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SR2859 over Bear Creek

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

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

SR2859 over Bear Creek in Randolph 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 culvert, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1950, making it 75 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 540 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2017).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 209 of the 401 inventoried bridges in Randolph County rated fair (52.1%); 7 (1.7%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	5	Fair condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 23 ft
Location	0.4 Mi. S. Jct. NC705
NBI structure number	000000001510450
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I85N over Branch of Uwharrie River	1981	141,000	Fair
I85 over Uwharrie River	1981	70,500	Fair
I85N over SR1577 Muddy Creek	1981	35,250	Fair
I85S over SR1577 Muddy Creek	1981	35,250	Fair
I73 I74 US220 over SR3255	1962	34,500	Fair
I73 I74 US220 over Cedar Creek	1964	34,500	Fair