NC9 over US74

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

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

NC9 over US74 in Polk 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1981, making it 44 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 68 of the 128 inventoried bridges in Polk County rated fair (53.1%); 16 (12.5%) 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 264 ft
Location	.1 MI.N.JCT.SR1525
NBI structure number	000000001490218
Condition class	Fair

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