Bridge conditions in Iredell County, North Carolina

333 inventoried bridges · 48 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Of the 333 Iredell County bridges in the federal inventory, 48 carry a poor rating. That 14.4% share is roughly 2x the national average.

48 of the 333 bridges in Iredell County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (14.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
97 bridges (29.1%) are rated good and 188 (56.5%) fair.
The median Iredell County bridge was built in 1973.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I-77 Sbl over Third Creek (built 1964), carrying about 28,250 vehicles a day.

Good 29.1% · Fair 56.5% · Poor 14.4% of 333 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
I-77 Sbl over Third Creek	1964	28,250	Poor
SR1109 over Lake Norman	1961	19,500	Poor
I40 Ebl over Buffalo Shoals Creek	1957	17,750	Poor
I40 Wbl over Buffalo Shoals Creek	1955	17,750	Poor
I77 Sbl over Rocky Creek	1972	14,750	Poor
SR1005 over I40	1955	7,300	Poor
SR1142 over Dye Creek	1975	4,200	Poor
SR2398 over Southern R.R.	1955	3,600	Poor
SR1004 over Catawba River	1961	3,500	Poor
SR2342 over I-77	1957	3,500	Poor
SR1639 over I40	1960	3,400	Poor
SR1892 over South Yadkin River	1948	2,500	Poor
SR2158 over Fifth Creek	1951	2,000	Poor
SR2318 over Third Creek	1959	1,500	Poor
SR1143 over Coddle Creek	1975	1,500	Poor
SR2345 over Southern R.r.(inactive)	1963	1,300	Poor
SR1153 over Coddle Creek	1969	1,200	Poor
SR1891(CLOSED) over Olin Creek	1964	1,200	Poor
SR2389 over Weathers Creek	1960	1,100	Poor
SR1324 over Hicks Creek	1955	1,100	Poor
South Elm Street over Norfolk Srr	1940	1,100	Poor
SR1333 over Southern Railway	1956	1,100	Poor
SR1006 over Buffalo Shoals Creek	1952	950	Poor
SR1512 over Third Creek	1962	700	Poor
SR1561 over Snow Creek	1955	450	Poor
SR1852 over Hunting Creek	1983	450	Poor
SR1886 over Patterson Creek	1967	420	Poor
SR2402 over I-l Creek	1959	400	Poor
SR1869 over Tuckers Creek	1979	350	Poor
SR1892 over Rocky Creek	1948	350	Poor
SR2125 over Long Branch Creek	1987	340	Poor
SR1596 over Rocky Creek	1957	300	Poor
SR1532 over Buffalo Shoals Creek	1984	210	Poor
SR1981 over Camel Branch	1995	200	Poor
SR1505 over Goble Creek	1966	200	Poor
SR1573 over Snow Creek	1965	170	Poor
SR1914 over Jack Creek	1996	150	Poor
SR1832 over Hunting Creek	1975	150	Poor
SR2145 over South Yadkin River	1940	150	Poor
SR2132 over Kinder Creek	1962	120	Poor
SR2113 over Ut to Hunting Creek	1983	110	Poor
SR2116 over Ut to Hunting Creek	1979	100	Poor
SR1500 over Ut to Catawba River	1961	90	Poor
SR1824 over Long Branch	1980	70	Poor
SR1982 over Camel Branch	1976	60	Poor
SR1885 over Weathers Creek	1957	50	Poor
SR1850 over Ut to Camel Branch	1961	40	Poor
SR1826 over Long Branch	1953	40	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I77 over Lake Norman	2018	63,500	Good
I77 over Ut to Fourth Creek	1957	58,000	Fair
I-77 over Duck Creek	1970	56,500	Fair
I77 over Cornelius Creek	1966	54,000	Fair
I-40 over Ut to Fourth Creek	2022	41,500	Good
I77 over Fifth Creek	1973	38,500	Fair
I40 Ebl over Fifth Creek	1969	38,000	Fair
I40 Ebl over US64	1969	38,000	Fair
NC150 over I77	1966	35,500	Fair
SR1100 over I77	2011	34,000	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Iredell County → - all 333, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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