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I-85 over TRIBUTARY of SMITH CREEK

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

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

I-85 over TRIBUTARY of SMITH CREEK in Mecklenburg 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1965, making it 60 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 27,360 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 102 of the 159 inventoried bridges in Mecklenburg County rated fair (64.2%); 10 (6.3%) 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	5	Fair condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Route I-85 Sbl over Reed Road	1964	14,213	Fair
Route I-85 Sbl over Smith Creek	1963	13,728	Fair
Sbl Route I-85 over Roanoke River	1964	13,728	Poor
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