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Towes Ferry Rd/697 over Branch of Claytor Lake

Pulaski County, Virginia · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Towes Ferry Rd/697 over Branch of Claytor Lake in Pulaski County, Virginia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1998, making it 27 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 174 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2017).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 29 of the 105 inventoried bridges in Pulaski County rated good (27.6%); 4 (3.8%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-81 over Branch of Slone Branch	1965	45,109	Fair
I-81; FO47; FO64 over Sloan Branch	1960	43,842	Fair
Nbl Route 0081 over Rte 100	1965	23,385	Fair
Nbl Route 0081 over RT99/COUNT Pulaski Dr.	1960	23,053	Fair
Nbl Route 0081 over Peak Creek	1960	23,053	Fair
Nbl Route 0081 over New River Trail St. Park	1960	23,053	Fair