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)

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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