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Blue Ridge Parkway over U.S. Route 19

Haywood County, North Carolina · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Blue Ridge Parkway over U.S. Route 19 in Haywood County, North Carolina, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1961, making it 64 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
It is one of 45 of the 287 inventoried bridges in Haywood County rated poor (15.7%); 45 (15.7%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 252 ft
Location	12.7 Miles to U.S. Route
NBI structure number	5140129P0000000
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-40 over NC215	1961	50,000	Fair
I-40 over Beaverdam Creek	1961	50,000	Fair
I-40 over North Hominy Creek	1961	50,000	Fair
I-40 over SR1550	1961	49,500	Fair
I-40 over Thickety Creek	1962	49,500	Fair
US74 over US19 23 74	1961	39,000	Fair