Bridge conditions in Forsyth County, North Carolina 462 inventoried bridges · 44 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled 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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