I85S over SR1226

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

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

I85S over SR1226 in Warren 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 deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2017, making it 8 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 19,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 41 of the 85 inventoried bridges in Warren County rated good (48.2%); 5 (5.9%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 185 ft
Location	1.5 Mi. S. Jct. SR1201
NBI structure number	000000001850049
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I85 over Trib. of Smith Creek	1957	19,500	Good
I85 over Smith Creek	1957	19,500	Fair
I85 over Cabin Creek	1957	19,500	Fair
I85 over Blue Mud Creek	1957	19,000	Fair
I85 Nbl over SR1226	2016	11,000	Good
US158 Bus over Owens Creek	1940	5,300	Fair