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SR1252 over S.fork Catawba River

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

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

SR1252 over S.fork Catawba River in Lincoln County, North Carolina, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 78 of the 169 inventoried bridges in Lincoln County rated good (46.2%); 10 (5.9%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 250 ft
Location	0.1 Mi. N. Jct. SR1248
NBI structure number	000000001090055
Condition class	Good

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