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

ROUTE 259

Good

Over: LONG MEADOW

0.14 RT 946 - 0.14 RT 830, Rockingham, VA

Built 1983 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,847

SPRING CREEK RD

Good

Over: TRIB BEAVER CREEK

0.20 TO 871 - 0.90 TO 750, Rockingham, VA

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,205

BELDOR RD

Good

Over: TRIB HAWKSBILL CREEK

0.90 RTE 627-0.60 RTE 626, Rockingham, VA

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 282

BERRYTOWN RD

Good

Over: GAP RUN

1.80 RT 649 - 0.30 RT 630, Rockingham, VA

Built 1945 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 728

OVERLY HOLLOW

Good

Over: BENNETT RUN

4.37 TO WVA -0.02 RT 865, Rockingham, VA

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 105

DOGWOOD AVENUE

Good

Over: MILLER RUN

0.00 14TH ST/0.00 14TH_ST, Rockingham, VA

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,704

20TH STREET

Good

Over: MILLER RUN

.01 DOGWD AVE/0.1 ELM AVE, Rockingham, VA

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 406

FAIRVIEW RD

Good

Over: COXS BRANCH

0.45 FR 622 - 1.25 TO 601, Scott, VA

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 310

JADWYN RD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY PUGHS RUN

1.57 TO 600 - 0.01 TO 681, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 247

CAMP ROOSEVELT RD

Good

Over: PASSAGE CREEK

0.20 TO 678 - 1.20 TO 730, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 374

FORT VALLEY RD

Good

Over: MINE RUN

0.48 TO 771 - 1.02 TO 774, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 829

SWOVER CREEK RD

Good

Over: SWOVER CREEK

1.70 TO 42 - 0.80 TO 694, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 732

JEROME RD

Good

Over: SWOVER CREEK

0.85 TO 705 - 0.42 TO 42, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 529

LAND GRANT RD

Good

Over: TRIBUTARY STONY CREEK

0.04 TO 706 - 0.10 TO 703, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 74

LUTZ HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: CROOKED RUN

1.20 TO 715 - 0.05 TO 720, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 181

KONNAROCK RD.

Good

Over: LITTLE LAUREL CREEK

.9 TO R600 & .8 WASH. CO, Smyth, VA

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 524

RICE RD

Good

Over: HUTTON BRANCH

.1 Fr Rt 689-.5 ToRt766, Smyth, VA

Built 1963 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 166

Popes Station Road

Good

Over: Buckhorn Swamp

1.70 MI. TO INT. RTE. 652, Southampton, VA

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 237

Darden Scout Road

Good

Over: Branch Darden Millpond

0.20 MI. TO INT. RTE. 632, Southampton, VA

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 124

MILLS DRIVE

Good

Over: STREAM

4.3M RTE1-1.5M RTE2, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,649

DICKERSON RD.

Good

Over: NORTHEAST CREEK

0.8M RTE657-0.9M RTE601, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 446

EBL KINGS HWY.

Good

Over: 4 STREAM

2.6M KG.GEO.-5.7M FRDBURG, Stafford, VA

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,925

FOREST LANE RD.

Good

Over: WHITE OAK RUN

0.7M RTE604-0.7M RTE603, Stafford, VA

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,296

Slagle Road

Good

Over: Galley Swamp

1.05 Mi To Route 670, Sussex, VA

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 53

Brittles Mill Road

Good

Over: Wildcat Swamp

0.15 from 664/0.25 to 628, Sussex, VA

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 386

ROUTE 0650

Good

Over: WRIGHT VALLEY CREEK

.20M TO 740 & 3.30M TO656, Tazewell, VA

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 112

TRIANGLE ROAD

Good

Over: BLUESTONE RIVER

.35MTO19 & .55MTOENDMAINT, Tazewell, VA

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 117

APPLE MOUNTAIN RD

Good

Over: MANASSAS RUN

0.03 TO 55-0.23 END MAINT, Warren, VA

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,215

GORE RD

Good

Over: MANASSAS RUN

0.03 TO END - 0.02 TO 647, Warren, VA

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 92

BORDWINE RD.

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.00 TO 645; 1.20 FR 11, Washington, VA

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,535

ROUTE 710

Good

Over: ROCKHOUSE RUN

1.10FR711;1.20TO TENN LIN, Washington, VA

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 201

NOMINI HALL RD.

Good

Over: BEALES MILL

1.6M RTE600-0.1M RTE626, Westmoreland, VA

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 542

ORBY CANTRELL HWY

Good

Over: SF POUND RV

1.79MTO23BPOUND&.03MTO671, Wise, VA

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,005

CASTLETON RD.

Good

Over: PERIWINKLE CREEK

.20M TO 100 & .24M TO 772, Wythe, VA

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,075

DUKE STREET

Good

Over: HOOFS RUN

0.85 241 & 0.45 1, Alexandria city, VA

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 18,454

South Boston Road

Good

Over: Cane Creek

0635HALIF CO 0352ECL DANV, Danville city, VA

Built 1952 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,094

Route 1124

Good

Over: Rutledge Creek

0000SCL DANVI0000PITTSY C, Danville city, VA

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 591

ROUTE 331

Good

Over: TRIB BLACKS RUN

0.98 RT 11 - 0.06 RT 659, Rockingham, VA

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

ROUTE 331

Good

Over: TRIB BLACKS RUN

0.56 RT 659 - 0.48 RT 11, Rockingham, VA

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

SMITH LAKE ROAD

Good

Over: RUGG CK

0050FOREST ST0050SCL, Martinsville city, VA

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 460

PETERS CRK. RD 117

Good

Over: PETERS CREEK BRANCH

0250118 0007780, Roanoke city, VA

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,566

Franklin Rd/Rte220

Good

Over: Branch

0.15-Rte419; 7.82-FrankCo, Roanoke, VA

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20,359

Ramp;101WBL-581SBL

Good

Over: Lick Creek

1.51-Rte117 & 2.88-Rte460, Roanoke, VA

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,418

ROUTE 0000

Good

Over: CARROLLTON O DRY BRANCH

0030ACADEMY 0001SHANKS S, Salem city, VA

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

ROUTE 0132

Good

Over: PAPER MILL

1.29 TO 5&31/0.56J CITY C, Williamsburg city, VA

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,394

CUMMINGS STREET

Good

Over: TOWN CREEK

0.23 RTE 1515;0.05 RTE 81, Washington, VA

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,188

COLLEGE AVENUE

Good

Over: BEAVER POND CREEK

1.64 WVA SL; 0.85 19/460, Tazewell, VA

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,076

SHADOWLAKE RD.

Good

Over: TOMS CREEK

0005MEADW-DR 0115GLADE-RD, Montgomery, VA

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 568

BLACKWELL ROAD

Good

Over: WHITES MILL RUN

.04 FR 29 & .60 TO 211, Fauquier, VA

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,488

ROUTE 0211

Good

Over: CEMETERY RUN

.45 FR 15 & .03 WCL. WARR, Fauquier, VA

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 21,934

Showing 9,601-9,650 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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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.