Bridge conditions in Jackson County, North Carolina

230 inventoried bridges · 29 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Jackson County has 29 bridges rated poor out of 230 inventoried, a 12.6% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

29 of the 230 bridges in Jackson County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (12.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
91 bridges (39.6%) are rated good and 110 (47.8%) fair.
The median Jackson County bridge was built in 1973.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US64 over Long Branch (built 1965), carrying about 5,900 vehicles a day.

Good 39.6% · Fair 47.8% · Poor 12.6% of 230 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
US64 over Long Branch	1965	5,900	Poor
NC116 over Savannah Creek	1951	3,800	Poor
Old Forest Hill Rd over Cullowhee Creek	1952	3,300	Poor
University Way over Cullowhee Creek	1973	2,800	Poor
SR1534 over Tuckasegee River	1962	1,500	Poor
Picnic Grounds Rd over Cullowhee Creek	1954	1,000	Poor
SR1120 over Cedar Creek	1961	800	Poor
SR1145 over Norton Creek	1945	800	Poor
NC281 over Gladie Creek	1960	700	Poor
SR1145 over Pine Creek	1952	650	Poor
SR1300 over Savannah Creek	1963	610	Poor
SR1300 over Savannah Creek	1978	610	Poor
SR1300 over Savannah Creek	1967	610	Poor
SR1300 over Savannah Creek	1967	610	Poor
SR1447 over Fisher Creek	1963	540	Poor
SR1382 over Scott Creek	1971	500	Poor
Allen Street over Scott Creek	1926	500	Poor
SR1318 over Savannah Creek	1971	470	Poor
SR1705 over Scott Creek	1967	450	Poor
SR1737 over Caney Fork	1966	450	Poor
SR1737 over Mull Creek	1968	450	Poor
SR1705 over Dark Ridge Creek	1961	330	Poor
SR1432 over over Relief	1964	200	Poor
SR1107 over Chattooga River	1970	110	Poor
SR1107 over Norton Mill Creek	1951	110	Poor
SR1388 over Dicks Creek	1966	100	Poor
SR1131 over Trout Creek	1963	80	Poor
SR1140 over Tuckasegee River	1962	50	Poor
SR1468 over Scott Creek	1961	20	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US23 74 over Blanton Branch	1976	26,500	Fair
NC107 over Cope Creek	1942	26,500	Fair
US74 441 over Dicks Creek	1957	25,000	Fair
US23 74 over Soapstone Creek	1957	24,000	Fair
US23 74 over Scott Creek	1957	23,500	Fair
US74 441 SR1488 over Camp Creek	1976	23,000	Good
US23 74 over Scott Crk SR1705 So. RR	2016	21,500	Good
US23 441 over Tuckasegee River	1986	20,500	Fair
US23 441 over RR Access Rd. Scott Crk	1986	20,500	Fair
US23 441 over Savannah Creek	1987	19,500	Fair

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

Every bridge in Jackson County → - all 230, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.