Total Bridges
14,122
Public highway bridges in Virginia
State profile · Below median Poor share
Virginia bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Virginia, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,122
- Public bridges
- 28.4%
- Good condition
- 3.0%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
28.4%
4,016 bridges rated 7-9
-21.6pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
3.0%
428 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
-4.0pp vs national avg 7.0%
Virginia vs national bridge condition
Virginia - Good condition share 28.4%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Virginia - Poor-condition share 10.1%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (131)
Accomack 31 Albemarle 262 Alexandria city 29 Alleghany 197 Amelia 58 Amherst 157 Appomattox 68 Arlington 183 Augusta 358 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 116 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 79 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 35 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.
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.
Booth Branch Rd.
PoorOver: Slate Creek
.01BoothBr;.01BendSlateCk, Buchanan, VA
Built 1932 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 260
WILKINSON ROAD
PoorOver: CHAMBERLAINS BED CREEK
1.33 Fr 627 & 2.11 To 645, Dinwiddie, VA
Built 1964 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 652
GLEAVES ROAD
PoorOver: CRIPPLE CREEK
.60M TO 646 & .60M TO 602, Wythe, VA
Built 1948 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 178
PATTERSON MILL LN.
PoorOver: STOCKTON CREEK
0.80 FR 250/0.83 TO 688, Albemarle, VA
Built 1932 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 161
Old Massies Crn Rd
PoorOver: Battle Run
.30 Fr 211E & .15 To 211W, Rappahannock, VA
Built 1914 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 21
LYNHAVEN AVENUE
PoorOver: BROAD ROCK CREEK
.25 TERMNL A .20 BELLMEAD, Richmond city, VA
Built 1949 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 716
All Bridges in Virginia
NEWLAND ROAD
FairOver: CAT POINT CREEK
0.7M RTE 676-0.4M RTE 621, Richmond, VA
Built 2008 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 1,603
Scotland Ferry
FairOver: James River
4.41 Miles from Route 10, Surry, VA
Built 1991 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 1,972
Gee Farm Road
FairOver: Stream
0.40 Mi Fr End of Rte 648, Sussex, VA
Built 1980 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 79
Wilroy Road
FairOver: Shingle Creek
0.62MI.FR.INT.RTE:58&460, Suffolk city, VA
Built 1958 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 4,698
Cabin Point Road
FairOver: Jones Hole Swamp
3.09 Rte 637/0.33 Rte 35, Sussex, VA
Built 1965 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 514
POLE ROAD
FairOver: DOGUE CREEK
00.10FR5282/00.46TO619, Fairfax, VA
Built 1982 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 7,268
ROUTE 0003
FairOver: RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER @
MID'SEX.- LANC. CO.LINE, Middlesex, VA
Built 1957 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 7,559
POTOMAC RUN RD.
FairOver: POTOMAC CREEK
0.5M RTE625-1.9M RTE628, Stafford, VA
Built 1960 Load: 39.8 t ADT: 2,095
MONACAN TRAIL -NBL
FairOver: NORTH FORK HARDWARE RVR
1.02 FR 710 / 0.04 TO 708, Albemarle, VA
Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,310
GLADE ROAD
FairOver: ROCKFISH RIVER
AT NELSON CL/0.02 TO 602, Albemarle, VA
Built 1970 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 293
MOUNTAIN VISTA RD.
FairOver: TOTIER CREEK
0.97 FR 6 / 0.73 TO 726, Albemarle, VA
Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 28
POTTS CREEK ROAD
FairOver: POTTS CREEK
0.62 TO 609 & 0.14 TO 608, Alleghany, VA
Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 974
DENNISVILLE ROAD
FairOver: WEST CREEK
0.57 Fr 613 & 1.25 To 689, Amelia, VA
Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 641
Sheep Creek Rd/614
FairOver: Sheep Creek
0.80-RT 680;0.50- RT 687, Bedford, VA
Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 88
I-77 NBL RAMP D
FairOver: CLEAR FORK CREEK
0.05TO61; 18.28 WYTHE CO, Bland, VA
Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 546
SUITER ROAD
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
1.45 FR 618 -1.75 TO 620, Bland, VA
Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 34
U.S. 58 (WBL)
FairOver: ROSES CREEK
.85 FR 46R & 1.4 TO 58B, Brunswick, VA
Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,383
Garden Creek Road
FairOver: GARDEN CREEK
.50M TO 702 & 1.0M TO 688, Buchanan, VA
Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,263
POPLAR GROVE RD.
FairOver: GARDEN CREEK
AT R624; .1 TO END MAINT, Buchanan, VA
Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 83
Danner Rd.
FairOver: Left Fork
0.0-Rt. 650; 0.01-RR, Buchanan, VA
Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100
Sanford Rd.
FairOver: Big Lick Branch
0.0-Rt.83 0.02-Dead end, Buchanan, VA
Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 60
Dixie Hill Rd.
FairOver: Horsepen Creek
0.35-Rt.790 / 0.61-Rt.60, Buckingham, VA
Built 1956 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 324
Bridgeport Road
FairOver: Slate River
2.78-Rt.676/1.43-Rt. 15, Buckingham, VA
Built 1961 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 513
SBL Campbell Hwy.
FairOver: Opossum Creek
1.87-Lynch CL/0.01-Rt 667, Campbell, VA
Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,373
POT ROCK RD/RT 635
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
1.90 RT 736; 0.05 RT 733, Carroll, VA
Built 1967 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 292
Raindrop Road/674
FairOver: Little Snake Creek
0.55-Rte682; 0.85-Rte670, Carroll, VA
Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 185
Double CabinRd/753
FairOver: Big Reed Island Creek
1.50-Rte750; 0.00-Rte694, Carroll, VA
Built 1967 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 438
Patrick Henry Hwy
FairOver: NS Railway
.40 ECL Phenix/1.19 WCL P, Charlotte, VA
Built 1957 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,395
Mount Carmel Road
FairOver: NS Railway
0.80 Rt 678 / 0.03 Rt 792, Charlotte, VA
Built 1968 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 286
DEEP CREEK BLVD
FairOver: DRAINAGE DITCH
.11 MI TO GUST LN, Chesapeake city, VA
Built 2013 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,128
JOHN MOSBY HWY-NBL
FairOver: NS RAILWAY @ BOYCE
0.20 TO 682 - 0.11 TO 630, Clarke, VA
Built 1942 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,463
Johns Creek Rd 632
FairOver: Dicks Creek
0.80-RT658W; 0.00-RT658E, Craig, VA
Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 190
Johns Creek Rd.632
FairOver: Johns Creek
2.06 RT 658; 5.30 RT 635, Craig, VA
Built 1951 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 57
Johns Creek Rd/632
FairOver: Johns Creek
3.01-RT658; 4.35-RT635, Craig, VA
Built 1940 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 57
COL. JAMESON BLVD.
FairOver: BALD'S RUN
.03OldRxvlRd/.40 SprvlTpk, Culpeper, VA
Built 2015 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,100
DR. RALPH STANLEY
FairOver: MCCLURE RIVER
1.40 FR. 674; 0.00 TO 63., Dickenson, VA
Built 1962 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 825
OLD STAGE ROAD
FairOver: ROWANTY CREEK
0.45 Fr 670 & 0.05 To 669, Dinwiddie, VA
Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 615
NEW BRADDOCK ROAD
FairOver: BR. OF LITTLE ROCKY RUN
00.10FR654/01.25TO28, Fairfax, VA
Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 24,844
STUART MILL RD.
FairOver: LITTLE DIFFICULT RUN
01.70FR671/00.20TO5306, Fairfax, VA
Built 1990 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 648
EB DULLES TOLL ROA
FairOver: W&OD TRAIL
7.2 MILES FROM DULLES AIR, Fairfax, VA
Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 22,000
VA ROUTE 7 EXIT RA
FairOver: EB DULLES TOLL ROAD
11.5 MILES FROM DULLES AI, Fairfax, VA
Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,000
I-66 WBL
FairOver: Relocated Broad Run
8.51 Fr 15 & .20 To 245, Fauquier, VA
Built 1979 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 21,136
Wilson Road
FairOver: Carter Run
1.75 Fr 741 & .10 To 689, Fauquier, VA
Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,026
Moore Road/686
FairOver: Little River
0.0 RT 682; 2.60 RT 685, Floyd, VA
Built 1973 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 416
INDIAN VALLEY RD.
FairOver: BIG INDIAN CREEK #3
1.35-740; 0.05-MONTG CO, Floyd, VA
Built 1960 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 878
SCLATERS FORD ROAD
FairOver: CUNNINGHAM CREEK
1.90 FR 640 / 1.10 TO 619, Fluvanna, VA
Built 1971 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,273
Adney Gap Rd 643
FairOver: N Fork Blackwater River
0.10 RT 745; 2.00 RT 602, Franklin, VA
Built 1932 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 68
VALLEY PIKE
FairOver: OPEQUON CREEK
0.05 TO 649-1.25 STEPHEN, Frederick, VA
Built 1933 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 7,377
CloverHollowrd/601
FairOver: Sinking Creek
0.62-RTE 42; 0.16-RTE 604, Giles, VA
Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 454
FAIRWOOD RD.
FairOver: BIG FOX CREEK
2.6 FR RT 739-.1 TO RT741, Grayson, VA
Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 234
Showing 6,251-6,300 of 14,122 bridges
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