Bridge conditions in Buncombe County, North Carolina 553 inventoried bridges · 57 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
About one in 10 bridges in Buncombe County is rated in poor condition: 57 of 553 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in North Carolina.
57 of the 553 bridges in Buncombe County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (10.3%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .166 bridges (30.0%) are rated good and 330 (59.7%) fair.
The median Buncombe County bridge was built in 1973 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US19 23 over I-240 Off Ramps (built 1968), carrying about 48,000 vehicles a day.
Good 30.0% · Fair 59.7% · Poor 10.3% of 553 bridges
Bridges rated poor Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.
Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition US19 23 over I-240 Off Ramps 1968 48,000 Poor I-240 Ebl over Access Rd. Hominy Creek 1967 30,000 Poor I-240 Wbl over Access Rd. Hominy Creek 1967 30,000 Poor I26W US19 23N 70W over NC251 SR1781 Reeds Creek 1970 29,250 Poor US19 23 Nbl over Reems Creek 1963 21,000 Poor US19 23SBL over Reems Creek 1963 21,000 Poor SR2838 over Southern Railroad 1972 16,000 Poor SR3556 over French Broad River 1951 14,500 Poor US19 23B over I-26 I-240 1967 13,000 Poor SR1002 over French Broad Rvr So.rr 1954 8,400 Poor Brevard Rd over I-26 I-240 1967 8,000 Poor SR3412 over Hominy Creek 1929 8,000 Poor SR3116 over Robinson Creek 1967 7,600 Poor US19 23BUS over I-26 & US19 23BYP. 1964 7,500 Poor Montford Avenue over I-240 1959 7,200 Poor SR1620 over French Broad Rvr.so.rr 1968 4,400 Poor SR1348 over French Broad Rvr.so.rr 1971 4,400 Poor SR3408 over French Broad River 1987 4,100 Poor SR2416 over Beetree Creek 1928 3,300 Poor SR1238 over Ragsdale Creek 1962 3,000 Poor SR1733 over Flat Creek 1959 2,000 Poor SR2173 over Dillingham Creek 2006 1,900 Poor SR1740 over Flat Creek 1961 1,500 Poor Pinecroft Rd. over Beaverdam Creek 1990 1,400 Poor SR2288 over Ivy Creek 2004 1,200 Poor SR2109 over Reems Creek 1947 1,100 Poor SR1220 over South Turkey Creek 1978 1,100 Poor NC9 (closed) over Broad River 1952 850 Poor SR1641 over Jenkins Branch 1960 800 Poor NC151 over Stony Fork Creek 1959 700 Poor SR1645 over Lee Creek 1971 700 Poor SR2782 over Cane Creek 2007 700 Poor SR2426 over Shope Creek 1962 630 Poor SR2791 over Laurel Creek 1973 600 Poor SR2791 over Broad River 1964 600 Poor SR2782(CLOSED) over Cane Creek 1957 560 Poor SR2171(CLOSED) over North Fork Ivy Creek 1940 550 Poor SR3449 over Beaverdam Creek 1977 550 Poor SR2776 over Broad River 1990 550 Poor SR2153 (closed) over Ivy Creek 1966 450 Poor SR2098 over Herron Cove Branch 1953 450 Poor SR2432 over Swannanoa River 1975 390 Poor SR1768 over Adkins Branch 1971 380 Poor SR2713(CLOSED) over Swannanoa River 1960 320 Poor SR2786(CLOSED) over Flat Creek 1976 300 Poor SR2027 over North Fork Ivy Creek 1971 280 Poor SR2832 over Garren Creek 2004 240 Poor SR1390 over Sugar Creek 1988 210 Poor SR3431 over Hominy Creek 1969 200 Poor SR1638 over Whittier Branch 1960 200 Poor SR2802(CLOSED) over Broad River 1957 100 Poor SR2783(CLOSED) over Rocky Creek 1961 100 Poor Ninth Street over Tomahawk Creek 1971 100 Poor Hardesty Lane over Swanannoa River 1971 100 Poor SR1292 over New Found Creek 1960 80 Poor SR1226 over Little Pole Creek 1980 75 Poor SR2789 over Broad River 1973 60 Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition I-240 over US25 1958 84,500 Fair I-26 Ebl over SR3431 Hominy Creek 2015 74,500 Fair I40 over Ragsdale Creek 1966 74,500 Fair I-40 over US19 23 2008 74,500 Good I40 Ebl/wbl over Southern Railway 2008 74,500 Good I-26 over Powell Creek 1965 72,500 Good I-26 over NC146 2010 72,500 Good I-26 over SR3482 (veh.underpass) 1967 72,500 Good I-26 over (future) Biltmore Farms 2022 72,500 Good I-240 over Central Ave. 1958 65,500 Fair
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory , 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.
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