Bridge conditions in Wilkes County, North Carolina 350 inventoried bridges · 51 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
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%.
51 of the 350 bridges in Wilkes County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (14.6%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .118 bridges (33.7%) are rated good and 181 (51.7%) fair.
The median Wilkes County bridge was built in 1981 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is US421B over Reddies River (built 1935), carrying about 18,000 vehicles a day.
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.
Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition US421B over Reddies River 1935 18,000 Poor NC268 over Rock Creek 1938 7,600 Poor SR1001 over Cub Creek 1969 5,600 Poor SR1185 over Yadkin River 1952 5,500 Poor NC268 over Warrior Creek 1960 2,000 Poor SR2333 over Mulberry Creek 1973 1,600 Poor SR1943 over East Prong Roaring River 1964 1,500 Poor SR1931 over Little Elkin Creek 1967 1,300 Poor SR2044 over Elkin Creek 1966 1,100 Poor SR2049 over Long Branch 1978 1,100 Poor SR1952 over Camp Branch 1967 1,000 Poor SR2493 over Cub Creek 1980 690 Poor SR1155 over Shell Creek 1975 680 Poor SR1155 over Naked Creek 1962 650 Poor SR2046 over Long Branch 1963 650 Poor SR2035 over Elkin Creek 1984 460 Poor SR1730 over Cane Creek 1967 450 Poor SR1162 over Elk Creek 1969 450 Poor SR2012 over Little Bugaboo Creek 1960 410 Poor SR1567 over North Fork Reddies River 1950 400 Poor SR1303 over Pumpkin Run 1961 400 Poor SR1135 over Gladys Fork Creek 1983 350 Poor SR1703 over Mulberry Creek 1965 340 Poor SR1728 over Joshua Creek 1994 300 Poor SR1108 over West Prong Moravian Cree 1967 250 Poor SR2318 over Grays Creek 1964 250 Poor SR1108 over West Prong Moravian Cree 1967 250 Poor SR2412 over Osborn Creek 1975 240 Poor SR2024 over Little Elkin Creek 1966 210 Poor SR1910 over Ut to Elkin Creek 1976 200 Poor SR1567 over Darnell Creek 1960 200 Poor SR2328 over Ut to Yadkin River 1958 200 Poor SR1939 over Sparks Creek 1965 190 Poor SR2419 over Little Hunting Creek 1961 160 Poor SR2033 over Grassy Fork Creek 1990 160 Poor SR1725 over Mulberry Creek 1960 150 Poor SR2503 over Little Hunting Creek 1984 120 Poor SR2482 over Rocky Creek 1963 120 Poor SR1360 over N.prong Lewis Fork Creek 1995 110 Poor SR1354 over Ut to Old Taylor Branch 1958 110 Poor SR1354 over Huffman Branch 1964 110 Poor SR1559 over Reddies River 1959 100 Poor SR2042 over Elkin Creek 1972 100 Poor SR1559 over Mid. Fork Reddies River 1950 100 Poor SR2014 over Little Bugaboo Creek 1971 100 Poor SR1501 over North Fork Reddies River 1962 100 Poor SR1501 over N.fork Reddies River 1962 60 Poor SR1731 over West Prong Roaring River 1995 50 Poor SR1389 over South.prong Lewis Fork C 1930 40 Poor SR1573 over Ut to Mulberry Creek 1963 25 Poor SR1350 over Purlear Creek 1962 10 Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition US421 Byp over Tucker Hole Creek 1955 31,500 Fair US421 Byp over Little Cub Creek 1966 26,000 Good US421 Byp over Cub Creek 1966 25,000 Fair US421 over Miller Creek 1955 23,000 Fair US421 Sbl over SR2325 2002 19,500 Good US421B over Reddies River 1935 18,000 Poor NC18 over Yadkin River 1993 17,000 Fair US421 over Fish Dam Creek 1955 16,500 Fair US421 over Fishing Creek 1966 16,500 Fair US421 over Ut to N Little Hunting C 2005 16,500 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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