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.

CRAIG SHOP RD.

Poor

Over: MIDDLE RIVER

0.84 RT 900 - 0.54 RT 608, Augusta, VA

Built 1908 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 77

KNIGHTLY MILL RD

Poor

Over: MIDDLE RIVER

0.26 RT 777 - 2.05 RT 608, Augusta, VA

Built 1915 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 309

TILT HAMMER CR.

Poor

Over: CHRISTIANS CREEK

0.18 RT 612 - 0.16 RT 617, Augusta, VA

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 63

Big Branch Road

Poor

Over: DISMAL CREEK

4.25 fr 629; 0.05 to 638, Buchanan, VA

Built 1973 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 211

Jeb Stuart Highway

Poor

Over: Staunton River

0.00-CharCL/ 0.00-HalfxCL, Charlotte, VA

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 464

RAILROAD DRIVE

Poor

Over: NS RAILWAY

.97 FR R659 & .02 TO R11, Smyth, VA

Built 1932 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 949

All Bridges in Virginia

RT 19SBL/460WBL BP

Fair

Over: OLD TAZEWELL AVENUE-UR22

.72 TO 61 & .07 FR 16, Tazewell, VA

Built 1975 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,249

ROUTE 643

Fair

Over: MUD FORK

1.40 M TO 702& .55 FR 685, Tazewell, VA

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 151

ROUTE 66 WBL

Fair

Over: MANASSAS RUN & RTE 647

4.83 TO 340 - 1.68 TO 79, Warren, VA

Built 1979 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 16,056

POOR VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.10 FR 619; 1.00 TO 80, Washington, VA

Built 1932 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 316

I-81 NBL

Fair

Over: ROUTE 666

4.12M TO90& 2.92M TO 11, Wythe, VA

Built 1963 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 16,245

I-81 SBL

Fair

Over: REED CREEK

.39M TO 11 & 2.9M TO 52, Wythe, VA

Built 1964 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 14,382

POPE ROAD

Fair

Over: CRIPPLE CREEK

.60M TO 619 & .40M TO 643, Wythe, VA

Built 1969 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 120

CHURCH STREET

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

0010COMME-AV 0010JEFFER-A, Alleghany, VA

Built 1973 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,536

Rt 29 (Ramp H)

Fair

Over: Rt 29 SB; Rt 460 WB; BP

.12-Rt 29 NBL/.40-Rt.670, Campbell, VA

Built 1987 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 16,000

IS 264 EBL

Fair

Over: NS Railroad

1.37 fr 460/1.93 to US13, Norfolk city, VA

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 55,507

INTERSTATE 264

Fair

Over: DES MOINES AVE

00.95 MI TO US 17, Portsmouth city, VA

Built 1964 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 68,869

9TH STREET

Fair

Over: NS RAILWAY & INDUS. AVE

008024 0033116, Roanoke city, VA

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 8,817

Burks Hill Rd 122

Fair

Over: 460 Bypass

0.50 Bedfrd; 0.91 Rt 221, Bedford, VA

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,714

460 WBL

Fair

Over: 221 NBL; 460 BUS. EBL

1.10-Rt 122; 0.12-Rt 221W, Bedford, VA

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 7,186

KENTUCKY AVE.

Fair

Over: GUEST RIVER

.55 MILES FR ECL, Norton city, VA

Built 1977 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,666

KENTUCKY AVE.

Fair

Over: GUEST RIVER

0.91 MI FR ECL OF NORTON, Norton city, VA

Built 1976 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,493

ROUTE 211 BUS EBL

Fair

Over: HAWKSBILL CREEK

1.70 211BUS - 0.14 340BUS, Page, VA

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,206

ROUTE 211 BUS WBL

Fair

Over: HAWKSBILL CREEK

0.70 211BUS - 0.14 340BUS, Page, VA

Built 1972 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,206

ROUTE 0003

Fair

Over: NS RAILWAY

0116522 004615, Culpeper, VA

Built 1950 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 9,107

INTERSTATE-295 SBL

Fair

Over: ROUTE 460

6.60 Fr 36 & 3.10 To I-95, Prince George, VA

Built 1989 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 7,599

RED HAWK RD

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FOX CREEK

.05 FR RT 678-.8 TO 727, Grayson, VA

Built 1993 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 27

ROUTE 0072

Fair

Over: ALTERNATE ROUTE 0058

.1OTOBUS58A &.12TO0LD72, Wise, VA

Built 1995 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 2,531

FINCASTLE RD

Fair

Over: STOCK CREEK

0.0 TO 871 & 1.70 TO 646, Scott, VA

Built 1996 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 94

LEEMAN PARK CIRCLE

Fair

Over: POWELL RIVER

0 to 421 & 0.05 to End M., Lee, VA

Built 1996 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 114

WASHINGTON HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: CHICKAHOMINY RIVER

0.0 HANOVE CO 0.0HENRIC C, Henrico, VA

Built 1997 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 21,685

DOWNEY MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BR. OF CATOCTIN CREEK

00.90FR799/00.60TO668, Loudoun, VA

Built 1971 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 59

Route 58 - WBL

Fair

Over: Route 29 Business

0.60 Cor. Dr.-0.35 Gr. Tr, Pittsylvania, VA

Built 2002 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,003

Whitetop Road

Fair

Over: ST. CLAIR CREEK

0.18 TO 800; 0.84 TO 605, Smyth, VA

Built 2004 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 973

Sperryville Pike

Fair

Over: White Walnut Run

2.23 Fr 655 & .53 To 621, Rappahannock, VA

Built 2004 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,907

ROUTE 66 EB

Fair

Over: SUDLEY ROAD

04.32FR.29/2.4TO234, Prince William, VA

Built 2006 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 80,899

Hurshell Drive

Fair

Over: Queen Fork

0.10-Rt.647; 0.0-Dead End, Buchanan, VA

Built 1932 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 60

JEFF. DAVIS HWY.

Fair

Over: COW BRANCH

0.45fr784 0.65to2000, Prince William, VA

Built 2015 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 38,262

QUALLA ROAD

Fair

Over: ROUTE 288

.65 FR 651 & .33 TO 756, Chesterfield, VA

Built 1990 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 6,254

Hunters Chap//631

Fair

Over: Ararat River

0.80-Rte773;1.00-Rte675, Patrick, VA

Built 1972 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 252

POTOMAC MILLS ROAD

Fair

Over: NW RAMP E OF RT I-95

0.15FR1781 / 0.35TO2068, Prince William, VA

Built 1975 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 2,545

I-95 RAMPS B&D

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 95

.1 Fr Bells Rd &.8To I-95, Chesterfield, VA

Built 1977 Load: 53.6 t ADT: 5,401

I-66WBL

Fair

Over: RAMP A OF I-66WBL

01.40FR495/00.10TO7, Fairfax, VA

Built 1982 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 32,108

FAIRVIEW RD.

Fair

Over: NORTHEAST CREEK

0.2M RTE605-1.1M RTE601, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1964 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 2,146

Harpersville Road

Fair

Over: IS 64

1.08 Mi Fr Jefferson Ave, Newport News city, VA

Built 1960 Load: 53.7 t ADT: 8,271

GEORGE MASON DRIVE

Fair

Over: ARLINGTON BOULEVARD

0.80 244/0.20 PERSHING DR, Arlington, VA

Built 1977 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 16,630

MILLER SCHOOL ROAD

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 64 EBL & WBL

1.09 TO 250 / 0.67 FR 688, Albemarle, VA

Built 1969 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 2,160

LINCOLN RD.

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK GOOSE CREEK

01.20FR728/01.50TO727, Loudoun, VA

Built 1968 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 1,075

IS 64 WBL

Fair

Over: Route 648 Shell Road

3.73 MI FR INT IS 464, Chesapeake city, VA

Built 1969 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 47,097

ROUTE 60

Fair

Over: CSX RAILWAY

1.08 TO 132 /0.10 TO 162, Williamsburg city, VA

Built 1934 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 18,294

OLD OX RD. 606

Fair

Over: SULLY RD. RTE.28

00.92FR775/00.31TO636, Loudoun, VA

Built 2004 Load: 53.8 t ADT: 35,147

SBL 395 & RAMP E

Fair

Over: EADS ST. & RAMPS A & C

00.44FR27/00.75TO BOUNDRY, Arlington, VA

Built 1976 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 50,531

LAWYERS ROAD

Fair

Over: DIFFICULT RUN

.05 FR 7490 & .50 TO 674, Fairfax, VA

Built 1985 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 9,500

MINEBANK RD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.00 SHEN CO-0.00 FRED CO, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1973 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 278

664 S Ramp to 58 W

Fair

Over: US 58/460 Alt EBL

BOWERS HILL, Chesapeake city, VA

Built 1983 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 13,210

ELKO ROAD

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK SWAMP

0.02 HUGHES & 0.5 PORTUGE, Henrico, VA

Built 2002 Load: 53.9 t ADT: 1,963

Showing 6,401-6,450 of 14,120 bridges

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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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Understanding Bridge Conditions

How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.

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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.