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Virginia Bridge Conditions
Highway bridges longer than 20 feet in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
Yearly inspection ratings. A poor rating does not mean a bridge is unsafe to use.
- Highway bridges
- 14,143
- Good condition
- 32.6%
- 4,609
- Poor condition
- 3.4%
- 485
- Weight-limited or closed
- 1,176
Bridges by county
| County | Bridges | Good | Poor | Weight-limited | Avg. year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | 30 | 36.7% | 0% (0) | 2 | 1992 |
| Albemarle County | 264 | 34.1% | 1.5% (4) | 16 | 1962 |
| Alexandria city | 28 | 39.3% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1970 |
| Alleghany County | 196 | 26.5% | 4.1% (8) | 10 | 1966 |
| Amelia County | 57 | 19.3% | 8.8% (5) | 17 | 1975 |
| Amherst County | 157 | 37.6% | 5.1% (8) | 12 | 1972 |
| Appomattox County | 68 | 45.6% | 1.5% (1) | 13 | 1975 |
| Arlington County | 183 | 13.7% | 3.3% (6) | 0 | 1972 |
| Augusta County | 356 | 34.8% | 2.8% (10) | 20 | 1970 |
| Bath County | 73 | 24.7% | 6.8% (5) | 6 | 1955 |
| Bedford County | 206 | 51.9% | 2.9% (6) | 35 | 1968 |
| Bland County | 122 | 9.8% | 3.3% (4) | 9 | 1968 |
| Botetourt County | 202 | 29.2% | 1% (2) | 15 | 1968 |
| Bristol city | 34 | 35.3% | 14.7% (5) | 6 | 1954 |
| Brunswick County | 153 | 19% | 7.8% (12) | 31 | 1969 |
| Buchanan County | 278 | 12.9% | 4% (11) | 44 | 1968 |
| Buckingham County | 71 | 45.1% | 1.4% (1) | 13 | 1972 |
| Buena Vista city | 18 | 44.4% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1976 |
| Campbell County | 154 | 48.7% | 0.6% (1) | 11 | 1979 |
| Caroline County | 110 | 22.7% | 5.5% (6) | 10 | 1976 |
| Carroll County | 161 | 41.6% | 1.2% (2) | 9 | 1971 |
| Charles City County | 22 | 9.1% | 9.1% (2) | 2 | 1970 |
| Charlotte County | 99 | 39.4% | 3% (3) | 15 | 1974 |
| Charlottesville city | 24 | 29.2% | 20.8% (5) | 1 | 1979 |
| Chesapeake city | 186 | 41.9% | 5.9% (11) | 2 | 1990 |
| Chesterfield County | 323 | 16.7% | 2.8% (9) | 6 | 1984 |
| Clarke County | 38 | 28.9% | 2.6% (1) | 3 | 1968 |
| Colonial Heights city | 9 | 0% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1986 |
| Covington city | 8 | 37.5% | 12.5% (1) | 2 | 1962 |
| Craig County | 60 | 28.3% | 3.3% (2) | 6 | 1969 |
| Culpeper County | 99 | 25.3% | 5.1% (5) | 5 | 1971 |
| Cumberland County | 40 | 60% | 2.5% (1) | 5 | 1980 |
| Danville city | 50 | 56% | 4% (2) | 1 | 1975 |
| Dickenson County | 76 | 6.6% | 1.3% (1) | 6 | 1970 |
| Dinwiddie County | 151 | 8.6% | 8.6% (13) | 24 | 1972 |
| Emporia city | 7 | 57.1% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1984 |
| Essex County | 33 | 24.2% | 6.1% (2) | 6 | 1981 |
| Fairfax city | 7 | 28.6% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1983 |
| Fairfax County | 752 | 53.3% | 0.8% (6) | 10 | 1990 |
| Falls Church city | 5 | 60% | 20% (1) | 1 | 1998 |
| Fauquier County | 229 | 36.2% | 1.3% (3) | 8 | 1970 |
| Floyd County | 116 | 43.1% | 0% (0) | 13 | 1966 |
| Fluvanna County | 55 | 40% | 1.8% (1) | 5 | 1974 |
| Franklin County | 174 | 42% | 1.7% (3) | 35 | 1966 |
| Frederick County | 168 | 35.7% | 1.8% (3) | 3 | 1973 |
| Fredericksburg city | 16 | 50% | 6.3% (1) | 0 | 1986 |
| Galax city | 5 | 40% | 0% (0) | 2 | 1966 |
| Giles County | 96 | 29.2% | 3.1% (3) | 11 | 1967 |
| Gloucester County | 21 | 47.6% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1977 |
| Goochland County | 87 | 12.6% | 1.1% (1) | 10 | 1981 |
| Grayson County | 146 | 15.8% | 6.8% (10) | 21 | 1964 |
| Greene County | 49 | 18.4% | 6.1% (3) | 8 | 1970 |
| Greensville County | 92 | 19.6% | 3.3% (3) | 4 | 1966 |
| Halifax County | 160 | 36.9% | 6.9% (11) | 12 | 1976 |
| Hampton city | 58 | 19% | 6.9% (4) | 1 | 1978 |
| Hanover County | 161 | 17.4% | 3.7% (6) | 16 | 1975 |
| Harrisonburg city | 34 | 52.9% | 8.8% (3) | 0 | 1981 |
| Henrico County | 362 | 15.5% | 3.6% (13) | 11 | 1978 |
| Henry County | 135 | 25.2% | 0% (0) | 8 | 1972 |
| Highland County | 53 | 47.2% | 5.7% (3) | 7 | 1965 |
| Hopewell city | 5 | 80% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1999 |
| Isle of Wight County | 85 | 32.9% | 7.1% (6) | 11 | 1980 |
| James City County | 60 | 11.7% | 0% (0) | 6 | 1977 |
| King and Queen County | 34 | 29.4% | 8.8% (3) | 6 | 1976 |
| King George County | 29 | 24.1% | 0% (0) | 3 | 1973 |
| King William County | 32 | 25% | 0% (0) | 4 | 1976 |
| Lancaster County | 9 | 22.2% | 11.1% (1) | 2 | 1959 |
| Lee County | 153 | 22.2% | 7.8% (12) | 27 | 1973 |
| Lexington city | 8 | 25% | 12.5% (1) | 2 | 1956 |
| Loudoun County | 442 | 52.5% | 0.7% (3) | 16 | 1988 |
| Louisa County | 93 | 28% | 3.2% (3) | 3 | 1973 |
| Lunenburg County | 88 | 31.8% | 13.6% (12) | 33 | 1969 |
| Lynchburg city | 82 | 54.9% | 2.4% (2) | 4 | 1977 |
| Madison County | 80 | 28.8% | 10% (8) | 6 | 1971 |
| Manassas city | 13 | 38.5% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1989 |
| Manassas Park city | 3 | 100% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1994 |
| Martinsville city | 10 | 40% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1976 |
| Mathews County | 6 | 0% | 33.3% (2) | 2 | 1961 |
| Mecklenburg County | 159 | 29.6% | 6.3% (10) | 32 | 1974 |
| Middlesex County | 9 | 22.2% | 11.1% (1) | 1 | 1972 |
| Montgomery County | 196 | 44.4% | 2.6% (5) | 12 | 1975 |
| Nelson County | 135 | 39.3% | 3.7% (5) | 7 | 1968 |
| New Kent County | 60 | 3.3% | 6.7% (4) | 5 | 1968 |
| Newport News city | 65 | 47.7% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1986 |
| Norfolk city | 198 | 15.7% | 0% (0) | 1 | 1979 |
| Northampton County | 12 | 75% | 8.3% (1) | 0 | 1981 |
| Northumberland County | 17 | 35.3% | 0% (0) | 1 | 1985 |
| Norton city | 13 | 15.4% | 15.4% (2) | 4 | 1967 |
| Nottoway County | 68 | 32.4% | 5.9% (4) | 12 | 1976 |
| Orange County | 70 | 25.7% | 2.9% (2) | 3 | 1970 |
| Page County | 97 | 59.8% | 1% (1) | 3 | 1973 |
| Patrick County | 145 | 33.1% | 2.8% (4) | 16 | 1966 |
| Petersburg city | 41 | 29.3% | 9.8% (4) | 2 | 1980 |
| Pittsylvania County | 264 | 40.5% | 5.3% (14) | 31 | 1977 |
| Portsmouth city | 50 | 32% | 2% (1) | 0 | 1986 |
| Powhatan County | 34 | 20.6% | 8.8% (3) | 5 | 1977 |
| Prince Edward County | 82 | 43.9% | 4.9% (4) | 4 | 1979 |
| Prince George County | 132 | 8.3% | 5.3% (7) | 13 | 1976 |
| Prince William County | 308 | 53.6% | 1.3% (4) | 13 | 1989 |
| Pulaski County | 105 | 27.6% | 3.8% (4) | 8 | 1966 |
| Radford city | 2 | 50% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1992 |
| Rappahannock County | 87 | 37.9% | 5.7% (5) | 4 | 1960 |
| Richmond city | 125 | 12% | 13.6% (17) | 10 | 1972 |
| Richmond County | 24 | 16.7% | 0% (0) | 5 | 1970 |
| Roanoke city | 88 | 39.8% | 1.1% (1) | 3 | 1972 |
| Roanoke County | 207 | 39.6% | 0.5% (1) | 12 | 1970 |
| Rockbridge County | 255 | 32.2% | 2.7% (7) | 28 | 1964 |
| Rockingham County | 287 | 53.3% | 3.1% (9) | 9 | 1972 |
| Russell County | 135 | 28.9% | 5.2% (7) | 19 | 1969 |
| Salem city | 17 | 35.3% | 23.5% (4) | 4 | 1963 |
| Scott County | 138 | 19.6% | 10.1% (14) | 27 | 1968 |
| Shenandoah County | 213 | 45.5% | 0.5% (1) | 13 | 1967 |
| Smyth County | 189 | 16.4% | 3.7% (7) | 20 | 1970 |
| Southampton County | 143 | 54.5% | 2.1% (3) | 8 | 1973 |
| Spotsylvania County | 103 | 33% | 0% (0) | 4 | 1980 |
| Stafford County | 117 | 38.5% | 2.6% (3) | 6 | 1987 |
| Staunton city | 18 | 66.7% | 0% (0) | 0 | 1972 |
| Suffolk city | 132 | 25.8% | 4.5% (6) | 8 | 1981 |
| Surry County | 32 | 25% | 0% (0) | 5 | 1969 |
| Sussex County | 105 | 12.4% | 0% (0) | 4 | 1973 |
| Tazewell County | 203 | 20.7% | 4.9% (10) | 23 | 1970 |
| Virginia Beach city | 119 | 39.5% | 1.7% (2) | 7 | 1984 |
| Warren County | 84 | 39.3% | 1.2% (1) | 4 | 1976 |
| Washington County | 186 | 17.7% | 2.2% (4) | 12 | 1969 |
| Waynesboro city | 19 | 42.1% | 5.3% (1) | 3 | 1976 |
| Westmoreland County | 21 | 38.1% | 0% (0) | 1 | 1972 |
| Williamsburg city | 12 | 33.3% | 8.3% (1) | 3 | 1959 |
| Winchester city | 8 | 12.5% | 12.5% (1) | 0 | 1969 |
| Wise County | 165 | 23% | 3% (5) | 15 | 1974 |
| Wythe County | 181 | 15.5% | 5% (9) | 20 | 1966 |
| York County | 109 | 22.9% | 0% (0) | 2 | 1979 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many bridges in Virginia are in poor condition?
- In the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, 485 of 14,143 highway bridges in Virginia were rated poor (3.4% of rated bridges).
- Which Virginia counties have the most bridges in poor condition?
- Among counties with at least 30 bridges, the highest shares rated poor are Bristol city (14.7%), Lunenburg County (13.6%), Richmond city (13.6%), Scott County (10.1%), Madison County (10%).
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory ยท 2025 data