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Gillenwater Loop over Big Moccasin Creek

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

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

Gillenwater Loop over Big Moccasin Creek in Scott 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 1932, making it 93 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 35 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 14 of the 138 inventoried bridges in Scott County rated poor (10.1%); 14 (10.1%) 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
US Highway 23 over Branch	1932	20,812	Fair
Route 23 over N Fork Holston River	1943	20,812	Good
Route 23 Business over NS Rr;little Moccasin Ck	2000	15,883	Fair
US23/58/421 over Clinch River	1971	12,606	Fair
US Highway 23 over Troublesome Creek	1970	12,606	Fair
US Highway 23 over Troublesome Creek	1970	12,606	Fair