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Route 23 over N Fork Holston River

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

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

Route 23 over N Fork Holston River in Scott 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 1943 and reconstructed in 2018, making it 82 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20,812 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 27 of the 138 inventoried bridges in Scott County rated good (19.6%); 14 (10.1%) 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 steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 352 ft
Location	0.03 Fr 707; 0.01 to 614
NBI structure number	000000000030598
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Highway 23 over Branch	1932	20,812	Fair
Route 23 Business over NS Rr;little Moccasin Ck	2000	15,883	Fair
US23/58/421 over Clinch River	1971	12,606	Fair
US Highway 23 over Troublesome Creek	1970	12,606	Fair
US Highway 23 over Troublesome Creek	1970	12,606	Fair
Route 0023 over Little Stock Creek	1970	12,370	Fair