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 20

Good

Over: Hominy Creek

0.02 Mi of CR 17, Nicholas, WV

Built 2022 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,700

West Virginia 88

Good

Over: Short Creek

0.01 Mi. South Jct CR7, Ohio, WV

Built 2021 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,100

U.S. 219 & W.V. 39

Good

Over: SWAGO CREEK

0.27 Mi South Jct. CR 18, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2012 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,000

WV Route 39

Good

Over: KNAPP CREEK

0.03 mi. East jct WV 28, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2017 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,400

WV 817

Good

Over: SCARY CREEK

0.08 Mile N of CR 17/4, Putnam, WV

Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10,600

US 35 NB

Good

Over: Plantation Creek

0.1 MI South of CR 9, Putnam, WV

Built 2019 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,300

I-64 WB Entrance

Good

Over: I-64 EB & WB, I64WB EXIT

0.5 mi N of WV817, Putnam, WV

Built 2023 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,400

US 219

Good

Over: JONES RUN

0.03 MILE SOUTH CR 219/8, Randolph, WV

Built 2010 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,000

C.R. 21

Good

Over: Tygart Valley River

0.58 mi. S. Jct. US 219, Randolph, WV

Built 2020 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 850

COUNTY ROUTE 5

Good

Over: THIRD RUN

0.22 MIL EAST OF CR 31/10, Ritchie, WV

Built 2002 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 300

County Route 7/13

Good

Over: South Fork Hughes River

0.22 MI. W of C.R. 22, Ritchie, WV

Built 2018 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20

WEST VIRGINIA 47

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.08 MILE EAST OF CR 47/7, Ritchie, WV

Built 2022 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROUTE 3

Good

Over: LONG RUN

0.05 MILE S OF CR 3/8, Roane, WV

Built 2004 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROUTE 23

Good

Over: LEFT HAND CREEK

0.01 mi. north of US 119, Roane, WV

Built 2012 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 400

CR 27/2

Good

Over: Canoe Run

0.01 MI N to CR 27, Roane, WV

Built 2019 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 70

COUNTY ROUTE 15/1

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

1.23 Miles S. of CR 15/3, Summers, WV

Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20

US ROUTE 50

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.32 MI EAST CO RT 50/4, Taylor, WV

Built 1958 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,900

CR 52/43

Good

Over: TWELVEPOLE CREEK

0.05 MILE SOUTH OF WV 152, Wayne, WV

Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 744

CR 64

Good

Over: Long Drain

0.01 mi. South jct CR64/2, Wetzel, WV

Built 2003 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 350

WV ROUTE 2

Good

Over: Proctor Creek

.06 mi. South jct CR89, Wetzel, WV

Built 2019 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,600

COUNTY ROUTE 4

Good

Over: LEE CREEK

0.10 MILE WEST OF CR 4/1, Wirt, WV

Built 1979 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 250

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: NO DATA ENTERED

NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2018 Load: 36.6 t ADT: 10

CR 9/16 SLS

Good

Over: EVANS RUN

0.09 MI W OF WV 09 X, Berkeley, WV

Built 2009 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 52/9

Good

Over: FOURPOLE CREEK

0.01 MILES S OF CR 160/29, Cabell, WV

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

County route 36

Good

Over: Charley Creek

0.01 Miles from C.R. 38, Cabell, WV

Built 2011 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 100

I64 EXIT RAMP

Good

Over: Four Pole Creek

0.01 miles west of WV 10, Cabell, WV

Built 2014 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,300

COUNTY ROUTE 6/2

Good

Over: ARMSTRONG CREEK

0.01 Miles E. of CR 61/24, Fayette, WV

Built 2011 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 11

COUNTY ROUTE 5

Good

Over: PAINTER CREEK

1.95 Miles S. of CR 5/3, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 42

Good

Over: SNAKE RUN

1.19 Miles W. of CR 25, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2014 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 141

WV RT. 20

Good

Over: Elk Creek

0.27 mi. N of WV 20 Conn, Harrison, WV

Built 2020 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,100

COUNTY ROUTE 21/22

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.01 M SOUTH OF C.R. 5/13, Jackson, WV

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 650

I-77 NBL

Good

Over: GRASSLICK CREEK

6.02 MI N OF WV 34, Jackson, WV

Built 1958 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 9,600

I-77S RAMP WR

Good

Over: CHARLESTON MAINT. LOT

0.43 MILES EAST OF US 60, Kanawha, WV

Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,500

CR 79/6

Good

Over: CABIN CREEK

0.01 MI W OF CR 79/3, Kanawha, WV

Built 1984 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 70

CR 15/3

Good

Over: MIDDLE FK OF DAVIS CR

0.04 MI W OF CR 15, Kanawha, WV

Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

COUNTY RT 83/1

Good

Over: PAINT CREEK

0.01 M S OF CR 83, Kanawha, WV

Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 40

VIRGINIA STREET

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.10 MI E OF US 119 NB, Kanawha, WV

Built 1991 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,000

MARION CO RT 11

Good

Over: LITTLE BINGAMON CREEK

0.31 MI NORTH CR 250/7, Marion, WV

Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 650

US ROUTE 19

Good

Over: Buffalo Crk & Private Rd

0.17 MI NORTH CO 250/19, Marion, WV

Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 11,400

US ROUTE 19

Good

Over: PHARAOH RUN

0.07 MI NORTH CO RT 19/2, Marion, WV

Built 2000 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,000

Marion Co Rt 17/14

Good

Over: Paw Paw Creek

0.04 mi. S of Mar. Co. 17, Marion, WV

Built 2015 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10

WV 46 F

Good

Over: NEW CREEK

0.43 MI E OF US 220 T, Mineral, WV

Built 2007 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,900

CR 16 (SLS)

Good

Over: Beaver Run

0.32 Mi N Of CR 16/3 SLS, Mineral, WV

Built 2017 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 450

WV 7

Good

Over: DOLLS RUN

0.01 MI EAST MON CO 7/27, Monongalia, WV

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,900

WV ROUTE 7

Good

Over: ROBERTS RUN

0.01 MI WEST WV 218, Monongalia, WV

Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,700

US 19

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.06 miles S of Mon Co 45, Monongalia, WV

Built 2019 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,500

U.S. 33

Good

Over: BRUSHY RUN

0.03 MI W JCT CR 5/3, Pendleton, WV

Built 2020 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,000

Pocahontas CR 1/8

Good

Over: LITTLE THORNY CREEK

0.5 mi. W of jct CR 1/10, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 11

Good

Over: BUFFALO BRANCH

0.77 MI E OF CR 7, Putnam, WV

Built 1999 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 450

RANDOLPH CR 32/5

Good

Over: HORSECAMP RUN

0.11 MI N US 33, Randolph, WV

Built 2019 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 200

Showing 5,051-5,100 of 7,679 bridges

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