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SR1003 over Buffalo Creek

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

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

SR1003 over Buffalo Creek in Johnston County, North Carolina, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 12 of the 322 inventoried bridges in Johnston County rated poor (3.7%); 12 (3.7%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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