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Bridge conditions in Hertford County, North Carolina

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

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

3 of the 59 bridges the federal inventory lists in Hertford County are rated poor; the rest split 35 good and 21 fair.

3 of the 59 bridges in Hertford County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (5.1%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
35 bridges (59.3%) are rated good and 21 (35.6%) fair.
The median Hertford County bridge was built in 2002.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR1112 over Ahoskie Creek (built 1980), carrying about 750 vehicles a day.

Good 59.3% · Fair 35.6% · Poor 5.1% of 59 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
SR1112 over Ahoskie Creek	1980	750	Poor
SR1155 over Cutawhiskie Swamp	1955	250	Poor
SR1306 over Br.of Liverman Creek	1993	90	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US13 NC42 NC561 over Sclrr	1938	13,000	Fair
NC11 NC42 over Turkey Creek	1923	7,200	Fair
NC42 over Ahoskie Creek	2016	7,200	Good
US13 NC42 over Ahoskie Creek	2011	6,700	Fair
US13 NC42 over Ahoskie Creek Overflow	2011	6,700	Good
US258 over Meherrin River	1991	4,700	Fair
NC11 over Potecasi Creek	1965	4,600	Good
US13N US158N over NC45	2014	4,150	Good
NC11 over Ahoskie Creek	1979	3,900	Fair
US13S US158W over Chowan River	1972	3,850	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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