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SR1517 over North Pacolet River

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

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

SR1517 over North Pacolet River in Polk 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 deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 450 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 44 of the 128 inventoried bridges in Polk County rated good (34.4%); 16 (12.5%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 84 ft
Location	.01 MI.S.JCT.SR1516
NBI structure number	000000001490019
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 74 Eastbound over Pvt Rd (equestrian Cente	2018	31,000	Good
I-26 over Wolfe Creek	1973	27,500	Fair
I-26 over Horse Creek	1969	27,500	Fair
I-26 Wbl over SR1142	1969	19,500	Fair
I-26 Ebl over SR1142	1969	19,500	Fair
US74 Ramps over Horse Creek	1975	17,500	Fair