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SR1221 over Catawba Rvr & Private Rd

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

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

SR1221 over Catawba Rvr & Private Rd in McDowell 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 superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1962, making it 63 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 21 of the 233 inventoried bridges in McDowell County rated poor (9.0%); 21 (9.0%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 314 ft
Location	50 FT.N.JCT.SR1214
NBI structure number	000000001110025
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 over Big Camp Creek	1958	31,500	Fair
I-40 over Thompsons Fork Creek	1958	31,000	Fair
I-40 over North Muddy Creek	1958	29,000	Good
I-40 over Glades Creek	1958	28,500	Fair
I-40 over Youngs Fork Creek	1958	28,000	Fair
I-40 over Curtis Creek	1991	27,500	Fair