National Bridge Inventory: Virginia



  • The state has identified needed repairs on 6,361 bridges.
  • This compares to 6,359 bridges that needed work in 2021.
  • Over the life of the IIJA, Virginia will receive a total of $578.0 million in bridge formula funds, which will help make needed repairs.
  • Virginia currently has access to $462.4 million of that total, and has committed $180.5 million towards 93 projects as of June 2025.
  • Of the 14,143 bridges in the state, 485, or 3.4 percent, are classified as structurally deficient. This means one of the key elements is in poor or worse condition.
  • This is down from 530 bridges classified as structurally deficient in 2021.
  • The deck area of structurally deficient bridges accounts for 3.0 percent of total deck area on all structures.

Top Most Traveled Structurally Deficient Bridges in Virginia

County Year Built Daily Crossings Type of Bridge Location
Prince George 1958 106,973 Urban Interstate I-95 over Ns; B Brook St; Lt Run
Prince William 1963 75,952 Urban Interstate Interstate Rt.95SB over Neabsco Creek
Henrico 1974 73,235 Urban Interstate Route 0195 over Rte 197 & CSX Transp. RR
Henrico 1968 64,877 Urban Interstate Interstate 64 over Stony Run
Prince William 1980 49,979 Urban other principal arterial Centreville Road over Bull Run
Hampton 1957 40,889 Urban Interstate IS 64 WBL S Appr over Hampton Roads
Charlottesville 1970 40,230 Urban freeway/expressway Route 0250 over Rugby Ave
Charlottesville 1954 40,230 Urban freeway/expressway Route 250 Bypass over Norfolk Southern Railway
Henrico 1975 37,939 Urban Interstate NBL I-195 over CSX Transp
Stafford 1943 37,586 Urban other principal arterial Route 01 over Rappahannock River @
Chesapeake 1948 37,332 Urban other principal arterial Military Highway over Rte. 460 & Ns Railway
Chesterfield 1967 35,203 Urban freeway/expressway Chippenham Pkwy NB over Falling Creek
Isle of Wight 1934 35,000 Urban other principal arterial U.S. Route 17 over Dismal Swamp Canal
Henrico 1968 33,180 Urban Interstate EBl I-64 over Masonic Lane
Henrico 1968 31,697 Urban Interstate WBL I-64 over Masonic Lane
Fredericksburg 1945 27,400 Urban other principal arterial Emancipation Hw By over Old Rappahannock Canal
Fairfax 1965 27,000 Urban other principal arterial Chainbridge Rd NBL over Leesburg Pike; Route 7
Henrico 1967 26,406 Urban Interstate Route I-195 NBL over Bellevue Ave.
Richmond 1909 26,150 Urban other principal arterial Broad Street over CSX Abandoned Spur Line
Prince George 1962 25,682 Urban Interstate Interstate-95 NBL over Ns Railway
Henrico 1968 24,284 Urban minor arterial Nine Mile Road over Route I-64
Henrico 1967 23,729 Urban other principal arterial Parham Road over CSX Railroad
Richmond 1943 23,000 Urban other principal arterial North Boulevard over CSX Railway
Chesapeake 1974 22,822 Urban minor arterial Indian River Road over Indian River
Charlottesville 1970 22,297 Urban freeway/expressway Route 0250 over Rte 29 Business

Bridge Inventory: Virginia

Type of Bridge Number of Bridges Area of All Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on All Bridges Number of Structurally Deficient Bridges Area of Structurally Deficient Bridges
(sq. meters)
Daily Crossings on Structurally Deficient Bridges
Rural Interstate 430 357,330 9,087,923 7 9,638 108,195
Rural arterial 612 996,778 4,312,291 18 68,407 79,284
Rural minor arterial 831 559,814 3,584,171 22 16,534 107,196
Rural major collector 1,484 470,161 2,117,088 39 10,283 50,220
Rural minor collector 1,090 241,731 728,081 40 4,769 15,652
Rural local road 3,886 586,550 1,026,898 207 22,063 40,483
Urban Interstate 1,384 2,817,125 56,982,625 11 66,961 532,777
Urban freeway/expressway 627 937,550 13,694,266 6 7,176 177,833
Urban other principal arterial 817 1,645,694 16,846,881 31 47,492 586,820
Urban minor arterial 994 981,516 12,460,010 32 41,099 278,124
Urban collector 1,035 569,922 5,046,650 34 15,401 125,638
Urban local road 953 372,401 2,072,162 38 7,173 46,718
Total 14,143 10,536,570 127,959,046 485 316,996 2,148,940

Proposed Bridge Work

Type of Work Number of Bridges Cost to Repair
(in millions)
Daily Crossings Area of Bridges
(sq. meters)
Bridge replacement 1,571 $5,782 8,641,915 1,142,363
Widening & rehabilitation 477 $2,463 4,938,750 707,749
Rehabilitation 3,049 $6,847 39,435,256 2,002,149
Deck rehabilitation/replacement 69 $304 1,265,311 88,940
Other structural work 1,195 $2,524 9,479,741 747,434
Total 6,361 $17,920 63,760,973 4,688,635

About the data:

Data and cost estimates are from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on June 24, 2025. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

Effective January 1, 2018, FHWA changed the definition of structurally deficient as part of the final rule on highway and bridge performance measures, published May 20, 2017 pursuant to the 2012 federal aid highway bill Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21). Two measures that were previously used to classify bridges as structurally deficient are no longer used. This includes bridges where the overall structural evaluation was rated in poor or worse condition, or where the adequacy of waterway openings was insufficient.

The new definition limits the classification to bridges where one of the key structural elements—the deck, superstructure, substructure or culverts, are rated in poor or worse condition. During inspection, the conditions of a variety of bridge elements are rated on a scale of 0 (failed condition) to 9 (excellent condition). A rating of 4 is considered “poor” condition.

Cost estimates have been derived by ARTBA, based on 2023 average bridge replacement costs for structures on and off the National Highway System, published by FHWA. Bridge rehabilitation costs are estimated to be 68 percent of replacement costs. A bridge is considered to need repair if the structure has identified repairs as part of the NBI, a repair cost estimate is supplied by the bridge owner or the bridge is classified as structurally deficient. Please note that for a few states, the number of bridges needing to be repaired can vary significantly from year to year, and reflects the data entered by the state.

Bridges are classified by FHWA into types based on the functional classification of the roadway on the bridge. Interstates comprise routes officially designated by the Secretary of Transportation. Other principal arterials serve major centers of urban areas or provide mobility through rural areas. Freeways and expressways have directional lanes generally separated by a physical barrier, and access/egress points generally limited to on- and off-ramps. Minor arterials serve smaller areas and are used for trips of moderate length. Collectors funnel traffic from local roads to the arterial network; major collectors have higher speed limits and traffic volumes and are longer in length and spaced at greater intervals, while minor collectors are shorter and provide service to smaller communities. Local roads do not carry through traffic and are intended for short distance travel.

44
Compared to 42 in 2024

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 19.0%
43. Utah 4.0%
44. Virginia 3.0%
45. Alabama 3.0%

27
Compared to 26 in 2024

in the nation in # of structurally deficient bridges

1. Iowa 4,424
26. Massachusetts 501
27. Virginia 485
28. Washington 473

43
Compared to 44 in 2024

in the nation in % of structurally deficient bridge deck area

1. West Virginia 13.0%
42. Mississippi 3.0%
43. Virginia 3.0%
44. Hawaii 3.0%
Full State Ranking

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  • Source: Data is from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory (NBI), downloaded on June 24, 2025. Note that specific conditions on bridges may have changed as a result of recent work or updated inspections.

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