Bridge conditions in Madison County, North Carolina

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

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

Madison County has 48 bridges rated poor out of 242 inventoried, a 19.8% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

48 of the 242 bridges in Madison County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (19.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
67 bridges (27.7%) are rated good and 127 (52.5%) fair.
The median Madison County bridge was built in 1970.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US23 over Big Laurel Creek (built 1938), carrying about 2,000 vehicles a day.

Good 27.7% · Fair 52.5% · Poor 19.8% of 242 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 over Big Laurel Creek	1938	2,000	Poor
NC208 over Shelton Laurel Creek	1962	1,800	Poor
SR1355 over Gabriel Creek	1968	1,700	Poor
SR1370 over West Fork Bull Creek	1958	1,400	Poor
SR1198 over Hayes Run	1959	850	Poor
SR1135 over Walnut Creek	1985	850	Poor
SR1395 over Walnut Creek	1950	750	Poor
SR1395 over Walnut Creek	1950	750	Poor
SR1318 over Big Laurel Creek	1980	750	Poor
SR1318 over Big Laurel Creek	1980	750	Poor
SR1318 over Big Laurel Creek	1981	750	Poor
SR1526 over Crooked Creek	1964	750	Poor
NC212 over Shelton Laurel Creek	1965	600	Poor
SR1151 over Big Pine Creek	1951	550	Poor
SR1503 over Puncheon Fork Creek	1990	550	Poor
9901 over Big Laurel Creek	1960	500	Poor
SR1527 over Paint Fork Creek	1961	450	Poor
NC63 over Friezeland Creek	1977	400	Poor
NC63 over Friezeland Creek	1977	400	Poor
SR1318 over Big Laurel Creek	1951	400	Poor
SR1318 over Spillcorn Creek	1951	400	Poor
SR1347 over Chandler Creek	1972	350	Poor
SR1364 over East Fork Bull Creek	1968	300	Poor
SR1370 over West Fork Bull Creek	1978	300	Poor
NC212 over Mill Creek	1989	300	Poor
SR1175 over Roaring Fork	1951	250	Poor
SR1303 over Shut In Creek	1960	250	Poor
SR1378 over West Fork Bull Creek	1962	240	Poor
SR1341 over Foster Creek	1971	200	Poor
SR1151 over Big Pine Creek	1951	200	Poor
SR1510 over Ponder Creek	1976	200	Poor
SR1510 over Ivy Gap Branch	1976	200	Poor
SR1612 over Bone Camp Creek	1951	200	Poor
SR1500 over Little Creek	1975	180	Poor
SR1564 over Blackstock Branch	1963	160	Poor
SR1319 over Woolsey Branch	1963	160	Poor
SR1530 over Paint Fork Creek	1951	150	Poor
SR1574 over Bull Creek	1985	140	Poor
SR1557 over Little Ivy Creek	1963	120	Poor
SR1517 over Mid. Fork California Crk	1963	100	Poor
SR1457 over Big Laurel Creek	1956	100	Poor
SR1333 over Calvin Creek	1966	100	Poor
SR1127 over Roberts Branch	1957	60	Poor
SR1339 over Big Laurel Creek	1956	40	Poor
SR1501 over Wolf Laurel Branch Creek	1960	30	Poor
SR1501 over Wolf Laurel Creek	1960	30	Poor
SR1501 over Wolf Laurel Branch	1960	30	Poor
SR1336 over Big Laurel Creek	1957	20	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-26EBL over SR1552	1998	26,000	Good
NC213 over I-26 US19 23	1996	14,500	Good
I26 over SR1346	2001	13,500	Fair
US25 70 over SR1198 Hayes Run Creek	2003	13,000	Fair
I-26 Ebl over SR1352	2001	13,000	Fair
US19 over California Creek	1974	12,000	Fair
US19 over Middle Fork California C	1960	12,000	Good
US19 over Middle Fork California C	1960	12,000	Fair
I-26 over Big Laurel Creek. SR1318	2001	11,000	Fair
I-26 over US23	2001	11,000	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 Madison County → - all 242, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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