SR1353 over King Creek

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

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

SR1353 over King Creek in Transylvania 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963 and reconstructed in 1979, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 69 of the 159 inventoried bridges in Transylvania County rated fair (43.4%); 27 (17.0%) 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 40 ft
Location	.2 MI.N.JCT.SR1351
NBI structure number	000000001750188
Condition class	Fair

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