Crenshaw Road
Carrying Crenshaw Road over Goose Creek
.90 Fr 50 & 2.04 To 715, Fauquier, Virginia
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Crenshaw Road in Fauquier, Virginia sits above 2% of rated Virginia bridges on inventory load rating (11 t), while its 1919 build year is earlier than 98% of Fauquier's recorded-year cohort (229 bridges).
Crenshaw Road in Fauquier, Virginia is rated Poor in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1919, it carries 3 rated components on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 4. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Poor result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure VA:000000000007290
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · TIED-CTRL · TRACE-ADT · LIGHT-LOAD · CAT-POOR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- TIED-CTRL Tied control
- TRACE-ADT Trace ADT
- LIGHT-LOAD Light load
- CAT-POOR Poor
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Crenshaw Road
The Crenshaw Road bridge in Fauquier, Virginia carries Crenshaw Road over Goose Creek. It was built in 1919, making it 107 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 20.4 meters (67 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 47 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Virginia bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure at 4/9, substructure at 4/9. The weakest component sits in poor condition. A component scored 4 or below, placing this bridge in the federal Poor condition category rather than declaring it unsafe or closed.
How Crenshaw Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1919, earlier than 225 of Fauquier's 229 bridges with a recorded construction year (98%), against a county median build year of 1970. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Virginia bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (14,112 of 14,120 rated).
Crenshaw Road vs every rated Virginia bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
11 Top 98% higher than 2% of 14,112 bridges
rated Virginia bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Reported 0–9 component ratings from the FHWA NBI. The highlighted component is the lowest reported input to this record’s current condition category; it is not a closure or live crossing-safety decision.
Fauquier inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 229 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1919
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 20.4 m (67 ft)
- Deck Width
- 3.8 m (12 ft)
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 47 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000007290
Condition Analysis
- • The deck (driving surface) rates fair at 5/9, minor deterioration that routine maintenance should address.
- • The superstructure (beams and supports above the deck) is in poor condition (4/9), showing advanced deterioration on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale.
- • The substructure (piers and abutments) rates poor at 4/9, with advanced deterioration recorded on the latest inspection.
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
Crenshaw Road is in the federal Poor condition category. That is a component-based result, not a closure order.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Understand what Poor condition does and does not mean before drawing conclusions. Poor condition explained
- Compare Crenshaw Road against other structures in Fauquier and across Virginia. Virginia bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Crenshaw Road?
Crenshaw Road in Fauquier, Virginia has a deck rating of 5/9, superstructure rating of 4/9, and substructure rating of 4/9 on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Crenshaw Road inspected?
Crenshaw Road's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 47 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Crenshaw Road is currently shown as Poor condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Crenshaw Road?
Crenshaw Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 10.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Crenshaw Road?
Crenshaw Road is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is Crenshaw Road and does age affect safety?
Crenshaw Road was built in 1919, making it 107 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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