Bridge conditions in Guilford County, North Carolina

744 inventoried bridges · 33 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

33 of the 744 bridges the federal inventory lists in Guilford County are rated poor; the rest split 427 good and 284 fair.

33 of the 744 bridges in Guilford County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (4.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
427 bridges (57.4%) are rated good and 284 (38.2%) fair.
The median Guilford County bridge was built in 1997.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US70 US220 over Yanceyville Street (built 1968), carrying about 43,500 vehicles a day.

Good 57.4% · Fair 38.2% · Poor 4.4% of 744 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
US70 US220 over Yanceyville Street	1968	43,500	Poor
I85BUS US29 US70 over SR1009	1953	31,000	Poor
S. Elm Eugene St. over I40 I85 Business	1955	31,000	Poor
I85S over Richland Creek	1981	28,000	Poor
US29 Sbl over SR1401	1966	26,000	Poor
SR1117 over US29	1974	16,000	Poor
Benjamin Parkway over W Wendover AVE/US70/220	1968	15,000	Poor
SR1300 over I85BUS.LP. US29 US70	1975	13,500	Poor
Phillips Avenue over US29 SR2526N.	1956	11,000	Poor
Patton Ave over I40 I85 Bus US29/70/22	1967	8,300	Poor
SR1115 over I85BUS US29/70	1975	7,000	Poor
SR2770 over US70	1963	6,400	Poor
Willow Road over I40	1958	4,800	Poor
Sullivan Street over US29 US70 US220	1956	4,300	Poor
Florida Street over US29 US70 US220	1971	4,300	Poor
SR3000 over South Buffalo Creek	1964	4,200	Poor
Willow Road over South Buffalo Creek	1958	3,300	Poor
SR3394 over Branch of Big Alamance C	1963	3,100	Poor
SR1332 over Branch of Deep River	1957	3,100	Poor
N. Elam Avenue over North Buffalo Creek	1958	3,000	Poor
SR1113 over Reddicks Creek	1929	2,200	Poor
Tuscaloosa Street over US29 US70 US220	1953	2,000	Poor
Washington Street over Murrow Blvd.	1967	1,800	Poor
Gorrell Street over Murrow Blvd.	1967	1,700	Poor
SR2347 over Haw River	1955	1,400	Poor
SR1158 over Richland Creek	1976	1,200	Poor
Fairmont Street over North Buffalo Creek	1928	1,000	Poor
SR3066 over Alamance Creek	1985	500	Poor
SR3077 over Little Alamance Creek	1958	350	Poor
SR2035 over Kings Creek	1957	350	Poor
SR3616 over Br. of Big Alamance Ck.	1956	270	Poor
SR3388 over Alamance Creek	1959	250	Poor
SR4763 over South Buffalo Creek	1930	100	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I40 85 US29 70 220 over South Buffalo Creek	1955	120,000	Fair
I40 US421 over NC68	1981	120,000	Fair
I40 & I85 SR3143 over North Alamance Creek	1954	119,000	Fair
I40 I85 over Rock Creek	1954	119,000	Fair
I40 I85 Bus US29 over Branch South Buffalo Crk	1954	118,000	Fair
I40 over SR4121	1976	115,000	Fair
I40 over South Buffalo Creek	1956	115,000	Fair
I40 US421 over E. Prong Deep River	1947	106,000	Good
I40E US220N over South Buffalo Creek	1995	94,500	Good
I40E over I85	2001	79,500	Good

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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