I-26 over US23

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

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

I-26 over US23 in Madison 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 2001, making it 24 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 11,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 127 of the 242 inventoried bridges in Madison County rated fair (52.5%); 48 (19.8%) 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 stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 151 ft
Location	.6 Mi.e.jct.tenn.st.
NBI structure number	000000001150548
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-26EBL over SR1552	1998	26,000	Good
NC213 over I-26 US19 23	1996	14,500	Good
I26 over SR1346	2001	13,500	Fair
US25 70 over SR1198 Hayes Run Creek	2003	13,000	Fair
I-26 Ebl over SR1352	2001	13,000	Fair
US19 over California Creek	1974	12,000	Fair