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SR1526 over Ellijay Creek

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

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

SR1526 over Ellijay Creek in Macon 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 substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 60 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 48 of the 224 inventoried bridges in Macon County rated poor (21.4%); 48 (21.4%) 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 40 ft
Location	.01 MI.S.JCT.SR1001
NBI structure number	000000001130003
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US23 Nbl over US64 NC28	1972	25,000	Fair
US23 441 over Cartoogechaye Creek	1956	22,500	Fair
US23 441 over Rabbit Creek	1953	21,000	Fair
US23 441 over Watauga Creek	1979	17,500	Good
US23 441 over Skeenah Creek	1956	15,000	Good
US23 441 over Coweeta Creek	1956	13,500	Good