Total bridges
60
Public highway bridges in Craig County
County profile · official public datasets
Craig County, VA
60 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 28.3% rated Good, 68.3% Fair, 3.3% Poor.
- 60
- Public bridges
- 28.3%
- Good condition
- 3.3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Craig County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- 67th
- of 129 on Poor share
- 3.3%
- Poor-condition share
- 60
- public highway bridges
- 1969
- 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.
Craig County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Craig County ranks #67 of 129 Virginia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 3.3%). Craig County, Virginia contains 60 public highway bridges. Roughly 28.3% are rated “Good,” 68.3% “Fair,” and 3.3% “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
28.3%
17 of 60 rated 7-9
Fair condition
68.3%
41 of 60 rated 5-6
Poor condition
3.3%
2 of 60 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#67 of 129
Among Virginia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 60 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 28.3% (17)
Fair 68.3% (41)
Poor 3.3% (2)
Craig County's Poor-condition bridges carry 15 vehicle crossings a day
That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 3.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 8 crossings a day against 490 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 60 of 60 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
61.7% of Craig County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
37 of the 60 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 28.3% 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 66.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
ROUTE 0692 over CRAIG CREEK, built 1925, carries 10 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 2-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 15 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Craig County's bridges were built
60 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
5 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
10 bridges
- 1950s 3
1950–1959
3 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
10 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
10 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
11 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
5 bridges
- 2000s 1
2000–2009
1 bridges
- 2010s 2
2010–2019
2 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1980s, when 11 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 18.3% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 35 to 44 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1969, 5 years older than the Virginia average of 1974.
How Craig County compares with Virginia's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Virginia counties nearest Craig County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 3.3% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1969 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is 7 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 128 Virginia counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James City County | 60 | 13.3% | 86.7% | 0% | 1977 |
| New Kent County | 60 | 3.3% | 90% | 6.7% | 1968 |
| Newport News city County | 60 | 51.7% | 48.3% | 0% | 1985 |
| Craig County (this page) | 60 | 28.3% | 68.3% | 3.3% | 1969 |
| Amelia County | 58 | 20.7% | 70.7% | 8.6% | 1975 |
| Fluvanna County | 55 | 40% | 58.2% | 1.8% | 1974 |
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 Craig 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 Craig County, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside VA (60 bridges here).
- Hamilton County, FL · 60 bridges
- Hernando County, FL · 60 bridges
- Madison County, FL · 60 bridges
- Heard County, GA · 60 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside VA (1969 here).
- Cook County, IL · avg 1969 · 1,721 bridges
- Fresno County, CA · avg 1969 · 916 bridges
- Cuyahoga County, OH · avg 1969 · 871 bridges
- Ventura County, CA · avg 1969 · 501 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (41)
PEACEFUL VALLEY RD
FairOver: COVE BRANCH
2.4 MI. NW ST RTE 617, Craig, VA
Built 1965 Load: 8.1 t ADT: 10
Hawkins Lane
FairOver: Craig Creek
1.75-RT 615;1.35-RT 611, Craig, VA
Built 1932 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 133
Craigs Crk Rd 615
FairOver: Mill Creek
0.37-Rte608;0.62-Rte606, Craig, VA
Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 566
CumberlandGaprd/42
FairOver: Sinking Creek
0.15 RT 667; 0.55 RT 624, Craig, VA
Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 455
Route 658
FairOver: Johns Creek
3.65 RT 662;0.05 RT 632, Craig, VA
Built 1942 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 147
BEAN ROAD
FairOver: BARBOURS CR.
.01 MI. SE ST RTE 617, Craig, VA
Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 2
Barbours Creek Rd
FairOver: Barbours Creek
0.85 RT 611; 8.85 AllegCo, Craig, VA
Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 202
BarboursCreekRd617
FairOver: Barbours Creek
1.50-Rt 611;8.30-Alleg CL, Craig, VA
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 202
BarboursCk.Rd.617
FairOver: Barbours Creek
3.5 RT 611; 6.3 Alleg Co, Craig, VA
Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 202
CumberlandGaprd/42
FairOver: Meadow Creek
2.38 New Castle;0.21RT624, Craig, VA
Built 1939 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 820
Stevers Gap Trail
FairOver: Sinking Creek
0.10 RT 42; 0.60 DeadEnd, Craig, VA
Built 1946 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 58
Johns Creek Rd/632
FairOver: Johns Creek
4.46RT-658; 2.90RT-635, Craig, VA
Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 57
Upper Craig Crk Rd
FairOver: Craig Creek
1.70 RT 311;1.50 RT 620, Craig, VA
Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 463
Johns Creek Rd/632
FairOver: Johns Creek
3.16-Rte658;4.20-Rte635, Craig, VA
Built 1940 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 57
Johns Creek Rd 632
FairOver: Dicks Creek
0.80-RT658W; 0.00-RT658E, Craig, VA
Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 190
Johns Creek Rd.632
FairOver: Johns Creek
2.06 RT 658; 5.30 RT 635, Craig, VA
Built 1951 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 57
Johns Creek Rd/632
FairOver: Johns Creek
3.01-RT658; 4.35-RT635, Craig, VA
Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 57
Craigs Creek Rd615
FairOver: Barbours Creek
0.25 RT 610; 0.84 RT 614, Craig, VA
Built 1964 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 696
Paint Bank Rd/ 311
FairOver: Paint Bank Branch
0.30 RT 600; 1.20 RT 603, Craig, VA
Built 1934 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 322
Sugar Maple Rd/625
FairOver: Sinking Creek
1.40 RT 624; 0.90 RT 42, Craig, VA
Built 1945 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 62
UpperCraigCrkRd621
FairOver: Craig Creek
0.10-Rte620;0.65-Rte651, Craig, VA
Built 1939 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 364
Sand Plant Rd/609
FairOver: Barbours Creek
2.30 RT 615; 0.00 RT 611, Craig, VA
Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 636
Hawkins Lane / 614
FairOver: Barbours Creek
1.05-Rte615; 1.95-Rte611, Craig, VA
Built 1961 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 133
PottsCreekRd/Rte18
FairOver: Potts Creek
1.59-AlleghCo;3.53-Rte311, Craig, VA
Built 1968 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 176
Waiteville Rd./600
FairOver: Ewing Run
2.30 RT 311; 1.00 WV Line, Craig, VA
Built 1932 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 219
Waiteville Rd /600
FairOver: Potts Creek
0.80-WVa line;2.50-Rte311, Craig, VA
Built 1977 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 219
Waiteville Rd /600
FairOver: Potts Creek
0.10-Rte311;3.10-WVa line, Craig, VA
Built 1977 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 219
ROUTE 0311
FairOver: CRAIG CREEK
1.20-RT 692;2.13-RTE 691, Craig, VA
Built 1984 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,009
Waiteville Rd /600
FairOver: Potts Creek
1.75-Rte311;1.50-WVa line, Craig, VA
Built 1973 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 219
ROUTE 0311
FairOver: CRAIG CREEK
0.01 Rt 691-0.11 Rt 618, Craig, VA
Built 1984 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,009
Little Cuba Rd 616
FairOver: Craig Creek
0.25-RT 1003; 0.89-RT 690, Craig, VA
Built 1974 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 307
PeacefulValeyRd611
FairOver: Barbours Creek
0.92-Rt617E; 0.08-Rt617W, Craig, VA
Built 1980 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 340
Route 0628
FairOver: Sinking Creek
0.03RT-627; 0.70RT-629, Craig, VA
Built 1950 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 44
Craigs Creek Road
FairOver: Johns Creek
0.00-Rte638;0.15-Rte1004, Craig, VA
Built 1960 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,305
Bethel Church Rd
FairOver: Sinking Creek
0.60 RT 624;1.00 RT 42, Craig, VA
Built 1960 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 58
Northside Road/630
FairOver: Sinking Creek
0.30 RT 629; 3.10 RT 42, Craig, VA
Built 1940 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 61
Craig Valley Rd311
FairOver: Craig Creek
0.96-Rte618;1.87-Rte688, Craig, VA
Built 1985 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 4,009
Barbours Crk Rd617
FairOver: Barbours Creek
4.80 RT 611;5.00-Alleg Co, Craig, VA
Built 1961 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 202
Peacful Valley Rd
FairOver: Wrights Branch
0.35 RT 664; 0.25 RT 617, Craig, VA
Built 1940 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 107
UpperCraigCrkRd621
FairOver: McAfee Run
2.40 RT 620; 0.72 RT 311, Craig, VA
Built 1974 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 463
CC Mountain Rd 617
FairOver: Barbours Creek
0.02 RT 611; 3.50 RT 669, Craig, VA
Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 66
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