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Independence Blvd. over East Fork Creek

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

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

Independence Blvd. over East Fork Creek in New Hanover County, North Carolina, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2004, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 11,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
It is one of 86 of the 125 inventoried bridges in New Hanover County rated good (68.8%); 3 (2.4%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition

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