Total bridges
159
Public highway bridges in Lewis County
County profile · official public datasets
Lewis County, WV
159 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 21.4% rated Good, 65.4% Fair, 13.2% Poor.
- 159
- Public bridges
- 21.4%
- Good condition
- 13.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lewis County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 22%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 13.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 159
- public highway bridges
- 1966
- 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.
Lewis County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lewis County ranks #12 of 55 West Virginia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 13.2%). Lewis County, West Virginia contains 159 public highway bridges. Roughly 21.4% are rated “Good,” 65.4% “Fair,” and 13.2% “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.
Good condition
21.4%
34 of 159 rated 7-9
Fair condition
65.4%
104 of 159 rated 5-6
Poor condition
13.2%
21 of 159 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#12 of 55
Among West Virginia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 159 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 21.4% (34)
Fair 65.4% (104)
Poor 13.2% (21)
Lewis County's Poor-condition bridges carry 99,580 vehicle crossings a day
That is 20.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 13.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry more traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 4,742 crossings a day against 1,566 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 159 of 159 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
56.6% of Lewis County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
90 of the 159 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 21.4% 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 15% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
I-79 NBL over McKinney Run and Co 3, built 1970, carries 14,950 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 21-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 99,580 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lewis County's bridges were built
159 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1900s 1
1900–1909
1 bridges
- 1910s 10
1910–1919
10 bridges
- 1920s
1920–1929
30 bridges
- 1930s 6
1930–1939
6 bridges
- 1940s 6
1940–1949
6 bridges
- 1950s 8
1950–1959
8 bridges
- 1960s 4
1960–1969
4 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
31 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
19 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
15 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
14 bridges
- 2010s 12
2010–2019
12 bridges
- 2020s 3
2020–2029
3 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1970s, when 31 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 45 to 54 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1966, 14 years older than the West Virginia average of 1980.
How Lewis County compares with West Virginia's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 West Virginia counties nearest Lewis County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 13.2% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1966 against a peer-group mean of 1983 is 17 years older.
Showing the 5 closest of 54 West Virginia counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | 174 | 2.3% | 72.4% | 25.3% | 1977 |
| Mingo County | 165 | 29.1% | 55.8% | 15.2% | 1992 |
| Wayne County | 163 | 20.9% | 60.7% | 18.4% | 1982 |
| Wyoming County | 160 | 3.1% | 63.8% | 33.1% | 1985 |
| Lewis County (this page) | 159 | 21.4% | 65.4% | 13.2% | 1966 |
| Braxton County | 148 | 16.9% | 73.6% | 9.5% | 1978 |
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 Lewis 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 Lewis County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside WV (159 bridges here).
- Franklin County, IN · 159 bridges
- Decatur County, KS · 159 bridges
- Cheyenne County, NE · 159 bridges
- Morgan County, OH · 159 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside WV (1966 here).
- Butler County, KS · avg 1966 · 591 bridges
- Grafton County, NH · avg 1966 · 544 bridges
- Queens County, NY · avg 1966 · 514 bridges
- Lehigh County, PA · avg 1966 · 381 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
All bridges (159)
COUNTY ROUTE 7
FairOver: BLOODY RUN
0.35 MI S CO 7/6, Lewis, WV
Built 1918 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 850
COUNTY ROUTE 11
FairOver: FINK CREEK
0.07 MI S OF CO RT 11/1, Lewis, WV
Built 1919 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 100
COUNTY 119/26
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.03 MI N OF US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1914 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 1 SLS
FairOver: KINCHELOE CREEK
0.02 MI N OF CO RT 1/1, Lewis, WV
Built 1924 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,200
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: FINK CREEK
0.03 MI W CO 9, Lewis, WV
Built 1924 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 119/4
FairOver: LEADING CREEK
0.01 MI E US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1914 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 20
COUNTY RTE 119/14
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.03 MI S US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1923 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 250
HOWELL STREET
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.01 MI N OF US33, Lewis, WV
Built 1925 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 775
COUNTY ROUTE 10/11
FairOver: KINCHELOE CREEK
3.28 MI N CO 10/13, Lewis, WV
Built 1959 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 23/4
FairOver: OIL CREEK
0.01 MI E CO 23, Lewis, WV
Built 1978 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 19/43
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.01 MI W OF US 19 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1994 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 1/2
FairOver: MC CANN RUN
0.37 MI S OF CO 1, Lewis, WV
Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 9 F
FairOver: FINK CREEK
0.04 MI S OF CO 10 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 550
COUNTY ROUTE 9/4
FairOver: LEFT FORK FREEMANS CREEK
0.10 MI W OF CO 10 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: RIGHT FORK FREEMANS CK
0.01 MI W OF CO 9/5 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 700
COUNTY ROUTE 10/10
FairOver: KINCHELOE CREEK
0.40 MI N OF CO 4/3, Lewis, WV
Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 11
FairOver: BRANCH OF FINK CREEK
0.01 MI N OF CO 11/4 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 11
FairOver: BRANCH OF FINK CREEK
0.22 MI N OF CO 11/4 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100
US ROUTE 19 SLS
FairOver: HACKERS CREEK
0.01 MI N OF CO 8, Lewis, WV
Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,600
COUNTY ROUTE 22
FairOver: LIMESTONE RUN
0.02 MI W CO 20/2, Lewis, WV
Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 24
FairOver: JENNINGS RUN
0.26 MI N CO 24/4, Lewis, WV
Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 30
FairOver: SKIN CREEK
0.24 MI N OF CO 30/16, Lewis, WV
Built 1911 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 32
FairOver: BUCKHANNON RUN
0.04 MI S OF CO RT 28 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 33/1
FairOver: HILLY UPLAND RUN
0.06 MI E CO 13, Lewis, WV
Built 1918 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 40/4
FairOver: INDIAN FORK
0.01 MI E OF CO 21, Lewis, WV
Built 1913 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 70
COUNTY ROUTE 48/3
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.12 MI E OF CO 48, Lewis, WV
Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 54
FairOver: GLADY CREEK
0.02 MI E OF CO 50, Lewis, WV
Built 1910 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: MARE RUN
0.01 MI W OF CO 10/9 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 700
DEPOT STREET
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.02 MI N OF US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,800
COUNTY ROUTE 15
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.11 MI S OF US 33 X, Lewis, WV
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,500
US ROUTE 33
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.23 MI E OF CO 119/15, Lewis, WV
Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,000
COUNTY ROUTE 36
FairOver: PRINGLE FORK
0.27 MI E OF CO 30/1 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: BACK FORK OF ALUM FORK
0.01 MI W CO 10/3, Lewis, WV
Built 1934 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 119/8
FairOver: LEADING CREEK
0.05 MI E US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1978 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 18
FairOver: COVE LICK
0.01MI S OF CO 18/3, Lewis, WV
Built 1952 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 7 SLS
FairOver: CO 7 SLS
0.10 MI S OF CO RT 7/7, Lewis, WV
Built 1970 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 9,700
COUNTY ROUTE 13
FairOver: HACKERS CREEK
0.07 MI W OF CO RT 7 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1952 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,800
COUNTY ROUTE 1 SLS
FairOver: MCCANN RUN
0.06 MI S OF CO 1/3 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1924 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,900
WV ROUTE 4 F
FairOver: RT. FK. WEST FORK RIVER
0.04 MI N OF US RT 19 F, Lewis, WV
Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 650
COUNTY 11/5 SLS
FairOver: WALNUT FORK
0.20MI N OF CO 11 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50
US 19 F
FairOver: RIGHT FORK OF WEST FK R
0.28 MI N JCT CO 50/10, Lewis, WV
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 600
US 19 SLS
FairOver: MAXWELL RUN
0.14 MI N OF CO RT 12 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,300
US 33 F
FairOver: DENNISON RUN
0.01 MI E OF CO 119/3, Lewis, WV
Built 1928 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,300
US 33
FairOver: BRANCH OF LEADING CREEK
0.35 MI W C0 119/6, Lewis, WV
Built 1928 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,500
US ROUTE 33 F
FairOver: DRY FORK
0.04 MI W OF CO RT 119/11, Lewis, WV
Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,000
COUNTY ROUTE 8 SLS
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.01 MI E CO 1, Lewis, WV
Built 1993 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100
COUNTY ROUTE 10/12
FairOver: KINCHELOE CREEK
0.12 MI S CO 35, Lewis, WV
Built 1995 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 10
US 33 WBL
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.08 MI W OF CO 119/18, Lewis, WV
Built 1963 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 12,450
SWJ DAM ACCESS RD.
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
1.0 MI. FROM I-79 (SWJ), Lewis, WV
Built 1983 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 7
FairOver: JESSE RUN
0.07 MI S CO 8, Lewis, WV
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,800
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