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Royalton Road over Appomattox River

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

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

Royalton Road over Appomattox River in Powhatan County, Virginia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2015, making it 10 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,777 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 7 of the 34 inventoried bridges in Powhatan County rated good (20.6%); 3 (8.8%) 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


Structure	Continuous prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 330 ft
Location	Amelia & Powhatan Co Line
NBI structure number	000000000029424
Condition class	Good

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
Route 288 Nbl over Bernards Creek	2004	22,828	Fair
Anderson Highway over Sallee Creek	1988	11,030	Fair