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SR1279 over Ut to Clark Creek

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

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

SR1279 over Ut to Clark Creek 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 1967, making it 58 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
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	Prestressed concrete channel beam
Length	about 90 ft
Location	0.4 Mi. S. Jct. SR1274
NBI structure number	000000001090226
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