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Nfsr 472 over Neals Creek

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

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

Nfsr 472 over Neals Creek in Yancey 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 1979, making it 46 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1981).
It is one of 77 of the 163 inventoried bridges in Yancey County rated fair (47.2%); 28 (17.2%) 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
US19E SR1427 over Little Crabtree Creek	1952	17,000	Good
US19E over Cane River	1984	16,500	Fair
US19E over George Fork Creek	1952	15,000	Good
US19E over Little Crabtree Creek	1952	15,000	Fair
US-19E over Little Crabtree Creek	2024	13,500	Good
US19E over SR1308(DOUBLE Island Rd.	2018	12,000	Good