State profile · Below median Poor share

Virginia 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 Virginia.

14,120
Public bridges
33.0%
Good condition
3.4%
Poor condition

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%

Virginia vs national bridge condition

Virginia - Good condition share 33.0%
National avg

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

Virginia - Poor-condition share 11.3%
National avg

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

Virginia 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: Virginia has 14,120 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #11 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 (%) VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%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%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%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: Virginia has 14,120 bridges and a 3.4% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #11 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.

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

Read the rank neighborhood for Virginia

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:

  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor
  • Virginia: 14,120 bridges · 3.39% Poor
  • Tennessee: 20,379 bridges · 4.41% Poor
  • Minnesota: 13,532 bridges · 4.44% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Virginia

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.

Who maintains Virginia’s inventory

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.

When Virginia’s bridges were built

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.

Condition Distribution

Virginia33%63.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Virginia (FHWA NBI)

Counties (131)

Accomack 31 Albemarle 262 Alexandria city 29 Alleghany 197 Amelia 58 Amherst 157 Appomattox 68 Arlington 183 Augusta 357 Bath 73 Bedford 204 Bland 122 Botetourt 202 Bristol city 34 Brunswick 152 Buchanan 283 Buckingham 72 Buena Vista city 18 Campbell 153 Caroline 107 Carroll 161 Charles City 22 Charlotte 97 Charlottesville city 24 Chesapeake city 187 Chesterfield 322 Clarke 38 Colonial Heights city 9 Covington city 8 Craig 60 Culpeper 99 Cumberland 39 Danville city 50 Dickenson 76 Dinwiddie 151 Emporia city 7 Essex 37 Fairfax 751 Fairfax city 7 Falls Church city 5 Fauquier 229 Floyd 115 Fluvanna 55 Franklin 174 Frederick 168 Fredericksburg city 18 Galax city 5 Giles 96 Gloucester 21 Goochland 87 Grayson 145 Greene 49 Greensville 92 Halifax 161 Hampton city 50 Hanover 161 Harrisonburg city 34 Henrico 352 Henry 135 Highland 53 Hopewell city 5 Isle of Wight 80 James City 60 King George 30 King William 32 King and Queen 32 Lancaster 9 Lee 153 Lexington city 8 Loudoun 442 Louisa 93 Lunenburg 88 Lynchburg city 80 Madison 80 Manassas Park city 3 Manassas city 13 Martinsville city 10 Mathews 5 Mecklenburg 160 Middlesex 10 Montgomery 196 Nelson 136 New Kent 60 Newport News city 60 Norfolk city 199 Northampton 12 Northumberland 16 Norton city 13 Nottoway 67 Orange 71 Page 96 Patrick 145 Petersburg city 41 Pittsylvania 267 Portsmouth city 50 Powhatan 34 Prince Edward 82 Prince George 132 Prince William 303 Pulaski 105 Radford city 2 Rappahannock 87 Richmond 23 Richmond city 125 Roanoke 204 Roanoke city 88 Rockbridge 255 Rockingham 288 Russell 136 Salem city 17 Scott 138 Shenandoah 213 Smyth 190 Southampton 145 Spotsylvania 102 Stafford 112 Staunton city 18 Suffolk city 132 Surry 31 Sussex 105 Tazewell 204 Virginia Beach city 119 Warren 81 Washington 186 Waynesboro city 19 Westmoreland 22 Williamsburg city 12 Winchester city 8 Wise 165 Wythe 181 York 122

Virginia 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 Virginia on the same metric.

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205
Selected

VA

Virginia

3.39% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,120

TN

Tennessee

4.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,379

MN

Minnesota

4.44% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,532

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Virginia

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

All Bridges in Virginia

MOUNTAIN VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: TRIB SMITH CREEK

0.22 RT 718 - 0.01 RT 724, Rockingham, VA

Built 1975 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 467

RED BUD HWY.

Fair

Over: CLINCH RV @ BLACKFORD

.06M TO 641 & .15M TO 640, Russell, VA

Built 1945 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,886

RED OAK RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: NS R.R; CLINCH RIVER

.60M TO 628 & .40M TO 750, Russell, VA

Built 1980 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 559

TRAIN STATION ROAD

Fair

Over: DUMPS CREEK

0.0MTO665 & .50M TO 664, Russell, VA

Built 1957 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 674

Sinking Creek HWY

Fair

Over: CLINCH RIVER

0.21 FR 72-0.23 TO 659, Scott, VA

Built 1978 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,173

OLD VALLEY PK -NBL

Fair

Over: I-81

0.20 TO 629 - 0.20 TOF245, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,943

I-81 SBL

Fair

Over: N FORK SHENANDOAH RIVER

1.17 TO 767 - 0.37 TO 730, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1966 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,183

I-81 NBL

Fair

Over: PUGHS RUN

3.24 TO 42 - 4.90 TO 651, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1966 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,066

I-81 SBL

Fair

Over: PUGHS RUN

3.24 TO 42 - 4.90 TO 651, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1966 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,285

ROUTE 16

Fair

Over: LAUREL FORK

.09MFRRT.601;3.29MTOSMYCL, Tazewell, VA

Built 1949 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 236

I-81 NBL

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.00 SHEN - 0.00 WARREN, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 30,918

I-81 SBL

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.00 SHEN - 0.00 WARREN, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 29,439

ROUTE 615

Fair

Over: N FORK HOLSTON RIVER

1.69 FR. SCL; 0.01 TO 614, Washington, VA

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 143

ORBY CANTRELL HWY.

Fair

Over: 613;S.F.POWELL RV;NS RR

.73M TO 610 & .61M TO 844, Wise, VA

Built 1981 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,132

EAST STONE GAP RD.

Fair

Over: S FORK POWELL RIVER

.14M TO 615 & .13M TO 702, Wise, VA

Built 1976 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,310

I-81 SBL

Fair

Over: ROUTE 666

4.12M TO 90&2.92M TO 11, Wythe, VA

Built 1963 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 15,438

MAJOR GRAHMS ROAD

Fair

Over: REED CREEK

1.4M TO 11 & .60M TO 629, Wythe, VA

Built 1975 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 70

Magruder Blvd

Fair

Over: Route 17

0.02 Mi Fr Route 17, York, VA

Built 1965 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 14,045

I-81 NBL

Fair

Over: NINNINGER RD.

2.99FR TENN.LN;2.56 TO 11, Washington, VA

Built 1961 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,016

Campbell Avenue

Fair

Over: Route 29 Bypass

0.71-Rt.128/0.99-Cam CL, Lynchburg city, VA

Built 1976 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,259

26th Street

Fair

Over: IS 664; Route 60 & CSX

0.11 Mi Fr Rte 60, Newport News city, VA

Built 1987 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,119

IS 264 WBL Ramp

Fair

Over: Ditch

0.25 MI TO ST. PAULS BLVD, Norfolk city, VA

Built 1972 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 46,140

INTERSTATE-195 NBL

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE-64 EBL

.49 Fr SCL & .51 To 95 NB, Henrico, VA

Built 1975 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 15,438

264E Ramp fr 664S

Fair

Over: IS 264 WBL Ramp

BOWERSHILL 1m fr. rte 13, Chesapeake city, VA

Built 1963 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 6,184

STATLER BLVD.

Fair

Over: CSX RWY & PRIVATE ROAD

0010250 0067254, Staunton city, VA

Built 1979 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 12,608

CAMP POND RD.

Fair

Over: SOMERTON CREEK

0.70TONC LINE/1.10 TO 667, Suffolk city, VA

Built 1988 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 171

INTERSTATE 81 NBL

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 77

2.02M TO 52 & 1.12M TO 11, Wythe, VA

Built 1964 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 16,485

INTERSTATE 81 SBL

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 77

2.04M TO 52 & 1.14M TO 11, Wythe, VA

Built 1964 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 16,812

2ND STREET

Fair

Over: CLINCH RIVER

0.30 FNT ST; 0.20 RTE 67N, Tazewell, VA

Built 1969 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,840

ROUTE 460

Fair

Over: RTE 67;N&W RLWY & BIG CK

.55 FR ECL-.97 WCL RICHLS, Tazewell, VA

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,797

IS 64 HOV

Fair

Over: IS 64 WBL

1.79 MI.FR.INT. US 13, Norfolk city, VA

Built 1992 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 15,563

INTERSTATE-295 NBL

Fair

Over: ROUTE 460

2.80 Fr 1-95 & 6.60 to 36, Prince George, VA

Built 1989 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 11,615

58 Bypass WBL

Fair

Over: Leatherwood Creek

1.0 Rt 650; 2.40 Rt 58Bus, Henry, VA

Built 1992 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,316

58 Bypass EBL

Fair

Over: Leatherwood Creek

1.0 Rt 650; 2.40 Rt 58Bus, Henry, VA

Built 1992 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,316

River Park Drive

Fair

Over: Route 29 Bypass

0.01 FR 11/0.40 Dead End, Danville city, VA

Built 1993 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 50

Old Wolf Crk Rd724

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

0.00-Rte 61;2.00-Rte 676, Giles, VA

Built 1994 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 40

ROUTE 7 RAMP A

Fair

Over: RTEs 7&15 RAMPS C;D;E&G

0.3 FR654 & 0.40 TO 643, Loudoun, VA

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 39,918

Grayson Parkway

Fair

Over: NEW RIVER

3.58 FR 274; 1.90 TO 636, Grayson, VA

Built 1999 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,287

SUDLEY MANOR DR.

Fair

Over: TRIB. OF BROAD RUN

00.57FR619/1.73TO234, Prince William, VA

Built 2002 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 19,667

LOW WATER LANE

Fair

Over: BIG MOCCASIN CREEK

.01M RT 613 &.12M DEAD EN, Scott, VA

Built 2008 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 45

Wood Bridge

Fair

Over: War Fork

0.0-Rt. 83; 0.0-Dead End, Buchanan, VA

Built 2001 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 60

Route 199 EBL

Fair

Over: Route 60; 143 & CSX RR

1.18 Mi Fr Rte 637, James City, VA

Built 1977 Load: 52.7 t ADT: 14,847

J K ROBINSON - NBL

Fair

Over: ROUTE 522

1.64 TO 50 - 1.89 TO 11, Frederick, VA

Built 1968 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 13,969

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

RAMP F TO I-64 EBL

Fair

Over: 7 TH STREET

.24 FR 95 & .1 TO 64 EBL, Henrico, VA

Built 1969 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 10,000

RTE.7 BYPASS EBL

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CK.&HIKE-BIKE

00.50FR267/00.46TO7, Loudoun, VA

Built 1972 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 26,102

RAMP A FR NOKSVL

Fair

Over: RTE.28 & RTE.234 BYPASS

00.08FR28/00.10TO234, Prince William, VA

Built 1999 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 17,236

GREENWOOD CHURCH

Fair

Over: SOUTH ANNA RIVER

0.50 FR 697 & 0.50 TO 670, Hanover, VA

Built 2001 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 953

Telegraph Road

Fair

Over: ROUTE 95

0.4 M Rte. 1-0.03 M ESM, Stafford, VA

Built 2014 Load: 52.9 t ADT: 3,394

NBL 395 & RAMP G

Fair

Over: EADS ST. & EXPRESS RAMP

00.44FR27/00.75TO BOUNDRY, Arlington, VA

Built 1976 Load: 53.0 t ADT: 47,453

Showing 6,251-6,300 of 14,120 bridges

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

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.

What to do with this

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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. 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.