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James Madison Hwy. over Rapidan River

Orange County, Virginia · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

James Madison Hwy. over Rapidan River in Orange County, Virginia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1991, making it 34 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 7,978 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 18 of the 70 inventoried bridges in Orange County rated good (25.7%); 2 (2.9%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 403 ft
Location	Madison/Orange Co. Line
NBI structure number	000000000012919
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Constitution Hwy. over Black Run	1957	12,264	Fair
Constitution Hwy over Mine Run	1947	8,614	Fair
Zachary Taylor Hwy over Rapidan River	1990	7,530	Fair
Zachary Taylor Hwy over Mountain Run	1939	6,009	Fair
Spotswood Trail over Blue Run	1941	5,683	Fair
Zachary Taylor Hwy over Lake Anna	1971	3,983	Fair