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Constitution Route over Slate River

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

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

Constitution Route over Slate River in Buckingham 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 2017, making it 8 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 3,408 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 32 of the 71 inventoried bridges in Buckingham County rated good (45.1%); 1 (1.4%) 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 359 ft
Location	0.79-Rt. 651/0.70-Rt. 617
NBI structure number	000000000029898
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Constitution Route over Little Georgia Creek	1930	5,685	Fair
S.James Madison Hy over Willis River	1962	5,264	Good
James Madison Hwy. over Little Willis River	1961	5,264	Good
Route 15 over Appomattox River	1990	5,264	Fair
Route 15 over James Rv;CSX RR & Rt 656	2001	4,373	Good
Route 60 over Slate River	1997	4,075	Good