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Patrick County, VA

145 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 37.2% rated Good, 60% Fair, 2.8% Poor.

145
Public bridges
37.2%
Good condition
2.8%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Patrick County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

Top 43%
lowest Poor share in state
2.8%
Poor-condition share
145
public highway bridges
1966
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.

Patrick County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Patrick County ranks #56 of 129 Virginia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.8%). Patrick County, Virginia contains 145 public highway bridges. Roughly 37.2% are rated “Good,” 60% “Fair,” and 2.8% “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.

Total bridges

145

Public highway bridges in Patrick County

Good condition

37.2%

54 of 145 rated 7-9

Fair condition

60%

87 of 145 rated 5-6

Poor condition

2.8%

4 of 145 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#56 of 129

Among Virginia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 145 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
37.2% (54)
Fair
60% (87)
Poor
2.8% (4)

Patrick County's Poor-condition bridges carry 6,939 vehicle crossings a day

That is 5.4% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,735 crossings a day against 1,056 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 145 of 145 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

70.3% of Patrick County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

102 of the 145 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 37.2% 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 61.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

So Main St/Rte 8 over Mayo River, built 1941, carries 4,266 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 4-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 6,939 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Patrick County's bridges were built

145 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 36 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1966, 8 years older than the Virginia average of 1974.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Patrick County compares with Virginia's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Virginia counties nearest Patrick County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.8% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1966 against a peer-group mean of 1969 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 128 Virginia counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Patrick County and the 5 Virginia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Brunswick County 152 6.6%
Dinwiddie County 151 7.9%
Grayson County 145 4.8%
Southampton County 145 2.1%
Patrick County (this page) 145 2.8%
Scott County 138 8%

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 Patrick 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 Patrick County, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside VA (145 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside VA (1966 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 145 Good 54 Fair 87 Poor 4

Good-condition bridges (54)

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: VA ROUTE 614

2.8 MILES TO VA ROUTE 631, Patrick, VA

Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,140

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: VA ROUTE 638

1.9 MILES TO VA ROUTE 631, Patrick, VA

Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,140

Deer Run Road/622

Good

Over: Shooting Creek

3.45-RT.757;0.25-FRANK CO, Patrick, VA

Built 1961 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 35

Dick & Willie 628

Good

Over: Mill Creek

0.95 Rt 790; 0.80 Rt 701, Patrick, VA

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: VA ROUTE 608

1.2 MILES TO VA ROUTE 639, Patrick, VA

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,140

Commerce St. 681

Good

Over: South Mayo River

1.60-RT 727;0.51-SCL STUA, Patrick, VA

Built 1964 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 412

MTN VALLEY RD/691

Good

Over: STREAM

1.15-RT 772; 0.75-RT 680, Patrick, VA

Built 2015 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 109

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: BUSINESS ROUTE 58

1.8 MILES TO VA ROUTE 603, Patrick, VA

Built 1938 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,140

Woolwine Highway 8

Good

Over: N. Fork Mayo River

0.00 RT 58; 3.89 RT 57, Patrick, VA

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,968

Wayside Rd/631

Good

Over: Russel Creek

0.01 Rt 652; 0.64 Rt 661, Patrick, VA

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 481

Iron Bridge Rd 704

Good

Over: Goblintown Creek

0.85 Rt 635; 0.52 Rt 57, Patrick, VA

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 673

Barnes Road 787

Good

Over: South Mayo River

0.01 RT 631; 0.44 End Mt, Patrick, VA

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: U.S. ROUTE 58

0.27 MILES NORTH OF BUS., Patrick, VA

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,140

MILL HOUSE ROAD

Good

Over: JACKS CREEK

0.37 RTE 619; 0.90 RTE 8, Patrick, VA

Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 262

Bluegrass Rd / 722

Good

Over: Smith River

0.50-RT 8;1.75-RT 723, Patrick, VA

Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 89

Five Forks Rd./660

Good

Over: Peters Creek

1.10-RT 658;0.20-N C Line, Patrick, VA

Built 1960 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 228

Dan River Rd/632

Good

Over: Dan River

0.80-Rte 639; 1.00-Rte 58, Patrick, VA

Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 126

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: MAYBERRY CREEK & ROAD

0.2 MILES TO VA ROUTE 634, Patrick, VA

Built 1937 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,140

CherryCreekRd./639

Good

Over: Big Ivy Creek

0.53-Rt 637;1.10-Rt 58, Patrick, VA

Built 1967 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 188

OldScholHouseRd675

Good

Over: Johnson Creek

00.30 RT 677;00.60 RT 676, Patrick, VA

Built 1961 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 314

Abram Penn Hwy 626

Good

Over: Branch Mill Creek

0.50-RTE 694;0.05-RTE 798, Patrick, VA

Built 1932 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 402

Woods Gap Rd / 710

Good

Over: Rock Castle Creek

1.00-RT 678;0.20-RT 40, Patrick, VA

Built 1986 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 102

Kibler Vly. Rd/648

Good

Over: Squall Creek

4.90 Rte631N; 0.10 d. end, Patrick, VA

Built 1959 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 89

Rye Cv CkRd/RT 631

Good

Over: Mayo River

0.00 RTE 631;3.0 Dead End, Patrick, VA

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 105

EBL & WBL RTE. 58

Good

Over: NORTH FORK MAYO RIVER

.6 MI S. EXISTING RTE. 58, Patrick, VA

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,201

Old Mill Road/772

Good

Over: Spoon Creek

0.40-RT 694; 2.00-RT 691, Patrick, VA

Built 2020 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 247

Old Orch. Loop 645

Good

Over: Little Dan River

0.15 Rt 103; 0.00 Rt 647, Patrick, VA

Built 1970 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 58

Ararat Hwy/773

Good

Over: Clarks Creek

0.30 Rt 617; 0.05 Rt 749, Patrick, VA

Built 1948 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,757

DOBYNS RD. / 631

Good

Over: POORHOUSE CREEK

0.00 RT T1001;0.85 RT 787, Patrick, VA

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,392

LanghornMillRd/612

Good

Over: Dan River

0.00 Rt 610; 0.10 Rt 759, Patrick, VA

Built 1932 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 89

Brammer Spur Rd619

Good

Over: Jacks Creek

0.84-RT 616;1.20-Dead End, Patrick, VA

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 93

Strawberry Hill637

Good

Over: BIG IVY CREEK

0.10 RT 610; 0.90 RT 639, Patrick, VA

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 30

Jeb Stuart Hwy/58

Good

Over: Rich Creek

0.16 RT 777; 0.05 RT 694, Patrick, VA

Built 2000 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,389

Jacks Creek Rd 615

Good

Over: Smith River

0.12 Rt 8; 0.85 Rt 723, Patrick, VA

Built 1932 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 438

Union Bridge Rd623

Good

Over: Goblintown Creek

0.40 Rt 346; 1.00 Rt 717, Patrick, VA

Built 1984 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 432

Jeb Stuart Hwy WBL

Good

Over: Spoon Creek

2.54 RT 697; 1.02 RT 832, Patrick, VA

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 3,028

HatchersChapelR645

Good

Over: Dan River

1.30-RT 666;0.75-RT 650, Patrick, VA

Built 1974 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 341

Jeb Stuart HWY EBL

Good

Over: Spoon Creek

2.54 RT 697; 1.02 Rt 832, Patrick, VA

Built 2001 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 3,028

KiblerValleyRd/648

Good

Over: Dan River

4.90 RT 631; 0.12 D. END, Patrick, VA

Built 1999 Load: 57.2 t ADT: 89

HardinReynoldRd695

Good

Over: Mill Creek

1.60 RT 626;0.00 RT 695, Patrick, VA

Built 1965 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 352

South Mayo Dr/680

Good

Over: South Mayo River

0.85-RT 682;0.60-RT 853, Patrick, VA

Built 1980 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 502

KiblerValleyRd/648

Good

Over: Dan River

1.97 RT 631W; 3.04 End Ma, Patrick, VA

Built 1995 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 89

Charity Hgw/Rt 40

Good

Over: Big Widgeon Creek

0.70 RT 710; 0.60 RT 668, Patrick, VA

Built 1949 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 273

Deer Run Road/622

Good

Over: Poplar Camp Creek

0.70-RT 797;2.90-Frank Co, Patrick, VA

Built 1970 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 35

Claudville Hwy/103

Good

Over: Archies Creek

0.19-RT 645;0.69-NC LINE, Patrick, VA

Built 1941 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,886

Widgeon Creek/ 719

Good

Over: Widgeon Creek

0.80-RT 710;0.01-DEAD END, Patrick, VA

Built 1967 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 42

Thomas Farm Rd 788

Good

Over: Goblintown Creek

0.10 Rt 635; 0.80 Rt 57, Patrick, VA

Built 2003 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 20

KiblerValleyRd/648

Good

Over: Dan River

4.45-RT 631;0.55-Dead End, Patrick, VA

Built 1997 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 89

JEB Stuart Hwy/58

Good

Over: Rhody Creek

1.15-Rte835/.10Rte765, Patrick, VA

Built 2000 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 4,694

58 WBL

Good

Over: 1025

3.0 Rt 8 N; .6 Rt 830, Patrick, VA

Built 2002 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 2,392

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