Total bridges
145
Public highway bridges in Patrick County
County profile · official public datasets
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.
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
- 1910s 1
1910–1919
1 bridges
- 1920s 5
1920–1929
5 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
19 bridges
- 1940s 13
1940–1949
13 bridges
- 1950s 8
1950–1959
8 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
36 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
26 bridges
- 1980s 13
1980–1989
13 bridges
- 1990s 7
1990–1999
7 bridges
- 2000s 12
2000–2009
12 bridges
- 2010s 4
2010–2019
4 bridges
- 2020s 1
2020–2029
1 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.
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.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick County | 152 | 23.7% | 69.7% | 6.6% | 1969 |
| Dinwiddie County | 151 | 9.3% | 82.8% | 7.9% | 1972 |
| Grayson County | 145 | 16.6% | 78.6% | 4.8% | 1964 |
| Southampton County | 145 | 49% | 49% | 2.1% | 1973 |
| Patrick County (this page) | 145 | 37.2% | 60% | 2.8% | 1966 |
| Scott County | 138 | 20.3% | 71.7% | 8% | 1968 |
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).
- Dearborn County, IN · 145 bridges
- Floyd County, IN · 145 bridges
- McDonald County, MO · 145 bridges
- Lenoir County, NC · 145 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside VA (1966 here).
- Butler County, KS · avg 1966 · 591 bridges
- Grafton County, NH · avg 1966 · 544 bridges
- Queens County, NY · avg 1966 · 514 bridges
- Lehigh County, PA · avg 1966 · 381 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (145)
Creaseys Chapel Rd
FairOver: Peters Creek
1.40 RT 660; 0.50 RT 644, Patrick, VA
Built 1970 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 154
Rabbit RdgeRd./739
FairOver: Ararat River
0.01-NC line; 2.20-Rt672, Patrick, VA
Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 127
Abram Penn Hwy/626
FairOver: Spoon Creek
01.35 Rt 697; 1.05 Rt 58, Patrick, VA
Built 1920 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 402
NewHopeChurchRd683
FairOver: Anglin Creek
0.70-RT 680;0.00-RT 679, Patrick, VA
Built 1966 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 301
SalemChurchRd/693
FairOver: Laurel Branch
0.80-Rt 703; 0.90-Rt 692, Patrick, VA
Built 1960 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 141
Old Orch.Loop 645
FairOver: Brown River
1.00 Rt 742; 0.00 Rt 647, Patrick, VA
Built 1965 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 179
Bob White Rd/708
FairOver: SMITH RIVER
0.05-RT 618;1.55-RT 785, Patrick, VA
Built 1981 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 62
Sawmill Lane / 813
FairOver: Dan River
0.20-Rte773; 0.65-DeadEnd, Patrick, VA
Built 1970 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 38
PedigoRidgeRd/669
FairOver: Clarks Creek
0.65-Rte668;0.10-Rte740, Patrick, VA
Built 2011 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 119
Holly Tree Rd.802
FairOver: Clarks Creek
1.06-RT 669;0.88-RT 773, Patrick, VA
Built 1972 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 46
Spring Br.Rd./ 823
FairOver: Ararat River
00.10 RT 735;01.30 RT 631, Patrick, VA
Built 1961 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 84
Raven Den La/678
FairOver: ROCK CASTLE CREEK
0.10-RT 837;1.00-END MAIN, Patrick, VA
Built 1958 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 101
Iron Bridge Rd 704
FairOver: Smith River
1.20 Rt 782; 1.80 Rt 718, Patrick, VA
Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 294
Five Forks Rd/660
FairOver: Peters Creek
0.60-Rte658;0.40-N.C.line, Patrick, VA
Built 1983 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 228
Stella Road
FairOver: Mill Creek
0.50 Rt 833;1.50 Rt 628, Patrick, VA
Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 519
Hunters Chap//631
FairOver: Ararat River
0.80-Rte773;1.00-Rte675, Patrick, VA
Built 1972 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 252
LEE ELGIN RD
FairOver: ROCK CASTLE CREEK
0.50 RTE 709; 2.30 RTE 40, Patrick, VA
Built 2011 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 132
ElamsvilleRd/Rt618
FairOver: Smith River
0.80-RT708;1.60-RT 613, Patrick, VA
Built 1975 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 411
HatchersChaplRd645
FairOver: Archies Creek
1.20-RT 650; 0.80-RT 666, Patrick, VA
Built 1978 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 341
MoorefieldStore700
FairOver: Mayo River
1.20-RT 631;1.40-RT 831, Patrick, VA
Built 1973 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 903
Mills School Rd665
FairOver: Br. of Little Dan River
0.20-RT 664;0.90-RT 650, Patrick, VA
Built 1966 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 20
Koger Mill Rd /703
FairOver: North Mayo River
0.50 Rt 626; 2.20 Rt 693, Patrick, VA
Built 1965 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 140
Sheppard Mil Rd698
FairOver: Crooked Creek
0.20-NC LINE;0.80-RT 631, Patrick, VA
Built 1960 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 157
Gammons Rd/649
FairOver: Little Dan River
0.30-RT 663;1.50-RT 665, Patrick, VA
Built 1951 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 152
SouthForkLoop/653
FairOver: South Mayo River
0.90-RT 654;0.50-RT 827, Patrick, VA
Built 1976 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,147
Winding StairRd736
FairOver: Smith River
0.00 Rt 613; 0.95 D. END, Patrick, VA
Built 1968 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 57
Jeb Stuart HWY/58
FairOver: Anglin Creek
0.05-RT686; 0.20-RT777, Patrick, VA
Built 2000 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 9,389
North Fork Rd 613
FairOver: North Fork Smith River
0.10 Rt 620; 0.15 Rt 616, Patrick, VA
Built 1968 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 99
Archies Crk Rd/645
FairOver: Archies Creek
1.10-RT 614;0.30-RT 103, Patrick, VA
Built 1965 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 267
Pole Bridge Rd680
FairOver: Pole Bridge Creek
0.15 RT 687; 4.90 RT 57, Patrick, VA
Built 1970 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 77
The Hollow Rd/672
FairOver: Owens Creek
1.30 RT 773; 0.70 RT 739, Patrick, VA
Built 1962 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 117
PoorhouseCrkRd642
FairOver: Poor House Creek
1.10-Stuart; 0.40-D.End, Patrick, VA
Built 1970 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 111
Santa Claus Ln/653
FairOver: Spoon Creek
0.35-RT 868;1.25-RT 694, Patrick, VA
Built 1995 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 307
Claudville Hwy 103
FairOver: Dan River
2.78 NC Line; 1.65 Rt 773, Patrick, VA
Built 1986 Load: 69.9 t ADT: 1,886
JEB Stuart Hiway58
FairOver: Round Meadow Creek
0.70-BR PKY;0.30-RTE 58, Patrick, VA
Built 1986 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 550
Pleasant Vew Dr687
FairOver: Polebridge Creek
1.58 Rt 693; 0.13 Rt 680, Patrick, VA
Built 1962 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 239
Low Water BrgLa781
FairOver: Big Dan River
00.60 RT 773;00.30 D-End, Patrick, VA
Built 1953 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 30
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
GoodOver: VA ROUTE 614
2.8 MILES TO VA ROUTE 631, Patrick, VA
Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,140
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: Shooting Creek
3.45-RT.757;0.25-FRANK CO, Patrick, VA
Built 1961 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 35
Dick & Willie 628
GoodOver: Mill Creek
0.95 Rt 790; 0.80 Rt 701, Patrick, VA
Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
GoodOver: VA ROUTE 608
1.2 MILES TO VA ROUTE 639, Patrick, VA
Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,140
Commerce St. 681
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: STREAM
1.15-RT 772; 0.75-RT 680, Patrick, VA
Built 2015 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 109
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
GoodOver: BUSINESS ROUTE 58
1.8 MILES TO VA ROUTE 603, Patrick, VA
Built 1938 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 1,140
Woolwine Highway 8
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: Russel Creek
0.01 Rt 652; 0.64 Rt 661, Patrick, VA
Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 481
Iron Bridge Rd 704
GoodOver: Goblintown Creek
0.85 Rt 635; 0.52 Rt 57, Patrick, VA
Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 673
Barnes Road 787
GoodOver: South Mayo River
0.01 RT 631; 0.44 End Mt, Patrick, VA
Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY
GoodOver: U.S. ROUTE 58
0.27 MILES NORTH OF BUS., Patrick, VA
Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,140
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