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Blue Ridge Parkway over U.S. Route 250

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

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

Blue Ridge Parkway over U.S. Route 250 in Augusta 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1941, making it 84 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,126 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
It is one of 222 of the 356 inventoried bridges in Augusta County rated fair (62.4%); 10 (2.8%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	6	Satisfactory condition
Substructure	7	Good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Route 81 over Trib South River	1966	49,688	Fair
Route 0081 over Broadhead Creek	1966	49,688	Fair
Sbl Route 0081 over Christians Creek	1966	49,688	Fair
Route 0081 over Trib Christians Creek	1966	49,688	Fair
Route 0064 over Goose Creek	1969	42,175	Fair
Nbl Route 0081 over Ramp 1	1969	30,927	Fair