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SR1560 over Little River

Transylvania County, North Carolina · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

SR1560 over Little River in Transylvania County, North Carolina, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1957, making it 68 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 27 of the 159 inventoried bridges in Transylvania County rated poor (17.0%); 27 (17.0%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 40 ft
Location	1.2 MI.E.JCT.SR1536
NBI structure number	000000001750008
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US64 276 over King Creek	1927	28,000	Fair
Ecusta Bypass over Davidson River	2020	16,600	Good
Ecusta Bypass over Davidson River	2020	16,600	Good
NC280 over Turkey Creek	1952	15,000	Good
US64 over Nicholson Creek	1960	15,000	Fair
US64 Wbl over Davidson River	1934	13,500	Fair