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I-81 Nbl over Opequon Creek

Frederick County, Virginia · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

I-81 Nbl over Opequon Creek in Frederick County, Virginia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 30,120 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 105 of the 168 inventoried bridges in Frederick County rated fair (62.5%); 3 (1.8%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 139 ft
Location	2.01 to 277 - 1.05 to 37
NBI structure number	000000000008113
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Virginia department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-81 over Stephens Run	1965	55,640	Good
I-81 over Thomas Run	1965	53,468	Good
I-81 Nbl over Route 11	1964	35,288	Fair
I-81 Nbl over Abrams Creek & Pvt Rd	1964	35,134	Fair
I-81 Sbl over Abrams Creek & Pvt Rd	1964	34,099	Fair
I-81 Nbl over CSX Transportation	1964	33,000	Fair