Franklin County, VA

174 public highway bridges

Franklin County Bridge Snapshot

Franklin County, Virginia contains 174 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 42% are rated “Good,” 51.1% “Fair,” 2.3% “Poor,” and 2.3% are classified as structurally deficient — the federal designation for spans whose deck, superstructure, or substructure has been rated 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. Structurally deficient does not mean unsafe to cross; it means the bridge is on the priority list for repair or replacement.

Inspections in VA are conducted by certified engineers from the state Department of Transportation on a 24-month cycle, and results are reported back to the FHWA each spring. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county, sorted by inventory load rating. Use the “Sort by” controls to surface the lowest-rated spans first, and click any row for full inspection history, traffic counts, and condition trends.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

174
Total Bridges
42%
Good
2.3%
Poor
2.3%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

Good
42% (73)
Fair
51.1% (89)
Poor
2.3% (4)
SD
2.3% (4)

All Bridges (174)

Dry Hill Rd 788

Good

Over: Tharp Creek

0.30 RT 637; 1.20 RT 789, Franklin, VA

Built 1990 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 97

Brick Church Rd697

Good

Over: Teel Creek

0.60 RT 710; 0.55 RT 919, Franklin, VA

Built 1981 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 966

Terrace Rd 1612

Good

Over: Maggodee Creek

0.00 RT 684; 0.04 RT 1613, Franklin, VA

Built 1969 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 131

Runnett Bag Rd 793

Good

Over: Roaring Run

0.10 RT 792; 0.80 RT 836, Franklin, VA

Built 1961 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 71

RhododendronDr 850

Good

Over: N Fork Blackwater River

0.20 RT 643; 0.40 End MT, Franklin, VA

Built 1996 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 88

Starlight Rd. /750

Good

Over: South Prong Pigg River

0.40 RT 751; 0.45 RT 751, Franklin, VA

Built 1970 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 56

Whetstone Rd./751

Good

Over: Turners Creek

0.10 RT 602; 1.00 RT 752, Franklin, VA

Built 1967 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 71

Guthrie Road 852

Good

Over: Maggodee Creek

0.00 RT 613; 0.50 End Mnt, Franklin, VA

Built 2005 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 65

Greenway Rd 704

Good

Over: Maple Branch

0.10 RT 705; 0.90 RT 702, Franklin, VA

Built 1965 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 239

ROUTE 0220

Good

Over: NS RAILWAY @

2.14 TO 220 & 0.02 TO 40, Franklin, VA

Built 1981 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 9,375

Ramp A/220NBL

Good

Over: Norfolk Southern RR

0.05 Rt 40; 0.15 Rt 220, Franklin, VA

Built 2001 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 2,004

Prilliman Swit 767

Good

Over: Town Creek

0.60 RT 690; 2.30 RT 887, Franklin, VA

Built 1932 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 443

Muddy Fork Rd 618

Good

Over: Reed Creek

1.00 RT 632; 4.20 RT 220, Franklin, VA

Built 1982 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 380

DUGSPUR RD 742

Good

Over: BLACKWATER RIVER

0.12 RT 643; 0.80 RT 743, Franklin, VA

Built 1984 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 232

Dry Hill Rd 788

Good

Over: Tharp Creek

0.05 RT 637; 1.40 RT 789, Franklin, VA

Built 1932 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 97

CUSTERS RDG RD 738

Good

Over: N. FRK BLACKWATER RIV.

0.10 RT 808; 1.30 RT 742, Franklin, VA

Built 1986 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 191

Truevine Rd. / 646

Good

Over: Snow Creek

0.60 RT 625; 0.80 RT 629, Franklin, VA

Built 2000 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 391

Gilmer Br. Rd 692

Good

Over: Maggodee Creek

0.40 RT 684; 2.00 RT 691, Franklin, VA

Built 1999 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 244

COLONIAL TNPK 718

Good

Over: PIGG RIVER

0.15 RT 715;1.00 RT 646, Franklin, VA

Built 2021 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 500

Carolina Sp R 734

Good

Over: Hay Run

2.30 RT 737; 0.70 RT 709, Franklin, VA

Built 1995 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 1,271

Chestnut Hill R705

Poor

Over: Pigg River

1.50 Rt 954; 0.35 Rt 714, Franklin, VA

Built 1968 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,118

Callaway Rd 641

Poor

Over: Blackwater River

0.30 Rt 740; 0.50 Rt 737, Franklin, VA

Built 1932 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,381

WEBB MTN ROAD/ 615

Poor

Over: WHITE OAK CREEK

0.30 RT 684; 2.75 Rke Co, Franklin, VA

Built 1990 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 77

Franklin Street/40

Poor

Over: Otter Creek

0.88-Rt 788; 0.45-Rt 892, Franklin, VA

Built 1949 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 657

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Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial