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Cheathams Road over Smacks Creek

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

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

Cheathams Road over Smacks Creek in Amelia County, Virginia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 513 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2015).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 11 of the 57 inventoried bridges in Amelia County rated good (19.3%); 5 (8.8%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Route 360 Wbl over Appomattox River	1982	9,026	Fair
Route 360 Ebl over Appomattox River	1957	9,026	Fair
Wbl Pat Henry Hwy over NS Railway & Rte 360BUS	2021	7,762	Good
Ebl Pat Henry Hwy over NS Railway & Rte 360BUS	2022	7,762	Good
Patrick Henry Hwy over S Br Nibbs Creek	1930	6,895	Fair
Patrick Henry Hwy over S Br Nibbs Creek	1965	6,895	Fair