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Spotsylvania County, VA

102 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 35.3% rated Good, 64.7% Fair, 0% Poor.

102
Public bridges
35.3%
Good condition
0%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Spotsylvania County pairs a top-10% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

Top 6%
lowest Poor share in state
0%
Poor-condition share
102
public highway bridges
1980
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.

Spotsylvania County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Spotsylvania County ranks #8 of 129 Virginia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0%). Spotsylvania County, Virginia contains 102 public highway bridges. Roughly 35.3% are rated “Good,” 64.7% “Fair,” and 0% “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

102

Public highway bridges in Spotsylvania County

Good condition

35.3%

36 of 102 rated 7-9

Fair condition

64.7%

66 of 102 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0%

0 of 102 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#8 of 129

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

Condition distribution

Share of 102 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
35.3% (36)
Fair
64.7% (66)
Poor
0% (0)

51% of Spotsylvania County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

52 of the 102 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 35.3% 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.

When Spotsylvania County's bridges were built

102 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 30 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 29.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1980, 6 years newer than the Virginia average of 1974.

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

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

The 5 Virginia counties nearest Spotsylvania County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 against a peer-group mean of 1971 is 9 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Spotsylvania County and the 5 Virginia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Caroline County 107 4.7%
Pulaski County 105 2.9%
Sussex County 105 0%
Spotsylvania County (this page) 102 0%
Culpeper County 99 4%
Charlotte County 97 3.1%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside VA (102 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside VA (1980 here).

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

All 102 Good 36 Fair 66 Poor 0

All bridges (102)

I-95 SBL

Fair

Over: PO RIVER & ACCESS ROAD

1.0M RTE606-6.5M RTE 1, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1964 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 50,941

WBL Courthouse Rd.

Fair

Over: Massaponax Creek

2.3M RTE1-23.2M LOUISA CL, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1922 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 19,309

TIDEWATER TRAIL

Fair

Over: RUFFINS POND

0.4M RTE17-5.1M RTE3, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1981 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,550

FAIRVIEW RD.

Fair

Over: NORTHEAST CREEK

0.2M RTE605-1.1M RTE601, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1964 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 2,146

CATHARPIN RD.

Fair

Over: NI RIVER

1.8M RTE610-0.5M RTE624, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1966 Load: 54.7 t ADT: 3,916

I-95 NBL

Fair

Over: PO RIVER & ACCESS RD.

1.0M RTE606-6.5M RTE 1, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1964 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 50,126

EBL ROUTE 0003

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-95

1.2M RTE1 ALT-12.7M ORANG, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1984 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 27,355

WBL ROUTE 0003

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-95

1.2M RTE1 ALT-12.7M ORANG, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1984 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 27,355

I-95 SBL

Fair

Over: MATTA RIVER

0.4M CAROL.CO-1.3M RTE606, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1964 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 50,445

I-95 NBL

Fair

Over: MATTA RIVER

0.4M CAROL.CO-1.3M RTE606, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1964 Load: 56.4 t ADT: 49,917

NBL ROUTE 0095

Fair

Over: RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER

SPOTSY.-STAFFORD CO.LINE, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1963 Load: 61.9 t ADT: 73,112

PIEDMONT DRIVE

Fair

Over: MASSAPONAX CREEK

1.1M RTE620-1.1M RTE628, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2001 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 7,210

I-95 (NBL)

Fair

Over: STREAM

1.7M RTE1-2.6M RTE3, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1964 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 57,302

NBL & SBL I-95

Fair

Over: HAZEL RUN

3.1M RTE1-1.2M RTE3, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1964 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 119,937

EBL COURTHOUSE RD

Fair

Over: MASSAPONAX CREEK

2.3M RT1 & 23.2M LOUIS CL, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 19,309

FURNACE ROAD

Fair

Over: LEWIS (SCOTTS) RUN

I-95 to Exit 130 (VA Rout, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1935 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 95

WILLOW RIDGE WAY

Good

Over: STREAM

.1M Rte.2308-.5M Rte.2300, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2007 Load: 30.2 t ADT: 800

MILLS DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

4.3M RTE1-1.5M RTE2, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,649

DICKERSON RD.

Good

Over: NORTHEAST CREEK

0.8M RTE657-0.9M RTE601, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 446

TIMBER LAKE RD.

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1M RTE1615-0.1M RTE1685, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 553

PULLEN DR.

Good

Over: TRIB. OF MASSAPONAX CR.

0.2M RTE610-0.1M RTE 1977, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 965

NICHOLAS DR.

Good

Over: TRIB. OF MASSAPONAX CR.

0.0M RTE1976-0.1M RTE1978, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 197

LAWYERS RD.

Good

Over: PLENTIFUL CREEK

0.9M RTE653-1.0M RTE664, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2009 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 604

BLOCKHOUSE RD.

Good

Over: TA RIVER

1.1M RTE208-2.3M RTE738, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1994 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,749

DANIELLE DR.

Good

Over: BR. OF HAZEL RUN

0.3M RTE639-0.1M RTE.2143, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,029

TOWLES MILL RD.

Good

Over: BLUFF RUN

3.0M RTE 208-0.8M RTE 691, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 213

BENCHMARK ROAD

Good

Over: MASSAPONAX CREEK

1.1M RTE17-0.4M RTE636, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,511

SEAYS ROAD

Good

Over: GLADY RUN

0.6M RTE703-0.6M RTE608_, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 903

MILL POND RD.

Good

Over: PO RIVER

0.7M RTE608-2.1M RTE612, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 505

BROWNS FARM STREET

Good

Over: STREAM

.4 M RTE. 627-.1 M END ST, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 871

LAKE ANNA PKWY

Good

Over: PO RIVER

1.5M Rte608-1.5M Rte606, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2012 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 6,817

East Copper Mt DR

Good

Over: Massaponax Creek

.4M Rt 2330- .1M Rt 2325, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 327

SPOTSYLVANIA PKWY

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY MASSAPONAX CK.

.2M RTE.1-1.9M RTE.639, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 16,375

SPOTSWOOD FURNACE

Good

Over: PIPE DAM RUN

0.9M RT618 - 0.9M Rt616, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2014 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 639

SPOTSWOOD FURNACE

Good

Over: LAROQUE RUN

1.0M Rt618 - 0.9M Rt616, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2014 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 639

SAWTOOTH LANE

Good

Over: Trib. of Ni River

0.2M Rte 612-0.2M Deadend, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2015 Load: 48.6 t ADT: 90

MILL POND RD.

Good

Over: PO RIVER

0.7M RTE608-2.0M RTE612, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2000 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 505

BLOOMSBURY LANE

Good

Over: STREAM

1.0M Rte208-0.4M EndState, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2021 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,195

MILLS DR & RTE 17

Good

Over: ROUTE I-95 NBL & SBL

0.39 RTE 1 - 0.1 RTE 635, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2022 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 19,704

PATRIOT HWY

Good

Over: MATTA RIVER

9.8M RTE208-1.3M CAROL.CO, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1989 Load: 53.3 t ADT: 14,975

I-95 SBL

Good

Over: RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER

Spotsy.-Stafford Co. Line, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2021 Load: 54.1 t ADT: 41,396

TOWLES MILL RD.

Good

Over: TA RIVER

1.2M RTE208-1.1M RTE691, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1989 Load: 56.9 t ADT: 1,033

RIVER RD.

Good

Over: GOLIN RUN

4.6M RTE620-0.9M RTE639, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2003 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 4,448

Towles Mill Rd.

Good

Over: Glebe Run

2.2MI. 691- 0.7MI. 614, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2010 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 213

SOUTH POINT PKWY

Good

Over: MASSAPONAX CREEK

0.2M RTE.1-1.0M RTE.208, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2005 Load: 59.4 t ADT: 22,154

MUDD TAVERN ROAD

Good

Over: ROUTE I-95

0.6M RTE1-1.2M Carol.C.L., Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2018 Load: 62.7 t ADT: 2,532

Courthouse Road

Good

Over: TA RIVER

0.9m Rte. 606-1.0m Rte691, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2012 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 10,336

COURTHOUSE RD.

Good

Over: PO RIVER

8.8M RTE1-16.8M LOUSIA CL, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1999 Load: 69.4 t ADT: 3,234

KINGSWOOD BLVD

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

1.2M RTE620-0.3M RTE1558, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1998 Load: 75.1 t ADT: 1,045

EBL COURTHOUSE RD.

Good

Over: NI RIVER

5 M RTE1-20.6M LOUISA CL, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1991 Load: 75.9 t ADT: 12,371

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