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US74 over Gum Swamp

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

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

US74 over Gum Swamp in Scotland 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 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 23,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 47 of the 104 inventoried bridges in Scotland County rated fair (45.2%); 3 (2.9%) 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 43 ft
Location	0.15 Mi. W. Jct. SR1304
NBI structure number	000000001650029
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US74 Ebl over Big Shoe Heel Creek	1983	21,000	Good
US74 over Bridge Creek	1963	20,500	Good
US74 Ebl over US15/US401/US501	1964	20,500	Fair
US74/US501 Wbl over US15/US401/US501	1964	20,500	Fair
US74 Ebl over US15BUS/US401BUS	1965	20,500	Fair
US74E over Southern Railroad	1964	20,000	Fair