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NC73 over Little Bear Creek

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

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

NC73 over Little Bear Creek in Stanly 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 culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1929 and reconstructed in 1950, making it 96 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 104 of the 164 inventoried bridges in Stanly County rated good (63.4%); 4 (2.4%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 48 ft
Location	0.5 Mi. W. Jct. SR1231
NBI structure number	000000001670001
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US52 Bus NC24/27 over Rock Creek	1957	24,500	Good
US52 NC24/27 over Wssb Railroad	2004	22,000	Good
US52BUS NC24 NC27 over US52 Bus.	2004	21,500	Good
NC24 NC27 over Island Creek	1958	16,000	Fair
NC24 & NC27 over Little Bear Creek	1958	15,000	Fair
NC24 NC27 over Long Creek	1957	14,500	Fair