Bridge conditions in Macon County, North Carolina

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

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

Of the 224 Macon County bridges in the federal inventory, 48 carry a poor rating. That 21.4% share is roughly 3x the national average.

48 of the 224 bridges in Macon County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (21.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
73 bridges (32.6%) are rated good and 103 (46.0%) fair.
The median Macon County bridge was built in 1970.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US23 441 Sbl over US64 NC28 (built 1972), carrying about 9,750 vehicles a day.

Good 32.6% · Fair 46.0% · Poor 21.4% of 224 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
US23 441 Sbl over US64 NC28	1972	9,750	Poor
US64 over Cullasaja River	1965	7,300	Poor
US64 NC28 over Cullasaja River	1965	7,300	Poor
SR1378 over Iotla Creek	1968	3,800	Poor
US64 over Nantahala River	1965	2,900	Poor
NC28 over Cowee Creek	1921	2,100	Poor
SR1538 over Big Creek	1971	1,600	Poor
SR1533 over Walnut Creek	1973	1,300	Poor
SR1001 over Ellijay Creek	1957	950	Poor
SR1001 over Ellijay Creek	1951	950	Poor
SR1524 over Ellijay Creek	1967	850	Poor
SR1500 over Watauga Creek	1975	750	Poor
SR1500 over Watauga Creek	1956	750	Poor
SR1310 over Nantahala River	1950	750	Poor
SR1310 over Nantahala River	1950	750	Poor
SR1310 over Nantahala River	1950	750	Poor
SR1513 over Rabbit Creek	1951	640	Poor
SR1513 over Rabbit Creek	1951	640	Poor
SR1513 over Cat Creek	1969	600	Poor
SR1635 over Middle Creek	1980	570	Poor
SR1653 over Hickory Knoll Creek	1978	550	Poor
SR1390 over Burningtown Creek	1968	340	Poor
SR1387 over Left Prong Burningtown C	1965	340	Poor
SR1349 over Cowee Creek	1961	290	Poor
SR1365 over Otter Creek	1962	200	Poor
SR1414 over Queens Creek	1940	180	Poor
SR1632 over Little Tennessee River	1960	170	Poor
SR1627 over Middle Creek	1959	170	Poor
SR1114 over N. Fork Coweeta Creek	1965	170	Poor
SR1620 over Turtle Pond Creek	1961	160	Poor
SR1369 over Ut to Tellico Creek	1960	160	Poor
SR1307 over Cartoogechaye Creek	1964	150	Poor
SR1629 over Little Tennessee River	1968	100	Poor
SR1679 over Cullasaja River	1965	100	Poor
SR1130 over Jones Creek	1966	100	Poor
SR1369 over Tellico Creek	1959	100	Poor
SR1457 over Choga Creek	1950	100	Poor
SR1001 over Ellijay Creek	1968	90	Poor
SR1001 over North Prong Ellijay Cree	1974	90	Poor
SR1001 over Wildcat Creek	1974	90	Poor
SR1679 over Cullasaja River	1957	70	Poor
SR1526 over Ellijay Creek	1961	60	Poor
Nfsr 1178 over Chattooga River (complex	1934	50	Poor
SR1389 over Younce Creek	1965	30	Poor
SR1393 over Burningtown Creek	1971	20	Poor
SR1301 over Jones Creek	1962	20	Poor
SR1473 over Tellico Creek	1960	20	Poor
SR1423 over Whiteoak Creek	1963	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US23 Nbl over US64 NC28	1972	25,000	Fair
US23 441 over Cartoogechaye Creek	1956	22,500	Fair
US23 441 over Rabbit Creek	1953	21,000	Fair
US23 441 over Watauga Creek	1979	17,500	Good
US23 441 over Skeenah Creek	1956	15,000	Good
US23 441 over Coweeta Creek	1956	13,500	Good
US23 441 over Bates Branch	1962	13,500	Fair
US441 Bus over US23 441SB 64	1973	12,500	Fair
US23 64 441 Nbl over Little Tennessee River	1972	12,500	Fair
US23 64 441 Nbl over SR1667&CULLASAJA River	1972	12,500	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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