Under Construction: Bridge Maintenance Projects

Under Construction by State Forces  

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Route 603 (Bowlers Mill Road), Louisa County 

VDOT will replace the Route 603 (Bowlers Mill Road) bridge over the South Anna River in Louisa County.  

To accommodate traffic on the dead-end road, crews will construct a temporary road adjacent to the bridge.

Motorists should expect construction activities starting May 26. The new bridge will open to traffic in late September.

The existing Route 603 bridge was built in 1982 and is considered structurally deficient with a posted weight restriction. After construction, the bridge will be open to all legal-weight vehicles. 

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Route 810 (Blackwells Hollow Road), Albemarle County 

Starting June 15, VDOT will rehabilitate the Route 810 (Blackwells Hollow Road) bridge over Halls Creek at Route 687 (Shiffletts Mill Road) in Albemarle County.

The road will be closed to through traffic at the bridge. Weather permitting, the bridge will reopen to traffic July 31. A temporary pedestrian bridge will be installed for public use.  

Motorists are advised to use alternate routes during the closure.

The existing Halls Creek bridge was built in 1932 and has a posted weight restriction of 19 tons. Once construction is complete, the bridge will be open to all legal weight vehicles.

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Under Construction by Contract Crews

Business Route 15 (Remington Road) over the Rappahannock River, Culpeper/Fauquier counties

Route 635 (Greenwood Road), Orange County

Route 726 (James River Road) over Totier Creek, Albemarle County

Waterloo Bridge, Culpeper/Fauquier counties

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Upcoming Projects

The following small bridge and structure rehabilitation projects are planned through Dec. 2020. Projects will be scheduled according to priority as weather and resources allow. Estimated construction months are subject to change. 

County	Bridge	Construction
Albemarle	Route 640 (Gilbert Station Road) over the railroad	September-December
Fluvanna	Route 639 (Long Acre Road) over South Fork Cunningham Creek	October-November
Rappahannock	Route 623 (Pullens Bluff Road) over Keyser Run	July-August
Rappahannock	Route 614 (Keyser Run Road) over Keyser Run	September-October

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More Information

For more information about Virginia’s bridges and VDOT’s bridge inspection program, including current conditions of the state’s bridges, FAQs and video of a bridge inspection, visit www.virginiadot.org/info/Bridge.asp.

Benefits 

The small bridge program rehabilitates aging bridges that serve county residents. If not replaced, the existing bridges will continue to deteriorate and would eventually have to be closed to vehicular traffic.