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.
Good-condition bridges (106)
BATEMAN BRIDGE RD
GoodOver: NS RAILWAY
0.20-RT 221;0.10-RT 661, Bedford, VA
Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,083
AYERS RD. 737
GoodOver: NS RAILWAY
0.20-RT 732;1.90-RT 805, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 61
TabernacleLane/781
GoodOver: Ivy Creek
0.30 RT 644; 1.10 RT 621, Bedford, VA
Built 1976 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 159
Feldspar Rd 654
GoodOver: NS Railway
0.30 Rt 805; 2.10 Rt 743, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 502
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
GoodOver: PETERS CREEK ROAD (VA RO
1.2 MILES TO VA ROUTE 501, Bedford, VA
Built 1960 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 474
FSR 45
GoodOver: HUNTING CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Bedford, VA
Built 2013 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 50
HUNTING CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: HUNTING CREEK
1 MI. NW END ST RTE 602, Bedford, VA
Built 1982 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 10
Morgans Mill Rd775
GoodOver: NS Railway
3.15 Rt 24; 0.37 Rt 757, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 439
Villamont Rd. 698
GoodOver: S. Fork Goose Creek
2.55 Rt 802; 0.05 Rt 460, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 190
Rocky Ford Rd/ 684
GoodOver: Branch of Wolf Creek
2.70 Rt 691; 0.30 Rt 681, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 454
Turner Brch Rd 619
GoodOver: Falling Creek
1.50 Rt 634; 1.50 Rt 757, Bedford, VA
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,007
Wheatland Rd / 680
GoodOver: Fiddlers Creek
1.30-RT 744;0.70-RT 746, Bedford, VA
Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 81
Quarterwood Rd/691
GoodOver: S.F. Goose Creek
0.40-RT 221; 0.65-RT 882, Bedford, VA
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 720
Orrix Creek Rd/713
GoodOver: Orrix Creek
1.68-Rte 626;0.82-Rte 24, Bedford, VA
Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 327
Falling Crk Rd 714
GoodOver: Falling Creek
2.40 Rt 715; 1.60 Rt 808, Bedford, VA
Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 290
Gunstock Ck Rd 640
GoodOver: Gunstock Creek
2.50 Rt 764; 0.60 Rt 639, Bedford, VA
Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 77
ROUTE 691
GoodOver: GOOSE CREEK
1.35 RT 755 & 2.55 RT 684, Bedford, VA
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33
South Street 43
GoodOver: 460 & 122 Bypass
0.16 Bedfrd; 1.00 Rt 460, Bedford, VA
Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,246
Forest Road/221
GoodOver: Norfolk Southern Railway
2.50 Lychbg; 1.60 Rt 811, Bedford, VA
Built 1994 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 24,589
Blackwater Rd 668
GoodOver: Lick Run
4.05 RT 460; 0.55 RT 709, Bedford, VA
Built 1993 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 296
BATEMAN BRDG RD661
GoodOver: NS RAILWAY #2
0.28 RT 620; 1.00 RT 811, Bedford, VA
Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,068
Short Cut Road/651
GoodOver: Cove Creek
0.98 Rt 501; 0.02-Rt 657, Bedford, VA
Built 2000 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 75
CRAB ORCHARD ROAD
GoodOver: CRAB ORCHARD CREEK
1.25 RT 731; 0.45 RT 626, Bedford, VA
Built 2015 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 614
BATTERY CREEK ROAD
GoodOver: BATTERY CREEK
1.8 NW ST RTE 602, Bedford, VA
Built 1962 Load: 37.6 t ADT: 10
CottontownRd/621
GoodOver: N&W Railway
0.90 RT 660; 0.15 RT 221, Bedford, VA
Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 7,301
MONETA RD/122
GoodOver: NS RAILWAY
0.35 RT 806; 0.10 RT 608, Bedford, VA
Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,137
Wilkrsn Mill Rd726
GoodOver: Goose Creek
0.00 Rt 691; 0.80 Rt 460, Bedford, VA
Built 1990 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 509
Hawkins MillRd 659
GoodOver: Howards Mill Creek
1.00 Lychbg; 0.50 Rt 660, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,766
Goodview Rd 653
GoodOver: Jumping Run
0.70 RT 655; 0.78 RT 757, Bedford, VA
Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,294
Sedalia Sch Rd/638
GoodOver: Reed Creek
0.70 RT 122; 0.00 RT 640, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 178
Wheat Valley Rd640
GoodOver: Stony Creek
2.18 Rt 850; 0.02 Rt 766, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 217
Penicks Mill Rd684
GoodOver: Sheep Creek
0.55-RT 688;0.05-RT 680, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 371
Dundee Road / 734
GoodOver: Carter Mill Creek
0.15-RTE 732;2.45-RTE 608, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 303
Goodview Town Rd.
GoodOver: Stony Fork
0.65 Rt 616; 0.25 Rt 608, Bedford, VA
Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,620
Mt. Olivet. Road
GoodOver: Mooman Creek
1.0 RTE746;1.1 RTE747, Bedford, VA
Built 2011 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 68
ROUTE 627
GoodOver: ORRIX CREEK
1.15 RT 24; 1.45 RT 626, Bedford, VA
Built 2015 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 228
UNION CHURCH ROAD
GoodOver: SHOCKOE CREEK
0.30 Rt 754; 1.20 Rt 691, Bedford, VA
Built 2013 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 353
ROUTE 748
GoodOver: SHOULDER RUN
2.00 RT 24; 0.90 RT 608, Bedford, VA
Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 70
Gladdy Br.Rd./731
GoodOver: Gladdy Branch
1.65-RT 732;0.45-RT 727, Bedford, VA
Built 1965 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 53
Sal.Lyn.Tk 460 WBL
GoodOver: LITTLE OTTER RIVER
1.7 Rt 825; .60 Rt 715, Bedford, VA
Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,082
Cottontown RD /621
GoodOver: Ivy Creek
0.40?Rt 1240;0.25?Rt 884, Bedford, VA
Built 2020 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,384
Meadors Spur Rd749
GoodOver: Stony Fork
1.90 Rt 655; 1.50 Rt 608, Bedford, VA
Built 1974 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 76
Stone Mtn Rd 805
GoodOver: Rockcastle Creek
0.60 Rt 737; 0.70 Rt 738, Bedford, VA
Built 1964 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 329
Bellevue Rd 643
GoodOver: Elk Creek
0.25 Rt 705; 2.10 Rt 762, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 62
Otterville Rd 643
GoodOver: Sycamore Creek
0.80 Rt 644; 0.29 Rt 669, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 223
Peaks Rd / Rte 43
GoodOver: Big Otter River
2.69 Bdfd; 0.00 Rte 682S, Bedford, VA
Built 2018 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,008
Rocky Ford Rd-684
GoodOver: Goose Creek
1.00-Rte 753;0.80-Rte 691, Bedford, VA
Built 2019 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 85
SimmonsMillRd/755
GoodOver: Bore Auger Creek
1.00-Rt 616; 1.70-Rt 754, Bedford, VA
Built 1932 Load: 49.8 t ADT: 63
Goode Road
GoodOver: N & S RAILROAD
0.10Rte. 762N.;0.01Rte.76, Bedford, VA
Built 2017 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 748
ROUTE 715
GoodOver: NS RAILWAY
1.0 rte 671; 0.7 rte 786, Bedford, VA
Built 2023 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 410
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