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SR1116 over Rock House Creek

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

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

SR1116 over Rock House Creek in Mitchell 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 culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1920, making it 105 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1996).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 52 of the 127 inventoried bridges in Mitchell County rated fair (40.9%); 28 (22.0%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 22 ft
Location	.3 MI.S.JCT.NC226
NBI structure number	000000001210238
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US19E over Clinchfld RR N.toe Rvr	1977	12,000	Fair
NC226 over Grassy Creek	1966	11,500	Fair
NC226 over Rockhouse Creek	1955	11,500	Good
US19E over Beaver Creek	1978	10,000	Good
US19E over Beaver Creek	1977	10,000	Fair
US19E over Brushy Creek	1960	9,200	Good