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SR1531 over Middle Creek

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

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

SR1531 over Middle Creek in Johnston 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 superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1959, making it 66 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 163 of the 322 inventoried bridges in Johnston County rated fair (50.6%); 12 (3.7%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 200 ft
Location	0.1 Mi N Jct SR1532
NBI structure number	000000001010131
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I95 over Hannah Creek	1970	65,000	Fair
I95 over Mingo Swamp	1970	59,000	Fair
I40 over Pole Branch	1988	48,000	Fair
I95N over Neuse River	1957	42,000	Fair
I95 Sbl over Neuse River	1955	42,000	Fair
I40 over Pole Branch	1987	41,500	Good