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Nfsr 981 over Gragg Prong Creek

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

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

Nfsr 981 over Gragg Prong Creek in Avery 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 1952, making it 73 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 25 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1980).
It is one of 67 of the 108 inventoried bridges in Avery County rated fair (62.0%); 11 (10.2%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US221 over Linville River	1968	10,500	Fair
NC105 over Linville River	1955	10,000	Fair
US221 over Mill Timber Creek	1941	7,600	Fair
NC184 over Shawneehaw Creek	1952	7,600	Poor
NC181 over North Toe River	1960	7,400	Fair
NC194 over North Toe River	1952	7,400	Fair