Total bridges
202
Public highway bridges in Botetourt County
County profile · official public datasets
Botetourt County, VA
202 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 29.2% rated Good, 70.8% Fair, 0% Poor.
- 202
- Public bridges
- 29.2%
- Good condition
- 0%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Botetourt County pairs a top-5% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 2%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 0%
- Poor-condition share
- 202
- public highway bridges
- 1968
- 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.
Botetourt County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Botetourt County ranks #2 of 129 Virginia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Botetourt County, Virginia contains 202 public highway bridges. Roughly 29.2% are rated “Good,” 70.8% “Fair,” and 0% “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
29.2%
59 of 202 rated 7-9
Fair condition
70.8%
143 of 202 rated 5-6
Poor condition
0%
0 of 202 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#2 of 129
Among Virginia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 202 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 29.2% (59)
Fair 70.8% (143)
Poor 0% (0)
65.3% of Botetourt County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
132 of the 202 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 29.2% 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.
When Botetourt County's bridges were built
202 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 2
Built before 1900
2 bridges
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 4
1920–1929
4 bridges
- 1930s 25
1930–1939
25 bridges
- 1940s 11
1940–1949
11 bridges
- 1950s 6
1950–1959
6 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
70 bridges
- 1970s 24
1970–1979
24 bridges
- 1980s 24
1980–1989
24 bridges
- 1990s 13
1990–1999
13 bridges
- 2000s 5
2000–2009
5 bridges
- 2010s 13
2010–2019
13 bridges
- 2020s 4
2020–2029
4 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 70 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 34.7% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1968, 6 years older than the Virginia average of 1974.
How Botetourt County compares with Virginia's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Virginia counties nearest Botetourt County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1968 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford County | 204 | 52% | 45.1% | 2.9% | 1967 |
| Roanoke County | 204 | 37.7% | 62.3% | 0% | 1969 |
| Tazewell County | 204 | 21.6% | 74% | 4.4% | 1970 |
| Botetourt County (this page) | 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 Botetourt 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 Botetourt County, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside VA (202 bridges here).
- Elmore County, AL · 202 bridges
- Clark County, AR · 202 bridges
- St. Francis County, AR · 202 bridges
- Floyd County, GA · 202 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside VA (1968 here).
- Montgomery County, PA · avg 1968 · 828 bridges
- San Joaquin County, CA · avg 1968 · 644 bridges
- Providence County, RI · avg 1968 · 476 bridges
- Imperial County, CA · avg 1968 · 444 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (143)
Rhodes Lane / 663
FairOver: Catawba Creek
0.20-Rte779; 0.80-end mt, Botetourt, VA
Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 58
81 SBL
FairOver: Prease Rd 628
1.26 Rt 11S; 4.32 Rt 11N, Botetourt, VA
Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 19,785
NBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 628
1.26 RT 11; 4.32 RT 11, Botetourt, VA
Built 1962 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20,216
Solitude Road/ 622
FairOver: Jennings Creek
.0-Rte614; 3.0-EndStMain., Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 115
Hardbarger Rd 636
FairOver: 81
1.20 Rt 640; 0.20 Rt 11, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 551
Entr. to State Lot
FairOver: Purgatory Creek
0.00-Rte11; 0.0-Main Lot, Botetourt, VA
Built 1970 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 200
81 NBL
FairOver: 11
5.58 Rt 11; 0.87 Rt 614, Botetourt, VA
Built 1962 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20,216
NBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 220 ALT
3.07ROANOK CO; 0.0 RT 220, Botetourt, VA
Built 1964 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 29,404
Greyledge Road/611
FairOver: Purgatory Creek
0.15-F054; 5.0-Rte 622, Botetourt, VA
Built 1927 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 118
Gala Loop Road/622
FairOver: Mill Creek
0.23-Rte220; 0.05-Rte694, Botetourt, VA
Built 1932 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 124
Lithia Road / 640
FairOver: Back Creek
.01-Rte801W; .08-Rte801E, Botetourt, VA
Built 1961 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 238
SBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 625
2.63 RT 11S; 2.95 RT 11N, Botetourt, VA
Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 19,785
SUNSET AVE. 651
FairOver: RTE I 81
0.43 RT 11; 0.52 DEAD END, Botetourt, VA
Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 264
ROUTE 0011
FairOver: RTE I 81
2.88-81; 6.13-NCL TROUTVI, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 3,599
81 SBL
FairOver: 11
5.58 Rt 11; 0.87 Rt 614, Botetourt, VA
Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 19,785
81 SBL
FairOver: RTE 606
8.55 RT 220; 0.79 RT 11, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20,059
McFalls Crk Rd/618
FairOver: McFalls Creek
3.35-BR Pkwy; 0.85-Rte614, Botetourt, VA
Built 1932 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 57
Springwood Rd./630
FairOver: James Rv; 601 & CSX RR
0.20-Rt 631 & 0.25-Rt 601, Botetourt, VA
Built 1978 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 832
Ammen Road / 799
FairOver: Branch of Mill Creek
1.70 Rt 640N; .70 Rt 640S, Botetourt, VA
Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 72
NBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 625
2.63 RT 11S; 2.95 RT 11N, Botetourt, VA
Built 1962 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20,216
NBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 648
0.28 ROA CO; 2.79 RT 220, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 29,404
SBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 648
0028ROANOK CO0279220, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 29,315
NBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 11
5.87 RT 640; 5.58 RT 11, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20,216
SBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 676
5.08 RT 220; 0.96 RT 640, Botetourt, VA
Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 20,875
McFalls Crk Rd 618
FairOver: McFalls Creek
3.75 BR Pkwy; 0.45 Rt 614, Botetourt, VA
Built 1932 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 57
Parsons Rd./676
FairOver: Mill Creek
0.90-Rte670;0.20-Rte796, Botetourt, VA
Built 1932 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 341
Catawba Road / 779
FairOver: Little Catawba Creek
2.20-Rte737; 0.05-Rte600, Botetourt, VA
Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 149
SBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 11
5.87 RT 640; 5.58 RT 11, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 19,785
Blue Ridge Tnpk606
FairOver: Crush Run
0.70-Rte641; 0.75-Rte630, Botetourt, VA
Built 1932 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 438
Arcadia Road
FairOver: Jennings Creek
0.50-Rte622; 2.35-Rte624, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 339
NBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 676
5.08 RT 220; 0.95 RT 640, Botetourt, VA
Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 21,092
NBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 670
3.72-220; 2.41-640, Botetourt, VA
Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 21,092
SBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: Trinity Road
3.72-220; 2.41-640, Botetourt, VA
Built 1964 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 20,875
Botetourt Rd 220
FairOver: James River & CSX RR
1.96 Rt 870; 10.08 Aleg C, Botetourt, VA
Built 1979 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,914
Middle Creek Road
FairOver: Middle Creek
0.70-Rte614; 1.10-Rte620, Botetourt, VA
Built 1962 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 160
River Road / 632
FairOver: Spreading Spring Branch
0.89-end main;0.01-Rte601, Botetourt, VA
Built 1915 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 172
Bethel Road/606
FairOver: Back Creek
0.0-Rte640; 0.55-dead end, Botetourt, VA
Built 1961 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 98
Haymakertown Rd600
FairOver: Catawba Creek
1.12-Rte748; 0.25-Rte779, Botetourt, VA
Built 1975 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 95
Grove Hill Rd 606
FairOver: N. Fork Catawba Creek
1.95 Rt 600; 0.20 Rt 666, Botetourt, VA
Built 1932 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 624
NBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 43 & CSX RAILWAY
3.06 Rt 11; 2.52 Rt 11 N, Botetourt, VA
Built 1962 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 20,216
81 NBL
FairOver: Looney Mill Creek
2.47 Rt 11N; 0.16 Rt 11S, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 20,975
Hardbarger Rd/636
FairOver: Back Creek
0.01-Rte640; 1.39-Rte11, Botetourt, VA
Built 1971 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 551
SBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 43 & CSX RAILWAY
3.06 RT 11; 2.52 RT 11, Botetourt, VA
Built 1962 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 19,785
81 SBL
FairOver: Tinker Creek & NS Rwy
2.31 Rke Co; 0.74 Rt 220, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 29,315
Springwood Rd/630
FairOver: Crush Run
0.50-Rte681; 1.50-Rte639, Botetourt, VA
Built 1932 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,543
81 NBL
FairOver: RTE 606
8.57 RT 220; 0.81 RT 11, Botetourt, VA
Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 20,975
SBL ROUTE 0081
FairOver: RTE 220 ALT
3.07ROANOK;0.0 RT. 220, Botetourt, VA
Built 1964 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 29,315
Botetourt Road SBL
FairOver: Catawba Creek
1.31-FCASTLE;0.14-RT 655, Botetourt, VA
Built 1978 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,331
BrcknrdgMillRd/600
FairOver: N Fork Catawba Creek
0.85-Rte606; 0.80-Rte670, Botetourt, VA
Built 1932 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 174
HaymakertownRd/666
FairOver: Catawba Creek
.25-Rte665S; .03-Rte665N, Botetourt, VA
Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 971
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