Total bridges
204
Public highway bridges in Bedford County
County profile · official public datasets
Bedford County, VA
204 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 52% rated Good, 45.1% Fair, 2.9% Poor.
- 204
- Public bridges
- 52%
- Good condition
- 2.9%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Bedford County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 47%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 2.9%
- Poor-condition share
- 204
- public highway bridges
- 1967
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Bedford County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Bedford County ranks #61 of 129 Virginia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.9%). Bedford County, Virginia contains 204 public highway bridges. Roughly 52% are rated “Good,” 45.1% “Fair,” and 2.9% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
52%
106 of 204 rated 7-9
Fair condition
45.1%
92 of 204 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.9%
6 of 204 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#61 of 129
Among Virginia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 204 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 52% (106)
Fair 45.1% (92)
Poor 2.9% (6)
Bedford County's Poor-condition bridges carry 1,210 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0.3% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 202 crossings a day against 1,443 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 204 of 204 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
56.9% of Bedford County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
116 of the 204 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 52% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 43.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
Village Dr 1460 over Br of Beaver Dam Ck, built 1985, carries 521 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 6-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 1,210 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Bedford County's bridges were built
204 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
64 bridges
- 1940s 5
1940–1949
5 bridges
- 1950s 10
1950–1959
10 bridges
- 1960s 19
1960–1969
19 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
27 bridges
- 1980s 16
1980–1989
16 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
29 bridges
- 2000s 9
2000–2009
9 bridges
- 2010s 14
2010–2019
14 bridges
- 2020s 8
2020–2029
8 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 64 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 31.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1967, 7 years older than the Virginia average of 1974.
How Bedford County compares with Virginia's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Virginia counties nearest Bedford County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.9% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1967 against a peer-group mean of 1970 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 128 Virginia counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke County | 204 | 37.7% | 62.3% | 0% | 1969 |
| Tazewell County | 204 | 21.6% | 74% | 4.4% | 1970 |
| Bedford County (this page) | 204 | 52% | 45.1% | 2.9% | 1967 |
| Botetourt County | 202 | 29.2% | 70.8% | 0% | 1968 |
| Norfolk city County | 199 | 15.6% | 84.4% | 0% | 1979 |
| Alleghany County | 197 | 27.9% | 68% | 4.1% | 1966 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Bedford County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Bedford County, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside VA (204 bridges here).
- Greene County, AL · 204 bridges
- Flathead County, MT · 204 bridges
- Pembina County, ND · 204 bridges
- Okfuskee County, OK · 204 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside VA (1967 here).
- Los Angeles County, CA · avg 1967 · 3,547 bridges
- Allegheny County, PA · avg 1967 · 1,294 bridges
- Sonoma County, CA · avg 1967 · 609 bridges
- Merced County, CA · avg 1967 · 528 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (204)
Jopling Road 643
FairOver: Stony Ceek
0.40 Rt 640; 0.10 Rt 43, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 768
Stone Mtn. Rd 805
FairOver: Norfolk Southern Railway
0.90 Rt 743; 2.04 Rt 654, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 329
DickersonMillRd746
FairOver: Wolf Creek
0.8 Rt 680; 0.60 Rt 691, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 662
Goshen Road / 664
FairOver: Elk Creek
0.40 Rt 646; 0.30 End Mt, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 45
Irving Road 689
FairOver: NS Railway
0.01 Rt 460; 0.20 Rt 717, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 206
Bellevue Rd 643
FairOver: Norfolk Southern RR
2.35 Rt 705; 0.25 Rt 762, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 62
Langford Mill644
FairOver: North Otter Creek
0.60 Rt 675; 0.20 Rt 674, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 74
Dundee Road/ 734
FairOver: Clover Creek
1.15 Rte732; 1.65 Rte626, Bedford, VA
Built 1972 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 303
Nicopolis Road
FairOver: Little Otter River
0.50 Rt 714; 2.10 Rt 715, Bedford, VA
Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 336
Goose Ck Vly R 695
FairOver: N. Fork Goose Creek
0.02 Rt 680; 3.72 BRPkwy, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 152
Teass Terrace 804
FairOver: Nininger Creek
1.75 Rt 714; 0.45 D End, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 50
Saunders Rd 616
FairOver: Bore Auger Creek
0.50 Rt 619; 0.70 Rt 755, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 295
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
FairOver: JAMES RIVER & U.S. ROUTE
2.0 MILES TO VA ROUTE 130, Bedford, VA
Built 1959 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 474
Cool Springs Rd692
FairOver: Camp Creek
0.50-RT 688; 1.60-RT 686, Bedford, VA
Built 1991 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 61
Murrells Gap Road
FairOver: Sheep Creek
0.00-Rte614;4.00-Rte695, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 105
Rock Cliff Rd 735
FairOver: Difficult Creek
3.20 Rt 731; 0.10 Rt 817, Bedford, VA
Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 81
N BRIDGE STREET
FairOver: NS RAILWAY
0016122 0011122, Bedford, VA
Built 1907 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,275
Moneta Road 122
FairOver: Stony Fork Creek
0.00 Rt 801; 0.45 Rt 654, Bedford, VA
Built 1938 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,137
Forrest Rd. Rt 221
FairOver: Elk Creek
0.28 Rt 662; 0.99 Rt 663, Bedford, VA
Built 1951 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,674
PETERS CREEK RD600
FairOver: BATTERY CREEK
1.00 RT 772; 1.30 RT 122, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 79
Bore Auger Rd 699
FairOver: Bore Auger Creek
2.60 Rt 887; 0.60 Rt 775, Bedford, VA
Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 580
Stewartsville rd24
FairOver: Beaverdam Creek
0.74 RT 755; 0.69 RT 635, Bedford, VA
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,815
PattersnMillRd 680
FairOver: Little Otter Creek
1.50 Rt 460; 1.50 Rt 681, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 366
Bore Auger Rd/699
FairOver: Br. of Bore Auger Creek
2.75 RT 887; 0.50 RT 775, Bedford, VA
Built 1975 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 580
PEAKS RD./43
FairOver: LITTLE OTTER RIVER
0.00NCL BEDF;0.00 BEDFO C, Bedford, VA
Built 1952 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,259
Stewartsville Rd24
FairOver: EAST FORK BEAVERDAM CRK
3.25 RT 619; 2.75 RT 746, Bedford, VA
Built 1940 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 8,815
WYATTS WAY/24
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.11 CAMP CO; 7.54 RT 43E, Bedford, VA
Built 1949 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,694
Big Island Hwy 122
FairOver: North Otter Creek
8.88 Rt 501; 8.50 Rt 221, Bedford, VA
Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,764
FOREST RD.
FairOver: LITTLE OTTER RIVER
0.92-RT 799;1.11-RT 671, Bedford, VA
Built 1953 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,722
Big Island Hwy/122
FairOver: Little Otter River
0.91 Rt 644; 0.40 Bedfd., Bedford, VA
Built 1937 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,764
Lee-Jackson Hwy501
FairOver: Battery Creek
0.70 Rte 600; 1.28 Rt 122, Bedford, VA
Built 1978 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,897
Bishops Cr. Rd.628
FairOver: Back Creek
0.50 Rt 629; 0.15 Camp C, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,647
Stewartsville Rd24
FairOver: WEST FORK BEAVERDAM CRK
1.00 RT 619; 5.00 RT 746, Bedford, VA
Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,746
Wyatts Way/24
FairOver: Br. of Big Otter River
1.79-Camb Co;0.19-Rt 709, Bedford, VA
Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,694
Stewartsville Rd24
FairOver: Harvey Creek
1.22 Rt 122; 0.73 Rt 807, Bedford, VA
Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,459
Leesville Rd 43
FairOver: Back Creek
0.15 Cpbl Co; 2.45 Rt 728, Bedford, VA
Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 226
Lynch-SalemTP/221
FairOver: Branch of Goose Creek
0.53RT 690; 0.21 RT 689, Bedford, VA
Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,588
Lee-Jackson Hwy501
FairOver: Peters Creek
0.01 Rt 600; 1.97 Rt 122, Bedford, VA
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,897
Lee-Jackson Hwy501
FairOver: Hunting Creek
0.02 Rt 604; 0.02 Rt 122, Bedford, VA
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,897
Red Hill Road/601
FairOver: Hunting Creek
0.05-Rt 889;0.75-Rt 820, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 234
MT VIEW CH. RD/607
FairOver: SOUTH FORK GOOSE CREEK
0.30-RT 460; 3.40-RT 616, Bedford, VA
Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 818
Saunders Grv Dr754
FairOver: Bore Auger Creek
0.20-RTE 755;0.80-RTE 753, Bedford, VA
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 73
Goodview Rd 757
FairOver: Beaver Dam Creek
0.10 RT 755; 0.80 RT 758, Bedford, VA
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,854
Pilgrim Road 840
FairOver: Chestnut Branch
0.30-Rte668; 0.50-Rte643, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 263
RTE. 122
FairOver: RT.122 OVER JOHNS CREEK
0.87 RT.460;0.91 RT. 221, Bedford, VA
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,448
W.Ly.Sal.Tk 221SBL
FairOver: North Fork Goose Creek
8.36-WCL BED;6.26-BOT CO, Bedford, VA
Built 1928 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,294
Lee-Jackson HWY501
FairOver: JUDITH CREEK @ BOONSBORO
0.60 Rte 647;0.01 Rte 846, Bedford, VA
Built 1931 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,610
Wheat Valley Rd640
FairOver: Stony Creek
1.20 Rt 850; 1.00 Rt 766, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 217
Big Island Hwy 122
FairOver: Reed Creek
0.46 Rt 640; 0.30 Rt 638, Bedford, VA
Built 1938 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,511
Bell Town Rd718
FairOver: Little Otter River
0.80-RTE 671;1.40-RTE 890, Bedford, VA
Built 1967 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 418
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