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

FAIRFAX CO. PKWY.

Good

Over: MIDDLE RUN CREEK

01.38FR638/00.68TO636, Fairfax, VA

Built 1992 Load: 73.9 t ADT: 24,507

I-495 RAMP N-W

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY

00.20Fr 395 / 02.30To 620, Fairfax, VA

Built 2002 Load: 74.0 t ADT: 196,439

OSBORNE TURNPIKE

Good

Over: ROUTE 00895

0.25 ARCH/0.25 SCH HSE, Henrico, VA

Built 2000 Load: 74.1 t ADT: 1,580

Route 50 WBL

Good

Over: Ramp to I-66 EBL

00.43fr665 1.33to608, Fairfax, VA

Built 2021 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 25,279

BREAK HEART ROAD

Good

Over: BRANCH BLUFF CREEK

0.87 FR 673 /0.02 TO 810, Albemarle, VA

Built 1932 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 335

UpperCraigCreekRd

Good

Over: Craig Creek

3.20-Rte311; 0.00-Rte620, Craig, VA

Built 1988 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 463

Bonbrook Road

Good

Over: Willis River

0.85-Rt.624 / 0.05-Rt.671, Cumberland, VA

Built 1971 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 126

Sage Road

Good

Over: Goose Creek

.05 Fr 756 & 1.75 To 816, Fauquier, VA

Built 1925 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 94

Poff School Rd/601

Good

Over: Brush Creek

0.00-RT617; 2.70-RT616, Montgomery, VA

Built 1986 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 77

Rock Mills Road

Good

Over: Covington River

.55 Fr 621 & 1.45 To 211, Rappahannock, VA

Built 1976 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 462

CEDAR SPRINGS RD.

Good

Over: CRIPPLE CREEK

.05M TO 612 & .70M TO 672, Wythe, VA

Built 1952 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 577

Graves Mill Road

Good

Over: Rapidan River

.45 From 689 & .15 To 665, Madison, VA

Built 1996 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 778

Gilmer Br. Rd 692

Good

Over: Maggodee Creek

0.40 RT 684; 2.00 RT 691, Franklin, VA

Built 1999 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 244

Goode Road 668

Good

Over: Elk Creek

0.92-RT 706; 0.90 RT 1405, Bedford, VA

Built 1999 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 868

ROUTE 460

Good

Over: SLATE CREEK

0.01FR83N;0.20TOT1012, Buchanan, VA

Built 2008 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 8,441

BEAR BRANCH ROAD

Good

Over: N FORK POWELL RIVER

3.95MTO610&.06MTO610, Wise, VA

Built 2005 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 719

ROUTE 613

Good

Over: MOCCASIN CREEK

0M RT 786 & .64M RT 71, Scott, VA

Built 2004 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 554

BACOVA JUNCTION

Good

Over: COWARDIN RUN

0.50 RT 618 - 0.30 RT 603, Bath, VA

Built 2014 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 329

Tumbling Creek RD

Good

Over: Tumbling Creek

1.30 FR. 613-0.70 TO END, Washington, VA

Built 2012 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 90

I-495 GP SBL FO

Good

Over: I-66 WBL

0.50 fr 495 / 0.25 to 66, Fairfax, VA

Built 2022 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 24,000

MCLEAREN ROAD

Good

Over: HORSEPEN RUN

0.60 FR 657 & 0.40 TO 608, Fairfax, VA

Built 1994 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 13,741

Rte. 286 NB

Good

Over: BRADDOCK ROAD

3.68FR.123/02.30TO66, Fairfax, VA

Built 1995 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 33,989

RMPS; HN-E & HE-N

Good

Over: RAMPS-395-495

01.95fr613/00.90to648, Fairfax, VA

Built 2012 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 38,000

WBL FERRELL PARKWY

Good

Over: SALEM ROAD

00.35MI165/1.0MIPLE VALRD, Virginia Beach city, VA

Built 1993 Load: 75.0 t ADT: 17,543

S. Oak Street

Good

Over: Tripps Run

0.20FRBroad, Falls Church city, VA

Built 2023 Load: 75.0 t ADT: 1,537

KINGSWOOD BLVD

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH

1.2M RTE620-0.3M RTE1558, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1998 Load: 75.1 t ADT: 1,045

REVIS GIN ROAD

Good

Over: ALLEN CREEK

1.48 FR 674 & .3 TO 715, Brunswick, VA

Built 1990 Load: 75.2 t ADT: 338

WBL ROUTE 0064

Good

Over: KARNES CREEK

2.58TO 220E & 4.83TO 220W, Alleghany, VA

Built 1954 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 8,352

Elk Run Church Rd

Good

Over: Deep Run

.02 Fr 758 & 2.20 To 637, Fauquier, VA

Built 1965 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 69

BOGGS TOWN RD.

Good

Over: POUND RIVER

.01MTO671&.89MTOENDMAINT., Wise, VA

Built 1975 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 390

ROUTE 0000

Good

Over: LYNCH TRPK O MASONS CK

0002419 0040ROANOK C, Salem city, VA

Built 1938 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 5,732

Winchester Street

Good

Over: Fishing Creek

0.50 WN.R.RD. 0.20 LOR.ST, Lynchburg city, VA

Built 1991 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 270

Meadows Mill R 850

Good

Over: Stony Creek

0.00 D END; 0.30 Rt 640, Bedford, VA

Built 1992 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 48

JMU-CARRIER DRIVE

Good

Over: I-81

0.25 RT 331 - 0.75 RT 331, Harrisonburg city, VA

Built 1995 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 400

KILLENGER CREEK RD

Good

Over: WHITE ROCK CREEK

0.02FR 705;0.4TO END MAIN, Smyth, VA

Built 1989 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 30

ARROWHEAD VALLEY R

Good

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY

.10 From 29 & 1.29 To 818, Albemarle, VA

Built 2012 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 130

Rte. 460 / 83

Good

Over: Branch @ Grundy

0.31 scl Grundy;1.92 83N, Buchanan, VA

Built 2013 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 8,441

Kemper Street

Good

Over: 29 Business Expressway

.2 16th ST., Lynchburg city, VA

Built 2016 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 12,897

CURVE HOLLOW RD

Good

Over: GREENBRIER CREEK

0.0-Rt. 608; 0.3-Dead End, Buchanan, VA

Built 2016 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 580

ROUTE 28 NB

Good

Over: I-66

00.38fr66EB 00.10to28NB, Fairfax, VA

Built 2020 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 36,900

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: VA ROUTE 604

2.7 MILES TO VA ROUTE 460, Botetourt, VA

Built 1963 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 4,188

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY

Good

Over: VA ROUTE 602

14.6 MILES TO VA ROUTE 22, Roanoke, VA

Built 1958 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,061

EBL ROUTE 0064

Good

Over: RTE 629

2.36 TO 780 & 5.01 TO 60, Rockbridge, VA

Built 1978 Load: 75.5 t ADT: 4,323

SUNNYSIDE ROAD

Good

Over: CSX RAILWAY

0.15REESE ST/0.15NCL EMPO, Emporia city, VA

Built 2005 Load: 75.7 t ADT: 537

NBL ROUTE 288

Good

Over: ROUTE 76

2.66 Fr 360 & 0.85 To 720, Chesterfield, VA

Built 2003 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 26,155

RTE 712

Good

Over: RTE I-81

1.25 TO 717 & 0.02 TO 715, Rockbridge, VA

Built 2011 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 363

POLO PLACE

Good

Over: TRIB. OF CPT. HICKORY RN

00.20FR193/00.10TOPOLOCT., Fairfax, VA

Built 2001 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 190

Route 28 NB

Good

Over: I-66 EBL GP & EXP

0.79Mfrm29 0.29Mto28, Fairfax, VA

Built 2022 Load: 75.8 t ADT: 17,000

EBL COURTHOUSE RD.

Good

Over: NI RIVER

5 M RTE1-20.6M LOUISA CL, Spotsylvania, VA

Built 1991 Load: 75.9 t ADT: 12,371

ROUTE 95 HOV-HOT

Good

Over: JOPLIN ROAD

2.42FR.RusselRd2.42TO 234, Prince William, VA

Built 2014 Load: 75.9 t ADT: 14,881

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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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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.