State profile · Above median Poor share

West Virginia bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in West Virginia, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

7,679
Public bridges
22.4%
Good condition
16.0%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

7,679

Public highway bridges in West Virginia

Good Condition

22.4%

1,717 bridges rated 7-9

-27.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

16.0%

1,230 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

9.0pp vs national avg 7.0%

West Virginia vs national bridge condition

West Virginia - Good condition share 22.4%
National avg

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

West Virginia - Poor-condition share 53.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

West Virginia26.9%53.8%19.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - West Virginia (FHWA NBI)

Counties (55)

Barbour 96 Berkeley 134 Boone 143 Braxton 152 Brooke 64 Cabell 229 Calhoun 49 Clay 88 Doddridge 101 Fayette 224 Gilmer 106 Grant 97 Greenbrier 214 Hampshire 97 Hancock 33 Hardy 131 Harrison 278 Jackson 192 Jefferson 49 Kanawha 581 Lewis 159 Lincoln 118 Logan 246 Marion 201 Marshall 92 Mason 148 McDowell 250 Mercer 191 Mineral 66 Mingo 187 Monongalia 220 Monroe 63 Morgan 56 Nicholas 102 Ohio 120 Pendleton 114 Pleasants 26 Pocahontas 119 Preston 184 Putnam 137 Raleigh 227 Randolph 193 Ritchie 128 Roane 131 Summers 67 Taylor 72 Tucker 69 Tyler 74 Upshur 103 Wayne 171 Webster 83 Wetzel 110 Wirt 42 Wood 186 Wyoming 166

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

13.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

GU

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59
Selected

WV

West Virginia

16.02% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,679

SD

South Dakota

16.24% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,905

IA

Iowa

20.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,753

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.

CITY STREET

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD TRACK

0.07 MILE WEST OF WV 2, Pleasants, WV

Built 1980 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 12/1

Poor

Over: ALLEN CREEK

0.08 MI. N. OF CO. 12/15, Wyoming, WV

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROUTE 1/1

Poor

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV

Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: STEER CREEK

0.51 MILE EAST OF CR 7/5, Calhoun, WV

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 250

N0535

Poor

Over: DEMPSEY BRANCH

0.01 Miles E. of CR 8, Fayette, WV

Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12

COUNTY ROUTE 60/5

Poor

Over: UPTON CREEK

0.12 MI E OF CR 12/7, Kanawha, WV

Built 1917 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 600

All Bridges in West Virginia

WV 125

Good

Over: Madams Creek

0.03 Miles N. of CR 3/21, Summers, WV

Built 2013 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

CR 19

Good

Over: WHITES CREEK

1.02 MI WEST OFR CR 19/2, Wayne, WV

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

WV 14

Good

Over: Reedy Creek

0.04 MI S of C.R. 38, Wirt, WV

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 950

WEST VIRGINIA 95

Good

Over: NEAL RUN

0.31 MILE EAST OF CR 32, Wood, WV

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,400

COUNTY ROUTE 3/13

Good

Over: WORTHINGTON CREEK

0.03 MILE SOUTH OF WV 31, Wood, WV

Built 1997 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROUTE 11

Good

Over: LEE CREEK

0.19 MILE WEST OF CR 11/7, Wood, WV

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

CR 9/16

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK OF LEE CREEK

0.02 MI. W. OF JCT OF 7/2, Wood, WV

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

County Route 1

Good

Over: Spurlock Creek

0.08 mile South of CO 7/1, Cabell, WV

Built 2015 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 150

CR 11/9

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0,87 MI SOUTH OF CR 11, Clay, WV

Built 2016 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20

C.R. 27 SLS

Good

Over: Evitts Run

0.03 MI N OF WV 115 T, Jefferson, WV

Built 2020 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 500

County Route 5/8

Good

Over: Toney Branch

0.06 mile north of CR 5, Lincoln, WV

Built 2015 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 12/4

Good

Over: GUYANDOTTE RIVER

0.01 MILE NORTH OF WV 10, Logan, WV

Built 2015 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 30

WV ROUTE 218

Good

Over: BENNEFIELD PRONG

0.06 MI SOUTH CO RT 17, Marion, WV

Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,600

CR 6

Good

Over: MATE CREEK

0.08 MI EAST OF CR 6/1, Mingo, WV

Built 2014 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,400

CR 3/5

Good

Over: Laurel Creek

0.28 MI SOUTH OF CR 3, Mingo, WV

Built 2020 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,600

WV ROUTE 7

Good

Over: JAKES RUN

0.10 MI EAST MGL CO RT 31, Monongalia, WV

Built 2008 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,100

FEDERAL ST/US 219

Good

Over: RICH CREEK

2.60 Miles N. of US 460, Monroe, WV

Built 2015 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,567

County Road 28/3

Good

Over: N FK S BRANCH POTOMAC RI

0.27 MI E OF U.S. 33, Pendleton, WV

Built 2023 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10

PRES CO RT 7/2

Good

Over: DECKERS CREEK

0.17 MI EAST CO RT 7/29, Preston, WV

Built 1972 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 300

WV route 15

Good

Over: Tygart Valley River

0.23 miles west of US 219, Randolph, WV

Built 2023 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 800

West Virginia 47

Good

Over: South Fork Hughes River

0.06 M East of CR 47/20, Ritchie, WV

Built 2012 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 650

COUNTY ROUTE 50/34

Good

Over: Bonds Creek

0.23 MILE WEST OF WV 16, Ritchie, WV

Built 2020 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 550

WEST VIRGINIA 74

Good

Over: Long Run

0.02 MI SOUTH CR 7/24, Ritchie, WV

Built 2021 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 750

County Route 16

Good

Over: Little Spring Creek

0.09 M Southof C.R. 9/4, Roane, WV

Built 2011 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 80

CR 35/18

Good

Over: N. Branch Blackwater

0.10 MI E JCT CR 35, Tucker, WV

Built 2016 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 40

Good

Over: LAUREL RUN

0.21 MI N OF CO 40/3 SLS, Upshur, WV

Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 500

WV 82

Good

Over: BIRCH RIVER

2.21 MI E CO 22, Webster, WV

Built 2016 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 697

WV ROUTE 97

Good

Over: ROCKCASTLE CREEK

0.04 MI W OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV

Built 2022 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 2,600

CR 9/30 SLS

Good

Over: CSX TRANSPORT SYSTEM

0.23 Mile East of WV 09 F, Berkeley, WV

Built 2013 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,900

CR 3/14

Good

Over: BIG COAL RIVER

0.10 MI S OF WV 3, Boone, WV

Built 2015 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10

WV 94 Lens Ck Rd

Good

Over: Short Creek

0.37 Mi. N of WV 3, Boone, WV

Built 2021 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,700

COUNTY ROUTE 40

Good

Over: STRANGE CREEK

0.1 MI E JCT CO 40/3 SLS, Braxton, WV

Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 200

WV CR2/23

Good

Over: Ohio River

1.2 mi. West jct. CR 67, Brooke, WV

Built 2023 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,900

WV 527

Good

Over: Fourpole

0.54 mile South of CO 101, Cabell, WV

Built 2022 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,700

County Route 9

Good

Over: C.R. 9, Barnes Run

0.86 MI W CR 18, Calhoun, WV

Built 2021 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 100

Access Road

Good

Over: Middle Island Creek

0.01 Miles East of WV 18, Doddridge, WV

Built 2022 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 400

County Route 60/29

Good

Over: Meadow River

0.01 Miles East of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2019 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 101

CR 23/7 SLS

Good

Over: LOST RIVER

0.06 MI S OF CR 55/20, Hardy, WV

Built 2002 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

CO50/59|N 13th St

Good

Over: US-50 East and West

0.01 MI N US-50 on Ramp, Harrison, WV

Built 2022 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 3,500

US 33

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.05 MILE EAST OF CR 15, Jackson, WV

Built 2003 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 15,900

HARP 948

Good

Over: Mud Run

0.05 Miles West of CR 21, Jackson, WV

Built 2015 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 80

WV 480 F

Good

Over: POTOMAC RIVER, C&O CANAL

0.27 MI NORTH OF CR 05, Jefferson, WV

Built 2005 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,300

COUNTY ROUTE 43/4

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.02 MIL EAST OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV

Built 2002 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

WV 10

Good

Over: TEN MILE CREEK

0.05 MI SOUTH OF CR 52, Lincoln, WV

Built 1977 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,900

MARION CO RT 74

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.30 MI NORTH CO RT 73/6, Marion, WV

Built 1982 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 500

WV 218

Good

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

0.03 miles S of Mar Co 17, Marion, WV

Built 2016 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 2,500

C.R. 11 SLS

Good

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

0.15 MI N OF CR 46/9 SLS, Mineral, WV

Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 350

US 220

Good

Over: NORTH MILL CREEK

1.81 MI N OF CR 220/2, Pendleton, WV

Built 2013 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,100

U.S. 219

Good

Over: Tygart Valley River

0.69 mile south of CR 58, Randolph, WV

Built 2012 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,600

CR 11

Good

Over: BUCKHANNON RIVER

0.16 MI E OF CO 11/15, Upshur, WV

Built 2015 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 350

Showing 4,951-5,000 of 7,679 bridges

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