Bridge conditions in Chatham County, North Carolina

243 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Chatham County tracks close to typical: 3 of its 243 inventoried bridges (1.2%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

3 of the 243 bridges in Chatham County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (1.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
109 bridges (44.9%) are rated good and 131 (53.9%) fair.
The median Chatham County bridge was built in 1988.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR1007 over Deep River (built 1959), carrying about 950 vehicles a day.

Good 44.9% · Fair 53.9% · Poor 1.2% of 243 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
SR1007 over Deep River	1959	950	Poor
SR1953 (closed) over Rocky River	1921	390	Poor
SR1956 over Rocky Branch	1979	160	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US1 over Shaddox Creek	1957	27,500	Fair
US64 over US421	1984	21,500	Fair
US64 over Rocky River	1999	19,000	Good
US1S. over SR1011 Seaboard RR	1998	17,750	Good
US1N over SR1011 & Seaboard RR	1997	17,750	Good
US64W over Haw River	1982	17,500	Fair
US421/SR1363 over Loves Creek	1984	16,000	Fair
US64 over Varnell Creek	1942	15,500	Fair
US64 over Harlands Creek	1942	15,500	Good
US421 over Loves Creek	1982	15,000	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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