Total bridges
165
Public highway bridges in Mingo County
County profile · official public datasets
Mingo County, WV
165 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 29.1% rated Good, 55.8% Fair, 15.2% Poor.
- 165
- Public bridges
- 29.1%
- Good condition
- 15.2%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Mingo County pairs a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.
- Top 38%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 15.2%
- Poor-condition share
- 165
- public highway bridges
- 1992
- 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.
Mingo County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Mingo County ranks #21 of 55 West Virginia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 15.2%). Mingo County, West Virginia contains 165 public highway bridges. Roughly 29.1% are rated “Good,” 55.8% “Fair,” and 15.2% “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
29.1%
48 of 165 rated 7-9
Fair condition
55.8%
92 of 165 rated 5-6
Poor condition
15.2%
25 of 165 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#21 of 55
Among West Virginia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 165 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 29.1% (48)
Fair 55.8% (92)
Poor 15.2% (25)
Mingo County's Poor-condition bridges carry 32,970 vehicle crossings a day
That is 13.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 15.2% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,319 crossings a day against 707 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 165 of 165 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
13.9% of Mingo County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
23 of the 165 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 29.1% 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 20.3% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 119 over CSX RAILROAD, built 1970, carries 6,700 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 25-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 32,970 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Mingo County's bridges were built
165 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1920s 1
1920–1929
1 bridges
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 3
1940–1949
3 bridges
- 1950s 2
1950–1959
2 bridges
- 1960s 2
1960–1969
2 bridges
- 1970s 22
1970–1979
22 bridges
- 1980s 20
1980–1989
20 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
56 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
29 bridges
- 2010s 20
2010–2019
20 bridges
- 2020s 6
2020–2029
6 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 56 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 33.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1992, 12 years newer than the West Virginia average of 1980.
How Mingo County compares with West Virginia's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 West Virginia counties nearest Mingo County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 15.2% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1992 against a peer-group mean of 1978 is 14 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 54 West Virginia counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood County | 180 | 42.2% | 35.6% | 22.2% | 1980 |
| Mercer County | 174 | 2.3% | 72.4% | 25.3% | 1977 |
| Mingo County (this page) | 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 | 159 | 21.4% | 65.4% | 13.2% | 1966 |
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 Mingo 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 Mingo County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside WV (165 bridges here).
- Cleburne County, AL · 165 bridges
- Randolph County, AL · 165 bridges
- Plumas County, CA · 165 bridges
- Leon County, FL · 165 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside WV (1992 here).
- Johnson County, KS · avg 1992 · 781 bridges
- Wake County, NC · avg 1992 · 760 bridges
- Benton County, AR · avg 1992 · 410 bridges
- Nodaway County, MO · avg 1992 · 396 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (92)
HARP 932
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 52/35, Mingo, WV
Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 20
US 52
FairOver: E 4TH AVE HILLSIDE
0.80 MI W OF WV 49, Mingo, WV
Built 1960 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,400
CR 65/70
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE FORK
0.10 MI. WEST OF CR 65/5, Mingo, WV
Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 14/12
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.15 MILES EAST OF C R 14, Mingo, WV
Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 49/1
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 MI WEST OF US 52, Mingo, WV
Built 2009 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10
CR 65/3
FairOver: ELK CREEK
0.02 MILE WEST OF CR 65/8, Mingo, WV
Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 250
KY 194
FairOver: Tug Fork River
KY State Line, Mingo, WV
Built 1979 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 1,101
CR 65/79
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV
Built 2002 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 200
WV 65
FairOver: MATE CREEK
0.04 MI SOUTH OF CR 9/2, Mingo, WV
Built 1990 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,300
COUNTY ROUTE 49/2
FairOver: THACKER CREEK
1.49 MILES EAST OF WV 49, Mingo, WV
Built 2004 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 450
CR 3/1
FairOver: EAST FK OF TWELVEPOLE CR
2.26 MI NORTH OF CR 3/5, Mingo, WV
Built 1988 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 65/5
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE BRANCH
0.17 MILE E OF CR 65/18, Mingo, WV
Built 2008 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 950
CR 65/5
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE FORK
0.01 MI. WEST OF CO 65/84, Mingo, WV
Built 1991 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 90
US 119 Alternate
FairOver: Tug Fork River
KY State Line, Mingo, WV
Built 1981 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 7,076
CR 3/5
FairOver: LAUREL FORK
0.02 MILE SOUTH OF CR 3/4, Mingo, WV
Built 1995 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,800
COUNTY ROUTE 1
FairOver: EAST FK OF TWELVEPOLE CR
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF CO 1/4, Mingo, WV
Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 40
WV 65
FairOver: HELL CREEK
0.01 MI. NO. OF CR 65/2, Mingo, WV
Built 1997 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,900
CR 52/25
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF US 52, Mingo, WV
Built 1994 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 3/5
FairOver: LAUREL FORK
0.04 MILES NORTH OF CR 3, Mingo, WV
Built 2010 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 500
CO 8
FairOver: BEECH CREEK
2.05 MI SOUTH OF CR 8/3, Mingo, WV
Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 5
CR 52/2
FairOver: BROWNING FORK
0.30 MI NORTH OF US 52, Mingo, WV
Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 500
CR 1
FairOver: EAST FORK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.55 MI NORTH OF CR 1/4, Mingo, WV
Built 2018 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 150
CR 14/3
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.01 MI. S. OF CR. 14, Mingo, WV
Built 1987 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 100
CR 3/5
FairOver: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.07 MILE NORTH OF CR 2/3, Mingo, WV
Built 2000 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 500
CR 52/26
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF US 52, Mingo, WV
Built 1986 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 90
CR 65/12
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH OF US 52, Mingo, WV
Built 1987 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 200
CR 6/7
FairOver: MATE CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 6, Mingo, WV
Built 1990 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 60
CR 65/60
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 NORTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV
Built 1995 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 20
CR 2
FairOver: BREEDEN CREEK
1.12 MILE SOUTH OF CR 2/3, Mingo, WV
Built 1999 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 250
CR 3/5
FairOver: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.07 MI SOUTH OF CR 2/3, Mingo, WV
Built 1991 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 500
CR 2/2
FairOver: MARROWBONE CREEK
0.47 MI EAST OF CR 65/1, Mingo, WV
Built 1992 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 250
CR 13
FairOver: HORSEPEN CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF US 52, Mingo, WV
Built 1988 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,600
CR 65/3
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.02 MI EAST OF WV 65, Mingo, WV
Built 1990 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 592
CR 65/12
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.17 MI SOUTH OF CR 65/5, Mingo, WV
Built 1990 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 200
CR 3/5
FairOver: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.22 MI. SOUTH OF CR 3/1, Mingo, WV
Built 1999 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 500
CR 65/56
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 MILE NORTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV
Built 1995 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 90
CR 9/21
FairOver: MATE CREEK
0.05 MILE NORTH OF CR 9, Mingo, WV
Built 1995 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 20
CR 3/5
FairOver: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.41 MILE NORTH OF CR 2, Mingo, WV
Built 2000 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 300
CR 3/5
FairOver: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CREEK
1.77 MILE NORTH OF CR 3/1, Mingo, WV
Built 2001 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 300
CR 65/34
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV
Built 1994 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 20
CR 10
FairOver: SPRING FORK
0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 10/3, Mingo, WV
Built 1973 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 400
CR 10/4
FairOver: NS RAILROAD
0.90 MILE WEST OF CR 10, Mingo, WV
Built 2000 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 20
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