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

College Drive 714

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek

0.30-Rte371; 0.20-Rte108, Henry, VA

Built 1967 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 788

GREGGSVILLE RD.

Fair

Over: TRIB. NORTH FORK CREEK.

01.45FR728/00.50TO611, Loudoun, VA

Built 1959 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 99

FARMWELL ROAD

Fair

Over: TRIB OF BEAVERDAM RUN

00.30FR607/00.30TO2020, Loudoun, VA

Built 1989 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 27,924

BELMONT RIDGE ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK BROAD RUN

00.20FR621/01.09TO774, Loudoun, VA

Built 1971 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 11,562

STONY POINT RD.

Fair

Over: N FORK CATOCTIN CREEK

01.20FR751/00.05TO9, Loudoun, VA

Built 1977 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 420

PoorhouseCrkRd642

Fair

Over: Poor House Creek

1.10-Stuart; 0.40-D.End, Patrick, VA

Built 1970 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 111

RIPPON BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF NEABSCO CK.

00.08 638 / 00.10 13933, Prince William, VA

Built 1980 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 9,527

WALKERS CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: WALKER CREEK

.57 TO 724S & .03 TO 724N, Rockbridge, VA

Built 1991 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 85

ROUTE 11

Fair

Over: COOKS CK @ MT CRAWFORD

0.44 RT 704 -0.52 RT 257, Rockingham, VA

Built 1948 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 11,820

ROUTE 340

Fair

Over: ELK RUN @ ELKTON

0.07 RT 33-0.71 NCL ELKTO, Rockingham, VA

Built 1939 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 8,247

SENEDO RD

Fair

Over: NARROW PASSAGE CREEK

0.02 TO 680 - 0.33 TO 605, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1965 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 5,321

FLAT RIDGE RD.

Fair

Over: CRESSY CREEK

0.2 FR 676E;2.5TO GRAY.CO, Smyth, VA

Built 1932 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 261

WEST CHILHOWIE ST.

Fair

Over: HUNGRY MOTHER CREEK

.3 FR MAR CL-1.1 TO 665, Smyth, VA

Built 1986 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 315

I-66 EBL

Fair

Over: FREEZELAND RD (RT 638)

1.35 TO 79 -0.04 FAUQUIER, Warren, VA

Built 1977 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 19,116

VANCE MILL ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.30 FR. 75; 0.40 TO 794, Washington, VA

Built 1984 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 2,478

TOOLE CREEK ROAD

Fair

Over: N FORK HOLSTON RIVER

0.20 TO 765 & 0.0 TO 611, Washington, VA

Built 1989 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 345

GREENBRIAR RD.

Fair

Over: LITTLE REED ISLAND CREEK

.80MTO100& .06MTOCARCOLN., Wythe, VA

Built 1983 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 37

BLACK LICK ROAD

Fair

Over: REED CREEK

.40M TO 715 & .10M TO 625, Wythe, VA

Built 1989 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 364

ROUTE 0002

Fair

Over: & 17 B(DIXN ST)O HAZ RUN

0.5M RTE1-0.6M ECL FREDBG, Fredericksburg city, VA

Built 1988 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 22,123

I-64 WBL

Fair

Over: Billy Woods Canal

3.06 Mi To Route 17, York, VA

Built 1959 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 77,305

I-64 EBL

Fair

Over: Billy Woods Canal

3.06 Mi To Route 17, York, VA

Built 1959 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 70,571

UNIVERSITY DR

Fair

Over: UNIVERSITY DR O NS RWY

000111, Radford city, VA

Built 1981 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 500

Route 168 NBL

Fair

Over: Kempsville Road

2.04 TO 165 /0.41168 BUS, Chesapeake city, VA

Built 1981 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 31,955

SBL ROUTE 0295

Fair

Over: WESTERN ST & NS RAILWAY

3.35 FR CHEST&0.13 TO 36, Prince George, VA

Built 1991 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 11,392

SOUTHERN HILLS DR

Fair

Over: ORE RUN BRANCH

0.02 MI. E. US220, Roanoke city, VA

Built 1978 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 100

Mason Chapel Road

Fair

Over: Winns Creek

0.40 TO 696 - 3.30 TO 699, Halifax, VA

Built 1998 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 70

Veterans Mem. Hwy

Fair

Over: ROUTE 619

.00 TO R619&4.40 ECL PENN, Lee, VA

Built 2003 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 3,476

Camp Family Hwy

Fair

Over: Beaverdam Swamp

1.06MI TO RTE 58 BUSINESS, Isle of Wight, VA

Built 2001 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,339

PIEDMONT DRIVE

Fair

Over: MASSAPONAX CREEK

1.1M RTE620-1.1M RTE628, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 2001 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 7,210

ROUTE 262 BYPASS

Fair

Over: RT 252 (MIDDLEBROOK RD)

1.3 RT 613 - 2.0 RT 254, Augusta, VA

Built 2006 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 16,034

HALIFAX STREET

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION R/WAY

.01 WEST ST .06 CLARA DR, Petersburg city, VA

Built 1984 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 5,995

ROUTE 288 NBL

Fair

Over: ROUTE 250 (BROAD STREET)

2.40 Fr 740 & .80 To I-64, Goochland, VA

Built 2003 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 21,640

I-664 SBL Ramp

Fair

Over: SR 164

0.40 Mi Fr I-664, Suffolk city, VA

Built 1991 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 5,485

Black Creek Road

Fair

Over: Branch Cypress Swamp

1.15 MI. TO INT. RTE. 640, Southampton, VA

Built 1983 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 1,098

Sussex Drive

Fair

Over: Nottoway River

2.09 Mi To Route 35, Sussex, VA

Built 2000 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 1,654

ROUTE 76 EBL

Fair

Over: RAMP-B TO RTE.150 SBL

.45 Fr 686/.16 To WCL Ric, Chesterfield, VA

Built 1988 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 20,858

NORTH SCOTT STREET

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-66 & ROUTE 29 EB

0.13 N. QUINN ST. 0.05 29, Arlington, VA

Built 1982 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 3,534

SBL ROUTE 0017

Fair

Over: MT LANDING CREEK

18.6M CAR CO-1.7M NCL TAP, Essex, VA

Built 1980 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 3,377

IS-00066-W

Fair

Over: WILLIAMSBURG BLVD.

01.60FR7/00.60TO29, Arlington, VA

Built 1981 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 55,900

GREENES ROAD

Fair

Over: WINTICOMACK CREEK

3.20 Fr 600 & 0.81 To 708, Amelia, VA

Built 1968 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 302

INTERSTATE 77 NBL

Fair

Over: RTES 52 & 61

058452 S 020752 N, Bland, VA

Built 1974 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 14,828

BRADDOCK ROAD

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH

00.00FR710/00.08TO3806, Fairfax, VA

Built 1972 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 59,805

Sowego Road

Fair

Over: Town Run

1.50 Fr 830 & .10 To 806, Fauquier, VA

Built 1989 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 1,151

Leeds Manor Road

Fair

Over: Thumb Run

.30 Fr 736 & 1.25 To 647, Fauquier, VA

Built 1970 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 908

IS 95 SBL

Fair

Over: CSX Railroad

0.61 from 629/1.70 to 639, Greensville, VA

Built 1960 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 22,666

HUGUENOT ROAD

Fair

Over: LITTLE WESTHAM CREEK

.21WESSTARD&.09RICHWCL, Henrico, VA

Built 1949 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 26,981

SBL ROUTE 0295

Fair

Over: WHITE OAK SWAMP CREEK

0.72 TO 60 & 5.29 TO 5, Henrico, VA

Built 1987 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 21,726

TRENTHILL DR/666

Fair

Over: SMITH RIVER

0.00 RT 57; 0.02 RT 962, Henry, VA

Built 1966 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 606

BERLIN TURNPIKE

Fair

Over: S. F. CATOCTIN CREEK

01.30FR9/00.43TO717, Loudoun, VA

Built 1970 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 6,130

BRUCEVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: NS RAILWAY (ABANDON)

.2 FR 720 &.3 TO PREDW CO, Lunenburg, VA

Built 1985 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 263

Showing 7,701-7,750 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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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.