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US74 Ebl over Big Shoe Heel Creek

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

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

US74 Ebl over Big Shoe Heel Creek in Scotland County, North Carolina, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1983, making it 42 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 21,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 54 of the 104 inventoried bridges in Scotland County rated good (51.9%); 3 (2.9%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US74 over Gum Swamp	1970	23,000	Fair
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