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Lions Den Road over Dismal Creek

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

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

Lions Den Road over Dismal Creek in Giles 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 1988, making it 37 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5 vehicles a day (traffic count year 1997).
It is one of 65 of the 96 inventoried bridges in Giles County rated fair (67.7%); 3 (3.1%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Main Street / 460 over Little Stoney Creek	1958	14,250	Fair
Main Street / 460 over Little Stoney Creek	1958	14,250	Fair
Main Street 460 over Doe Creek	1932	14,206	Good
Main Street 460 over Doe Creek	1932	14,206	Fair
Main Street 460 over Doe Creek	1932	12,029	Fair
Virginia Ave. over Rich Creek	1930	9,105	Fair