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SR1421 over Soco Creek

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

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

SR1421 over Soco 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2013).
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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 238 ft
Location	50 W.JCT.US441
NBI structure number	000000000990377
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