Bridge conditions in Forsyth County, North Carolina

462 inventoried bridges · 44 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

44 of the 462 bridges the federal inventory lists in Forsyth County are rated poor; the rest split 207 good and 211 fair.

44 of the 462 bridges in Forsyth County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (9.5%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
207 bridges (44.8%) are rated good and 211 (45.7%) fair.
The median Forsyth County bridge was built in 1990.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US52 US311 over US311 (built 1963), carrying about 90,000 vehicles a day.

Good 44.8% · Fair 45.7% · Poor 9.5% of 462 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
US52 US311 over US311	1963	90,000	Poor
I40 Bus over Brushy Fork Creek	1958	74,500	Poor
US52 over 28TH Street	1964	70,000	Poor
US421 over Little Creek	1960	58,500	Poor
NC67 over Little Creek	1950	55,000	Poor
NC67 over US421	1959	53,500	Poor
I40 Bus over Salem Creek	1953	38,500	Poor
US52 over 25TH Street	1964	35,000	Poor
I74 US311 over Fiddlers Creek	1981	33,500	Poor
US52 Nbl over SR1825 (patterson Ave.)	1962	27,000	Poor
US52 Sbl over SR1825 (patterson Ave.)	1962	27,000	Poor
Robinhood Road over NC67	1963	25,000	Poor
SR2264 over US52	1964	23,000	Poor
I285/US52 Nbl over South Fork Muddy Creek	1971	22,250	Poor
SR4000 over US52	1962	20,500	Poor
NC67 Nbl over Salem Creek	1955	15,750	Poor
SR2456 over US52	1964	13,500	Poor
NC8 over US52	1962	12,000	Poor
US311 over Brushy Fork Creek	1970	11,500	Poor
West First St. over Norfolk S. Railroad (aba	1939	10,000	Poor
Glade Street over Peters Creek	1919	9,000	Poor
I40 Bus Ramps over Little Creek	1950	8,100	Poor
Polo Road over SR4000	1968	6,900	Poor
Northwest Blvd. over Peters Creek	1940	6,900	Poor
NC8 over Trick-um Creek	1978	5,800	Poor
Old Greensboro Rd. over Brushy Fork Creek	1950	5,100	Poor
US311 over Brushy Fork Branch	1970	4,400	Poor
Link Road over Peters Creek	1970	4,400	Poor
Sixteenth Street over Norfolk&western Railroad	1923	4,100	Poor
Sixteenth Street over US52 & NC8	1964	4,000	Poor
SR4319 over West Fork Deep River	1992	4,000	Poor
SR2456 over Southern RR	1928	3,900	Poor
Westview Drive over US421	1956	3,000	Poor
3RD Street over US52 US311 & NC8	1963	2,800	Poor
Fifth Street over US52 US311 & NC8	1964	2,600	Poor
Cameron Avenue over Ut to Brushy Fork Creek	1920	2,600	Poor
East Fifth St.(wb) over Brushy Fork Creek	1958	1,950	Poor
East Fifth St.(ebl over Brushy Fork Creek	1948	1,950	Poor
SR1001(CLOSED) over US421	1958	1,800	Poor
Valley Rd. over Mill Creek	1922	1,500	Poor
4TH Street over US52 US311 & NC8	1963	1,200	Poor
SR2931 over Leak Creek	1960	1,200	Poor
Ninth Street over Norfolk Southern RR.	1936	500	Poor
Nottingham Road over NC67	1960	300	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 & US311 over Clemmonsville Road	1980	112,000	Fair
I40 Ebl over Salem Creek	1992	98,000	Good
I40 Ebl over NC150 Ramp	1992	98,000	Good
I40 over Bottom Branch	1992	98,000	Fair
US52 US311 over US311	1963	90,000	Poor
I40 over Burke Creek	1991	82,500	Fair
US52 & NC8 over Northwest Blvd.	1963	81,500	Fair
US52 & NC8 over SR2456	1964	80,000	Fair
US52 over Liberty Street Connector	1963	80,000	Fair
US52 over Glenn Avenue	1964	75,000	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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