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

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Muddy Creek Rd

Fair

Over: Muddy Creek

0.65 -Rt.20/0.80 -Rt.763, Buckingham, VA

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 174

Colonial Highway

Fair

Over: Flat Creek

1.45-Rt.692 / 0.95-Rt.696, Campbell, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,406

Cub Ck Church Rd

Fair

Over: Cub Creek

0.89-Rt.617/1.40-Rt.649, Charlotte, VA

Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 195

Aspen Wall Road

Fair

Over: Louse Creek

1.78 to 678 - 0.80 to 617, Charlotte, VA

Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 195

Westview Farm Road

Fair

Over: Reynolds Creek

1.43 to 679 - 1.37 to 606, Charlotte, VA

Built 1983 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 202

Hillcroft Road

Fair

Over: Terrys Creek

0.95 to 650 - 0.45 to 727, Charlotte, VA

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 148

BANNER STREET

Fair

Over: MCCLURE RIVER

.11 TO R664 & .01 TO R83, Dickenson, VA

Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 98

Greenwich Road

Fair

Over: Kettle Run

.22 Fr 652 & .70 To 761, Fauquier, VA

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,780

Hume Road

Fair

Over: West Branch Thumb Run

.60 Fr 688 & 1.30 To 730, Fauquier, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,126

Floyd Hwy./Rte.221

Fair

Over: Howells Creek

0.01 RT 726; 1.55 RT 721, Floyd, VA

Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,360

Park Drive / 61

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek @ Narrows

0.58-Narrows;0.55-Rte 100, Giles, VA

Built 1963 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,112

ROUTE 0649

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.00-WCL NARR; 0.42-RT651, Giles, VA

Built 1957 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 196

RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Fair

Over: ROCK CREEK

5.1 TO R94 & 5.1 TO R21, Grayson, VA

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 869

Mutton Hollow Road

Fair

Over: Swift Run

.00 From 635 & 2.00 To 33, Greene, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 315

Moores Ferry Road

Fair

Over: Fountains Creek

1.90 Miles from Route 301, Greensville, VA

Built 1941 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,817

Bill Tuck Hwy EB

Fair

Over: Perrins Creek

0.75-Rt 360/0.25-Rt 742, Halifax, VA

Built 1929 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,257

Rt. 360 Alternate

Fair

Over: NS Railway

0.71-Rt. 501/0.30-Rt. 626, Halifax, VA

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,757

Halifax Road NBL

Fair

Over: Toots Creek

0.08-HCL/1.76-Rt 129, Halifax, VA

Built 1948 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,922

Hitesburg CH Road

Fair

Over: North Fork Creek

0.85 TO 601 - 1.35 TO 602, Halifax, VA

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 686

SCOTCHTOWN ROAD

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

1.5 FR 33 & 0.6 To 657, Hanover, VA

Built 1961 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,575

Willie Craig Rd676

Fair

Over: Blackberry Creek

1.08-Rte888;2.00-Rte698, Henry, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 716

MILL GAP RD

Fair

Over: JACKSON RIVER

1.41 RT 640 - 0.41 RT 637, Highland, VA

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 510

UNION HOPE ROAD

Fair

Over: EXOL SWAMP

0.5M RTE610-0.9M RTE614, King and Queen, VA

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 19

Roy Crocket

Fair

Over: BRANCH

.04 BUS.58&.20 END MAIN., Lee, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 55

Reeds Creek Rd.

Fair

Over: REED CREEK

0.20FR 794; 0.35TO 628, Lee, VA

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 121

Moody Town Road

Fair

Over: Lake Anna Locks/Spillway

.85 From701 & 3.70 To 652, Louisa, VA

Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 58

RT11SBL; 460WBL

Fair

Over: N&W RAILWAY

1.55ROANO CO;11.40 I81, Montgomery, VA

Built 1951 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,894

Nolley Road / 679

Fair

Over: Elliott Creek

1.70 RT 615; 0.20 RT 669, Montgomery, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 202

ROYAL ORCHARD DRIV

Fair

Over: PVT ENT O RTE I 64

0.2 FR 250/0.10 END MAIN, Nelson, VA

Built 1973 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 32

Rockfish Valley Hy

Fair

Over: S Fork Rockfish River

11.15-Rt.56 / 4.76-Rt.6, Nelson, VA

Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,094

Carter Hill Road

Fair

Over: Tye River

0.10-Rt.56 / 0.10-Rt.807, Nelson, VA

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 154

WoolwineHwy/Rte.8

Fair

Over: Jacks Creek

0.07-Rte 618;0.43-Rte 785, Patrick, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,109

Dry Pond Hwy/103

Fair

Over: Peters Creek

0.25-RT 644N;0.30-RT 644S, Patrick, VA

Built 1941 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,935

Five Forks Rd 660

Fair

Over: Peters Creek

0.60-RT 786;0.10-RT 658, Patrick, VA

Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 228

Ahart Ridge Rd 676

Fair

Over: East Fork Johnson Creek

0.10 Rt 673; 2.30 Rt 675, Patrick, VA

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 103

Paisley Road

Fair

Over: Old Womans Creek

1.50 TO 940 - 1.90 TO 665, Pittsylvania, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 437

Laniers Road

Fair

Over: Sandy Creek

0.24 Rt 883 - 0.10 Rt 866, Pittsylvania, VA

Built 1952 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,387

Water Street

Fair

Over: Thornton River

.45 Fr 1003 & .20 To 522, Rappahannock, VA

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 108

West Main St.(460)

Fair

Over: Callahan Branch

2.69-Salem; 3.14-Mont Co., Roanoke, VA

Built 1922 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 8,901

Bendemeer Rd\699

Fair

Over: Mason Creek

0.30-Rte864; 0.20-Rte622, Roanoke, VA

Built 1946 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 155

GREEN HILL ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

.05 TO 655 & 2.08 TO END, Rockbridge, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100

ROUTE 259

Fair

Over: CAPON RUN

1.51 RT 820 - 0.90 TO WVA, Rockingham, VA

Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,211

BERGTON RD

Fair

Over: GERMAN RIVER

0.10 RT 826 - 1.90 RT 259, Rockingham, VA

Built 1958 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,081

U.S. HIGHWAY 19

Fair

Over: ELK GARDEN CK @ ROSEDALE

.23M TO 80W& 2.33M TO 80E, Russell, VA

Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,849

ROUTE 58A (WBL)

Fair

Over: COPPER CREEK

03.80 FR 613-0.19 TO 71, Russell, VA

Built 1947 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,004

HAYTERS GAP ROAD

Fair

Over: ELK GARDEN CREEK

.31M TO 603 & .15M TO 19, Russell, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 354

BIG CEDAR CREEK RD

Fair

Over: BURGESS CREEK

.00M TO 735 & .40M TO 727, Russell, VA

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 534

MOREFIELD BOTTMDR.

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

.15M TO 63 & .20M TO 807, Russell, VA

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 294

SNOWFLAKE RD

Fair

Over: COPPER CREEK

3.60 FR 672; 0.45 TO 670, Scott, VA

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 74

CLOUD HIGH RD

Fair

Over: STOCK CREEK

1.60FRRT646;.20TORT653, Scott, VA

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 99

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

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