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Bridge conditions in Transylvania County, North Carolina

159 inventoried bridges · 27 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Transylvania County has 27 bridges rated poor out of 159 inventoried, a 17.0% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

27 of the 159 bridges in Transylvania County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (17.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
63 bridges (39.6%) are rated good and 69 (43.4%) fair.
The median Transylvania County bridge was built in 1980.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US64 over Abandoned Southern RR (built 1966), carrying about 12,000 vehicles a day.

Good 39.6% · Fair 43.4% · Poor 17.0% of 159 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
US64 over Abandoned Southern RR	1966	12,000	Poor
US64 Ebl over Davidson River	1957	11,250	Poor
US64 over Gash Creek	1952	8,400	Poor
SR1540 over Williamson Creek	1976	4,000	Poor
SR1533 over French Broad River	1958	2,800	Poor
SR1592 over Lamb Creek	1971	1,800	Poor
NC281 over Whitewater River	1967	1,300	Poor
SR1103 over Carson Creek	1951	1,200	Poor
US178 over Browns Mill Creek	1978	1,200	Poor
SR1536 over Buckhorn Creek	1960	1,200	Poor
SR1309 over North Fork Flat Creek	1970	750	Poor
SR1107 over Mid.fork French Broad Rv	1964	750	Poor
SR1304 over Indian Creek	1959	650	Poor
SR1598 over Turkey Creek	1968	600	Poor
SR1361 over Turkey Creek	1961	450	Poor
SR1309 over Parker Creek	1962	350	Poor
SR1135 over N.fork French Broad Rive	1958	350	Poor
SR1135 over French Broad River	1957	350	Poor
SR1131 over Middle Fork French Br.rv	1961	350	Poor
SR1159 over Cathey Creek	1923	320	Poor
SR1560 over Little River	1957	250	Poor
SR1141 over Shoal Creek	1963	250	Poor
SR1580 over Williamson Creek	1972	200	Poor
SR1536 over Laurel Creek	1957	90	Poor
SR1101 over Little River	1962	50	Poor
SR1319 over North Fork Flat Creek	1962	30	Poor
Nfsr 140 over Courthouse Creek	1939	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US64 276 over King Creek	1927	28,000	Fair
Ecusta Bypass over Davidson River	2020	16,600	Good
Ecusta Bypass over Davidson River	2020	16,600	Good
NC280 over Turkey Creek	1952	15,000	Good
US64 over Nicholson Creek	1960	15,000	Fair
US64 Wbl over Davidson River	1934	13,500	Fair
US64 over Abandoned Southern RR	1966	12,000	Poor
US64 Ebl over Davidson River	1957	11,250	Poor
US64 over Cherry Field Creek	1980	11,000	Fair
US64 Ebl over Catheys Creek	1980	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 Transylvania County → - all 159, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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