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Rt. 15 (Third St) over Buffalo Creek

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

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

Rt. 15 (Third St) over Buffalo Creek in Prince Edward County, Virginia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,580 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
It is one of 42 of the 82 inventoried bridges in Prince Edward County rated fair (51.2%); 4 (4.9%) 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 steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 270 ft
Location	1.10 to 695/0.13 to 460BU
NBI structure number	000000000028389
Condition class	Fair

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
Route 460 Business over Briery Creek	1928	7,638	Fair
Holly Farms Road over Saylers Creek	1940	5,636	Fair