Nelson County, VA

136 public highway bridges

Nelson County Bridge Snapshot

Nelson County, Virginia contains 136 public highway bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Roughly 37.5% are rated “Good,” 57.4% “Fair,” 4.4% “Poor,” and 4.4% 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.

136
Total Bridges
37.5%
Good
4.4%
Poor
4.4%
Structurally Deficient

Condition Distribution

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

All Bridges (136)

James River Road

Good

Over: Nero Creek

0.65-Rt.647/3.92-Rt.29, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 861

Falling Rock Drive

Good

Over: Tye River

0.75-Rt.661 / 2.15-Rt.657, Nelson, VA

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 132

Rockfish Valley Hy

Good

Over: Meriwether Creek

1.71-Rt.151S/4.51-Rt.151N, Nelson, VA

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,526

Cedar Creek Road

Good

Over: Rucker's Run

0.50-Rt.655 / 3.91-Rt.661, Nelson, VA

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 110

Harper's Creek Ln.

Good

Over: Tye River

0.01-Rt.56 / 0.99-DeadEnd, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 134

Patrick Henry Hwy.

Good

Over: Allens Creek

1.37-Amh CL/0.07-Rt.56, Nelson, VA

Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,109

Berry Hill Road

Good

Over: S. Fork Rockfish River

0.05-Rt.612E/0.40-Rt.612W, Nelson, VA

Built 2006 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 144

Rockfish School Ln

Good

Over: Mallory Creek

0.05-Rt.151 / 0.15-Rt.749, Nelson, VA

Built 2022 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,292

North Fork Road

Good

Over: North Fork Tye River

0.70 Rt.56 / 7.10 Rt.686, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 41.0 t ADT: 82

Cub Creek Rd.

Good

Over: Tye River

0.13-Rt.56/0.17-Rt.681, Nelson, VA

Built 1974 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 109

Norwood Road

Good

Over: Union Hill Creek

2.50-Rt.56 / 1.00-Rt.626, Nelson, VA

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 162

Campbells Mtn. Rd.

Good

Over: Campbells Creek

0.70-Rt 56/3.75-Rt 684, Nelson, VA

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 177

Battery Hill Lane

Good

Over: Tye River

0.10-Rt. 56/0.29-Dead End, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 90

Greenfield Road

Good

Over: Taylors Creek

.28-Rt.843/.08-Rt.633, Nelson, VA

Built 1973 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,111

Ennis Mountain Rd.

Good

Over: Perry Creek

0.40-Rt.635 / 3.90-Rt.636, Nelson, VA

Built 2017 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 61

Tye Brook Road

Good

Over: Tye River

3.03-Rt.29/1.80-Rt.151, Nelson, VA

Built 1987 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,213

Woodson Road

Good

Over: Piney River

0.01-Rt 630 / 1.26-Rt 827, Nelson, VA

Built 1932 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 157

Patrick Henry Hwy

Good

Over: Tye River

0.02-Rt.56 / 0.02-Rt.655, Nelson, VA

Built 2006 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,925

Critzer Shop Road

Good

Over: Stockton Creek

1.10-NelCL / .01-Rt. 250, Nelson, VA

Built 2023 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,500

Saunders Lane

Good

Over: Trib. Tye River

0.10-Rte655/0.40-Dead End, Nelson, VA

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 40

Cabell Road

Good

Over: Mayo Creek

0.10-Rt 743/ 0.70-Rt 56, Nelson, VA

Built 1979 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 106

Crabtree Falls Hwy

Good

Over: South Fork Tye River

3.50-Rt 687 / 1.20-Rt 826, Nelson, VA

Built 1989 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 404

River Road

Good

Over: N. Fork Rockfish River

5.07-Rt. 29/0.75-Rt. 151, Nelson, VA

Built 1983 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,943

Wilson Rd.

Good

Over: Bobs Creek

2.25-Rt.650 / 0.55-Rt.655, Nelson, VA

Built 1969 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 58

Stagebridge Road

Good

Over: Rockfish River

1.18-Rt 640/0.02-Rt 617, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 286

Tan Yard Road

Good

Over: Tye River

0.10-Rt.56/0.30-Rt.697, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 168

Aerial Road

Good

Over: Beaver Creek

0.02-Rt.646E/0.18-Rt.646W, Nelson, VA

Built 1988 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 21

Route 29 SBL

Good

Over: Rucker Run

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

Built 1932 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 8,282

Campbells Mtn. Rd.

Good

Over: Campbells Creek

0.54-Rt 56 / 3.90-Rt 684, Nelson, VA

Built 2005 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 177

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: VA ROUTE 603

2.3 MILES FROM VA ROUTE 5, Nelson, VA

Built 1945 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 400

Wilson Road

Poor

Over: NS Railway

2.30-Rt.655/0.50-Rt.650, Nelson, VA

Built 1882 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 30

Moses Hughes Lane

Poor

Over: S.Fork Rockfish River

0.01-Rte.664 / 0.38-End, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 71

Drumheller Lane

Poor

Over: Rockfish River

0.02-Rt.617/0.58-Dead End, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 20

Rocky Road

Poor

Over: Branch Rockfish River

0.10-Rt.634/2.50-Rt.776, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 235

Crabtree Falls Hwy

Poor

Over: Silver Creek

0.11-Rt.712 / 0.70-Rt.682, Nelson, VA

Built 1971 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 726

Roseland Road

Poor

Over: Hat Creek

0.02-Rt.723/0.09-Rt.824, Nelson, VA

Built 1963 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,005

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