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SR1228 over Canal at Jones Bay

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

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

SR1228 over Canal at Jones Bay in Pamlico 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955 and reconstructed in 1993, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 110 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2016).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 21 of the 44 inventoried bridges in Pamlico County rated fair (47.7%); 7 (15.9%) 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	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 30 ft
Location	0.7 Mi.e. of JCT.SR1238
NBI structure number	000000001370010
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
NC55 over Deep Run Creek	2006	13,000	Fair
NC55 over South Prong Bay River	1955	13,000	Good
NC55 over E. Fork Goose Creek	2006	11,500	Good
NC55 over So. Prong Bay River	1960	6,300	Fair
NC55 over Alligator Creek	1982	5,100	Fair
NC55 over Trent Creek	2023	4,400	Good