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Meherrin Road over Bush River

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

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

Meherrin Road over Bush River in Prince Edward 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 1966, making it 59 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 406 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 4 of the 82 inventoried bridges in Prince Edward County rated poor (4.9%); 4 (4.9%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Farmville Road over Briery Creek	1987	11,884	Good
Main Street over Appomattox River	1960	9,775	Good
SBL Route 15 over Rte 460 Bypass	1976	8,884	Fair
NBL Route 15 over Route 460 Bypass	1976	8,884	Fair
Rt. 15 (Third St) over Buffalo Creek	2008	8,580	Fair
Route 460 Business over Briery Creek	1928	7,638	Fair