Counties With the Most Bridges in Dire Need of Repair in North Carolina

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Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in North Carolina

One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which counties in North Carolina have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#20. Caldwell County

- Bridges in poor condition: 10.1% (20 of 199 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 14.9% (8,499 of 57,046 square meters of bridges)

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#19. Stokes County

- Bridges in poor condition: 10.2% (15 of 147 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.1% (3,613 of 35,682 square meters of bridges)

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#18. Forsyth County

- Bridges in poor condition: 10.7% (46 of 428 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.2% (30,648 of 332,396 square meters of bridges)

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#17. Iredell County

- Bridges in poor condition: 10.8% (35 of 323 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.7% (13,910 of 159,322 square meters of bridges)

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#16. Transylvania County

- Bridges in poor condition: 11.3% (18 of 160 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.5% (4,277 of 31,692 square meters of bridges)

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#15. Yadkin County

- Bridges in poor condition: 11.5% (19 of 165 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 16.0% (9,665 of 60,517 square meters of bridges)

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#14. Jackson County

- Bridges in poor condition: 12.7% (29 of 229 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 6.7% (4,452 of 66,258 square meters of bridges)

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#13. Polk County

- Bridges in poor condition: 12.8% (16 of 125 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.1% (3,075 of 43,391 square meters of bridges)

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#12. Rutherford County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.9% (41 of 295 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 11.4% (10,994 of 96,830 square meters of bridges)

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#11. Alleghany County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.4% (17 of 118 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.3% (1,840 of 19,860 square meters of bridges)

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#10. Rockingham County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.8% (34 of 230 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 21.5% (23,101 of 107,429 square meters of bridges)

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#9. Tyrrell County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.8% (4 of 27 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 67.0% (44,113 of 65,829 square meters of bridges)

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#8. Yancey County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.9% (24 of 161 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.7% (3,452 of 35,755 square meters of bridges)

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#7. Wilkes County

- Bridges in poor condition: 15.0% (51 of 339 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.8% (7,554 of 77,472 square meters of bridges)

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#6. Macon County

- Bridges in poor condition: 15.1% (33 of 219 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 11.1% (5,197 of 46,927 square meters of bridges)

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#5. Haywood County

- Bridges in poor condition: 15.2% (43 of 282 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 16.7% (17,660 of 105,970 square meters of bridges)

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#4. Madison County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.3% (44 of 241 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.6% (4,415 of 58,258 square meters of bridges)

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#3. Mitchell County

- Bridges in poor condition: 21.6% (27 of 125 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.6% (4,791 of 30,627 square meters of bridges)

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#2. Ashe County

- Bridges in poor condition: 26.0% (63 of 242 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 23.2% (11,772 of 50,784 square meters of bridges)