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: CUSTIS MEM. PKWY (I-66)
00.05FR17ST/00.15TO14ST, Arlington, VA
Over: ACCESS ROAD & CONRAIL
00.31FR110/00.37TO14ST BR, Arlington, VA
Over: RTE 20 (SCOTTSVILLE RD)
1.82 FR 631 & 2.64 TO 250, Albemarle, VA
Over: NORTH FORK RIVANNA RIVER
0.62 TO 1030 /1.37 FR 850, Albemarle, VA
Over: INTERSTATE 64 EBL & WBL
0.10 FR 1103/0.15 TO 1104, Albemarle, VA
Over: RTE 269 & SIMPSON CREEK
6.38 RT 42- 5.07 ROCK .CO, Alleghany, VA
Over: FLAT CREEK
0.70 Fr 632 & 0.44 To 631, Amelia, VA
Over: LITTLE CALFPASTURE RIVER
0.36 RT 603 - 0.05 RT 811, Augusta, VA
Over: FREEMASON RUN
0.01 RT 763 - 0.28 RT 747, Augusta, VA
Over: NS Railway
0.08 Rt 609; 0.70 Rt 661, Bedford, VA
Over: HUNTING CAMP CK@ BASTIAN
1.90FR 614; 4.50TO 42, Bland, VA
Over: RTES 52 & 61
058452 S 020752 N, Bland, VA
Over: LITTLE WALKER CREEK #7
8.40FR 603; 1.65TO 600, Bland, VA
Over: N FORK HOLSTON RIVER #2
.10TO RT.622;.50 FR RT.42, Bland, VA
Over: MEHERRIN RIVER
1.14 FR 623 & .47 TO 644, Brunswick, VA
Over: Opossum Creek
3.54-Rt501/6.29-Rt24, Campbell, VA
Over: Burks Fork
2.15-Rte662; 0.05-Rte660, Carroll, VA
Over: EB RTE 76 (POWHITE PKWY)
0.32 Fr 755 & 0.85 To 678, Chesterfield, VA
Over: WB RTE 76 (POWHITE PKWY)
.85 FR 678 & .32 TO 755, Chesterfield, VA
Over: RTE 150 CHIPPENHAM PKWAY
.58 FR 686 .03 TO WCL RIC, Chesterfield, VA
Over: FALLING CREEK
.33 fr Rte1607&.06toRte1, Chesterfield, VA
Over: RTE 288
1.0 FR 360 & .30 TO 288, Chesterfield, VA
Over: NS RAILWAY
0.55 TO 610 - 0.50 TO 612, Clarke, VA
Over: Crooked Run
Culpeper/Madison Co. Line, Culpeper, VA
Over: CSX TRANSP
0.88 FR RT621 & 0.59To668, Dinwiddie, VA
Over: NORFOLK & SOUTHERN RR
1.55 Fr 643 & 0.27 To 460, Dinwiddie, VA
Over: INTERSTATE-85
0.39 Fr 1 & 2.15 To 687, Dinwiddie, VA
Over: BRANCH OF ACCOTINK CREEK
00.15FR495/00.20TO236 W, Fairfax, VA
Over: Goose Creek
.03 Fr 712 & .59 To 55, Fauquier, VA
Over: Rappahannock River
At Fauq./Culp. Co.Ln., Fauquier, VA
Over: Branch Goose Creek
.10 Fr 713 & 1.50 To End, Fauquier, VA
Over: HOLMAN CREEK
0.37 FR 657 / 1.53 TO 642, Fluvanna, VA
Over: PIGG RIVER
1.45-RT 889; 0.90-RT 673, Franklin, VA
Over: LITTLE BRUSH CREEK
0.06 TO 690 - 0.59 TO 689, Frederick, VA
Over: NEW RIVER & N&W RAILWAY
0.96 PEARISBG. 2.94 NARR., Giles, VA
Over: INTERSTATE-64 EBL
0.40 Fr 250 & 1.2 To 702, Goochland, VA
Over: INTERSTATE-64 WBL
0.40 Fr 250 & 1.2 To 702, Goochland, VA
Over: BIG BYRD CREEK
2.10 Fr 697 & 0.40 To 651, Goochland, VA
Over: BIG FOX CREEK
1.0 M Fr. R731-0.3 M R739, Grayson, VA
Over: CHICKAHOMINY RIVER
0.0FrHenrico&0.0ToHanover, Hanover, VA
Over: INTERSTATE 295
.62 fr 637&.53 toHenrico, Hanover, VA
Over: SOUTH ANNA RIVER
0.8 TO 677 & 0.5 TO 676, Hanover, VA
Over: CHICKAHOMINY RIVER
0.61 Fr 625 & 0.80 to 623, Henrico, VA
Over: ROUTE I-295
1.13Kngld Rd&1.4Dead End, Henrico, VA
Over: PORTUGEE ROAD
1.75 TO 60 & 4.26 FR 5, Henrico, VA
Over: KINGSLAND ROAD
2.65 CHESTEC & 1.45 TO 5, Henrico, VA
Over: RTE 58
7.78-220B&57;2.35-220 BUS, Henry, VA
Over: RTE 58
7.78-57&220B :2.35-220 BS, Henry, VA
Over: Jordan Creek
0.50-Rte609; 0.10-Rte1163, Henry, VA
Over: Pouches Swamp
0.95 Miles from Route 683, Isle of Wight, VA
Showing 6,751-6,800 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.