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Route 288 Nbl over Bernards Creek

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

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

Route 288 Nbl over Bernards Creek 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 superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2004, making it 21 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 22,828 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	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 570 ft
Location	1.4 Fr Ches CL 0.4 To 711
NBI structure number	000000000026410
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
Anderson Highway over Sallee Creek	1988	11,030	Fair
Anderson Highway over Deep Creek	1988	11,030	Fair