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E&wbl John Clayton over Beaverdam Swamp

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

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

E&wbl John Clayton over Beaverdam Swamp in Gloucester County, Virginia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1974, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 21,249 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 11 of the 21 inventoried bridges in Gloucester County rated fair (52.4%); 0 (0.0%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Main Street (sbl) over Fox Mill Run	2012	21,141	Good
SB G Wash Mem Hwy over Fox Mill Run	1972	17,916	Good
Ebl J. Clayton Hy. over Cow Creek	1938	10,624	Fair
Wbl J. Clayton Hwy over Cow Creek	1974	10,624	Fair
(nbl) Main Street over Fox Mill Run	1964	10,570	Fair
NB G Wash Mem Hwy over Fox Mill Run	1972	8,958	Fair