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Irr US19 over Jenkins Creek

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

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

Irr US19 over Jenkins Creek in Jackson 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 1938, making it 87 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 110 of the 230 inventoried bridges in Jackson County rated fair (47.8%); 29 (12.6%) 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 23 ft
Location	3.5 MI.N.JCT.SR1427
NBI structure number	000000000990061
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US23 74 over Blanton Branch	1976	26,500	Fair
NC107 over Cope Creek	1942	26,500	Fair
US74 441 over Dicks Creek	1957	25,000	Fair
US23 74 over Soapstone Creek	1957	24,000	Fair
US23 74 over Scott Creek	1957	23,500	Fair
US74 441 SR1488 over Camp Creek	1976	23,000	Good