Oldest Bridges in North Carolina

The oldest bridge in North Carolina dates to 1900. The table below shows the state's most historic bridges, ranked by year built. Many of these structures have survived well beyond their original design life — click any bridge to see its current condition and inspection history.

How this ranking works

This state list uses the NBI year-built field and links each bridge to its current inspection record. Treat age as a history signal, not a condition score.

Bridge	County	Year Built	Condition	Daily Traffic
Substation Road over Ut To Pigeon River	Haywood	1900	Fair	1,000
Sr1420 over Caswell Branch	Craven	1909	Fair	200
Pine Street over Irish Buffalo Creek	Cabarrus	1910	Fair	10,500
Sr1176 over Plott Creek	Haywood	1910	Fair	3,600
Wentworth St. over S. Prong Terrys Creek	Rockingham	1910	Poor	1,400
Brookwood Avenue over Three Mile Branch	Cabarrus	1911	Fair	1,200
6th Street over S.c.l. Rr	New Hanover	1911	Poor	400
Sr1836 over Camp Creek	Henderson	1915	Fair	60
Sr1153 over N S Railroad	Buncombe	1916	Fair	100
Us301 over Black River Overflow	Cumberland	1918	Good	2,500
Sr1314 over Ut To Dobbins Creek	Yadkin	1918	Poor	440
Glade Street over Peters Creek	Forsyth	1919	Poor	9,000
Sr1331 over West Branch Mountain Crk	Rutherford	1919	Good	340
Sr1006 over Heaveners Creek	Rutherford	1919	Good	1,800
Sr1749 over West Fork Sandy Run Cree	Rutherford	1919	Good	850
Sr1749 over Ut To W.frk.sandy Run CR	Rutherford	1919	Fair	2,100
Sr2213 over Brackets Creek	Rutherford	1919	Fair	7,400
Sr2241 over Bracketts Creek	Rutherford	1919	Fair	11,000
Sr1007 over Ut To Puzzle Creek	Rutherford	1919	Fair	1,000
Us21 over Little River	Alleghany	1920	Fair	7,200
Nc42 over Barbecue Swamp	Bertie	1920	Fair	2,200
Nc42 over Chinkapin Swamp	Bertie	1920	Fair	1,300
Nc73 over Adams Creek	Cabarrus	1920	Fair	7,700
Sr1428 over Morris Creek	Cherokee	1920	Fair	1,300
Sr1428 over Webb Creek	Cherokee	1920	Poor	1,300
Sr1001 over Tomahawk Creek	Forsyth	1920	Fair	13,500
Cameron Avenue over Ut To Brushy Fork Creek	Forsyth	1920	Poor	2,600
Nc58 over Little Shocco Cre	Franklin	1920	Fair	1,000
Rockford Road over Payne Creek	Guilford	1920	Fair	2,300
Rotary Drive over Boulding Branch	Guilford	1920	Fair	2,200
Sr1216 over West Fork Pigeon River	Haywood	1920	Poor	30
Old Cataloochee En over Cataloochee Creek	Haywood	1920	Poor	100
Old Cataloochee En over Cataloochee Creek	Haywood	1920	Fair	100
Sr1127 over Little Mud Creek	Henderson	1920	Fair	4,300
Sr1116 over Rock House Creek	Mitchell	1920	Fair	600
Us301 over Swift Crk. Overflow	Nash	1920	Fair	6,900
Us301 over Lane Swamp	Nash	1920	Fair	6,600
Nc133 over Turkey Creek	Pender	1920	Fair	11,500
Sr2261 over Penwood Branch	Randolph	1920	Fair	3,600
Sr2261 over Bush Creek	Randolph	1920	Good	1,100
Sr2261 over Bush Creek	Randolph	1920	Good	1,000
Sr2261 over Bush Creek	Randolph	1920	Good	2,100
Sr2670 over Little Troublesome Creek	Rockingham	1920	Fair	4,600
Sr1306 over Broad River	Rutherford	1920	Poor	330
Us421 over Great Coharie Swamp	Sampson	1920	Poor	7,000
Us421 over Great Coharie Creek	Sampson	1920	Fair	7,000
Us421 over Great Coharie Creek	Sampson	1920	Fair	7,000
Sr2258 over Fisher River	Surry	1920	Fair	1,100
Nc200 over Bearskin Creek	Union	1920	Fair	14,500
Nc200 over Stewarts Creek	Union	1920	Poor	7,000
Us64 Business over Robertsons Creek	Chatham	1921	Fair	4,900
Sr1953 (closed) over Rocky River	Chatham	1921	Poor	390
Sr1107 over Blood Run Creek	Chatham	1921	Fair	2,700
Sr2234 over Varnell Creek	Chatham	1921	Fair	200
Sr1564 over Branch Of Roberson Creek	Chatham	1921	Fair	100
Us74/76bus. over White Marsh Swamp	Columbus	1921	Fair	9,400
Crafton Street over Peters Creek	Forsyth	1921	Fair	100
North Elm Street over North Buffalo Creek	Guilford	1921	Fair	9,500
Us276 over Shelton Branch	Haywood	1921	Fair	5,100
Sr1203 over Gash Creek	Henderson	1921	Fair	920
Sr1432 over Fisher Creek	Jackson	1921	Good	3,200
Sr1432 over Buff Creek	Jackson	1921	Good	400
Nc28 over Cowee Creek	Macon	1921	Poor	2,100
Us64a over Collie Swamp	Martin	1921	Fair	1,900
Us64alt over Beaver Dam Creek	Martin	1921	Fair	2,500
Sr1536 over Forsyth Creek	McDowell	1921	Fair	2,400
Us70 over Clear Creek	McDowell	1921	Fair	8,500
Sr1141 over Beaver Creek	Mitchell	1921	Poor	300
Sr1174 over West Clarks Creek	Montgomery	1921	Fair	550
Sr1174 over Lick Fork	Montgomery	1921	Fair	560
Nc24 Nc27 over Mill Creek	Moore	1921	Fair	4,300
Nc24 Nc27 over Dry Creek	Moore	1921	Fair	4,000
Nc24 & Nc27 over Buffalo Creek	Moore	1921	Fair	5,200
Nc22 Nc24 Nc27 over Killets Creek	Moore	1921	Fair	7,000
Nc24 Nc27 over Meadow Creek	Moore	1921	Fair	4,600
Nc22 Nc24 Nc27 over Richland Creek	Moore	1921	Fair	7,200
Nc24 Nc27 over Branch Of Buffalo Creek	Moore	1921	Fair	4,600
Sr1331 (closed) over Tar River	Nash	1921	Poor	100
Sr1204 over South Prong Bay River	Pamlico	1921	Fair	550
Nc210 over Guilfords Branch	Pender	1921	Good	4,000
Nc210 over Long Creek	Pender	1921	Fair	4,000
Sr2261 over Prong Creek	Randolph	1921	Fair	600
Sr2261 over Branch Of Sandy Creek	Randolph	1921	Fair	1,300
Sr2261 over Sandy Creek	Randolph	1921	Fair	1,200
Us74bus over Second Broad River	Rutherford	1921	Poor	8,700
Us64 over Knob Creek	Rutherford	1921	Fair	3,900
Nc89 over Big Creek	Stokes	1921	Fair	750
Nc54 over Crabtree Creek	Wake	1921	Fair	18,500
Us117alt over Poplar Branch	Wayne	1921	Fair	4,700
Us70w over Walnut Creek	Wayne	1921	Fair	13,000
Sr1368 over Rocky Fork Creek	Wilson	1921	Fair	1,600
Sr1207 over Culpepper Creek	Anson	1922	Good	100
Sr1207 over Goulds Fork Branch	Anson	1922	Good	100
Nc88 over Naked Creek	Ashe	1922	Fair	6,800
Us221 over Dog Creek	Ashe	1922	Fair	1,600
Nc211bus over Bryant Swamp	Bladen	1922	Fair	4,400
Us74 Us76w. over Hoods Creek	Brunswick	1922	Fair	23,000
Nc211(closed) over Dutchmans Creek	Brunswick	1922	Poor	27,500
Us17s. over Jackeys Creek	Brunswick	1922	Fair	13,250
Us74a over Cane Creek	Buncombe	1922	Fair	10,500
Us74a over Ashworth Creek	Buncombe	1922	Fair	5,700
Sr1338 over Smith Mill Creek	Buncombe	1922	Fair	4,800
Sr1247 over Newport River	Carteret	1922	Fair	9,700
Us321 Bus over Maiden Creek	Catawba	1922	Fair	7,600
Us321 Bus over Smyre Creek	Catawba	1922	Poor	9,300
Sr1146 over Hiawassee River	Clay	1922	Fair	350
Us74 Wbl over Buffalo Creek	Cleveland	1922	Fair	20,750
Nc214 over Green Swamp	Columbus	1922	Fair	550
Us74/us76e over Livingston Creek	Columbus	1922	Fair	8,500
Sr2123 over Hunts Fork	Davidson	1922	Good	13,500
Us158 over Dutchman Creek	Davie	1922	Fair	9,000
Nc11 over Grove Creek	Duplin	1922	Fair	3,600
Nc11 over Buckskin Swamp	Duplin	1922	Fair	3,600
Nc11 Nc903 over Goshen Swamp	Duplin	1922	Fair	3,600
Nc11 Nc903 over Goshen Swamp	Duplin	1922	Fair	3,600
Nc11 Nc903 over N.e.cape Fear River	Duplin	1922	Fair	3,600
Us64 Bus. over Cowlick Branch	Edgecombe	1922	Fair	13,000
Us64 Alt. over Buck Swamp	Edgecombe	1922	Fair	3,100
Valley Rd. over Mill Creek	Forsyth	1922	Poor	1,500
Us321 Bus over Carpenters Creek	Lincoln	1922	Fair	9,000
Us321 Bus over Larkard Creek	Lincoln	1922	Fair	6,900
Sr1405 over Walker Branch	Lincoln	1922	Fair	3,900
Sr1102 over Commissioner Creek	Macon	1922	Fair	150
Sr1540 over Little Ivy Creek	Madison	1922	Fair	200
Sr1537 over Mid. Fork California Crk	Madison	1922	Fair	75
Nc125 over Conoho Creek	Martin	1922	Fair	1,400
Nc125 over Beaver Dam Creek	Martin	1922	Fair	2,100
Us70 over Curtis Creek	McDowell	1922	Fair	7,100
Us70 over Buck Creek	McDowell	1922	Fair	11,000
Sr1407 over Mill Creek	McDowell	1922	Fair	300
Sr1407 over Jarrett Creek	McDowell	1922	Fair	450
Sr1260 over Cane Creek	Mitchell	1922	Poor	200
Sr1235 over Brushy Creek	Mitchell	1922	Fair	500
Us158 over Occoneechee Creek	Northampton	1922	Fair	3,900
Nc305 over Urahaw Swamp	Northampton	1922	Fair	1,900
Nc305 over Urahaw Swamp	Northampton	1922	Fair	2,100
Us70 over Eno River	Orange	1922	Poor	11,000
Exchange Park Lane over Eno River	Orange	1922	Fair	100
Us13bus over Grindle Creek	Pitt	1922	Fair	1,800
Nc108 over Skyuka Creek	Polk	1922	Fair	8,100
Sr1648 over N. Fork Falling Creek	Richmond	1922	Fair	3,200
Nc711 over Bear Creek	Robeson	1922	Fair	6,200
Sr1960 over Six Runs Creek	Sampson	1922	Fair	950
Sr1009 over Bearskin Creek	Union	1922	Fair	12,000
Nc32 over Old Mill Creek	Washington	1922	Fair	1,400
Meadowview Drive over Winkler Creek	Watauga	1922	Fair	300
Sr1190 over Moravian Creek	Wilkes	1922	Fair	100
Us21 over Ut To South Deep Creek	Yadkin	1922	Fair	3,500
Us21 over Arnold Branch	Yadkin	1922	Fair	3,400
Nc49 over Little Alamance Creek	Alamance	1923	Fair	8,000
Us74a over Gap Creek	Buncombe	1923	Good	14,500
Us74a over Ashworth Creek	Buncombe	1923	Good	3,800
Stuyvesant Road over Brown Branch	Buncombe	1923	Fair	200
Sr1924 over Camp Creek	Burke	1923	Fair	600
Sr1924 over Jacob Fork Creek	Burke	1923	Poor	600
Sr1785 over Lynch Creek	Caswell	1923	Fair	100
Sr1156 over Fullers Creek	Caswell	1923	Fair	110
Sr1780 over Country Line Creek	Caswell	1923	Poor	100
Sr1428 over Hyatt Creek	Cherokee	1923	Fair	900
Nc55 over Branch Core Creek	Craven	1923	Good	2,300
Nc55 over Core Creek	Craven	1923	Fair	2,200
Vine Street over Fifth Street	Forsyth	1923	Fair	500
Sixteenth Street over Norfolk&western Railroad	Forsyth	1923	Poor	4,100
Us158 over Tar River	Granville	1923	Fair	1,800
Us301 over Beech Swamp	Halifax	1923	Fair	2,500
Nc11 Nc42 over Turkey Creek	Hertford	1923	Fair	7,200
Sr1406 over Lithia Inn Branch	Lincoln	1923	Fair	5,000
Sr1122 over Bates Branch	Macon	1923	Fair	750
Us1 Bus over Crains Creek	Moore	1923	Fair	1,500
Us1bus over Little Crane Creek	Moore	1923	Fair	1,000
Us17n over Northeast Creek	Onslow	1923	Fair	7,000
Us17 over White Oak River	Onslow	1923	Fair	5,000
Us158 over Deep Creek	Person	1923	Fair	4,200
Us220 Bus over Hasketts Creek	Randolph	1923	Fair	11,500
Nc71 Nc211n over Little Raft Swamp	Robeson	1923	Fair	10,500
Sr1975 over Third Creek	Rowan	1923	Poor	360
Sr2012 over Flat Shoal Creek	Surry	1923	Fair	1,600
Sr2012 over Stoney Creek	Surry	1923	Fair	2,500
Sr1856 Nbl over Toms Creek	Surry	1923	Fair	2,550
Old Number 4 over Unknown Creek	Swain	1923	Fair	20
Sr1388 over Morgan Mill Creek	Transylvania	1923	Fair	2,900
Sr1392 over Cherryfield Creek	Transylvania	1923	Fair	150
Sr1159 over Cathey Creek	Transylvania	1923	Poor	320
Us264a Nc91 over White Oak Swamp	Wilson	1923	Fair	3,100
Sr1336 over Jacks Creek	Yancey	1923	Fair	630
Sr1130 over George Branch	Buncombe	1924	Fair	2,400
Nc73 over Cold Water Creek	Cabarrus	1924	Fair	12,500
Nc73 over Little Cold Water Creek	Cabarrus	1924	Fair	9,300
Us64 Nc18 over Zacks Fork Creek	Caldwell	1924	Fair	21,000
Sr1426 over Colvard Creek	Cherokee	1924	Good	250
Sr1428 over Welch Mill Creek	Cherokee	1924	Fair	1,200
Sr1243 over Cowlick Creek	Edgecombe	1924	Fair	2,300
Us15 over Tar River	Granville	1924	Poor	4,200
Sr1007 over Polecat Creek	Guilford	1924	Good	3,700
Sr1320 over Greens Creek	Jackson	1924	Fair	1,400
Us15 Us501 over Little River	Moore	1924	Fair	11,000
Sr1270 over Wet Creek	Moore	1924	Fair	360
Sr1285 over Nicks Creek	Moore	1924	Good	500
Sr1835 over Wads Creek	Moore	1924	Fair	170
Sr1835 over Br. Of Wads Creek	Moore	1924	Good	170