SR1383 over NC73

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

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

SR1383 over NC73 in Lincoln 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 1968, making it 57 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 81 of the 169 inventoried bridges in Lincoln County rated fair (47.9%); 10 (5.9%) 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 153 ft
Location	1.1 Mi. S. Jct. SR1385
NBI structure number	000000001090039
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US321 over Larkard Creek	1993	32,500	Fair
US321 over Hog Branch	1993	32,500	Fair
NC73 over Forney Creek	1968	29,500	Fair
NC73 over P&n Railroad	2005	29,500	Good
Nc 73 over Nc 16	2005	29,500	Fair
NC27 & NC150 over US321	1993	28,500	Fair