location	1.4 MI.E.JCT.US64
NBI structure number	000000000890178
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I26 US74 over Clear Creek	2023	56,000	Good
I-26 US74 over Featherstone Creek	1965	56,000	Fair
I-26 US74 over Dunn Creek	1963	55,000	Fair
I26 US74 over Higgins Branch	1963	54,500	Fair
I-26/US74 over Cane Creek	2021	54,500	Good
I-26 US74 Ebl over SR1834	1968	39,000	Fair