Mill Lane
Carrying Mill Lane over Towne Branch
0.05 MI E US 460 Bus, Montgomery, Virginia
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Mill Lane in Montgomery, Virginia sits above 97% of rated Virginia bridges on inventory load rating (90 t), while its 2009 build year is earlier than 11% of Montgomery's recorded-year cohort (196 bridges).
Mill Lane in Montgomery, Virginia is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 2009, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:000000000029300
POST-2000 · STEEL · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · HEAVY-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- STEEL Steel
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- HEAVY-LOAD Heavy load
- CAT-GOOD Good
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 Lane
The Mill Lane bridge in Montgomery, Virginia carries Mill Lane over Towne Branch. It was built in 2009, making it 17 years old today. The structure is built primarily of steel and spans 1 section, stretching 7.9 meters (26 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 2,002 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of Virginia bridges. It is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 7/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. None of this bridge's reported major components fall into the Poor condition range.
How Mill Lane compares
Age against the county: built in 2009, earlier than 22 of Montgomery's 196 bridges with a recorded construction year (11%), against a county median build year of 1978. 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 Lane vs every rated Virginia bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
90 Top 3% higher than 97% 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.
Montgomery inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 196 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
- 2009
- Material
- Steel
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 7.9 m (26 ft) 0
- Owner
- Town/Township Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 2,002 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 000000000029300
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 Lane 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 Lane against other structures in Montgomery 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 Lane?
Mill Lane in Montgomery, Virginia on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Mill Lane inspected?
Mill Lane'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 2,002 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Mill Lane is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Mill Lane?
Mill Lane has an NBI inventory load rating of 89.8 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining Mill Lane?
Mill Lane is owned and maintained by Town/Township Highway Agency.
How old is Mill Lane and does age affect safety?
Mill Lane was built in 2009, making it 17 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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. Component ratings, ADT, and condition category on this page are copied from the NBI record for this structure; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.