Most Traveled Bridges in North Carolina

The busiest bridge in North Carolina carries 190,000 vehicles per day. The table below ranks the state's bridges by average daily traffic — these are the structures where condition matters most, because a closure or weight restriction affects the largest number of commuters and freight haulers.

How this ranking works

Average daily traffic is reported by state transportation agencies and can trail real-world growth or detours. BridgeLookup uses it to rank likely disruption impact across comparable records.

Bridge	County	Daily Traffic	Condition	Year Built
I85 Sr2623 Sr2624 over Irwin Creek	Mecklenburg	190,000	Fair	1957
I85 over Rocky River	Cabarrus	157,000	Good	2012
I77 over Irwin Creek	Mecklenburg	148,000	Fair	1957
I40 over Sr1973	Durham	147,000	Fair	1995
I85 & Ramps over Stony Creek	Mecklenburg	146,000	Fair	1965
I85n over Branch Of Uwharrie River	Randolph	141,000	Fair	1981
I77 Nbl over West Trade Street	Mecklenburg	140,000	Fair	1972
I485 Wbl over Sugar Creek	Mecklenburg	140,000	Good	1993
I485 Ebl Ramp over I77 I485 Sugar Creek	Mecklenburg	139,500	Fair	1994
I77 over Greenway	Mecklenburg	138,000	Fair	1972
I77 over Irwin Creek	Mecklenburg	138,000	Fair	1971
I77 over Irwin Creek	Mecklenburg	133,000	Fair	1972
I40 Wbl over Crabtree Creek	Wake	133,000	Fair	1969
I40 Wbl over Sr1728	Wake	133,000	Good	1981
I85 over Duharts Creek	Gaston	129,000	Fair	1963
I85 over Mallard Creek	Mecklenburg	128,000	Fair	1967
I85 over Catawba River	Gaston	127,000	Fair	1958
I277 & Nc16 over Us29/nc49 (graham St.)	Mecklenburg	127,000	Poor	1971
I277 over Sclrr & Johnson Street	Mecklenburg	127,000	Fair	1971
I40 I85 over Back Creek	Alamance	125,000	Fair	1994
I85 over Paw Creek	Mecklenburg	125,000	Fair	1960
I85 over I485	Mecklenburg	125,000	Good	2005
I40 I85 over Little Back Creek	Alamance	124,000	Fair	1953
I485 & Sr5436 over Kings Branch	Mecklenburg	122,000	Fair	1993
I40 85 Us29 70 220 over South Buffalo Creek	Guilford	120,000	Fair	1955
I40 Us421 over Nc68	Guilford	120,000	Fair	1981
I440 over Sr1676(lake Boone Trail)	Wake	120,000	Fair	1960
I440 over Us70	Wake	120,000	Fair	1960
I-40 over Stirrup Iron Creek	Wake	120,000	Fair	1969
I40 & I85 Sr3143 over North Alamance Creek	Guilford	119,000	Fair	1954
I40 I85 over Rock Creek	Guilford	119,000	Fair	1954
I77 over Ut To Irwin Creek	Mecklenburg	119,000	Good	1971
I40 over Big Branch Creek	Wake	119,000	Fair	1986
I40 I85 Bus Us29 over Branch South Buffalo Crk	Guilford	118,000	Fair	1954
I85 over Us321	Gaston	117,000	Good	1962
I277 & Nc16 over North Church Street	Mecklenburg	117,000	Fair	1973
I40 over Brier Creek	Wake	116,000	Fair	1968
I40 over Brier Creek	Wake	116,000	Fair	1970
I40 over Sr4121	Guilford	115,000	Fair	1976
I40 over South Buffalo Creek	Guilford	115,000	Fair	1956
I40 & I85 over Sr1120	Orange	115,000	Good	1996
I440 over Marsh Creek	Wake	115,000	Fair	1960
I40 I85 Sr1398 over Little Alamance Creek	Alamance	114,000	Fair	1963
I40 I85 over Nc62	Alamance	113,000	Good	1992
I40 I85 Sr1167 over Gum Creek	Alamance	113,000	Fair	1953
I40 & Us311 over Clemmonsville Road	Forsyth	112,000	Fair	1980
I40w over I440 Us1	Wake	112,000	Fair	1982
I-85 over Coddle Creek	Cabarrus	111,000	Fair	2013
I485 Inner Loop over I85 Northboud&southbound	Mecklenburg	111,000	Good	2015
I440 over Big Branch	Wake	110,000	Fair	1961
I85 over Sr1914	Mecklenburg	109,000	Good	1992
I-40 Us64 over Sr1564	Wake	109,000	Fair	1977
I40 Us64e over Us70 Us401 Nc50	Wake	109,000	Fair	1981
I40e Us64 over Sr2026	Wake	109,000	Fair	1981
I485 over Tiger Branch	Mecklenburg	108,000	Fair	2006
I40 Wbl over Nc55	Durham	107,000	Fair	1985
Us74 Nc27 over Seaboard Coastline Rr	Mecklenburg	107,000	Fair	1997
Us74 over Brier Creek	Mecklenburg	107,000	Fair	1949
Us74 over Edwards Branch	Mecklenburg	107,000	Fair	1949
Us74 & Nc27 over Pecan Avenue	Mecklenburg	107,000	Fair	1997
I40 Us421 over E. Prong Deep River	Guilford	106,000	Good	1947
Us74 over Edwards Branch	Mecklenburg	105,000	Fair	1949
I40 Us64 over Sr1004	Wake	105,000	Good	1977
I40 over State Street	Wake	105,000	Fair	1977
I85 & Us15 over Ellerbee Creek	Durham	104,000	Fair	1960
I40 over Northeast Creek	Durham	101,000	Fair	1985
I85 over Ut To Long Creek	Gaston	101,000	Fair	1962
I485 over Ut To Mcalpine Creek	Mecklenburg	100,000	Fair	1994
I485 over Br. Of Mcalpine Creek	Mecklenburg	100,000	Fair	1994
I40 over Walnut Creek	Wake	100,000	Fair	1982
I85 & Ramp over Afton Run Creek	Cabarrus	99,500	Fair	1955
I40 Ebl over Salem Creek	Forsyth	98,000	Good	1992
I40 Ebl over Nc150 Ramp	Forsyth	98,000	Good	1992
I40 over Bottom Branch	Forsyth	98,000	Fair	1992
I40 I440 Us64 over Sr2544	Wake	98,000	Fair	1977
I40e Us64e over Br. Of Walnut Creek	Wake	97,500	Fair	1977
I85 over Kaglor Branch	Gaston	96,500	Fair	1962
I485 over Stoney Creek	Mecklenburg	96,500	Fair	1967
I485 Inner Loop over I85s Ramp To I485 Inner	Mecklenburg	96,500	Good	2015
I277 & Nc16 over Brevard Street	Mecklenburg	96,000	Poor	1967
I277 & Nc16 over Cats Light Railroad	Mecklenburg	96,000	Fair	1967
I85 over I485 Nbl Ramp	Mecklenburg	95,000	Good	2005
I40 I85 over Sevenmile Creek	Orange	95,000	Fair	1957
I40e Us220n over South Buffalo Creek	Guilford	94,500	Good	1995
I40 I85 Sr2187 over Creek	Alamance	94,000	Good	1953
I485 Inner Loop over I485 Outer Ramp To I85s	Mecklenburg	93,500	Good	2015
I 440 Ramp SB over I440	Wake	93,000	Good	2005
I-277 over Clarkson Street	Mecklenburg	91,500	Fair	1954
I485 Outer Loop over I485 Outer Ramp To I85s	Mecklenburg	91,500	Good	2015
I277 Us74 over Nc16s	Mecklenburg	90,500	Good	1981
I277 & Us74 over Nc16n	Mecklenburg	90,500	Good	1981
I277 & Us74 over Elizabeth Ave.	Mecklenburg	90,500	Fair	1981
I277 over 5th Street	Mecklenburg	90,500	Fair	1981
Us52 Us311 over Us311	Forsyth	90,000	Poor	1963
I277 Nbl Us74 Ebl over Little Sugar Creek	Mecklenburg	89,000	Fair	1971
I277 Nc16 over Little Sugar Creek	Mecklenburg	89,000	Fair	1972
I485 over Ut To Back Creek	Mecklenburg	85,500	Fair	2003
I485 over Back Creek	Mecklenburg	85,500	Fair	2003
I540 over Little Briar Creek Overf	Wake	85,000	Good	1996
I540 over Little Briar Crk.	Wake	85,000	Good	1996
I-240 over Us25	Buncombe	84,500	Fair	1958
I85 Us29 Us52 Us70 over South Potts Creek	Davidson	84,000	Good	2013
I277 & Nc16 over North College Street	Mecklenburg	84,000	Poor	1967
I277 & Nc16 over Tryon Street	Mecklenburg	84,000	Fair	1973
Us74 Ebl over Buffalo Creek	Cleveland	83,000	Fair	1957
Us1 Us401 over Marsh Creek	Wake	83,000	Fair	1961
I-540 over Trib.lower Barton Creek	Wake	83,000	Good	2001
I40 over Burke Creek	Forsyth	82,500	Fair	1991
I495n Us64byp 264e over Crabtree Cr.	Wake	82,500	Fair	2005
I495s 87us64/264w over Neuse River	Wake	82,500	Fair	2005
I-440 & Sr1319 over Walnut Creek	Wake	82,000	Fair	1958
Us52 & Nc8 over Northwest Blvd.	Forsyth	81,500	Fair	1963
I85 over Us52 Sbl & Sr2200 Nbl	Rowan	81,500	Fair	2005
I85 over Abernathy Creek	Gaston	81,000	Poor	1962
I495e Us64e Us264e over I440e 1495w Us64w Us264w	Wake	80,500	Good	2005
I85n over Nc55	Durham	80,000	Good	2005
I85 Us15 Us70 over Sr1671	Durham	80,000	Good	2001
I85 Us15 over Norfolk & Western Rr	Durham	80,000	Good	2001
Us52 & Nc8 over Sr2456	Forsyth	80,000	Fair	1964
Us52 over Liberty Street Connector	Forsyth	80,000	Fair	1963
I40e over I85	Guilford	79,500	Good	2001
I40e Us70e over Us70bus. Ramp	Wake	79,000	Good	2022
I-540 over Sycamore Cr.	Wake	79,000	Fair	2000
I85 & Us601 over Town Creek	Rowan	77,500	Fair	1956
I85 over Sr1312	Gaston	76,500	Fair	2001
I77 over Branch Of Irwin Creek	Mecklenburg	76,500	Good	1974
I85 over Southern Railway	Rowan	76,500	Good	2005
I85 over Sr1002	Rowan	76,500	Good	2005
I485 over Paw Creek	Mecklenburg	76,000	Fair	2005
Us52 over Glenn Avenue	Forsyth	75,000	Fair	1964
I-26 Ebl over Sr3431 Hominy Creek	Buncombe	74,500	Fair	2015
I40 over Ragsdale Creek	Buncombe	74,500	Fair	1966
I-40 over Us19 23	Buncombe	74,500	Good	2008
I40 Ebl/wbl over Southern Railway	Buncombe	74,500	Good	2008
I40 Bus over Brushy Fork Creek	Forsyth	74,500	Poor	1958
I40 Bus over Lowery Street	Forsyth	74,500	Fair	1958
Us64e Us264e over Little River	Wake	74,500	Fair	1973
Us64 Us264 W over Little River	Wake	74,500	Fair	1973
Us1 over Swift Creek	Wake	74,500	Fair	1980
I77 Nbl over I85	Mecklenburg	74,000	Fair	1970
Nc147 Sbl over Bacon Street	Durham	73,500	Fair	1970
Nc147 Nbl over Bacon Street	Durham	73,500	Fair	1970
Nc147w over Sr1171	Durham	73,500	Fair	1970
I77 Sbl over I85	Mecklenburg	73,500	Fair	1970
I85 over Town Creek	Rowan	73,000	Fair	1955
I-26 over Powell Creek	Buncombe	72,500	Good	1965
I-26 over Nc146	Buncombe	72,500	Good	2010
I-26 over Sr3482 (veh.underpass)	Buncombe	72,500	Good	1967
I-26 over (future) Biltmore Farms	Buncombe	72,500	Good	2022
I440e Us1 over Sr1728	Wake	72,500	Good	2022
Nc147s.ramp over Creek	Durham	72,000	Fair	1973
Us15/501 Nbl over Nc751	Durham	71,500	Fair	1956
I85 over Uwharrie River	Randolph	70,500	Fair	1981
Us52 over 28th Street	Forsyth	70,000	Poor	1964
I485 Nbl over Little Sugar Creek	Mecklenburg	70,000	Fair	1992
I485 over Ut To Long Creek	Mecklenburg	70,000	Good	2010
Us17 Us74/76 Nc133 over Brunswick River	Brunswick	69,000	Good	2016
Us17 74 76s Nc133 over Alligator Creek	Brunswick	69,000	Fair	1968
I40w over Seaboard Coastline Rr	Durham	69,000	Fair	1985
I40e over Seaboard Coastline Rr	Durham	69,000	Fair	1985
I77 Nbl over Fourth Street	Mecklenburg	69,000	Fair	1972
I77 Sbl over Fourth Street	Mecklenburg	69,000	Fair	1972
I77 Sbl over West Trade Street	Mecklenburg	69,000	Fair	1972
Us17 Us76 Us421 over Cape Fear River	New Hanover	69,000	Fair	1969
I-440 over Sr3007 & Southern Rr	Wake	69,000	Good	2023
Us1 over Perry Creek	Wake	69,000	Good	1946
Us29 over Muddy Creek	Guilford	68,000	Fair	1964
I77 Nbl Us21 Nbl over Nc160	Mecklenburg	68,000	Fair	1970
I77 Sbl over Nc160	Mecklenburg	68,000	Fair	1970
I485 over Four Mile Creek	Mecklenburg	68,000	Fair	1997
I440e over Sr2000	Wake	68,000	Fair	1995
Us17 Us74 Us76 over Nc133 Sr1472	Brunswick	67,500	Fair	1975
Us17/us74/76 over Sr1472	Brunswick	67,500	Fair	1975
I40 over Abbotts Creek	Forsyth	67,500	Fair	1992
Nc147s. over Grant St.	Durham	67,000	Fair	1968
Nc147n over Grant St.	Durham	67,000	Fair	1968
I77 Sbl over Us29 Nc27(morehead St.)	Mecklenburg	67,000	Fair	1970
I40 Us29n Us220 over Sr3762	Guilford	66,500	Fair	1954
I40 Us29 Us220 over Sr3762	Guilford	66,500	Fair	1954
I40 Ebl over Crabtree Creek	Wake	66,500	Fair	1969
I885n over Rowena Ave.	Durham	66,000	Good	2015
I40 WB Collector over Us1n I440e	Wake	66,000	Fair	1982
I40 E over Us1 Us64	Wake	66,000	Fair	1982
Us70 over Nc98	Durham	65,700	Good	2015
Us70 Flyover over Us70	Durham	65,700	Good	2014
I885s over Rowena Ave.	Durham	65,700	Good	2015
I885n Rmp over I-885 & Nc147	Durham	65,700	Good	2015
I-240 over Central Ave.	Buncombe	65,500	Fair	1958
I40 Wbl over Sr1945	Durham	65,500	Fair	1985
I40e over Sr1945	Durham	65,500	Fair	1985
Us52 Us311 over Vargrave ST	Forsyth	65,500	Fair	1971
Us52 Us311&nc8 over Salem Creek & Greenway	Forsyth	65,500	Good	2017
I40 Ebl over Sr1003	Forsyth	65,500	Fair	1992
I40 over Fiddlers Creek	Forsyth	65,500	Fair	1992
I85 over South Fork Catawba River	Gaston	65,500	Fair	1960
I540 over Perry Creek	Wake	65,500	Good	2003
I40 I85 over Bowden Creek	Alamance	65,000	Fair	1954
Us52 Us311&nc8 over Sr4033	Forsyth	65,000	Good	2017
I40 over Deep River	Guilford	65,000	Good	1992
I95 over Hannah Creek	Johnston	65,000	Fair	1970