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Every bridge in Avery County, North Carolina

Name: Every bridge in Avery County, North Carolina
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108 inventoried bridges, busiest first

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

Avery County, North Carolina, has 108 bridges in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory: 30 rated good, 67 fair, and 11 poor (as of August 20, 2026).
This index lists every one of them, busiest first; each links to its own condition record.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US221 over Linville River	1968	10,500	Fair
NC105 over Linville River	1955	10,000	Fair
NC184 over Shawneehaw Creek	1952	7,600	Poor
US221 over Mill Timber Creek	1941	7,600	Fair
NC181 over North Toe River	1960	7,400	Fair
NC194 over North Toe River	1952	7,400	Fair
US221BYP NC181 over Grandmother Creek	1990	6,400	Poor
US19E over Cranberry Creek	1978	6,200	Fair
US221BYP NC181 over Linville River	1990	6,200	Fair
US19E over North Toe River	1970	5,900	Fair
US221 over Linville River	1941	5,300	Poor
Blue Ridge Parkway over Linville River	1940	5,007	Fair
Blue Ridge Parkway over U.S. Route 221	1940	5,007	Fair
NC194 over Cranberry Creek	1989	3,400	Fair
SR1106 over Three Mile Creek	2006	3,200	Fair
NC181 over Blue Ridge Parkway	1935	2,900	Fair
US19E over Cooper Branch	1979	2,700	Fair
US19E over Cranberry Creek	1979	2,700	Good
Blue Ridge Parkway over Linn Cove Branch	1983	2,300	Good
Blue Ridge Parkway over Ravine	1987	2,300	Good
Blue Ridge Parkway over Ravine	1987	2,300	Fair
Blue Ridge Parkway over Ravine & Stream	1987	2,300	Fair
Blue Ridge Parkway over Springs & Small Stream	1987	2,300	Fair
Blue Ridge Parkway over Stack Rock Creek	1975	2,300	Fair
Blue Ridge Parkway over Wilson Creek	1987	2,300	Fair
NC194 over Elk River	1991	2,200	Fair
US19E over North Toe River	1978	2,100	Fair
US19E over Threemile Creek	1978	2,100	Fair
Blue Ridge Parkway over Stream	1950	2,000	Poor
US19E over Henson Creek	1978	2,000	Good
US19E over Horse Creek	1960	1,500	Fair
US19E over Ut to Cranberry Creek	1979	1,500	Fair
SR1114 over Fall Branch	2018	1,400	Good
SR1114 over Isaae Branch	2019	1,400	Good
SR1157 over North Toe River	2005	1,400	Fair
SR1121 over Squirrel Creek	1985	1,300	Fair
SR1511 over Grandmother Creek	1990	1,300	Fair
US321 over Beech Creek	1952	1,200	Fair
SR1545 over Grandmother Creek	1941	1,100	Fair
Nc Route 181 over Blue Ridge Parkway	1959	1,020	Good
Ash Street over North Toe River	1983	1,000	Fair
SR1121 over North Toe River	1966	1,000	Fair
SR1138 over Squirrel Creek	1967	1,000	Fair
SR1138 over Squirrel Creek	1967	1,000	Poor
SR1342 over Elk River	1929	950	Poor
US19E over North Toe River	1999	920	Good
US19E over North Toe River	2010	900	Good
US19E over Roaring Creek	1978	900	Fair
Blue Ridge Parkway over U.S. Route 221	1969	810	Fair
SR1157 over North Toe River	1997	800	Fair
US19E over Plumtree Creek	1977	800	Fair
Elkmont Lane over Shawneehaw Creek	2010	730	Fair
Mountain Vista Ln. over Elk River	2010	700	Fair
SR1305 over Elk River	1963	700	Poor
SR1305 over Elk River	1950	650	Poor
SR1305 over Little Elk Creek	1994	650	Fair
SR1306 (closed) over Elk River	1932	650	Fair
SR1132 over Roaring Creek	2004	630	Good
SR1132 over Jerry Creek	1959	620	Good
SR1132 over Roaring Creek	1998	620	Fair
Crooked Creek Lane over Shawneehaw Creek	2010	500	Poor
SR1321 over Curtis Creek	2007	500	Good
SR1324 over Curtis Creek	2014	500	Good
SR1126 over Henson Creek	2006	490	Good
SR1321 over Curtis Creek	2020	450	Good
SR1126 over Henson Creek	1969	430	Fair
SR1127 over Henson Creek	2021	430	Good
SR1341 over Elk River	2021	420	Good
SR1310 over Trivette Branch	2015	400	Good
SR1349 over Linville River	2021	350	Good
SR1117 over North Toe River	2001	320	Fair
SR1137 over Birchfield Creek	2015	310	Good
SR1164 over North Toe River	1999	310	Good
SR1166 over Horse Creek	2011	310	Good
SR1186 over Horse Creek	1968	310	Poor
SR1107 over North Toe River	2002	300	Fair
SR1310 over Trivett Branch	1997	300	Fair
Watauga Street over North Toe River	2000	300	Fair
SR1114 over Plumtree Creek	2001	290	Fair
SR1166 over Horse Creek	2013	250	Good
SR1130 over Powder Mill Creek	1999	240	Fair
SR1361 over Blevins Creek	1960	220	Fair
SR1514 over Little Wilson Creek	1950	220	Fair
SR1349 over W.fork Linville River	2013	200	Fair
SR1351 over West Fork Linville River	1965	200	Fair
SR1514 over Stack Rock Creek	1958	200	Fair
SR1548 over Linville River	2005	200	Fair
SR1514 over Wilson Creek	1935	190	Fair
SR1530 over Webb Creek	1999	190	Fair
SR1536 over Linville River	2017	150	Fair
Balsam Lane over Shawneehaw Creek	1995	100	Fair
Dogwood Road over Shawneehaw Creek	1995	100	Fair
SR1128 over Henson Creek	2004	100	Good
SR1140 over Squirrel Creek	1964	100	Fair
SR1158 over North Toe River	1961	100	Fair
SR1158 over Whiteoak Creek	2001	100	Poor
SR1167 over Little Horse Creek	2015	100	Good
SR1169 over Cranberry Creek	2017	100	Good
SR1185 over Whiteoak Creek	1966	100	Good
SR1326 over Elk River	1991	100	Fair
SR1352 over West Fork Linnville Rive	2017	100	Good
SR1524 over Mill Timber Creek	1960	100	Fair
Shawneehaw Heights over Shawneeshaw Creek	1995	100	Fair
SR1525 over Camp Creek	1950	90	Good
SR1525 over Linville River	2001	90	Good
Nfsr 192 over Wilson Creek	1970	50	Fair
Nfsr 981 over Gragg Prong Creek	1952	25	Fair
Nfsr 981 over Rockhouse Creek	1941	25	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025.

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