Source: Gareth McGrath, FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER, 11/12/21


North Carolina’s nickname as the “Good Roads State” harks back more than a century to when it became a grassroots rallying cry to promote the building and maintenance of a state-maintained road network, which in the early 20th century lagged behind much of the rest of the nation.  But with more than 3,000 miles of highways and nearly 1,450 bridges currently classified as in “poor” condition, there are 7.6 million or so North Carolina drivers who might argue the state has veered a little off course in living up to the moniker.

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