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Bridge conditions in Vance County, North Carolina

76 inventoried bridges · 5 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

5 of the 76 bridges the federal inventory lists in Vance County are rated poor; the rest split 27 good and 44 fair.

5 of the 76 bridges in Vance County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (6.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
27 bridges (35.5%) are rated good and 44 (57.9%) fair.
The median Vance County bridge was built in 1976.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US1N.BYP over CSX Railroad (built 1955), carrying about 3,250 vehicles a day.

Good 35.5% · Fair 57.9% · Poor 6.6% of 76 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
US1N.BYP over CSX Railroad	1955	3,250	Poor
SR1317 over Nutbush Creek	1993	1,100	Poor
SR1551 over Buffalo Creek	1962	900	Poor
SR1501 over Fishing Creek	1950	600	Poor
SR1125 over Little Ruin Creek	1953	90	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-85 over Nutbush Creek	1970	33,000	Fair
SR1162 over I85	1970	22,500	Fair
I85N over US158W.RAMP	2016	21,000	Good
I85N over US158 Byp	1969	19,250	Fair
I85S over US158 Byp.	1969	19,250	Fair
I85I85 over Ruin Creek	1962	18,750	Fair
I85S over US158	1970	16,500	Fair
NC39 over US1	1955	15,500	Fair
SR1295 over I85	2004	13,500	Good
I85N over SR1371	2018	12,250	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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