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Greenbrier County, WV

207 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 22.7% rated Good, 64.3% Fair, 13% Poor.

207
Public bridges
22.7%
Good condition
13%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Greenbrier County posts a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

Top 20%
lowest Poor share in state
13%
Poor-condition share
207
public highway bridges
1979
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Greenbrier County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Greenbrier County ranks #11 of 55 West Virginia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 13%). Greenbrier County, West Virginia contains 207 public highway bridges. Roughly 22.7% are rated “Good,” 64.3% “Fair,” and 13% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

207

Public highway bridges in Greenbrier County

Good condition

22.7%

47 of 207 rated 7-9

Fair condition

64.3%

133 of 207 rated 5-6

Poor condition

13%

27 of 207 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#11 of 55

Among West Virginia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 207 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
22.7% (47)
Fair
64.3% (133)
Poor
13% (27)

Greenbrier County's Poor-condition bridges carry 57,025 vehicle crossings a day

That is 12.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 13% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 2,112 crossings a day against 874 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 207 of 207 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

44% of Greenbrier County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

91 of the 207 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 22.7% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 17.6% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

I-64 EBL & WBL over HARTS RUN, built 1967, carries 10,015 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 27-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 57,025 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Greenbrier County's bridges were built

207 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 51 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1979) matches the West Virginia average (1980).

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Greenbrier County compares with West Virginia's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 West Virginia counties nearest Greenbrier County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 13% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1979 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is in line with the group.

Showing the 5 closest of 54 West Virginia counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Greenbrier County and the 5 West Virginia counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Fayette County 211 13.3%
Cabell County 207 17.4%
Greenbrier County (this page) 207 13%
Monongalia County 203 20.2%
Marion County 193 21.2%
Jackson County 191 23.6%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Greenbrier County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Greenbrier County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside WV (207 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside WV (1979 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 207 Good 47 Fair 133 Poor 27

Good-condition bridges (47)

COUNTY ROUTE 2

Good

Over: MEADOW RIVER

0.01 Miles E. of WV 41, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2006 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 80

US 60

Good

Over: HOWARDS CREEK

1.78 Miles E. of CR 60/14, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2000 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8,522

CR 20/17

Good

Over: Little Sewell Creek

0.22 MI S of CR 60/32, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2019 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 27/3

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.10 Miles W. of CR 29, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 221

CR 25

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.42 Miles W. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,022

COUNTY ROUTE 60/10

Good

Over: SINKING CREEK

0.51 Miles S. of CR 9, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 517

I-64 and CR 27/3

Good

Over: MORRIS FORK

0.40 Miles W. of CR 29/4, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,692

COUNTY ROUTE 27/1

Good

Over: METHODIST BRANCH

0.28 Miles N. of CR 27, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 22

County Route 16/3

Good

Over: Anthony Creek

0.02 Miles W. of CR 16, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

County Route 60/29

Good

Over: Meadow River

0.01 Miles East of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2019 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 101

COUNTY ROUNTE 15/5

Good

Over: JERICHO DRAFT

0.11 Miles S. of CR 36/1, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1996 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 399

COUNTY ROUTE 50/3

Good

Over: Dry Creek

0.04 Miles North of CR 50, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2016 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 60/34

Good

Over: I-64 EBL & WBL

0.24 Miles S. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 98

COUNTY ROUTE 5

Good

Over: PAINTER CREEK

1.95 Miles S. of CR 5/3, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 42

Good

Over: SNAKE RUN

1.19 Miles W. of CR 25, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2014 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 141

COUNTY ROUTE 16

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

1.33 Miles S. of CR 11, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 155

COUNTY ROUTE 5/3

Good

Over: ROCK CAMP CREEK

0.42 Miles N. of C/R 5, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2012 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20

WV 311

Good

Over: I-64 EBL & WBL

0.35 Miles S. of I-64, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1965 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 686

COUNTY ROUTE 14

Good

Over: NORTH FORK ANTHONY CREEK

0.20 Miles N. of WV 92, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5

COUNTY ROUTE 5/2

Good

Over: ROBBINS RUN

0.10 Miles N. of CR 5, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 22

Good

Over: SEWELL CREEK

0.13 Miles S. of WV 20, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2009 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 361

COUNTY ROUTE 20/6

Good

Over: LITTLE SEWELL CREEK

0.02 Miles S. of CR 60/32, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2009 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 42

Good

Over: SNAKE RUN

0.13 Miles W. of CR 25, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 141

County Route 25

Good

Over: Snake Run

0.07 Miles E. of CR 42, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 155

WV 3

Good

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.03 Miles E. of CR 3/1, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,400

COUNTY ROUTE 62

Good

Over: SECOND CREEK

0.20 Miles W. of CR 43/3, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1991 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 443

COUNTY ROUTE 16

Good

Over: WHITMANS DRAFT

0.50 Miles N. of CR 16/3, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1988 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 340

COUNTY ROUTE 17/2

Good

Over: CULVERSON CREEK

0.34 Miles E. of CR 60/28, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 5

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.02 Miles S. of CR 5/7, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 100

WV 92

Good

Over: Anthony Creek

0.97 Miles N of CR 92/1, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2020 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 822

CR 1/1

Good

Over: McMillion Creek

0.02 Miles E. of CR 39/13, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2021 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 42

Good

Over: SNAKE RUN

0.08 Miles W. of CR 68, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2014 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 141

COUNTY ROUTE 15/3

Good

Over: WHITES DRAFT

0.28 Miles E. of CR 92/5, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1991 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 100

CR1

Good

Over: Big Clear Creek

0.59.MI S.OF CR 1/3, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2017 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 150

CR 17

Good

Over: CULVERSON CREEK

0.59 Miles West of CR 10, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2020 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 300

CR 24/1

Good

Over: Boggs Creek

0.01 Miles South of CR 24, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2023 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 70

COUNTY ROUTE 8

Good

Over: LITTLE CLEAR CREEK

1.96 Miles E. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2010 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 166

COUNTY ROUTE 36

Good

Over: HOWARDS CREEK

0.09 Miles N. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1995 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,762

CR 1

Good

Over: North Fork Clear Creek

0.13 mi. S. of CR 1/1, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2017 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 8

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.01 Miles W. of CR 8/2, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2003 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 104

COUNTY ROUTE 36/6

Good

Over: JERICHO DRAFT

0.02 Miles E. of CR 36/1, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2006 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 50

CR 10

Good

Over: Culverson Creek

0.02 MI. S CR 9/4, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2019 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 10

county route 219/2

Good

Over: Spring Creek

0.02 Miles S. of CR 9, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1969 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 60/75

Good

Over: HARTS RUN

0.01 Miles W. of CR 60/14, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1997 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 55

County Route 25

Good

Over: Muddy Creek

0.14 Miles S of CR 25/4, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2020 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 40

Good

Over: MILLIGAN CREEK

0.90 Miles S. of CR 60/11, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1884 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 155

I64 EBL & WBL

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.07 Miles W. of CR 29, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1986 Load: 89.8 t ADT: 10,579

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