Sherwood Drive over Swift Creek
Colonial Heights city, Virginia · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- Sherwood Drive over Swift Creek in Colonial Heights city, Virginia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1987, making it 38 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 3,402 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
- Its listed owner is a city or municipal highway agency.
- It is one of 9 of the 9 inventoried bridges in Colonial Heights city rated fair (100.0%); 0 (0.0%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
- It was rated poor in the 2024 inventory and is now fair (superstructure 4 to 5).
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated November 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
- 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.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 6 | 6 | Satisfactory condition |
| Superstructure | 4 | 5 | Fair condition |
| Substructure | 6 | 6 | Satisfactory condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder |
| Length | about 151 ft |
| Location | .05FORESTVIE .05SPRINGDAL |
| NBI structure number | 000000000020130 |
| Condition class | Fair |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Open, no restriction |
| Last inspection (item 90) | November 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 24 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 5: foundations stable, scour within the limits of the footing or piles |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Virginia department of transportation.
Busiest bridges in Colonial Heights city
| Bridge | Built | Vehicles/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Avenue over Stream | 1984 | 28,292 | Fair |
| Jefferson Davis Hy over Swift Creek | 1990 | 26,067 | Fair |
| Boulevard over Old Town Creek | 1987 | 20,599 | Fair |
| Conduit Road over Old Town Creek | 1992 | 20,209 | Fair |
| Southpark Blvd over Route I-95 | 1976 | 19,000 | Fair |
| Ellerslie Avenue over Route I-95 | 1977 | 14,663 | Fair |
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