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SR1501 over I-26

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

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

SR1501 over I-26 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 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 550 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 250 ft
Location	.1 MI.W.JCT.SR1517
NBI structure number	000000001490038
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