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NC24 NC27 over Island Creek

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

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

NC24 NC27 over Island Creek in Stanly 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1958, making it 67 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 16,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 56 of the 164 inventoried bridges in Stanly County rated fair (34.1%); 4 (2.4%) 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	6	Satisfactory condition


Structure	Continuous concrete culvert
Length	about 22 ft
Location	0.3 Mi. E. Jct. SR1213
NBI structure number	000000001670005
Condition class	Fair

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 Little Bear Creek	1958	15,000	Fair
NC24 NC27 over Long Creek	1957	14,500	Fair
US52 over Poplin Branch	1986	14,500	Good