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Shady Elm Rd over Route 37

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

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

Shady Elm Rd over Route 37 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 superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 696 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 200 ft
Location	1.25 to 649 - 0.55 to 652
NBI structure number	000000000008244
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