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SR1764 over South Muddy Creek

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

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

SR1764 over South Muddy Creek in McDowell 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 2000, making it 25 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 104 of the 233 inventoried bridges in McDowell County rated good (44.6%); 21 (9.0%) 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

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