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US23 74 over Soapstone Creek

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

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

US23 74 over Soapstone 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1957 and reconstructed in 1977, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 24,000 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	5	Fair condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 25 ft
Location	0.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1708
NBI structure number	000000000990142
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 Scott Creek	1957	23,500	Fair
US74 441 SR1488 over Camp Creek	1976	23,000	Good
US23 74 over Scott Crk SR1705 So. RR	2016	21,500	Good