Gills Bridge Road over Nottoway River
Dinwiddie County, Virginia · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- Gills Bridge Road over Nottoway River in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1936, making it 89 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 201 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2014).
- Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
- It is one of 13 of the 151 inventoried bridges in Dinwiddie County rated poor (8.6%); 13 (8.6%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is posted for load (NBI item 41).
- Its class is unchanged from 2024 (poor), but component ratings moved: deck 6 to 5.
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated October 2024, on a 6-month routine inspection cycle.
- It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
- A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 6 | 5 | Fair condition |
| Superstructure | 4 | 4 | Poor condition |
| Substructure | 6 | 6 | Satisfactory condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Continuous steel girder and floorbeam |
| Length | about 178 ft |
| Location | 0000DINWID CO0000BRUNSW C |
| NBI structure number | 000000000003662 |
| Condition class | Poor |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Posted for load |
| Last inspection (item 90) | October 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 6 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 5: foundations stable, scour within the limits of the footing or piles |
| Fracture critical (item 92A) | Yes |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Virginia department of transportation.
Busiest bridges in Dinwiddie County
| Bridge | Built | Vehicles/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate-85 over Lieutenant Run | 1959 | 57,028 | Fair |
| Interstate-85 over Route 319 (seventh Ave) | 1958 | 51,555 | Fair |
| Interstate-85 over Rohoic Creek | 1959 | 51,555 | Fair |
| Interstate-85 Nbl over Graham Road | 1958 | 50,618 | Fair |
| Interstate-85 Sbl over Halifax Rd & CSX Transp | 1958 | 28,579 | Fair |
| Interstate-85 Sbl over Baylors Lane | 1958 | 28,579 | Fair |
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