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

COUNTY ROUTE 36

Good

Over: W FK OF TWELVEPOLE CK

0.06 MILES WEST OF WV 152, Wayne, WV

Built 2006 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 150

County Route 15

Good

Over: Willey Fork

0.01 mi. East jct CR19, Wetzel, WV

Built 1984 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 300

WEST VIRGINIA 47

Good

Over: WORTHINGTON CREEK

0.56 MILE EAST OF US 50, Wood, WV

Built 2002 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,800

COUNTY RTE 10 SLS

Good

Over: TYGART VALLEY RIVER

0.01 MI E OF CO 8/4 SLS, Barbour, WV

Built 2010 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 150

CR 36

Good

Over: Opequon Creek

0.01 mile west of CR 38, Berkeley, WV

Built 2016 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,400

CR 3/9

Good

Over: BIG COAL RIVER

0.05 MI S OF WV 3, Boone, WV

Built 2017 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROUNTE 15/5

Good

Over: JERICHO DRAFT

0.11 Miles S. of CR 36/1, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1996 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 399

COUNTY ROUTE 50/3

Good

Over: Dry Creek

0.04 Miles North of CR 50, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2016 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 30

CR 11/3 SLS

Good

Over: Camp Branch Run

1.18 Miles north of CR 11, Hardy, WV

Built 2011 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50

Harr Co Rt 23/9

Good

Over: Ann Moore Run

0.11 mi S of Har Co 23/19, Harrison, WV

Built 2017 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,400

County Route 25/1

Good

Over: TUG FORK OF MILL CREEK

1.34 M South of CR 34/1, Jackson, WV

Built 2018 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 90

CR 14

Good

Over: Rum Creek & CSX Railroad

0.05 mile east of WV 10, Logan, WV

Built 2014 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 950

County Route 1/3

Good

Over: Longpole Creek

MI. E. OF CR. 1 1.30, McDowell, WV

Built 2020 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 150

CR 10

Good

Over: BENS CREEK

0.95 MI SOUTH OF CR 10/1, Mingo, WV

Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 450

County Route 3/5

Good

Over: West FK of Twelvepole CK

1.03 MI South of CR 3/11, Mingo, WV

Built 2018 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 500

MON CO RT 76

Good

Over: BOOTHS CREEK

0.26 MI SOUTH CO RT 76/4, Monongalia, WV

Built 1999 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 100

WV Rt. 7

Good

Over: Scotts Run

0.16 mi E of Mgl Co 43, Monongalia, WV

Built 2015 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,600

Mon Co 11

Good

Over: WV Fork of Dunkard Creek

0.05 miles E of WV 7 (F), Monongalia, WV

Built 2016 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 200

CR 08 (SLS)

Good

Over: Sleepy Creek

0.16 mi S of CR 24 (SLS), Morgan, WV

Built 2017 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 250

CR 7

Good

Over: MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK

0.01 MI EAST OF CR 7/2, Pleasants, WV

Built 1978 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 800

CR 29/4

Good

Over: LITTLE HURRICANE CREEK

0.06 MI S OF CR 29, Putnam, WV

Built 1980 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 64

Good

Over: CONLEY RUN

0.69 MI.E. US.219, Randolph, WV

Built 1986 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 150

WV 31

Good

Over: North Fork Hughes River

.10 Mi.South To C.R. 31/4, Ritchie, WV

Built 2019 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 700

COUNTY ROUTE 46/1

Good

Over: MUD FORK

.10 MI S OF CR 46, Roane, WV

Built 2022 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 90

WV 72

Good

Over: BLACKWATER RIVER

0.16 MI. S. OF CR 72/9, Tucker, WV

Built 2005 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 250

CR 32/33

Good

Over: BLACKWATER RIVER

0.03 mile S of CR 32/18, Tucker, WV

Built 2016 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5

COUNTY ROUTE 38

Good

Over: KANAWHA RUN

0.02 MI S CO 44 SLS, Upshur, WV

Built 2005 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

West Virginia 7

Good

Over: Hartley Run

0.03 mi. East jct CR24, Wetzel, WV

Built 1988 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,600

County Route 32

Good

Over: Neal Run

0.05 Mile West of CR 32/3, Wood, WV

Built 2010 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,500

WV 14

Good

Over: Tygart Creek

0.07 Mi South to CR 14/1, Wood, WV

Built 2012 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,600

CR 10

Good

Over: MUD RIVER

6.0 MI W OF CR 10/1, Boone, WV

Built 1980 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20

US 19

Good

Over: LITTLE BIRCH RIVER

0.06 MI S OF CO 38, Braxton, WV

Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,126

County Road 39

Good

Over: Grapevine Branch

0.02 MI WEST OF WV 10, Cabell, WV

Built 2019 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY ROUTE 10

Good

Over: BIG ROOT RUN

1.19 MILE EAST OF CR 10/1, Calhoun, WV

Built 2003 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 150

WV RT 18

Good

Over: MEATHOUSE FORK

0.04 MI. N. DODD CO 50/16, Doddridge, WV

Built 2010 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 800

US 48 X

Good

Over: PATTERSON CREEK

0.07 MI E OF CR 05 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 2007 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 950

HARR. CO RT 24/1

Good

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

0.01 MI WEST OF CO RT 24, Harrison, WV

Built 2003 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 500

WV 2

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

0.59 M NORTH OF CR 62/8, Jackson, WV

Built 1953 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,100

COUNTY ROAD 33/3

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.17 MI. S. OF WV. 2, Jackson, WV

Built 1981 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 15

Good

Over: PARCHMENT CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 38/6, Jackson, WV

Built 1996 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 450

CR 59

Good

Over: Little Blue Creek

4.63 MI. N of US 119, Kanawha, WV

Built 2022 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 150

CR 119/65

Good

Over: TRACE FORK

0.01 MI. W. OF CO 18, Logan, WV

Built 1996 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50

WV 10

Good

Over: LAND RELIEF

0.04 MILE N OF C.R. 50/1, Logan, WV

Built 2016 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,500

MARION CO. RT. 58

Good

Over: BOOTHS CREEK

0.17 MI NORTH CO RT 58/1, Marion, WV

Built 1977 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,300

MARION CO RT 25

Good

Over: LITTLE PAW PAW CREEK

0.04 MI SOUTH CO RT 25/3, Marion, WV

Built 2007 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 300

US Route 250

Good

Over: Grave Creek

0.02 mi. South jct CR25, Marshall, WV

Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 900

CR 31

Good

Over: THIRTEENMILE CREEK

1.14 MI E OF WV 62, Mason, WV

Built 2018 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 150

CR 11 (SLS)

Good

Over: Mill Creek

0.01 miles south of US 50, Mineral, WV

Built 2018 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,600

WV 7

Good

Over: West Virginia Fork

0.07 MI EAST MON CO 7/23, Monongalia, WV

Built 2009 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,200

COUNTY ROUTE 19/19

Good

Over: PETERS CREEK

0.03 Miles S. of WV 39, Nicholas, WV

Built 2010 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 33

Showing 5,001-5,050 of 7,679 bridges

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