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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.

Total bridges

202

Public highway bridges in Botetourt County

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

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.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

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.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Botetourt County and the 5 Virginia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Bedford County 204 2.9%
Roanoke County 204 0%
Tazewell County 204 4.4%
Botetourt County (this page) 202 0%
Norfolk city County 199 0%
Alleghany County 197 4.1%

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).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside VA (1968 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 202 Good 59 Fair 143 Poor 0

All bridges (202)

81 SBL

Fair

Over: James River

2.93 Rt 11; 2.65 Rt 11, Botetourt, VA

Built 1962 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 19,785

NBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: JAMES RIVER

02.93 RT 11; 2.65 RT 11, Botetourt, VA

Built 1962 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20,216

81 SBL

Fair

Over: Looney Mill Creek

2.46 Rt 11N; 0.17 Rt 11S, Botetourt, VA

Built 1963 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20,059

NBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: RTE 640

6.13 RT 220; 5.87 RT 11, Botetourt, VA

Built 1964 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20,975

SBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: RTE 640

6.13- 220; 0.55- 650, Botetourt, VA

Built 1964 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 20,875

BotetourtRd/220 N

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

7.93 ALLEGCO;2.20 RT 43, Botetourt, VA

Built 1980 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,962

Botetourt Rd220NBL

Fair

Over: Catawba Creek

1.31 FCASTLE; 0.14 RT 655, Botetourt, VA

Built 1979 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,331

Timber Ridge / 635

Fair

Over: Catawba Creek

0.90-220; 0.02-RT 730, Botetourt, VA

Built 1979 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 536

81 NBL

Fair

Over: Tinker Creek & NS Rwy

2.32 Rke Co; 0.79 Rt 220, Botetourt, VA

Built 1963 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 29,404

Plank Road 610

Fair

Over: Rtes. 11 & 81

0.05 Rt F055; 0.30 RKBG C, Botetourt, VA

Built 1963 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 156

Botetourt Rd/220N

Fair

Over: SINKING CREEK

7.66 ALLEG;2.29 RT 43, Botetourt, VA

Built 1981 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,962

Blue Rdg Trnpk 606

Fair

Over: Mill Creek

0.30-Rte11; 1.30-Rte640, Botetourt, VA

Built 1979 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 595

Lithia Road / 640

Fair

Over: Ellis Run

0.05-Rte643;1.55-Rte646, Botetourt, VA

Built 1961 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 383

Cortland Road/1464

Fair

Over: Cook Creek

0.02-220Alt; 0.03-Roa Co, Botetourt, VA

Built 1998 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,522

Reynolds Rd./798

Fair

Over: Mill Creek

0.55-Rte640; 0.05-Rte11, Botetourt, VA

Built 1969 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 132

Hardbarger Rd./636

Fair

Over: Mill Creek

1.40-Rte640; 0.05-Rte11, Botetourt, VA

Built 1974 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 551

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Fair

Over: VA ROUTE 657

1.0 MILES TO U.S. ROUTE 4, Botetourt, VA

Built 1946 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 474

JenningsCrkRd./614

Fair

Over: Jennings Creek

1.80-Rte622; 0.30-Rte618, Botetourt, VA

Built 1983 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 210

Sanderson Drive605

Fair

Over: Branch of Tinker Creek

0.10-Rte654; 0.40-Rte1009, Botetourt, VA

Built 1994 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 5,629

Cloverdale Rd/220A

Fair

Over: Cook Creek

.20-Rte1420; .50-Rte654, Botetourt, VA

Built 1995 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 17,643

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Fair

Over: GLADE CR NS RR VA 738

1.7 MILES TO U.S. ROUTE 4, Botetourt, VA

Built 1963 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 4,188

GilmersMill Rd 608

Fair

Over: Roaring Run

0.10 Rt 622; 1.10 Rt 609, Botetourt, VA

Built 1932 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 50

Jennings Crk Rd614

Fair

Over: Jennings Creek

1.12-Rte618N/0.30-Rte618M, Botetourt, VA

Built 1984 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 210

Tinker Mtn. Rd/816

Fair

Over: Tinker Creek

0.78-Rte220;0.10-end, Botetourt, VA

Built 1972 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 211

SBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: PURGATORY CREEK

0.34 RT 11; 0.53 RT 614, Botetourt, VA

Built 1960 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 19,621

NBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: PURGATORY CREEK

0.34 RT 11; 0.53 RT 614, Botetourt, VA

Built 1960 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 20,167

Lithia Road / 640

Fair

Over: Back Creek

0.50-Rte645; 0.00-Rte776, Botetourt, VA

Built 1961 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 238

Jennings Crk Rd614

Fair

Over: Jennings Creek

0.97-Rte618N/0.45-Rte618M, Botetourt, VA

Built 1984 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 210

Poor Farm Rd./681

Fair

Over: Branch of Catawba Creek

1.10-Rte220; 0.60-Rte679, Botetourt, VA

Built 1969 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 269

StonyBatteryRdT651

Fair

Over: Branch of Buffalo Creek

0.10-Rte11; 0.02-Rte716S, Botetourt, VA

Built 1969 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 1,409

Jennings Crk Rd614

Fair

Over: Jennings Creek

0.30 RT 622; 1.40 RT 618, Botetourt, VA

Built 1978 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 210

Blue Ridge Bvd/221

Fair

Over: Laymantown Creek

4.37-Bdfd Co; 1.12-Roa Co, Botetourt, VA

Built 1940 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 10,687

Jennings Ck Rd/614

Fair

Over: Jennings Creek

1.25-Rte618; 1-60-End Mt, Botetourt, VA

Built 1932 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 134

Botetourt Rd 220

Fair

Over: Craig Creek

0.57 Rt 43; 11.47 Aleg C, Botetourt, VA

Built 1979 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 4,922

Mt. Valley Rd./643

Fair

Over: Ellis Run

0.40-Rte640; 0.0-Rte645, Botetourt, VA

Built 1973 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 327

REED Mt. RD / 654

Fair

Over: TINKER CREEK

0.00-RT1004T; 0.00-RT11, Botetourt, VA

Built 1982 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 7,343

Greenwy Hollow/672

Fair

Over: Tinker Creek

0.08-Rte779; 0.65-end mt, Botetourt, VA

Built 1971 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 176

I-81

Fair

Over: Renick Run

2.76-Rte614; 2.58-Rockbrg, Botetourt, VA

Built 1959 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 38,069

Loop B & Ramp B 81

Fair

Over: Buffalo Creek

0.10-SBL 81; 0.20-SBL 220, Botetourt, VA

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,590

Botetourt Road/220

Fair

Over: Branch of Catawba Creek

0.45-Rte681; 1.27-Rte679, Botetourt, VA

Built 1980 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 6,662

Archway Road/607

Fair

Over: Glade Creek

0.15-Rt603; 1.85-Bedford, Botetourt, VA

Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,214

Catawba Road / 779

Fair

Over: Branch of Tinker Creek

0.25-Rte672; 2.35-Rte630, Botetourt, VA

Built 1973 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 3,046

U.S. ROUTE 460

Fair

Over: BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

1.0 MILES TO VA ROUTE 657, Botetourt, VA

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 474

CHESTNUT MTN. ROAD

Good

Over: JENNINGS CR.

NO DATA ENTERED, Botetourt, VA

Built 1995 Load: 15.6 t ADT: 50

Craig Creek Rd/615

Good

Over: Furnace Branch

0.65-Rte704; 0.75-Rte770, Botetourt, VA

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 92

Mt. Joy Rd. / 625

Good

Over: Long Run

0.10-Rte772; 0.34-Rte11, Botetourt, VA

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 480

Hillcrest St /1506

Good

Over: Branch Glade Creek

0.01-Rte460; 0.09-Rte1505, Botetourt, VA

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 96

International Pkwy

Good

Over: Branch of Tinker Creek

0.65-Rte220;_0.40-ESM, Botetourt, VA

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

Mt. Joy Rd./625

Good

Over: Looney Mill Creek

00.20-Rte11; 00.15-Rte772, Botetourt, VA

Built 1963 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 480

LakeridgeCircle771

Good

Over: Laymantown Creek

.05-Rte1412; .05-Rte1414, Botetourt, VA

Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 831

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