Bridge conditions in Yancey County, North Carolina

163 inventoried bridges · 28 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Yancey County has 28 bridges rated poor out of 163 inventoried, a 17.2% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

28 of the 163 bridges in Yancey County, North Carolina, are rated in poor condition (17.2%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
58 bridges (35.6%) are rated good and 77 (47.2%) fair.
The median Yancey County bridge was built in 1979.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is NC197 over Bowlens Creek (built 1939), carrying about 2,500 vehicles a day.

Good 35.6% · Fair 47.2% · Poor 17.2% of 163 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
NC197 over Bowlens Creek	1939	2,500	Poor
US19W over Bald Creek	1940	2,200	Poor
NC197 over Mine Fork Creek	1947	2,200	Poor
SR1153 over Ayles Creek	1970	1,000	Poor
US19W over Cane River	1971	750	Poor
SR1157 over Shuford Creek	1986	600	Poor
SR1167 over Big Crabtree Creek	1983	480	Poor
SR1121 over Price Creek	1967	450	Poor
SR1102 over North Fork Cattail Creek	1960	420	Poor
SR1395 over Bald Mountain Creek	1951	400	Poor
SR1158 over Colbert Creek	1956	300	Poor
SR1159 over Middle Creek	1978	300	Poor
SR1425 over Little Creek	1963	250	Poor
SR1143 over George Fork	1978	200	Poor
SR1140 over Little Crabtree Creek	1979	150	Poor
SR1112 over Cane River	1979	130	Poor
SR1404 over Patsy Creek	1964	110	Poor
SR1410 over Little Creek	1964	110	Poor
SR1340 over Mc Kinney Branch	1962	100	Poor
SR1414 over Big Creek	1963	100	Poor
SR1401 over Bald Mtn Creek	1960	80	Poor
SR1359 over Jacks Creek	1962	60	Poor
SR1179 over Cane River	1978	40	Poor
SR1343(CLOSED) over Cane River	1977	30	Poor
SR1404 over Patsy Creek	1963	30	Poor
Nfsr 2074 over Neals CR.	1954	25	Poor
SR1418 over Big Creek	2018	20	Poor
Nfsr 472 over South Toe River	1950	20	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US19E SR1427 over Little Crabtree Creek	1952	17,000	Good
US19E over Cane River	1984	16,500	Fair
US19E over George Fork Creek	1952	15,000	Good
US19E over Little Crabtree Creek	1952	15,000	Fair
US-19E over Little Crabtree Creek	2024	13,500	Good
US19E over SR1308(DOUBLE Island Rd.	2018	12,000	Good
US19E over Little Crabtree Creek	1962	10,500	Good
US19 over Bald Creek	1984	10,000	Good
US19E Sbl over Big Crabtree Creek	2017	9,600	Good
US19 over Bald Creek	1984	9,000	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

Every bridge in Yancey County → - all 163, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.