State profile · Above median Poor share

Virgin Islands bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Virgin Islands.

24
Public bridges
16.7%
Good condition
29.2%
Poor condition

Virgin Islands has 24 public highway bridges in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, and 7 of them are rated Poor.

That is 29.2% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 54 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

24

Public highway bridges in Virgin Islands

Good Condition

16.7%

4 bridges rated 7-9

-33.3pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

29.2%

7 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

21.7pp vs national avg 7.5%

Virgin Islands vs national bridge condition

Virgin Islands - Good condition share 16.7%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Virgin Islands - Poor-condition share 97.2%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Virgin Islands in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Virgin Islands has 24 bridges and a 29.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #54 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Virgin Islands has 24 bridges and a 29.2% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #54 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Virgin Islands vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

24 54th of 54 the lowest of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Virgin Islands

The highlighted point is Virgin Islands: 24 bridges and 29.17% in Poor condition, rank #54 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Virgin Islands on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • West Virginia: 7,348 bridges · 18.64% Poor
  • Iowa: 23,719 bridges · 19.16% Poor
  • Virgin Islands: 24 bridges · 29.17% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Virgin Islands

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 24 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Virgin Islands’s inventory

State agency holds 95.8% of the 24 public highway bridges filed under Virgin Islands in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Virgin Islands’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 20.8% of the 24 bridges with a recorded original year in Virgin Islands. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Virgin Islands16.7%54.2%29.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Virgin Islands (FHWA NBI)

Counties (2)

21 3

Virgin Islands vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Virgin Islands on the same metric.

WV

West Virginia

18.64% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,348

IA

Iowa

19.16% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,719
Selected

VI

Virgin Islands

29.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Virgin Islands

Six lowest-condition bridges in Virgin Islands, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

ROUTE 669

Poor

Over: CASTLE BURK GUT

ROUTE 669, VI

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 300

ROUTE 7025

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.15 MILES FROM HIGHWAY 6, VI

Built 1927 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 400

ROUTE 85

Poor

Over: SPRING GUT CREEK

ROUTE 85, VI

Built 1904 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 100

ROUTE 72

Poor

Over: UNNAMED GUT

MIDLAND ROAD, VI

Built 1920 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 300

ROUTE 70

Poor

Over: UNNAMED GUT

CENTERLINE ROAD, VI

Built 1910 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,000

UNNAMED ROAD

Poor

Over: UNNAMED GUT

0.1 MILES FROM HWY 64, VI

Built 1980 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1

All Bridges in Virgin Islands

ROUTE 652

Fair

Over: UNNAMED GUT

1 MILE FROM CENTERLINE RO, VI

Built 1998 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

ROUTE 73

Fair

Over: UNNAMED GUT

HIGHWAY 73, VI

Built 2006 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 120

ROUTE 732

Fair

Over: UNNAMED GUT

WINDSOR ROAD, VI

Built 2006 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 300

ROUTE 64

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

.05 MILES FROM HWY 66, VI

Built 1970 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 800

ROUTE 66

Fair

Over: UNNAMED GUT

MELVIN H. EVANS HIGHWAY, VI

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,500

ROUTE 80

Fair

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

NORTHSHORE ROAD, VI

Built 1990 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100

ROUTE 82 EAST END

Fair

Over: PEARL B. LARESEN GUT

ROUTE 82, VI

Built 1985 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400

ROUTE 68

Fair

Over: CASTLE COAKLEY GUT

ROAD 68, VI

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

ROUTE 30

Fair

Over: TURPENTINE RUN

.01 MILES FROM HWY 32, VI

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 600

ROUTE 66

Fair

Over: CARLTON GUT

MELVIN H. EVAN HIGHWAY, VI

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

ROUTE 66

Fair

Over: EAST WILLIAMS DELIGHT GU

MELVIN H. EVANS HIGHWAY, VI

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,000

ROUTE 66

Fair

Over: UNNAMED GUT

MELVIN H. EVANS HIGHWAY, VI

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

ROUTE 669

Fair

Over: UNNAMED GUT

INDUSTRIAL ROAD, VI

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

ROUTE 32

Good

Over: TURPENTINE RUN

.5 MILES FROM RAPHUNE HIL, VI

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

MARIENDAHL ROAD

Good

Over: TURPENTINE RUN

HWY 30, VI

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

ROUTE 64

Good

Over: UNNAMED GUT

EAST AIRPORT RD., VI

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 800

ROUTE 75

Good

Over: UNNAMED GUT

2.4 MILES FROM HWY 66, VI

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24

ROUTE 669

Poor

Over: CASTLE BURK GUT

ROUTE 669, VI

Built 1910 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 300

ROUTE 7025

Poor

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

0.15 MILES FROM HIGHWAY 6, VI

Built 1927 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 400

ROUTE 85

Poor

Over: SPRING GUT CREEK

ROUTE 85, VI

Built 1904 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 100

ROUTE 72

Poor

Over: UNNAMED GUT

MIDLAND ROAD, VI

Built 1920 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 300

ROUTE 70

Poor

Over: UNNAMED GUT

CENTERLINE ROAD, VI

Built 1910 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,000

UNNAMED ROAD

Poor

Over: UNNAMED GUT

0.1 MILES FROM HWY 64, VI

Built 1980 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1

ROUTE 70

Poor

Over: UNNAMED GUT

CENTERLINE ROAD, VI

Built 1970 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,000

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Related

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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What to do with this

Use Virgin Islands's inventory picture to drill to a county or a specific span.

  • Browse counties in Virgin Islands and open the highest-Poor shares first. County list
  • See where this state sits among peers on Poor-condition share. State rankings
  • Compare this state with another jurisdiction on the same measures. State compare

NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.

Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Virgin Islands Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.