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NC306 Ferry over Neuse River

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

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

NC306 Ferry over Neuse River in Pamlico 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 substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 44 inventoried bridges in Pamlico County rated poor (15.9%); 7 (15.9%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 27 ft
Location	0.13 Mi.s. of Jct. SR1352
NBI structure number	000000001370076
Condition class	Poor

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