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

McFalls Crk Rd 618

Fair

Over: McFalls Creek

3.75 BR Pkwy; 0.45 Rt 614, Botetourt, VA

Built 1932 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 57

Parsons Rd./676

Fair

Over: Mill Creek

0.90-Rte670;0.20-Rte796, Botetourt, VA

Built 1932 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 341

Catawba Road / 779

Fair

Over: Little Catawba Creek

2.20-Rte737; 0.05-Rte600, Botetourt, VA

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 149

NBL ROUTE 0085

Fair

Over: PITCHKETTLE ROAD RTE 614

1.88 FR RT 1 4.27 TO 630, Brunswick, VA

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 12,288

NBL ROUTE 0085

Fair

Over: STURGEON CREEK

5.11 FR 1 & 1.24 TO 630, Brunswick, VA

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 12,288

NBL ROUTE 150

Fair

Over: NS RAILWAY

.37 FR 76/.01 TO ECL RIC, Chesterfield, VA

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 32,706

FRYING PAN ROAD

Fair

Over: FRYING PAN CREEK

.30 TO 687 & 6.40 FR 618, Dickenson, VA

Built 1932 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 283

MONUMENT DRIVE

Fair

Over: ROUTE I-66 AND F-253

00.95FR.29/00.45TO608, Fairfax, VA

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,681

EBL ROUTE 0066

Fair

Over: BROAD RUN & RTE 698

1.50 FR 245 & 7.25 TO 15, Fauquier, VA

Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,713

Leeds Manor Road

Fair

Over: Crooked Run

4.50 Fr 55 & 1.40 To 711, Fauquier, VA

Built 1959 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 193

BYBEE CHURCH ROAD

Fair

Over: BALLINGER CREEK

0.29 FR 15 / 0.81 TO 608, Fluvanna, VA

Built 1948 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 108

Airport Rd. 630

Fair

Over: Guthrie Branch

0.20 RT 890; 3.60 RT 619, Franklin, VA

Built 1932 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 118

HIGHLANDS PKWY

Fair

Over: M FORK HELTON CREEK

3.70FRRT680;.90TORT751, Grayson, VA

Built 1949 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 601

HIGHLANDS PKWY

Fair

Over: BIG WILSON CK @-VOLNEY

0.4FR 16W;16.92TO WASH.CO, Grayson, VA

Built 1949 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 430

Bill Tuck Hwy.

Fair

Over: Hyco River

0.10 TO 730 - 0.20 TO 853, Halifax, VA

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,587

OAKLEYS LANE

Fair

Over: I-64

0.60FINLAY ST0.30HOLLY AV, Henrico, VA

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 18,933

EBL i-64

Fair

Over: MASONIC LANE

1.36 TO 33/.85 FR LAB AV, Henrico, VA

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 33,180

HILLIARD ROAD

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSP

0.10 TO 33 & 1.33 TO 161, Henrico, VA

Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 15,303

Applachian Dr. 57

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek

0.39 MARTV; 0.02 RT 667, Henry, VA

Built 1922 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,840

Greensboro Rd. 220

Fair

Over: Marrowbone Creek

0.55 58BP; 1.83 Ridgeway, Henry, VA

Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,558

220 NBL Business

Fair

Over: Rte 58 & 220 Bypass

3.20 58Bus; 0.0 Rt 220 BP, Henry, VA

Built 1980 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,130

Modest Neck Road

Fair

Over: Rattlesnake Swamp

0.30 Miles From Rte. 681, Isle of Wight, VA

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 128

ROUNDABOUT RD.

Fair

Over: MARACOSSIC CREEK

0.0M KG&QN-0.0M CAROLINE, Caroline, VA

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 204

Loudoun Co. Pkwy.

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY OF RUSSELL BR.

00.15FR7/03.20TO625, Loudoun, VA

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 149

Goodyear Blvd.

Fair

Over: Route 29 Bypass

0.54-Rt.736/0.18-Rt.1162, Danville city, VA

Built 1984 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,686

Halifax Road

Fair

Over: NBL & SBL Rt 29-BP

0.52-Chatham/0.60-Rt 1432, Pittsylvania, VA

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,515

INTERSTATE-95 NBL

Fair

Over: JONES HOLE SWAMP

5.64 Fr SSX & 4.90 To 301, Prince George, VA

Built 1980 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20,575

SPERRYVILLE PIKE

Fair

Over: BLACKWATER CREEK

6.60 FR 231 & 2.90 TO 707, Rappahannock, VA

Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,979

NBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: 81SB Ramp to 581SBL

2.31-RT419; 3.43-BOTET CO, Roanoke, VA

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 35,236

81SB Rp to 581 SBL

Fair

Over: UNDR 81NB & ovr 581SB Rp

0.18-SBL 81; 1.07-RT117, Roanoke, VA

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,401

NBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: GLENVAR HEIGHTS BLVD.

3.12-MONT CO; 3.71-RT 112, Roanoke, VA

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 28,294

NBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: RTE 606

4.45 TO 710 &.46 TO AUGCL, Rockbridge, VA

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 24,438

SBL ROUTE 0081

Fair

Over: RTE 606

4.47 TO 710 & 0.46 TO ACL, Rockbridge, VA

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 24,028

MAUZY ATHLONE RD

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

0.30 RT 717 - 0.50 RT 807, Rockingham, VA

Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 722

BRIERY BRANCH RD

Fair

Over: MINES RUN

2.90 RT 257-4.10 WVA LIN, Rockingham, VA

Built 1937 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 164

GREEN VALLEY ROAD

Fair

Over: LOOP CREEK

.75M TO 656 & 1.7M TO 805, Russell, VA

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 124

INTERSTATE 81 -SBL

Fair

Over: RTE 638 TATTLE BRANCH RD

1.31 Fr 762; 2.56 To 11, Smyth, VA

Built 1962 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 14,906

INTERSTATE 81(SBL)

Fair

Over: RTE F010 FROM RTE 11

EXIT 47 (MILE 47.75), Smyth, VA

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 14,818

St.Clairs Creek Rd

Fair

Over: S FORK HOLSTON RIVER

0.01 TO 762; 0.11 TO 800, Smyth, VA

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 694

Johnston RD.

Fair

Over: M FORK HOLSTON RIVER

0.41 FR R704 - .0 TO 767, Smyth, VA

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 629

RAVEN NEST BRANCH

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.40 Fr 786;0.50 To 631, Tazewell, VA

Built 1970 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 647

BRUSHFORK RD.

Fair

Over: BLUESTONE RIVER

.15M TO 102 & .10M TO 717, Tazewell, VA

Built 1961 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,177

West End Road

Fair

Over: BLUE SPRING BRANCH

1.05 TO R623&1.65 FR R667, Tazewell, VA

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 104

ESSERVILLE ROAD

Fair

Over: GUEST RIVER@ NORTON

0MTOWISE CO& 0MTONCL NORT, Norton city, VA

Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,307

CEDAR SPRINGS RD.

Fair

Over: CRIPPLE CREEK

.25M TO 673 & .05M TO 734, Wythe, VA

Built 1932 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 527

Timberlake Road WB

Fair

Over: 501

0018WCL LYNCH0274BEDFO CO, Lynchburg city, VA

Built 1964 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,811

INTERSTATE 81 SBL

Fair

Over: MATSON DR & HOOKS BRANCH

10.18 FR 107; 0.20 TO 16, Smyth, VA

Built 1963 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 16,999

IS 64 WBL

Fair

Over: Robin Hood Road

1.13 MI.TO INT.RTE. 247, Norfolk city, VA

Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 75,737

IS 264 WBL

Fair

Over: HRT Light Rail

1.17 fr 460/2.11 to 13, Norfolk city, VA

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 57,447

INTERSTATE-85 NBL

Fair

Over: HALIFAX RD & CSX TRANSP

1.47SCL Ptrbg 2.57 95 NBL, Dinwiddie, VA

Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 28,449

Showing 4,501-4,550 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.