State profile · Above median Poor share

West Virginia bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in West Virginia.

7,348
Public bridges
25.2%
Good condition
18.6%
Poor condition

West Virginia holds 7,348 public highway bridges (#31 of 52 by inventory) with a 18.64% Poor share (#2 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 18.6% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 52 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

7,348

Public highway bridges in West Virginia

Good Condition

25.2%

1,855 bridges rated 7-9

-24.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

18.6%

1,370 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

11.1pp vs national avg 7.5%

West Virginia vs national bridge condition

West Virginia - Good condition share 25.2%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

West Virginia - Poor-condition share 62.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

West Virginia in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: West Virginia has 7,348 bridges and a 18.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #52 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: West Virginia has 7,348 bridges and a 18.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #52 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

West Virginia vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

7,348 31st of 54 higher than 23 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for West Virginia

The highlighted point is West Virginia: 7,348 bridges and 18.64% in Poor condition, rank #52 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below West Virginia on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Maine: 2,518 bridges · 15.41% Poor
  • South Dakota: 5,887 bridges · 16.36% Poor
  • West Virginia: 7,348 bridges · 18.64% Poor
  • Iowa: 23,719 bridges · 19.16% Poor
  • Virgin Islands: 24 bridges · 29.17% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in West Virginia

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 7,348 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains West Virginia’s inventory

State agency holds 97.4% of the 7,348 public highway bridges filed under West Virginia in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When West Virginia’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 16.0% of the 7,348 bridges with a recorded original year in West Virginia. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

West Virginia25.2%56.1%18.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - West Virginia (FHWA NBI)

Counties (55)

Barbour 93 Berkeley 119 Boone 131 Braxton 148 Brooke 57 Cabell 207 Calhoun 49 Clay 87 Doddridge 99 Fayette 211 Gilmer 106 Grant 97 Greenbrier 207 Hampshire 92 Hancock 29 Hardy 131 Harrison 256 Jackson 191 Jefferson 45 Kanawha 554 Lewis 159 Lincoln 118 Logan 236 Marion 193 Marshall 85 Mason 137 McDowell 225 Mercer 174 Mineral 63 Mingo 165 Monongalia 203 Monroe 63 Morgan 55 Nicholas 97 Ohio 115 Pendleton 114 Pleasants 25 Pocahontas 118 Preston 182 Putnam 135 Raleigh 224 Randolph 190 Ritchie 127 Roane 130 Summers 66 Taylor 65 Tucker 69 Tyler 73 Upshur 99 Wayne 163 Webster 82 Wetzel 107 Wirt 42 Wood 180 Wyoming 160

West Virginia vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below West Virginia on the same metric.

ME

Maine

15.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,518

SD

South Dakota

16.36% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,887
Selected

WV

West Virginia

18.64% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,348

IA

Iowa

19.16% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,719

VI

Virgin Islands

29.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24

Bridges Needing Most Attention in West Virginia

Six lowest-condition bridges in West Virginia, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

COUNTY ROUTE 40/15

Poor

Over: LITTLE BIRCH RIVER

0.03 MI S OF CO 40, Braxton, WV

Built 1905 Load: 0.0 t

WV ROUTE 2 SPUR

Poor

Over: Ohio River OH-7 R.R.

0.34 Mi West Jct. WV 2, Brooke, WV

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 11,500

DODDRIDGE CO RT 56

Poor

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.73 MI SOUTH CO RT 25, Doddridge, WV

Built 1981 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 19/31

Poor

Over: SCRABBLE CREEK

0.01 Miles N. of CR 19/8, Fayette, WV

Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t

COUNTY ROUTE 13

Poor

Over: CR 13/2 Kanawha R. CSX R

0.01 Miles S. of US 60, Fayette, WV

Built 1928 Load: 0.0 t

US. 50 T

Poor

Over: STONY RIVER

0.04 MI W OF CR 50/3 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1931 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,700

All Bridges in West Virginia

COUNTY ROUTE 20/23

Fair

Over: GAULEY RIVER

0.04 MI E OF WV 20, Webster, WV

Built 1978 Load: 0.0 t

HARRISON CR 5/29

Fair

Over: TENMILE CREEK

0.01 MI WEST CO RT 5, Harrison, WV

Built 1891 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10

PRESTON CO RT 108

Fair

Over: RHINE CREEK

0.06 MI SOUTH CO RT 53/4, Preston, WV

Built 1981 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 90

PRESTON CO RT 53/1

Fair

Over: SALTLICK CREEK

0.07 MI EAST CO RT 51, Preston, WV

Built 1970 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 10

FR 76

Fair

Over: N. FORK CRANBERRY RIVER

INTER. FR 76 & 102, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1935 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 50

HRR CO RT 18/3

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF LAMBERT RUN

0.05 MI WEST HRR CO 18, Harrison, WV

Built 2006 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 1/2

Fair

Over: BIG CLEAR CREEK

0.02 Miles E. of CR 1, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1966 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 21

HINES AVE.

Fair

Over: WADES CREEK

NE CORNER OF HATCHERY, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1950 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 30

CR 29/1

Fair

Over: CRAB CREEK

0.04 MI SOUTH OF CR 29, Mason, WV

Built 1970 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 10

FR 223

Fair

Over: BUFFALO RUN

NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2010 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 50

MILL HILL DRIVE

Fair

Over: WADES CREEK

0.20 Miles N. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1973 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50

GOLDING STREET EXT

Fair

Over: Ohio River

0.01 mi. North jct WV 2, Hancock, WV

Built 1905 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 7,500

COUNTY ROUTE 21/37

Fair

Over: POCATALICO CREEK

0.05 M WEST OF CR 21, Jackson, WV

Built 1976 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 26

Fair

Over: TETER CREEK

0.10 MI W OF CO 26/5, Barbour, WV

Built 1937 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20

WV 41

Fair

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.03 Miles N. of CR 25, Fayette, WV

Built 1974 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 700

County Route 18

Fair

Over: Wheeling Creek

0.02 mi. South jct WV2, Ohio, WV

Built 1892 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 5,300

PRESTON CO RT 72/4

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.01 MI EAST WV RT 72, Preston, WV

Built 1950 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 50

County Route 84

Fair

Over: South Fork Fishing Creek

0.10 mi. South jct WV 20, Wetzel, WV

Built 1914 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 60

CR 10/18

Fair

Over: BARKERS CREEK

0.01 MI N OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV

Built 1919 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 150

FR 233

Fair

Over: LAMBERT RUN

CHEAT MTN, Randolph, WV

Built 1997 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 50

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK

NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2020 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 5

COUNTY ROUTE 57/10

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

0.12 MI N WV 57, Barbour, WV

Built 1914 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 26/1

Fair

Over: WEST FORK OF POND FORK

0.01 MI EAST OF CR 26, Boone, WV

Built 1966 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10

WILSON COURT

Fair

Over: FOURPOLE CREEK

0.02 MI N. OF FERGUSON CT, Cabell, WV

Built 1920 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 600

DODDRIDGE CO RT 44

Fair

Over: BUCKEYE CREEK

0.02 MI SOUTH DODD CR 15, Doddridge, WV

Built 1918 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 25

Fair

Over: DUNLOUP CREEK

0.04 Miles W. of CR 25/2, Fayette, WV

Built 1917 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 517

COUNTY ROUTE 16

Fair

Over: ANTHONY CREEK

0.06 Miles W. of CR 16/2, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1917 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100

HARRISON CO RT 1/4

Fair

Over: LITTLE TENMILE CREEK

0.05 MI SOUTH CO RT 1, Harrison, WV

Built 1916 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50

HARRISON CO RT 42

Fair

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.69 MI WEST CO RT 23/1, Harrison, WV

Built 1913 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 500

HARTLAND AVENUE

Fair

Over: ABANDONED RAILROAD LINE

ON HARTLAND AVENUE, Harrison, WV

Built 1920 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 350

CR 22/2

Fair

Over: BAR RUN

0.23 MI EAST OF CR 22, Jackson, WV

Built 1960 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 20

THIRD AVE

Fair

Over: BLAKE CREEK

0.02 MI N OF CR 25\1, Kanawha, WV

Built 1950 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 70

CR 1

Fair

Over: LONGPOLE CREEK

0.01 MI W OF CR 1/3, McDowell, WV

Built 1915 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 150

CR. 11

Fair

Over: JACOBS FORK

0.03 MI. W. OF WV. 16, McDowell, WV

Built 1916 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 500

MON CO Rt 7/40

Fair

Over: KNOCKING RUN

0.01 MI SOUTH CO RT 68/7, Monongalia, WV

Built 1912 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 250

US Route 40

Fair

Over: Little Wheeling Creek

0.23 mi. East jct CR 31, Ohio, WV

Built 1917 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 3,400

COUNTY ROUTE 19/4

Fair

Over: SPRUCE CREEK

0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 19, Ritchie, WV

Built 1917 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY 74/5

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK HUGHES RIVER

0.15 MI. EAST OF WV 74, Ritchie, WV

Built 1912 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 70

CR 26

Fair

Over: BEECH FORK

0.02 MI SOUTH OF CR 21, Wayne, WV

Built 1916 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 34

Fair

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.99 MI S OF CO 9, Webster, WV

Built 1961 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10

FR 911

Fair

Over: HOLCOMBE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Webster, WV

Built 1996 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 100

HARRISON CR 20/36

Fair

Over: LITTLE TENMILE CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH WV RT 20, Harrison, WV

Built 1939 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 10

US 60

Fair

Over: COAL RIVER

0.11 MILE E OF CR 171, Kanawha, WV

Built 2005 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 33,300

HARP 907

Fair

Over: BEAR WALLOW CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 52/1, Lincoln, WV

Built 2003 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10

CR 3/2

Fair

Over: PANTHER CREEK

1.18 MI N OF CR 5/8, McDowell, WV

Built 1960 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 40

PRESTON CO RT 86

Fair

Over: SALTLICK CREEK

0.03 MI NORTH CO RT 51, Preston, WV

Built 1996 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10

HARP 904

Fair

Over: Clear Fork

0.01 Mile West of CR. 1, Raleigh, WV

Built 2002 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 30

County Route 56

Fair

Over: Middle Island Creek

0.20 mi. West jct WV 18, Tyler, WV

Built 2008 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 46/4

Fair

Over: LT FK RT FK LI KANAWHA R

0.03 MI E OF CO 46 SLS, Upshur, WV

Built 1952 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 110

County Route 20

Fair

Over: Pierce Run

2.08 mi. East jct WV67, Brooke, WV

Built 1914 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 90

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