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NC280 over Turkey Creek

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

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

NC280 over Turkey Creek in Transylvania 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 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 15,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 63 of the 159 inventoried bridges in Transylvania County rated good (39.6%); 27 (17.0%) 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 28 ft
Location	.3 MI.N.JCT.SR1361
NBI structure number	000000001750042
Condition class	Good

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
US64 over Nicholson Creek	1960	15,000	Fair
US64 Wbl over Davidson River	1934	13,500	Fair
US64 over Abandoned Southern RR	1966	12,000	Poor