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US441 over Oconaluftee River Gov.rd

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

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

US441 over Oconaluftee River Gov.rd in Swain 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 deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,900 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 83 of the 131 inventoried bridges in Swain County rated fair (63.4%); 15 (11.5%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 514 ft
Location	.47 MI.S.JCT.US19
NBI structure number	000000001730163
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Irr SR1378 over Oconaluftee River	1972	14,000	Fair
US74 SR1193 over Connelly Creek	1976	13,500	Fair
US19 over Oconaluftee River	2010	13,000	Good
US19 74 NC28 over Little Tennessee River	1982	9,900	Fair
SR1323 over Tuckasegee River	1969	9,800	Fair
SR1364 over Tuckasegee River	1969	7,800	Fair