Bridge conditions in Mitchell County, North Carolina

127 inventoried bridges · 28 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 5 bridges in Mitchell County is rated in poor condition: 28 of 127 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in North Carolina.

28 of the 127 bridges in Mitchell County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (22.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
47 bridges (37.0%) are rated good and 52 (40.9%) fair.
The median Mitchell County bridge was built in 1978.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR1403 over N.toe River N&S RR. (built 1986), carrying about 4,200 vehicles a day.

Good 37.0% · Fair 40.9% · Poor 22.0% of 127 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
SR1403 over N.toe River N&S RR.	1986	4,200	Poor
SR1121 over North Toe River	1970	2,200	Poor
SR1211 over Cane Creek	1966	1,200	Poor
SR1211 over Cane Creek	1971	1,000	Poor
SR1140 over Beaver Creek	1959	850	Poor
NC261 over Fall Creek	1954	800	Poor
SR1002 over Big Crabtree Creek	1966	700	Poor
SR1171 over Snow Creek	1969	550	Poor
SR1352 over Spring Creek	1963	500	Poor
SR1325 over Big Rock Creek	1968	350	Poor
SR1325 over Beans Creek	1958	350	Poor
SR1325 over Right Fork Beans Creek	1989	350	Poor
SR1141 over Beaver Creek	1921	300	Poor
SR1111 over Grassy Creek	1981	250	Poor
SR1002 over Big Crabtree Creek	1952	250	Poor
SR1002 over E.fork Big Crabtree CR	1979	250	Poor
SR1225 over East Fork Big Crabtree C	1964	250	Poor
SR1260 over Cane Creek	1922	200	Poor
SR1223 over Little Rock Creek	1970	200	Poor
SR1188 over Cane Creek	1962	200	Poor
NC261 over Reuben Creek	1952	200	Poor
SR1321 over Hollow Poplar Creek	1995	150	Poor
SR1349 over Pigeon Roost Creek	1963	150	Poor
SR1349 over Pigeonroost Creek	1971	150	Poor
SR1349 over Pigeon Roost Creek	1971	150	Poor
SR1349 over Pigeonroost Creek	1972	150	Poor
SR1223 over Greene Creek	1969	100	Poor
SR1207 over Left Fork Cane Creek	1978	40	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US19E over Clinchfld RR N.toe Rvr	1977	12,000	Fair
NC226 over Grassy Creek	1966	11,500	Fair
NC226 over Rockhouse Creek	1955	11,500	Good
US19E over Beaver Creek	1978	10,000	Good
US19E over Beaver Creek	1977	10,000	Fair
US19E over Brushy Creek	1960	9,200	Good
NC226 over North Toe River Gsx RR	1998	8,600	Good
NC226 over Bear Creek	1950	7,500	Fair
Blue Ridge Parkway over U.S. Route 226	1939	5,007	Fair
Blue Ridge Parkway over Mccall Gap Road	1940	5,007	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 Mitchell County → - all 127, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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