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Bridge conditions in Wilkes County, North Carolina

350 inventoried bridges · 51 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled

Wilkes County has 51 bridges rated poor out of 350 inventoried, a 14.6% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

Good 33.7% · Fair 51.7% · Poor 14.6% of 350 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.

BridgeBuiltVehicles/dayCondition
US421B over Reddies River193518,000Poor
NC268 over Rock Creek19387,600Poor
SR1001 over Cub Creek19695,600Poor
SR1185 over Yadkin River19525,500Poor
NC268 over Warrior Creek19602,000Poor
SR2333 over Mulberry Creek19731,600Poor
SR1943 over East Prong Roaring River19641,500Poor
SR1931 over Little Elkin Creek19671,300Poor
SR2044 over Elkin Creek19661,100Poor
SR2049 over Long Branch19781,100Poor
SR1952 over Camp Branch19671,000Poor
SR2493 over Cub Creek1980690Poor
SR1155 over Shell Creek1975680Poor
SR1155 over Naked Creek1962650Poor
SR2046 over Long Branch1963650Poor
SR2035 over Elkin Creek1984460Poor
SR1730 over Cane Creek1967450Poor
SR1162 over Elk Creek1969450Poor
SR2012 over Little Bugaboo Creek1960410Poor
SR1567 over North Fork Reddies River1950400Poor
SR1303 over Pumpkin Run1961400Poor
SR1135 over Gladys Fork Creek1983350Poor
SR1703 over Mulberry Creek1965340Poor
SR1728 over Joshua Creek1994300Poor
SR1108 over West Prong Moravian Cree1967250Poor
SR2318 over Grays Creek1964250Poor
SR1108 over West Prong Moravian Cree1967250Poor
SR2412 over Osborn Creek1975240Poor
SR2024 over Little Elkin Creek1966210Poor
SR1910 over Ut to Elkin Creek1976200Poor
SR1567 over Darnell Creek1960200Poor
SR2328 over Ut to Yadkin River1958200Poor
SR1939 over Sparks Creek1965190Poor
SR2419 over Little Hunting Creek1961160Poor
SR2033 over Grassy Fork Creek1990160Poor
SR1725 over Mulberry Creek1960150Poor
SR2503 over Little Hunting Creek1984120Poor
SR2482 over Rocky Creek1963120Poor
SR1360 over N.prong Lewis Fork Creek1995110Poor
SR1354 over Ut to Old Taylor Branch1958110Poor
SR1354 over Huffman Branch1964110Poor
SR1559 over Reddies River1959100Poor
SR2042 over Elkin Creek1972100Poor
SR1559 over Mid. Fork Reddies River1950100Poor
SR2014 over Little Bugaboo Creek1971100Poor
SR1501 over North Fork Reddies River1962100Poor
SR1501 over N.fork Reddies River196260Poor
SR1731 over West Prong Roaring River199550Poor
SR1389 over South.prong Lewis Fork C193040Poor
SR1573 over Ut to Mulberry Creek196325Poor
SR1350 over Purlear Creek196210Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

BridgeBuiltVehicles/dayCondition
US421 Byp over Tucker Hole Creek195531,500Fair
US421 Byp over Little Cub Creek196626,000Good
US421 Byp over Cub Creek196625,000Fair
US421 over Miller Creek195523,000Fair
US421 Sbl over SR2325200219,500Good
US421B over Reddies River193518,000Poor
NC18 over Yadkin River199317,000Fair
US421 over Fish Dam Creek195516,500Fair
US421 over Fishing Creek196616,500Fair
US421 over Ut to N Little Hunting C200516,500Good

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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