SR1703 over I-40

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

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

SR1703 over I-40 in Sampson 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 superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 88 of the 198 inventoried bridges in Sampson County rated fair (44.4%); 6 (3.0%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 210 ft
Location	0.1 Mi. N. Jct. SR1648
NBI structure number	000000001630399
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US117 Conn NC403N over I40	1988	12,000	Fair
US117 Conn NC403S over I40	1990	12,000	Fair
SR1352 over US701	1972	10,500	Fair
I40 over Beaverdam Swamp	1988	10,000	Fair
NC24W over Little Coharrie Creek	2017	9,300	Good
US701BUS over Beaverdam Branch	1977	9,100	Fair