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US17S over Little River

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

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

US17S over Little River in Perquimans 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 substructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1969, making it 56 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 39 inventoried bridges in Perquimans County rated fair (38.5%); 1 (2.6%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 119 ft
Location	1.1 Mi.n. of JCT.SR1367
NBI structure number	000000001430018
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 over Bethel Creek	1969	13,500	Fair
US17N over Little River	1969	9,250	Fair
US17S NC37S over Perquimans River	1965	8,750	Fair
US17 N NC37 over Perquimans River	1994	8,750	Good
SR1336 over Raccoon Creek	1958	6,000	Fair
US17BUS over Perquimans River	2022	4,100	Good