Total bridges
63
Public highway bridges in Monroe County
County profile · official public datasets
Monroe County, WV
63 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 23.8% rated Good, 61.9% Fair, 14.3% Poor.
- 63
- Public bridges
- 23.8%
- Good condition
- 14.3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Monroe County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across rated county bridge inventory.
- Top 31%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 14.3%
- Poor-condition share
- 63
- public highway bridges
- 1983
- 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.
Monroe County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Monroe County ranks #17 of 55 West Virginia counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 14.3%). Monroe County, West Virginia contains 63 public highway bridges. Roughly 23.8% are rated “Good,” 61.9% “Fair,” and 14.3% “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
23.8%
15 of 63 rated 7-9
Fair condition
61.9%
39 of 63 rated 5-6
Poor condition
14.3%
9 of 63 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#17 of 55
Among West Virginia counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 63 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 23.8% (15)
Fair 61.9% (39)
Poor 14.3% (9)
Monroe County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,444 vehicle crossings a day
That is 11.5% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 14.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 494 crossings a day against 800 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 63 of 63 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
28.6% of Monroe County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
18 of the 63 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 23.8% 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 40.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 219 over INDIAN CREEK, built 1930, carries 1,808 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 9-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 4,444 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Monroe County's bridges were built
63 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 2
1910–1919
2 bridges
- 1920s 2
1920–1929
2 bridges
- 1930s 4
1930–1939
4 bridges
- 1940s 2
1940–1949
2 bridges
- 1950s 3
1950–1959
3 bridges
- 1960s 4
1960–1969
4 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
8 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
18 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
11 bridges
- 2010s 7
2010–2019
7 bridges
- 2020s 2
2020–2029
2 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 18 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 28.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1983) matches the West Virginia average (1980).
How Monroe County compares with West Virginia's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 West Virginia counties nearest Monroe County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 14.3% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1983 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.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker County | 69 | 30.4% | 52.2% | 17.4% | 1983 |
| Summers County | 66 | 16.7% | 75.8% | 7.6% | 1987 |
| Taylor County | 65 | 40% | 52.3% | 7.7% | 1971 |
| Mineral County | 63 | 27% | 65.1% | 7.9% | 1972 |
| Monroe County (this page) | 63 | 23.8% | 61.9% | 14.3% | 1983 |
| Brooke County | 57 | 22.8% | 59.6% | 17.5% | 1983 |
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 Monroe 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 Monroe County, both outside West Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside WV (63 bridges here).
- Highlands County, FL · 63 bridges
- Chattahoochee County, GA · 63 bridges
- Red River County, LA · 63 bridges
- Lincoln County, ME · 63 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside WV (1983 here).
- Dallas County, TX · avg 1983 · 3,230 bridges
- Bexar County, TX · avg 1983 · 2,342 bridges
- Sedgwick County, KS · avg 1983 · 1,333 bridges
- Will County, IL · avg 1983 · 649 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (39)
COUNTY ROUTE 15
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
0.01 Miles N. of CR 15/1, Monroe, WV
Built 1914 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 498
COUNTY ROUT 219/13
FairOver: ROCK CAMP CREEK
0.08 Miles W. of US 219, Monroe, WV
Built 1953 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 5/4
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
0.26 Miles N. of CR 5/1, Monroe, WV
Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 25
FairOver: HANS CREEK
0.25 Miles N. of CR 25, Monroe, WV
Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 190
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.01 Miles E. of CR 7/2, Monroe, WV
Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 326
COUNTY ROUTE 12/5
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.01 Miles W. of CR 12/19, Monroe, WV
Built 2003 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 110
COUNTY ROUTE 3/14
FairOver: COVE CREEK
0.03 Miles S. of CR 3/16, Monroe, WV
Built 2006 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60
WV 12
FairOver: FITZ RUN
0.53 Miles S. of CR 27, Monroe, WV
Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,105
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: BROAD RUN
0.05 Miles E. of WV 3, Monroe, WV
Built 1929 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 66
US 219
FairOver: RICH CREEK
0.11 Miles N. of WV 12, Monroe, WV
Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,199
US 219
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.07 Miles S of CR 219/32, Monroe, WV
Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,807
COUNTY ROUTE 15/3
FairOver: SOUTH FORK POTTS CREEK
0.08 Miles S. of CR 17, Monroe, WV
Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 71
COUNTY ROUTE 23/5
FairOver: BACK CREEK
0.40 Miles E. of WV 122, Monroe, WV
Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 29
FairOver: DROPPING LICK CREEK
0.16 Miles E. of US 219, Monroe, WV
Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 364
COUNTY ROUTE 24/8
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.02 Miles S. of CR 24, Monroe, WV
Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 88
WV 122
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.01 Miles E. of CR 23/7, Monroe, WV
Built 1991 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 650
WV 122
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.29 Miles W. of CR 23/5, Monroe, WV
Built 1992 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 654
COUNTY ROUTE 13/5
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.66 Miles E. of CR 13, Monroe, WV
Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 33
WV 122
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.21 Miles E. of CR 23/6, Monroe, WV
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 650
WV 3
FairOver: GREENBRIER RIVER CSX RR
0.01 Miles E. of WV 12, Monroe, WV
Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 700
US 219
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
0.02 Miles N. of CR 219/1, Monroe, WV
Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,477
COUNTY ROUTE 3/2
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.46 Miles W. of WV 3, Monroe, WV
Built 2010 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 29
FairOver: DROPPING LICK FORK
0.20 Miles W. of CR 29/2, Monroe, WV
Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROUT 219/22
FairOver: DRY CREEK
0.15 Miles E. of US 219, Monroe, WV
Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 121
WV 122
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.03 Miles W. of CR 23/5, Monroe, WV
Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 645
HARP 905
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.07 Miles E. of US 219, Monroe, WV
Built 2002 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 22
WV 3
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
0.01 Miles E. of CR 3/11, Monroe, WV
Built 1996 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,575
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.41 Miles W. of CR 10/1, Monroe, WV
Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 128
COUNTY ROUTE 13
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.01 Miles N. of CR 13/5, Monroe, WV
Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 775
COUNTYROUTE 219/23
FairOver: RICH CREEK
0.06 Miles E of CR 219/23, Monroe, WV
Built 1999 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 356
COUNTY ROUTE 12/1
FairOver: KITE CREEK
0.08 Miles W. of CR 24/8, Monroe, WV
Built 2004 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 500
COUNTY ROUTE 24/6
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.01 Miles W. of CR 24, Monroe, WV
Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.42 Miles E. of WV 3, Monroe, WV
Built 2009 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 326
COUNTY ROUTE 219/1
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
0.01 Miles N. of CR 219/4, Monroe, WV
Built 1992 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 396
COUNTY ROUTE 15
FairOver: KITCHEN CREEK
0.01 Miles S. of WV 3, Monroe, WV
Built 1990 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 498
COUNTY ROUTE 29/1
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.11 Miles W. of CR 13, Monroe, WV
Built 1997 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 23
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.54 Miles E. of CR 23/2, Monroe, WV
Built 1994 Load: 68.9 t ADT: 166
COUNTY ROUTE 15
FairOver: NORTH FORK POTTS CREEK
0.40 Miles N. of CR 17, Monroe, WV
Built 2004 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROAD 15/5
FairOver: SOUTH FORK POTTS CREEK
0.04 Miles E. of CR 17, Monroe, WV
Built 2004 Load: 88.9 t ADT: 30
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