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.
Fair-condition bridges (104)
US 33
FairOver: ALUM FORK
0.03 MI W OF CO 10, Lewis, WV
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500
I-79
FairOver: CO 21/1
2.03 MI S US 19, Lewis, WV
Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,200
I 79 & RAMPS
FairOver: JESSE RUN
0.36 MI S OF CO 7, Lewis, WV
Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,800
I-79 N & S
FairOver: County Route 14/6
2.33 MI S CO 7, Lewis, WV
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 27,800
CO RT 33/29 SLS
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.03 MI S OF US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50
US 33 EBL
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.08 MI W OF CO 119/18, Lewis, WV
Built 1974 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,450
COUNTY ROUTE 119/3
FairOver: LEADING CREEK
0.05 MI S OF US RT 33 F, Lewis, WV
Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 33/23
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.05 MI S OF CO 33/24, Lewis, WV
Built 1995 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20
US 19 F
FairOver: SAND FORK
0.20 MI S OF CO RT 15 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 2001 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,300
COUNTY ROUTE 7/4
FairOver: HACKERS CREEK
0.46 MI W OF CO 7, Lewis, WV
Built 1980 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 20
US 33 EBL
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.09 MI W OF CO 119/21, Lewis, WV
Built 1974 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,450
I-79 S
FairOver: W Fk Rvr Co 19/39 & 38/3
2.87 M1 S OF US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1972 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 11,350
US 33
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.09 MI W OF CO 119/21, Lewis, WV
Built 1963 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,450
COUNTY ROUTE 6
FairOver: DRY FK OF FINK CREEK
0.01 MI W CO 6/1, Lewis, WV
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 80
COUNTY ROUTE 21/5
FairOver: CO 21/5
1.19 MI S OF CO 21 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 100
I-79 N
FairOver: W Fk Rvr Co 19/39 & 38/3
2.87 MI S US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,350
CO 119/29
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.01 MI S US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50
CO 10
FairOver: Philips Fork
0.02 mi West CO 10/4, Lewis, WV
Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50
INTERSTATE 79
FairOver: US 33
2.81 MI N OF CO 19/39, Lewis, WV
Built 1972 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,900
I-79 NBL
FairOver: HACKERS CREEK
0.90 MI S CO 7, Lewis, WV
Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,900
I-79 S
FairOver: HACKERS CREEK
0.90 MI S CO 7, Lewis, WV
Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,900
I-79 NBL EXIT RAMP
FairOver: STONECOAL CRK & CR119/16
0.19 MI S OF US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 27,800
INTERSTATE 79
FairOver: US 33
2.81 MI N OF CO 19/39, Lewis, WV
Built 1972 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 13,900
US 19
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.34 MI S OF CO 19/3, Lewis, WV
Built 1951 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,000
COUNTY RT 119/21
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.20 MI S OF US 33 X, Lewis, WV
Built 1963 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 400
US 19
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.70 MI S CO 42, Lewis, WV
Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,200
COUNTY ROUTE 14/4
FairOver: SMITH RUN
.05 MI N CO 14 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 20
FairOver: SAND FORK
0.04 MI S OF CO 17 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1940 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROUTE 23
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.68 MI W OF US 19, Lewis, WV
Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 450
COUNTY ROUTE 23
FairOver: SAND FORK
0.18 MI W OF US 19, Lewis, WV
Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 450
COUNTY ROUTE 30/12
FairOver: SKIN CREEK
0.25 MI S CO 30 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 8/4
FairOver: JESSE RUN
0.01 MI E CO 8 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30
US ROUTE 19 SLS
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.40 MI N OF US RT 33 F, Lewis, WV
Built 1929 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,500
CO 119/18
FairOver: HERDMAN RUN
0.41 MI S US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 221
COUNTY ROUTE 16
FairOver: FINK CREEK
0.01 MI W OF RT 11 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1976 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50
HARP RT 932
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.02 MI S OF US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 24
FairOver: MURPHY CREEK
0.01 MI S CO 22, Lewis, WV
Built 2002 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 592
HARP ROUTE 908
FairOver: SAND FORK
0.13 MI S OF CO 17, Lewis, WV
Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 30
CO ROUTE 30 SLS
FairOver: LITTLE SKIN CREEK
0.08 MI S JCT CO 36 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1985 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150
County 9/5
FairOver: Elk Lick Run
0.02 MI W JUCT CO 4/3, Lewis, WV
Built 1940 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 26/4
FairOver: LAUREL LICK
0.05 MI W OF CO 26, Lewis, WV
Built 1980 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUT 19/52
FairOver: WEST RUN
0.06 MI WEST US 19, Lewis, WV
Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 44/2
FairOver: CSX RAILOAD
0.54 MI N OF CO 46, Lewis, WV
Built 2014 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 23/7
FairOver: OIL CREEK
0.01 MI S OF CO 23, Lewis, WV
Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 33/25
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.01 MI E OF US RT 33 F, Lewis, WV
Built 2002 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,000
COUNTY ROUTE 8
FairOver: WEST RUN
0.08 MI W US 19, Lewis, WV
Built 2004 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,800
COUNTY ROUTE 7
FairOver: HACKERS CREEK
0.28 MI N CO 7/7 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1970 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10,000
COURT AVENUE
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.23 MI N OF US 119, Lewis, WV
Built 1977 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 750
CENTER AVENUE
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.25 MI N OF US 119, Lewis, WV
Built 1977 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 750
COUNTY ROUTE 46
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.14 MI WEST CO RT 44 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1987 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 200
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