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US17 US421 over S.c.l.railroad

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

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

US17 US421 over S.c.l.railroad in New Hanover 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 1980, making it 45 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 25,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 36 of the 125 inventoried bridges in New Hanover County rated fair (28.8%); 3 (2.4%) 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 209 ft
Location	0.5 Mi N. of Jct Nc 133
NBI structure number	000000001290018
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US17 US76 US421 over Cape Fear River	1969	69,000	Fair
I40 US117 NC132 over Smith Creek	1985	59,000	Fair
US74E NC133 over Mcrae St Csxrr Smith CR.	2005	38,000	Good
US74 Wbl over SR1302 & Smith Creek	2005	37,500	Good
US74E over SR1302 Smith Creek	2005	37,500	Good
US74 US76 over Bradley Creek	1989	36,500	Fair