NC46 over Lees Creek

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

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

NC46 over Lees Creek in Northampton 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 1955, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 48 of the 84 inventoried bridges in Northampton County rated fair (57.1%); 2 (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

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


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 21 ft
Location	0.9 Mi.e. of JCT.NC48
NBI structure number	000000001310059
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I95N over Roanoke River	1999	22,500	Fair
I95 Sbl over Roanoke River	1999	22,500	Fair
NC48 over Roanoke River Overflow	1988	12,000	Fair
US158 US301 over Roanoke River Over.	1978	9,300	Fair
NC46 NC186 over Arthurs Creek	1990	6,600	Fair
NC46 over I95	1960	6,600	Fair