Bridge conditions in Person County, North Carolina

106 inventoried bridges · 3 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Person County tracks close to typical: 3 of its 106 inventoried bridges (2.8%) are rated poor, against a national rate of about 7%.

3 of the 106 bridges in Person County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (2.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
42 bridges (39.6%) are rated good and 61 (57.5%) fair.
The median Person County bridge was built in 1991.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is SR1715 over Flat River Crk (built 1951), carrying about 2,100 vehicles a day.

Good 39.6% · Fair 57.5% · Poor 2.8% of 106 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
SR1715 over Flat River Crk	1951	2,100	Poor
SR1162 over Double Creek	1992	420	Poor
SR1120 (closed) over South Flat River	1957	40	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US501 NC57 over North Fork Flat River	1985	16,000	Fair
US501S NC57 over South Flat River	1985	15,000	Fair
US501 Nbl over South Flat River	1983	15,000	Fair
US501N.BYP over Creek	2017	10,000	Good
US501 over Marlowe Creek	2017	10,000	Good
US501 over Marlowes Creek	1926	7,700	Fair
SR1536 over Marlowe Creek	1996	5,600	Good
NC57 over Satterfield Creek	1945	5,300	Fair
US158 over Deep Creek	1923	4,200	Fair
NC57 over Hyco Intake Canal	1973	4,000	Good

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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