Mill Pond Road
Carrying Mill Pond Road over Lawsons Creek
0.52 TO 699 - 1.38 TO 711, Halifax, Virginia
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Mill Pond Road in Halifax, Virginia sits above 14% of rated Virginia bridges on inventory load rating (30 t), while its 1978 build year is earlier than 40% of Halifax's recorded-year cohort (161 bridges).
Mill Pond Road in Halifax, Virginia is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1978, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure VA:000000000009302
INTERSTATE-ERA · STEEL · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- STEEL Steel
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Mill Pond Road
The Mill Pond Road bridge in Halifax, Virginia carries Mill Pond Road over Lawsons Creek. It was built in 1978, making it 48 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 2 sections, stretching 8.8 meters (29 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 103 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Virginia bridges. It is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 5/9. The weakest component sits in fair condition. No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How Mill Pond Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1978, earlier than 64 of Halifax's 161 bridges with a recorded construction year (40%), against a county median build year of 1972. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Virginia bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (14,112 of 14,120 rated).
Mill Pond Road vs every rated Virginia bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
30 Top 86% higher than 14% of 14,112 bridges
rated Virginia bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Halifax inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 161 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1978
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 8.8 m (29 ft) 0
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 103 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000009302
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether Mill Pond Road is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare Mill Pond Road against other structures in Halifax and across Virginia. Virginia bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for Mill Pond Road?
Mill Pond Road in Halifax, Virginia on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Mill Pond Road inspected?
Mill Pond Road's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 103 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Mill Pond Road is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Mill Pond Road?
Mill Pond Road has an NBI inventory load rating of 29.9 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Mill Pond Road?
Mill Pond Road is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is Mill Pond Road and does age affect safety?
Mill Pond Road was built in 1978, making it 48 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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