Nelson County, VA

136 public highway bridges

Nelson County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Nelson County, Virginia contains 136 public highway bridges. Roughly 37.5% are rated “Good,” 57.4% “Fair,” and 4.4% “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.

136
Total Bridges
37.5%
Good
57.4%
Fair
4.4%
Poor Condition

Condition Distribution

Good
37.5% (51)
Fair
57.4% (78)
Poor
4.4% (6)

All Bridges (136)

Oak Ridge Road

Fair

Over: Rucker Run

0.66-Rt 710/0.95-Rt 56, Nelson, VA

Built 1971 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,216

Adial Road

Fair

Over: Rockfish River

0.37-Rt 613/0.13-Rt 6, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 410

River Road

Fair

Over: Rockfish River

0.11-Rt. 29/5.65-Rt. 151, Nelson, VA

Built 1949 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,943

Richmond Hwy.

Fair

Over: James River @ Bent Creek

0.00-Rt.26 / 0.00-Nelson, Nelson, VA

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,667

Rockfish Valley Hy

Fair

Over: CSX Railway

.51-Rt.250/0.05-Rt.750, Nelson, VA

Built 1969 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 743

Adial Road

Fair

Over: S Fork Rockfish River

0.33-Rt.151/1.37-Rt.629, Nelson, VA

Built 1974 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 446

James River Road

Fair

Over: James River

0.0-NelsonCo./0.0-BkgmCo, Nelson, VA

Built 1973 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 420

Thm Nelson Hwy NBL

Fair

Over: Rockfish River

0.15-Rt.6 N / 3.80-Rt.6 S, Nelson, VA

Built 1966 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 6,313

Richmond Hwy.

Fair

Over: CSX Railway @ Bent Creek

0.32-App. CL/6.01 Am CL, Nelson, VA

Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,667

Laurel Road

Fair

Over: Rockfish River

2.87-Rt.763/0.10-Rt 617, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 277

Norwood Road

Fair

Over: Tye River

0.05-Rt. 655/2.65-Rt 606, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 136

Salem Road

Fair

Over: Rockfish River

0.38-Rt. 803/0.12-Rt. 617, Nelson, VA

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 346

Howardsville Rd.

Fair

Over: James River

0.00-Buck CL/0.00-Nel CL, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 304

Variety Mills Road

Fair

Over: Ruckers Run

0.35-Rt.732/0.65-Rt.722, Nelson, VA

Built 1971 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 220

Thomas Nelson Hwy

Fair

Over: Rockfish River

0.15-Rt.6W / 3.80-Rt.6E, Nelson, VA

Built 1980 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 6,313

Crabtree Falls Hwy

Fair

Over: Tye River

0.50-Rt.683/0.01-Rt.814, Nelson, VA

Built 1971 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 726

Edgewood Drive

Fair

Over: S. Fork Rockfish River

0.50-Rt.151 / 1.10-Rt.664, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 50

Farrar Bridge Lane

Fair

Over: Rockfish River

0.02-Rt.617/0.18-Rt.689, Nelson, VA

Built 1971 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 70

T. Nelson Hwy.NBL

Fair

Over: Buck Creek

0.20-Rt.619 / 0.01-Rt.617, Nelson, VA

Built 1955 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 6,313

T. Nelson Hwy.SBL

Fair

Over: Buck Creek

0.20-Rt.619 / 0.01-Rt.617, Nelson, VA

Built 1978 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 6,313

Rockfish Valley Hw

Fair

Over: Williams Creek

0.48-Rt.840 / 0.32-Rt.638, Nelson, VA

Built 1962 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,526

Rockfish Valley Hw

Fair

Over: Williams Creek

0.40-Rt.840 / 0.40-Rt.638, Nelson, VA

Built 1962 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 7,526

NBL 0029

Fair

Over: Rucker Run

0.40-Rt.653/0.90-Rt.741, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,282

SBL T. Nelson Hwy

Fair

Over: Davis Creek

6.07-Rt.29/0.00-Rt.776, Nelson, VA

Built 1966 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,122

NBL T. Nelson Hwy

Fair

Over: Dillard Creek

3.12-Rt.56S / 0.04-Rt.651, Nelson, VA

Built 1965 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,282

Tye Brook Road

Fair

Over: Jenny's Creek

3.24-Rt.29/1.59-Rt.151, Nelson, VA

Built 1987 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 1,213

Hickory Creek Road

Fair

Over: Hickory Creek

0.01-Rt 29 / 1.09-Rt 614, Nelson, VA

Built 1976 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 179

Variety Mills Road

Fair

Over: Joe Creek

0.23-Rt.626/0.12-Rt.825, Nelson, VA

Built 1932 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 173

Tye River Road

Fair

Over: Taylors Creek

1.40-Rt. 660/0.30-Rt. 658, Nelson, VA

Built 1984 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 367

Crabtree Falls Hwy

Good

Over: Mill Race Overflow

2.31-Rt.151/0.12- Rt. 666, Nelson, VA

Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 726

ROAD

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK TYE RIVER

CRABTREE FALLS TRAIL, Nelson, VA

Built 2002 Load: 25.3 t ADT: 50

Shiloh Loop

Good

Over: Cove Creek

0.05-Rt.6 / 0.10-Rt.601, Nelson, VA

Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 119

Myndus Road

Good

Over: Muddy Creek

0.10-Rt.29 /0.33-Rt.624, Nelson, VA

Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 375

Freshwater Cove Ln

Good

Over: Rucker Run

1.25-Rt.29 / 1.75-Rt.652, Nelson, VA

Built 1995 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 156

Glade Road

Good

Over: Beaver Creek

0.87-Rt 645/ 0.15-Rt 830, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 162

Wright Lane

Good

Over: Davis Creek

0.88-DeadEnd /0.02-Rt.623, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 99

Kidd Lane

Good

Over: Hat Creek

0.01-Rt 151 / 0.09-End, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 42

Greenfield Road

Good

Over: Meriwether Creek

0.25-Rt.799 / 0.42-Rt.6, Nelson, VA

Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,111

Private Driveway

Good

Over: Branch of Piney River

0.00-Rt.665/0.01-Amh Co., Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 139

Batesville Road

Good

Over: Andersons Creek

0.10-Rt.728 / 0.25-Rt.611, Nelson, VA

Built 2001 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 314

Fortune Lane

Good

Over: Muddy Creek

0.13-Rt.29/0.13-Dead End, Nelson, VA

Built 2014 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 47

Greenfield Road

Good

Over: Branch of Perry Creek

0.50-Rt 849/ 0.10-Rt 634, Nelson, VA

Built 2016 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 385

James River Road

Good

Over: Buffalo Creek

0.90-Rt.646/0.40-Rt.722, Nelson, VA

Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 861

Crabtree Falls Hwy

Good

Over: Cripple Creek

0.30-Rt.682 / 0.72-Rt.683, Nelson, VA

Built 1971 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 726

Wills Lane

Good

Over: Ruckers Run

0.10-Rt.653/1.05-End, Nelson, VA

Built 1994 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 51

Davidson Drive

Good

Over: Cove Creek

0.20-Rt 670 / 0.50-Rt 632, Nelson, VA

Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15

Perry Lane

Good

Over: Davis Creek

0.01-Rt. 623 / 1.99-End, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 106

Cabell Road

Good

Over: Slater Branch

3.90-Rt.644 / 0.37-Rt.604, Nelson, VA

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 106

Dutch Creek Lane

Good

Over: Dutch Creek

1.30-Rt.640 / 1.00-End, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 87

Castle Creek Lane

Good

Over: Rocky Run Creek

0.04-Rt 666/0.66-Dead End, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 40

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