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NC261 over Reuben Creek

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

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

NC261 over Reuben Creek in Mitchell 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 culvert, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 28 of the 127 inventoried bridges in Mitchell County rated poor (22.0%); 28 (22.0%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	4	Poor condition

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