Under Construction: Bridge Maintenance Projects

Under Construction by State Forces

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Route 643 (Eustace Road), Fauquier County

VDOT will rehabilitate the Route 643 (Eustace Road) bridge over Licking Run in Fauquier County.  

Since March 11, crews have been working near the existing bridge to install a temporary road.  

Traffic is using the temporary road for about three months (August 2019) while crews work on the existing bridge.  

Drivers should use caution approaching the work zone and be alert for VDOT crews working near the roadway.

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Route 669 (Ellisville Drive), Louisa County 

VDOT will rehabilitate the Route 669 (Ellisville Drive) bridge in Louisa County over White Creek.

Beginning June 17, the road will be closed to through traffic at the bridge with a posted detour.

The existing bridge, located about 0.7-mile from Route 613 (Oakland Road), was built in 1948 and has a 10-ton weight restriction. Once construction is complete in mid-August, the bridge will be open to all legal loads.

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Under Construction by Contract Crews

Route 629 (Deep Creek Road), Fluvanna County

Under a $1,068,967 construction contract, Virginia Department of Transportation contractor Crossroads Bridge, Inc. of Rural Retreat will soon begin construction to replace the 48-year-old Route 629 (Deep Creek Road) bridge over Middle Fork Kent Branch. The road will be closed to traffic beginning March 6 and will reopen to traffic by Oct. 4, 2019.

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The following small bridge and structure rehabilitation projects are planned through Dec. 2019. Projects will be scheduled according to priority as weather and resources allow. Estimated construction months are subject to change. 

County	Bridge	Construction
Albemarle	Route 606 (Dickerson Road) bridge over North Fork Rivanna River	Sept.-Nov.
Albemarle	Route 810 (Blackwells Hollow Road) bridge over Halls Creek	June-August
Fauquier	Route 767 (Tenerife Road) bridge over Walnut Branch	Aug.-Oct.
Louisa	Route 600 (Campbell Road) bridge over East Fork Beaverdam Creek	Aug.-Sept.
Rappahannock	Route 612 (Old Hollow Road) bridge over the Thornton River	Oct.-Nov.

VDOT is working to schedule an additional projects on a dead end road. Additional information will be released once the project has been scheduled: 

Route 866 (Greenbrier Drive) pipe replacement that carries a branch of Meadow Creek, Albemarle County

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.