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.

All Bridges in Virginia

SUNNYBROOK ROAD

Fair

Over: JONES HOLE SWAMP

1.52 Fr 675 & 1.24 To 156, Prince George, VA

Built 1929 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,873

ALDEN ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER SWAMP

0.60 Fr 613 &2.46 To ECL, Prince George, VA

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 165

JAMES MADISON HWY.

Fair

Over: BLACK BRANCH

0.02FR615/2.92TO620, Prince William, VA

Built 1935 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 14,838

Williamson Rd./11

Fair

Over: Boxley Creek

0.92-Rte117; 1.25-Rte118, Roanoke, VA

Built 1929 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,471

NBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: RTE 640_BUT HOLLOW ROAD

5.60-MONT CO; 1.23-RT 112, Roanoke, VA

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 28,294

SBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: RTE640; BUTT HOLLOW ROAD

5.60-MONT CO;1.23-RT 112, Roanoke, VA

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 28,030

WBL ROUTE 0064

Fair

Over: MAURY RIVER & KERRS CK

3.64 TO 60 & 1.81 TO 11, Rockbridge, VA

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,215

IRISH CREEK RD

Fair

Over: IRISH CREEK

0.35 TO 605 & 5.75 TO NCL, Rockbridge, VA

Built 1973 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 44

RAPHINE ROAD

Fair

Over: POOR CREEK

0.02 TO 604 & 0.21 TO 816, Rockbridge, VA

Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 330

ARNOLDS VALLEY RD

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

0.90 TO 782 & 0.57 TO 799, Rockbridge, VA

Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,313

I-81 NBL

Fair

Over: NORTH RIVER

2.24 AUG CO - 0.88 RT 257, Rockingham, VA

Built 1966 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 28,421

ROUTE 276

Fair

Over: NORTH RV @ WEYERS CAVE

0.00 AUGCO - 0.00 ROCKCO, Augusta, VA

Built 1957 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,813

ROUTE 0290

Fair

Over: COOKS CREEK @ DAYTON

0.00 ECL DAYT-0.15 RT 42, Rockingham, VA

Built 1959 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 12,261

SPRING CREEK RD

Fair

Over: BRIERY BRANCH

0.58 RT 750 - 0.47 RT 871, Rockingham, VA

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,205

23NBL/58WBL/421NBL

Fair

Over: BUS23/58/421;NS;MOCCASIN

2.64BUS23/58/421;4.27 643, Scott, VA

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,374

23SBL/58EBL/421SBL

Fair

Over: BUS23/58/421;NS;MOCCASIN

2.64BUS23/58/421;4.27 643, Scott, VA

Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,374

OTTERHOUSE RD

Fair

Over: N.F. HOLSTON RIVER

0000859 0000689, Scott, VA

Built 1910 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 74

MCMURRY HOLLOW RD

Fair

Over: ROBERTS CREEK

.20M to 58 & .40M to 694, Scott, VA

Built 1982 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 172

OLD VALLEY PK -NBL

Fair

Over: TUMBLING RUN

0.01 TO 601S-0.03 TO 601N, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1955 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,603

DANIEL GRAY DR

Fair

Over: N FORK SHENANDOAH RIVER

0.00 TO ECL - 2.10 TO 699, Shenandoah, VA

Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 267

LEE HIGHWAY

Fair

Over: INTERSTATE 81

0.04 FR 660;.05 TO 660, Smyth, VA

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,300

SBL ROUTE 0095

Fair

Over: AQUIA CREEK

1.7M RTE610-2.7M PR.WM.CL, Stafford, VA

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 67,708

NBL ROUTE 0095

Fair

Over: AQUIA CREEK

1.7M RTE610-2.7M PR.WM.CO, Stafford, VA

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 70,875

Blue Star Highway

Fair

Over: Rowanty Creek

3.2 Mi Fr Route 40, Sussex, VA

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,189

ROUTE 16

Fair

Over: RTE 19/460 BYPASS

0.39 FR 61; 0.88 TO 19, Tazewell, VA

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,843

I-66 EBL

Fair

Over: NS RWY SHEN RV & CK RUN

0.55 TO 340 - 5.34 TO 79, Warren, VA

Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 16,020

I-81 SBL

Fair

Over: RT 694 & HOG THIEF CREEK

3.58 FR. 11; 3.18 TO 737., Washington, VA

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20,320

I-81 NBL

Fair

Over: RT 694 & HOG THIEF CREEK

3.58 FR. 11; 3.18 TO 737., Washington, VA

Built 1962 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 19,841

KINGS MILL PIKE

Fair

Over: SINKING CREEK

0.75 FR. 649; 0.05 TO 648, Washington, VA

Built 1959 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,993

TOOLES CREEK RD

Fair

Over: TOOLES CREEK

.60 FR 700 -1.62 TO765, Washington, VA

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 430

ROUTE 0501

Fair

Over: LOWRY RUN

0080663 0059SCL BU V, Buena Vista city, VA

Built 1930 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,300

664NB To 64WB Ramp

Fair

Over: I-64 & Newmarket Creek

I-64 & 664 Interchange, Hampton city, VA

Built 1982 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 41,458

IS 64 EBL

Fair

Over: IS 264 WBL

2.02 MI.FR.INT.RTE. US 13, Norfolk city, VA

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 68,823

IS 64 WBL

Fair

Over: Curlew Dr & Light Rail

0.24 MI. FR. INT. IS 264, Norfolk city, VA

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 83,388

IS 264 EBL

Fair

Over: SR 405 Ballentine Ave

0.86 MI FR INT SR 166&168, Norfolk city, VA

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 55,507

IS 264 WBL

Fair

Over: SR 405 Ballentine Ave

0.86 MI FR INT SR 166&168, Norfolk city, VA

Built 1968 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 59,189

IS 264

Fair

Over: SR 337 Portsmouth Blvd

0.75 Mi From SR 239, Portsmouth city, VA

Built 1964 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 54,740

ROUTE 0011

Fair

Over: 4TH ST O DRY BRANCH

0074COLL ST 0043WEST MAI, Salem city, VA

Built 1956 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 17,416

EVERTTS ROAD

Fair

Over: W BR NANSEMOND RIVER

0.69 TO 604 / 0.01 TO 602, Suffolk city, VA

Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,738

12TH STREET

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0004RR AVE S 0002RR AVE N, Norton city, VA

Built 1998 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,194

INTERSTATE-295 NBL

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER SWAMP

2.50 FR 460 & 4.10 TO 36, Prince George, VA

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 11,615

INTERSTATE-295 SBL

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER SWAMP

4.10 Fr 36 & 2.50 To 460, Prince George, VA

Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 11,392

ROBERT TERREL ROAD

Fair

Over: NEW FOUND RIVER

1.85 TO 54 & 0.60 TO 674, Hanover, VA

Built 1995 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 972

15/29 Bus NBL

Fair

Over: 17 Spur

1.0 Fr 17 Bus&1.15 To 605, Fauquier, VA

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 15,074

I-81SBL

Fair

Over: RTE 630 & MASON CREEK

3.90-RT112; 0.39-RT419, Roanoke, VA

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 34,754

I-81NB

Fair

Over: RTE 630 & MASON CREEK

3.90-RT112 & 0.39-RT419, Roanoke, VA

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 33,206

Wade Road

Fair

Over: Frying Pan Creek

1.25 TO 799 - 1.65 TO 794, Pittsylvania, VA

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 281

FLOWERING SPRING R

Fair

Over: M FORK HOLSTON RIVER

.13 FR 11 - .07 TO 713, Smyth, VA

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 199

TEAS ROAD

Fair

Over: S FORK HOLSTON RIVER

.31 TO R672 &3.19 TO R601, Smyth, VA

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 239

W Spring Hill Road

Fair

Over: Bluestone Creek

0.08 to 686 - 0.72 to 635, Charlotte, VA

Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 108

Showing 3,651-3,700 of 14,120 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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.

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.