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US258 over Buckhorn Creek

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

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

US258 over Buckhorn Creek in Hertford 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 21 of the 59 inventoried bridges in Hertford County rated fair (35.6%); 3 (5.1%) 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	5	Fair condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 26 ft
Location	1.4 Mi N Jct SR1316
NBI structure number	000000000910024
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US13 NC42 NC561 over Sclrr	1938	13,000	Fair
NC11 NC42 over Turkey Creek	1923	7,200	Fair
NC42 over Ahoskie Creek	2016	7,200	Good
US13 NC42 over Ahoskie Creek	2011	6,700	Fair
US13 NC42 over Ahoskie Creek Overflow	2011	6,700	Good
US258 over Meherrin River	1991	4,700	Fair