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SR1310 over Walnut Creek

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

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

SR1310 over Walnut Creek in Polk 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 superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 450 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 16 of the 128 inventoried bridges in Polk County rated poor (12.5%); 16 (12.5%) 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 90 ft
Location	1. MI.S.JCT.SR1311
NBI structure number	000000001490077
Condition class	Poor

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