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SR1139 over Bluewater Branch

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

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

SR1139 over Bluewater Branch 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1997, making it 28 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2000).
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	6	Satisfactory condition

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