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Bridge conditions in Graham County, North Carolina

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

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

3 of the 94 bridges the federal inventory lists in Graham County are rated poor; the rest split 31 good and 60 fair.

3 of the 94 bridges in Graham County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (3.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
31 bridges (33.0%) are rated good and 60 (63.8%) fair.
The median Graham County bridge was built in 1976.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is NC28 over Little Tennessee River (built 1943), carrying about 800 vehicles a day.

Good 33.0% · Fair 63.8% · Poor 3.2% of 94 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
NC28 over Little Tennessee River	1943	800	Poor
SR1236 over South Fork Sawyer Creek	1962	200	Poor
SR1202 over Tulula Creek	1960	180	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
NC143 over Taulula Creek	1976	7,100	Fair
US129 NC14 over Long Creek	1960	5,900	Fair
NC143 over Sweetwater Creek	1976	5,200	Fair
NC143 over Sweetwater Creek	1976	5,000	Good
US129 over Cheoah River	1967	3,700	Fair
NC28 over Panther Creek	1955	3,400	Fair
NC28 over Ut to Stecoah Creek	1947	3,100	Fair
US129 over Santeetlah Lake	1968	2,700	Fair
NC143B over Long Creek	2017	2,700	Good
NC28 over Tuskeegee Creek	1943	1,800	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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