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Bridge conditions in Davie County, North Carolina

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

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

The federal inventory lists 93 bridges in Davie County: 32 rated good, 58 fair, and 3 poor.

3 of the 93 bridges in Davie County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (3.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
32 bridges (34.4%) are rated good and 58 (62.4%) fair.
The median Davie County bridge was built in 1983.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR1461 over Branch of Elisha Creek (built 1985), carrying about 2,300 vehicles a day.

Good 34.4% · Fair 62.4% · Poor 3.2% of 93 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
SR1461 over Branch of Elisha Creek	1985	2,300	Poor
SR1436 over I40	1968	800	Poor
SR1738 over Smith Creek	1997	144	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 Wbl over Yadkin River Access Road	2019	46,000	Good
I40 over Sugar Creek	1968	36,000	Fair
I40 over Smith Creek	1968	36,000	Fair
I40 over Bear Creek	1968	31,000	Fair
NC801 over I40	2009	22,000	Good
US601 over I40	1968	20,000	Fair
I40 Wbl over Dutchmans Creek	1968	18,750	Fair
I40 Ebl over Cedar Creek	1968	18,000	Fair
I40 Ebl over Dutchman Creek	1968	17,000	Fair
I40 Wbl over Cedar Creek	1968	16,750	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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