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Bridge conditions in Rutherford County, North Carolina

298 inventoried bridges · 38 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Of the 298 Rutherford County bridges in the federal inventory, 38 carry a poor rating. That 12.8% share is roughly 2x the national average.

38 of the 298 bridges in Rutherford County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (12.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
118 bridges (39.6%) are rated good and 142 (47.7%) fair.
The median Rutherford County bridge was built in 1968.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US74BUS over Second Broad River (built 1921), carrying about 8,700 vehicles a day.

Good 39.6% · Fair 47.7% · Poor 12.8% of 298 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
US74BUS over Second Broad River	1921	8,700	Poor
SR1510 over Catheys Creek	1947	3,500	Poor
NC120 over US74 Byp.	1968	3,300	Poor
US64 over Broad River	2010	2,700	Poor
US64 over Cove Creek	1940	2,700	Poor
SR1576 over Puzzle Creek	1967	2,200	Poor
NC226 over N. Fork First Broad Ck	1955	1,700	Poor
SR1538 over Catheys Creek	1967	1,200	Poor
SR1920 over Seaboard RR (abandoned)	1972	1,100	Poor
SR1153 over Broad River	1972	1,000	Poor
SR1008 over Cedar Creek	1955	950	Poor
SR1762 over Sandy Run Creek	1952	730	Poor
SR2125 over Floyds Creek	1963	700	Poor
SR1149 over Cleghorn Creek	1960	520	Poor
SR1548 over Hollands Creek	1971	450	Poor
SR1737 over First Broad River	1964	450	Poor
SR1504 over Big Camp Creek	1962	450	Poor
SR1325 over Catheys Creek	1951	450	Poor
SR1001 over Cove Creek	1951	450	Poor
SR1172 over Mountain Creek	1966	400	Poor
SR2102 over Big Horse Creek	1963	400	Poor
SR1749 over Sandy Run Creek	1955	400	Poor
SR1778 over Ut to W. Fork Sandy Run	1963	390	Poor
SR1749 over Hinton Creek	1975	350	Poor
SR2105 over Big Horse Creek	1960	330	Poor
SR1306 over Broad River	1920	330	Poor
SR1547 over Catheys Creek	1968	320	Poor
SR1931 over Hills Creek	1966	300	Poor
SR1749 over Isham Fork Creek	1952	300	Poor
SR1713 over Cane Creek	1975	250	Poor
SR1351 over East Branch Mountain Crk	1962	170	Poor
SR1359 over East Branch Mountain Crk	1960	170	Poor
SR1734 over First Broad River	1977	140	Poor
SR1700 over Little First Broad River	1959	110	Poor
SR1753 over Hinton Creek	1974	100	Poor
SR1526 over Ut to Catheys Creek	1959	70	Poor
SR1712 over Heaveners Creek	1971	60	Poor
Tryon Bay Circle over Cane Creek	1978	20	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US74 Byp. over Bracketts Creek	1968	28,000	Fair
US74 Byp. Wbl over Second Broad River	1968	22,500	Fair
US74 Byp. over Grog Creek	1968	20,500	Good
US74 Ebl over US74A	1990	14,000	Fair
US74 Wbl over US74A	1990	14,000	Fair
US221A over US74BYP.	1968	12,000	Fair
US74 Byp Ebl over Clinchfield Railroad	1968	11,500	Fair
US74 Byp Wbl over Clinchfield RR	1968	11,500	Fair
US74 Byp. Ebl over Second Broad River	1968	11,250	Fair
US74 Ebl. Byp. over Webbs Creek	1968	11,250	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 Rutherford County → - all 298, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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