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Bethel Road over NS Railway

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

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

Bethel Road over NS Railway in Charlotte County, Virginia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1964, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 183 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2021).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 57 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Charlotte County rated fair (57.6%); 3 (3.0%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 159 ft
Location	0.06-Rt 711 / 0.29-Rt 747
NBI structure number	000000000004889
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Route 15/360 Bus. over Routes 15 & 360 Byp.	1965	4,667	Good
Kings Highway over Berles Creek	1967	3,380	Fair
Lunenburg Hwy. over Rts 15 & 360 Bypass	1965	3,193	Fair
G.Washington Hwy. over Roanoke Creek	1931	2,899	Fair
Patrick Henry Hwy over Ward Fork Creek	1983	2,588	Fair
Kings Highway EBL over Staunton River	1969	2,579	Fair