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Sbl Route I-85 over Roanoke River

Mecklenburg County, Virginia · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Sbl Route I-85 over Roanoke River in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1964 and reconstructed in 2013, making it 61 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,728 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 10 of the 159 inventoried bridges in Mecklenburg County rated poor (6.3%); 10 (6.3%) are rated poor.
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.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 912 ft
Location	3.2 N C Line& 1.2 to 903
NBI structure number	000000000011911
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-85 over TRIBUTARY of SMITH CREEK	1965	27,360	Fair
Route I-85 Sbl over Reed Road	1964	14,213	Fair
Route I-85 Sbl over Smith Creek	1963	13,728	Fair
Route I-85 Nbl over Smith Creek	1963	13,632	Fair
Nbl Route 0085 over Roanoke River	1964	13,632	Fair
I-85 Nbl over Reed Road	1964	13,380	Fair