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Martin Luther King over Otterdam Swamp

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

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

Martin Luther King over Otterdam Swamp in Surry 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2024, making it 1 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,014 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 8 of the 32 inventoried bridges in Surry County rated good (25.0%); 0 (0.0%) 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 115 ft
Location	7.74 Miles to Route 10
NBI structure number	000000000031000
Condition class	Good

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Old Stage Highway over Lawnes Creek	1999	6,700	Fair
Colonial Trail E over Lower Chippokes Creek	1932	5,689	Fair
Scotland Ferry over James River	1991	1,972	Fair
Hog Island Road over Plant Discharge Canal	1969	1,836	Fair
James River Drive over Mill Run	1920	1,731	Fair
Colonial Trail W over Trib Chippokes Creek	1932	1,731	Fair