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Route 0522 over James River @

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

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

Route 0522 over James River @ in Powhatan 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,774 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 24 of the 34 inventoried bridges in Powhatan County rated fair (70.6%); 3 (8.8%) 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 1,012 ft
Location	Powhatan Cl&goochland Cl
NBI structure number	000000000013834
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Sbl Route 0288 over James River & CSX Railrd	2004	26,362	Fair
Nbl Route 0288 over James River & CSX Railrd	2004	26,362	Fair
Anderson Highway over Branch	1962	25,133	Fair
Route 288 Sbl over Bernards Creek	2004	22,828	Fair
Route 288 Nbl over Bernards Creek	2004	22,828	Fair
Anderson Highway over Sallee Creek	1988	11,030	Fair