Total Bridges
14,120
Public highway bridges in Virginia
State profile · Below median Poor share
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 Virginia.
Virginia holds 14,120 public highway bridges (#20 of 52 by inventory) with a 3.39% Poor share (#42 of 52 by Poor share).
That is 3.4% 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 11 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
14,120
Public highway bridges in Virginia
Good Condition
33.0%
4,660 bridges rated 7-9
-17.0pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.4%
478 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-4.1pp vs national avg 7.5%
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.
Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.
Virginia 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
14,120 20th of 54 higher than 34 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
The highlighted point is Virginia: 14,120 bridges and 3.39% in Poor condition, rank #11 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Virginia on that same Poor-share ordering:
The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.
Exclusive FHWA material families across all 14,120 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.
State agency holds 86.3% of the 14,120 public highway bridges filed under Virginia in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.
Pre-1950 construction accounts for 17.0% of the 14,120 bridges with a recorded original year in Virginia. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.
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 Virginia on the same metric.
Six lowest-condition bridges in Virginia, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
Over: MIDDLE RIVER
0.84 RT 900 - 0.54 RT 608, Augusta, VA
Over: MIDDLE RIVER
0.26 RT 777 - 2.05 RT 608, Augusta, VA
Over: CHRISTIANS CREEK
0.18 RT 612 - 0.16 RT 617, Augusta, VA
Over: DISMAL CREEK
4.25 fr 629; 0.05 to 638, Buchanan, VA
Over: Staunton River
0.00-CharCL/ 0.00-HalfxCL, Charlotte, VA
Over: NS RAILWAY
.97 FR R659 & .02 TO R11, Smyth, VA
Over: SPRING HILL ROAD
12.6 MILES FROM DULLES AI, Fairfax, VA
Over: RT 236-DUKE ST
00.47FR495/00.22TO236, Alexandria city, VA
Over: ROUTE 60 (SHORE DRIVE)
0.30CHES-BDG 1.01 225-N, Virginia Beach city, VA
Over: SYCAMORE STREET
00.23 237 NBL / 02.49 120, Arlington, VA
Over: COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE
01.00FR120/00.39TO27, Arlington, VA
Over: METRO & CSX RWY
00.00FR.635/00.05TO1320, Fairfax, VA
Over: I-64
3.24 Mi Fr Route 60, James City, VA
Over: WILDERNESS RUN
SPOTSY.-ORANGE CO. LINE, Spotsylvania, VA
Over: ROUTE 195 EXPRESSWAY
0.03 FR IDLEWOOD AVENUE, Richmond city, VA
Over: REEDY CREEK
0010 RTE 60 0003 MEDIA RD, Richmond city, VA
Over: LOMBARDY ST & CSX TRANSP
.62 FR 1 & 1.62 TO 161, Henrico, VA
Over: RTE. 27 & JOYCE ST.
01.65FR120/00.70TO110, Arlington, VA
Over: N&S RAILWAY
.03 FR ENDLY ST &.13TO 47, Mecklenburg, VA
Over: CHICKAHOMINY RIVER
.0 FR NKCL&.0 to Henr Cl, New Kent, VA
Over: ROUTE 146
.10 MCCLOY & .20 SHEPPARD, Richmond city, VA
Over: I-95 SBL; NBL; HOV
01.25FR2000/01.10TO1, Prince William, VA
Over: DIFFICULT RUN
00.38FR676/01.15TO738, Fairfax, VA
Over: S F S BR POTOMAC RIVER
1.49 TO 619 & 0.55 TO 620, Highland, VA
Over: AYLETT CREEK
0.2M K&Q CO-3.2M RTE30, King William, VA
Over: DULLES GREENWAY
01.80FR659/00.60TO641, Loudoun, VA
Over: RTE 647 (WALMSLEY BLVD)
0.54 FR 651 & 0.84 TO 360, Chesterfield, VA
Over: RAMP G OF I - 495
0.05FR FAIRVIEW 0.10TO50, Fairfax, VA
Over: KETTLE RUN
00.30FR28/00.40TO772, Prince William, VA
Over: ROUTE I-95
.60Mi.Fr 2068/.35Mi.To638, Prince William, VA
Over: LUCKY RUN
10.0 METERS WEST OF MCB-1, Prince William, VA
Over: RTE.27 EBL; RDWY. B & F
01.41FR120/00.94TO110, Arlington, VA
Over: NS RAILWAY
1.34 MI PROV/0.74 IND RIV, Chesapeake city, VA
Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY
1.27 Fr 3840 & 0.49 To 60, Chesterfield, VA
Over: N. F. OF CATOCTIN CREEK
00.67FR694/01.10TO698, Loudoun, VA
Over: CEDAR CREEK
0.00 SHEN CO-0.00 FRED CO, Frederick, VA
Over: ROUTES 0001 & 0017 BP
7.5M RTE606-6.3M STAFF CO, Spotsylvania, VA
Over: DEEP RUN
STAFFORD-FAUQUIER CO.LINE, Stafford, VA
Over: RTE.267 CD; EB & WB DAAR
00.30FR28/00.60TO DAAR, Loudoun, VA
Over: RTE. 7/15 BYPASS
00.10FR7&15/05.55TO659, Loudoun, VA
Over: TUCKAHOE CREEK
.69FR250&3.14ToWestCk, Goochland, VA
Over: I-66_ROSSLYN TUNNEL
00.02FR29SBL/00.02TO29NBL, Arlington, VA
Over: JOYCE STREET
00.61FR244/00.76TO110, Arlington, VA
Over: MECHUNK CREEK
0.95 FR 616/0.29 FLUV CL, Albemarle, VA
Over: MOORES CRK/NORFOLK SO.RR
0.23 FR 29 / 1.61 TO 631, Albemarle, VA
Over: RIVANNA RIVER
0.07 FR 732 / 0.50 TO 250, Albemarle, VA
Over: RTES 60 & 220
7.41 TO 60 & 1.00 TO WCL, Alleghany, VA
Over: RTE 635
1.48 TO 42 & 4.89 TO 850, Alleghany, VA
Over: NS Railway
0.10-Rt 691/0.10-Rt 689, Appomattox, VA
Over: SOUTH RIVER
1.67 RT 340 - 0.40 RT 624, Augusta, VA
Over: RAMP 1
1.18 TO 262 & 0.76 TO 250, Augusta, VA
Over: NS RWAY SPUR (ABANDONED)
0.48 TO 612 & 7.17 TO 256, Augusta, VA
Over: NS RAILWAY SPUR
0.48 TO 612 & 7.17 TO 256, Augusta, VA
Over: ROUTE 11 N&SBL
0.85 81 SBL - 0.72 RT 613, Augusta, VA
Over: BUFFALO BRANCH
0.77 RT 42 - 0.23 RT 832, Augusta, VA
Over: RTE 64
0.07 TO F323- 0.25 TO 631, Augusta, VA
Showing 5,301-5,350 of 14,120 bridges
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.
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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Virginia 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.