Oldest Bridges in Virginia

The oldest bridge in Virginia dates to 1820. The table below shows the state's most historic bridges, ranked by year built. Many of these structures have survived well beyond their original design life — click any bridge to see its current condition and inspection history.

How this ranking works

This state list uses the NBI year-built field and links each bridge to its current inspection record. Treat age as a history signal, not a condition score.

Bridge	County	Year Built	Condition	Daily Traffic
Snickersville Road over Beaverdam Creek	Loudoun	1820	Good	2,060
John S. Mosby Hwy. over Little River	Loudoun	1824	Fair	9,058
Buffalo Station DR over Owens Creek	Nelson	1835	Fair	44
Ninth Street over Kanawha	Lynchburg	1839	Fair	1,300
Jamieson Ave. over Hoofs Run	Alexandria	1856	Fair	2,000
Waterloo Road over Rappahannock River	Culpeper	1878	Fair	839
Aden Road over Ns Railway	Prince William	1882	Good	2,769
Iron Bridge Road over Meherrin River	Brunswick	1884	Poor	815
East Chilhowie ST over Mf Holston River	Smyth	1885	Poor	168
Ball Park Rd.685 over Craig Creek	Botetourt	1887	Fair	219
Old Rail Road 817 over Craig Creek	Botetourt	1887	Fair	36
Paxton Drive over Calfpasture River	Rockbridge	1890	Good	104
Dry Mill Road over Wash. Old Dom. Reg. Trl.	Loudoun	1892	Fair	1,247
Wissler RD over N Fork Shenandoah River	Shenandoah	1893	Fair	552
Huntington Ave. over Nns&dd (private) R/r	Newport News	1899	Good	5,865
Pump Street over Peyton Creek	Augusta	1900	Good	130
E. Hawthorne ST over Csx Railway	Covington	1900	Fair	500
Walnut Avenue over Roanoke River	Roanoke	1900	Good	5,311
Clyde Williams AVE over Little Moccasin Creek	Scott	1900	Good	1,238
South Augusta ST over Lewis Creek	Staunton	1901	Fair	4,700
Byers St/parking over Lewis Creek	Staunton	1901	Fair	4,700
Plank Road over Mechums River	Albemarle	1903	Fair	964
Blenheim Road over Hardware River	Albemarle	1907	Good	174
N Bridge Street over Ns Railway	Bedford	1907	Fair	5,275
Champe Ford Road over Little River	Loudoun	1908	Fair	140
Bedford Avenue over Ns Railway	Lynchburg	1908	Poor	2,777
North Garden Lane over South Branch	Albemarle	1909	Fair	227
Vinegar Hill Rd. over Whiskey Creek	Augusta	1909	Fair	49
Broad Street over Csx Abandoned Spur Line	Richmond	1909	Poor	26,150
Kyles Mill RD over Mossy Creek	Augusta	1910	Good	65
West Water ST over Ns Railway	Rockingham	1910	Fair	3,200
Otterhouse RD over N.f. Holston River	Scott	1910	Fair	74
West Norton Road over Sbd System Railroad	Wise	1910	Poor	394
Vaughan Road over Ns Railway	Petersburg	1911	Fair	849
Gatewood DR over Little Back Creek	Bath	1912	Fair	35
Route 717 over Bluestone River	Tazewell	1912	Good	35
Teman Road over Pug Swamp Creek	Hanover	1913	Good	590
14th Street over James River South Div @	Richmond	1913	Poor	17,082
14th Street over James River North Div @	Richmond	1913	Poor	17,082
Old Highway 19 over Indian Creek	Russell	1913	Poor	193
Derby Rd. over Preacher Creek	Wise	1913	Fair	511
Ware Creek Rd. over Ware Creek	Caroline	1914	Fair	323
Teman Road over Beaverdam Creek	Hanover	1914	Fair	665
Old Massies Crn RD over Battle Run	Rappahannock	1914	Poor	21
Old Mill Road over Rush River	Rappahannock	1914	Fair	59
Knightly Mill RD over Middle River	Augusta	1915	Poor	309
Elkton Farm RD 666 over Elk Creek	Bedford	1915	Poor	130
River Road / 632 over Spreading Spring Branch	Botetourt	1915	Fair	172
Dearborn Road over Flat Creek	Campbell	1915	Fair	348
Countyline Church over Temples Mill	Caroline	1915	Poor	809
Tempes Branch over Cranes Nest River	Dickenson	1915	Fair	101
Coles Creek RD 643 over Blackwater River	Franklin	1915	Good	136
Quaker Lane over Beaverdam Creek	Loudoun	1915	Fair	48
Snickersville Tnpk over North Fork Beaverdam Ck.	Loudoun	1915	Fair	1,643
Indian Trail RD over Smith Creek	Rockingham	1915	Good	100
Carterton Place over Meade Branch	Russell	1915	Fair	123
Old Indian Ck. Rd. over Indian Creek	Wise	1915	Fair	212
Chester Road over Kingsland Creek	Chesterfield	1916	Fair	6,196
Greengarden Road over Panther Skin Creek	Loudoun	1916	Fair	78
ST Johns Church RD over Flat Rock Creek	Lunenburg	1916	Fair	84
Wide Gap Road over Colliers Creek	Rockbridge	1916	Fair	757
Moccasin Ridge Rd. over Copper Creek	Russell	1916	Good	112
Plunkett Road over Lynch River	Albemarle	1917	Good	318
Brucetown RD over Opequon Creek	Clarke	1917	Fair	910
Chestnut Grove RD over Back Creek	Frederick	1917	Fair	232
Horseshoe Br RD over South Anna River	Hanover	1917	Fair	367
Limestone School R over Tributary Limestone Br.	Loudoun	1917	Fair	211
Ebl Route 460 over Sandy River	Prince Edward	1917	Fair	4,226
Mary Street over Ns Railway	Bristol	1918	Poor	4,775
Bentonville RD over Gooney Creek	Warren	1918	Fair	281
Bentonville RD over Greasy Run	Warren	1918	Good	281
Lee Highway over Hutton Creek	Washington	1918	Fair	2,919
Dickerson Road over Jacobs Run	Albemarle	1919	Fair	162
Airlie Road over Cedar Run	Fauquier	1919	Fair	851
Crenshaw Road over Goose Creek	Fauquier	1919	Poor	47
Crenshaw Road over Branch Goose Creek	Fauquier	1919	Fair	47
Landmark School RD over Little River	Fauquier	1919	Fair	289
Carpers Valley RD over Buffalo Lick Run	Frederick	1919	Fair	1,060
Old Telegraph Road over Stony Run	Hanover	1919	Fair	127
Abram Penn Hwy/626 over N. Mayo River	Patrick	1919	Fair	220
Route 1103 over Laurel Fork Creek	Tazewell	1919	Fair	1,226
Moffett Branch RD over Elk Run	Augusta	1920	Fair	72
Rapidan Road over Cedar Run	Culpeper	1920	Fair	1,800
Rapidan Road over Cabin Branch	Culpeper	1920	Fair	1,547
Old Dominion Drive over Pimmit Run	Fairfax	1920	Good	15,264
Tapps Ford Road over Rappahannock River	Fauquier	1920	Good	196
Goose Dam RD 724 over Little Chestnut Creek	Franklin	1920	Fair	521
Abram Penn Hwy/626 over Spoon Creek	Patrick	1920	Fair	402
James River Road over Powell Creek	Prince George	1920	Poor	2,845
Short Road over Beaverdam Creek	Rappahannock	1920	Good	50
Oakwood Cemtery RD over Unnamed Trib	Richmond	1920	Fair	20
Old Catawba Rd.864 over Mason Creek	Roanoke	1920	Fair	508
Nansemond Parkway over Beamons Mill Pond	Suffolk	1920	Poor	5,593
James River Drive over Mill Run	Surry	1920	Fair	1,731
Old River Road over Laurel Fork Creek	Tazewell	1920	Fair	98
Browntown RD over Smith Creek	Warren	1920	Fair	1,013
Crozet Avenue over Lickinghole Creek	Albemarle	1921	Fair	6,819
Three Notchd Road over Lickinghole Creek	Albemarle	1921	Good	7,055
Route 0000 over Rugby RD O Csx Railway	Charlottesville	1921	Fair	3,213
Midland Road over Branch Elk Run	Fauquier	1921	Fair	1,458
Midland Road over Elk Run	Fauquier	1921	Fair	1,967
Nbl Brook Road over Upham Brook	Henrico	1921	Fair	9,549
Bradshaw Rd./629 over Bradshaw Creek	Montgomery	1921	Poor	656
Vint Hill Road over House Branch	Prince William	1921	Fair	10,562
Hull Street over Manchester Canal	Richmond	1921	Poor	17,082
Bonsack Rd./rte603 over Cooks Creek	Roanoke	1921	Fair	606
Palmyra RD over Stony Creek	Shenandoah	1921	Fair	462
Plank Road over Mill Run	Southampton	1921	Fair	2,730
Cross Lane over Little Moccasin Creek	Washington	1921	Fair	138
Bold Camp Rd. over Indian Creek	Wise	1921	Good	600
Sam Snead Highway over Falling Spring Creek	Alleghany	1922	Fair	1,186
Applachian Dr. 57 over Beaver Creek	Henry	1922	Fair	2,840
Log Manor RD 630 over North Mayo River	Henry	1922	Fair	82
Middlewallensck RD over Wallens Creek	Lee	1922	Fair	96
Indian Creek Road over South Anna River	Louisa	1922	Good	168
Lee Highway /11sbl over Thornspring Branch	Pulaski	1922	Fair	5,888
West Main St.(460) over Callahan Branch	Roanoke	1922	Fair	8,901
Old Valley Pk -sbl over Tumbling Run@fisher Hill	Shenandoah	1922	Fair	2,603
Wbl Courthouse Rd. over Massaponax Creek	Spotsylvania	1922	Fair	19,309
East Lee HWY over Little Pine Run	Wythe	1922	Fair	1,727
Louisa Road over Turkeysag Creek	Albemarle	1923	Fair	1,940
Lewis Crossing LN over Lewis Creek	Augusta	1923	Fair	10
Jeff Davis Highway over Proctors Creek	Chesterfield	1923	Fair	18,634
Gordons Mill Rd. over Piscataway Creek	Essex	1923	Poor	242
Crest Hill Road over West Branch Thumb Run	Fauquier	1923	Fair	685
Washington Highway over Stoney Run	Hanover	1923	Fair	14,812
Route 211 Ebl over Pass Run	Page	1923	Good	1,311
Route 211 Wbl over Dry Run	Page	1923	Fair	2,252
Zachary Taylor HWY over Wilson Branch	Rappahannock	1923	Good	3,868
Ruritan Boulevard over Kingsale Swamp	Suffolk	1923	Fair	1,999
Route 637 over Pounding Mill Creek	Tazewell	1923	Fair	244
Route 637 over Clinch River	Tazewell	1923	Fair	1,506
Fairground Road over Clinch River	Tazewell	1923	Poor	2,703
Route 61 over N Fork Clinch River	Tazewell	1923	Good	5,844
Dickerson Road over North Fork Rivanna River	Albemarle	1924	Fair	162
Lee HWY 11 over Looney Mill Creek	Botetourt	1924	Fair	5,472
Oldwolk Crk Rd/724 over Wolf Creek	Giles	1924	Fair	74
Apache Rd./778 over Sinking Creek	Giles	1924	Poor	76
Penvir RD RTE 673 over Wolf Creek	Giles	1924	Good	81
Louisa Road over South Anna River	Louisa	1924	Fair	2,135
Stone Keep La/813 over Roanoke River @ Kumis	Montgomery	1924	Fair	153
New Kent Highway over Pelham Swamp	New Kent	1924	Fair	2,987
Boulevard Road over Jones Run	New Kent	1924	Fair	813
Hinton RD over Dry Run	Page	1924	Fair	28
Golf Course RD 832 over Spoon Creek	Patrick	1924	Fair	131
Kirby Road / Fo47 over Pine Run	Pulaski	1924	Good	561
Zachary Taylor HWY over Big Indian Run	Rappahannock	1924	Fair	3,868
Westover Hills Blv over James Rv;ns Rwy;csx Rwy	Richmond	1924	Fair	9,040
Dunlap Creek Road over Tygers Creek	Alleghany	1925	Fair	649
Route 29 over Potmc Rv;rf&p & Bn Canal	Arlington	1925	Fair	62,000
Slate Hill RD over N Fork Naked Creek	Augusta	1925	Fair	17
Old Mill RD over Meadow Run	Augusta	1925	Poor	48
Old White Hill Rd. over Christians Creek	Augusta	1925	Fair	444
Main Street over South River	Augusta	1925	Fair	1,278
Mtn Valley HWY over Mill Creek	Bath	1925	Fair	1,530
Oak Street over Ns Rwy	Bristol	1925	Poor	396
Piedmont Ave. over Beaver Creek	Bristol	1925	Poor	2,299
Woodlawn Rd/872 over Glade Creek	Carroll	1925	Fair	477
Route 0692 over Craig Creek	Craig	1925	Poor	10
Grove Lane over Bolling Branch	Fauquier	1925	Fair	1,147
Sage Road over Goose Creek	Fauquier	1925	Good	94
Kents Store Road over Branch Venable Creek	Fluvanna	1925	Fair	886
Grassy Hill RD 919 over Little Creek	Franklin	1925	Fair	1,208
Grassy Hill RD 919 over Teels Creek	Franklin	1925	Fair	1,862
Washington Highway over Little River	Hanover	1925	Fair	7,208
Washington Highway over South Anna River	Hanover	1925	Fair	9,636
Trappe Road over Trib. Panther Skin Creek	Loudoun	1925	Fair	499
Foxcroft Road over Beaverdam Creek	Loudoun	1925	Fair	363
Featherbed Lane over Catoctin Creek	Loudoun	1925	Good	57
S.r. 92 over Jolly Hollow Creek	Mecklenburg	1925	Fair	869
Radford Rd.[rt 11] over Plum Creek	Montgomery	1925	Good	8,591
Perkins Mill Road over Piney River	Nelson	1925	Fair	25
Thomas Spring RD over Spring Creek	Rockingham	1925	Fair	275
Thomas Spring RD over Beaver Creek	Rockingham	1925	Fair	237
Shenandoah RD over N Fork Shenandoah River	Rockingham	1925	Poor	41
Dante Road over Honey Branch @ ST Paul	Russell	1925	Fair	3,025
Pioneer Drive over Little Cedar Creek	Russell	1925	Fair	536
Parkersburg Trnpk over Edison Creek	Augusta	1926	Poor	4,590
Parkersburg Tpk over Middle River	Augusta	1926	Fair	4,590
Salem Church RD over Naked Creek	Augusta	1926	Fair	217
U.s. Route 1 over Motto River	Caroline	1926	Fair	10,766
US Rte. 1 over South River	Caroline	1926	Fair	10,766
US Rte. 1 over Stevens Mill Run	Caroline	1926	Fair	5,258
U.s. Route 1 over Pole Cat Creek	Caroline	1926	Fair	5,258
U.s. Route 1 over Long Creek	Caroline	1926	Fair	5,065
Boydton Plank Sbl over Stony Creek	Dinwiddie	1926	Fair	1,150
Boydton Plank Road over Sappony Creek	Dinwiddie	1926	Fair	1,938
Lee Highway Sbl over Cub Run	Fairfax	1926	Fair	11,522
Annandale Road over Holmes Run	Fairfax	1926	Fair	15,317
Washington Highway over Csx Transportation	Hanover	1926	Fair	4,964
Big Valley Road over Dry Branch	Highland	1926	Poor	64
Jordon Street over Woods Creek	Lexington	1926	Good	550
Rke RD & 460wbl over S Fork Roanoke River	Montgomery	1926	Fair	4,343
Big Spring DR 745 over Brake Branch	Montgomery	1926	Fair	131
Old Barbrville RD over Branch Of Blue Run	Orange	1926	Good	151
Raven Rock RD 671 over Ararat River	Patrick	1926	Fair	572
South Crater Road over Second Swamp	Prince George	1926	Fair	8,129
Jefferson Davis Hy over Powells Creek	Prince William	1926	Fair	39,004
Jefferson ST over Ns Railway	Roanoke	1926	Fair	12,623
Memorial AVE 11 over Roanoke River	Roanoke	1926	Fair	11,385