WV 61
Carrying WV 61 over UPPER CREEK
1.06 MI NORTH OF CR 16/11, Kanawha, West Virginia
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
WV 61 in Kanawha, West Virginia is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Built in 2003, 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 WV:00000000020A807
POST-2000 · CONCRETE · SINGLE-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · ARTERIAL-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-GOOD
- POST-2000 2000+
- CONCRETE Concrete
- SINGLE-SPAN Single span
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- ARTERIAL-ADT Arterial ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard 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: WV 61
The WV 61 bridge in Kanawha, West Virginia carries WV 61 over UPPER CREEK. It was built in 2003, making it 23 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 1 section, stretching 8.0 meters (26 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 2,000 vehicles, placing it in the moderately-trafficked tier of West Virginia bridges. It is owned and maintained by State 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 WV 61 compares
Age against the county: built in 2003, earlier than 85 of Kanawha's 554 bridges with a recorded construction year (15%), against a county median build year of 1981. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across West Virginia bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (7,347 of 7,348 rated).
WV 61 vs every rated West Virginia bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
29 Top 78% higher than 22% of 7,347 bridges
rated West 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.
Kanawha inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 554 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
- 2003
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 1
- Structure Length
- 8.0 m (26 ft) 0
- Owner
- State Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 2,000 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 00000000020A807
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 WV 61 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 WV 61 against other structures in Kanawha and across West Virginia. West 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 WV 61?
WV 61 in Kanawha, West Virginia on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is WV 61 inspected?
WV 61'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 2,000 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. WV 61 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 WV 61?
WV 61 has an NBI inventory load rating of 29.0 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining WV 61?
WV 61 is owned and maintained by State Highway Agency.
How old is WV 61 and does age affect safety?
WV 61 was built in 2003, making it 23 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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