Total Bridges
7,679
Public highway bridges in West Virginia
State profile · Above national median SD
West Virginia bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in West Virginia — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 7,679
- Public bridges
- 22.4%
- Good condition
- 16.0%
- Poor condition
- 16.0%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
22.4%
1,717 bridges rated 7-9
-27.6pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
16.0%
1,230 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
16.0%
1,230 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 53.4%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below West Virginia on the same metric.
23
Maine
13.23% top marginal rate
66
Guam
15.25% top marginal rate
54
West Virginia
16.02% top marginal rate
46
South Dakota
16.24% top marginal rate
19
Iowa
20.01% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in West Virginia
Six lowest-condition bridges in West Virginia, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
CITY STREET
Structurally DeficientOver: CSX RAILROAD TRACK
0.07 MILE WEST OF WV 2, Pleasants, WV
Built 1980 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 12/1
PoorOver: ALLEN CREEK
0.08 MI. N. OF CO. 12/15, Wyoming, WV
Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 1/1
Structurally DeficientOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV
Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 7
Structurally DeficientOver: STEER CREEK
0.51 MILE EAST OF CR 7/5, Calhoun, WV
Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 250
N0535
PoorOver: DEMPSEY BRANCH
0.01 Miles E. of CR 8, Fayette, WV
Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12
COUNTY ROUTE 60/5
Structurally DeficientOver: 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 8
GoodOver: COVE CREEK
0.32 MI S OF CO 8/1, Gilmer, WV
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 80
COUNTY ROUTE 13
GoodOver: ELLIS CREEK
0.03 MI W OF CO 26, Gilmer, WV
Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 500
US 50 T
GoodOver: SOUTH BR POTOMAC RIVER
0.22 MI W OF CR 08 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,200
WV 55 X
GoodOver: Waites Run
0.15 miles E. of CR 259/1, Hardy, WV
Built 2020 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,500
HARRISON CR 48/2
GoodOver: LOST CREEK
0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 48, Harrison, WV
Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100
HAR CO RT 19/7
GoodOver: LAMBERT RUN
0.01 mi. E. of Rt. 19/37, Harrison, WV
Built 2011 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 550
COUNTY ROUTE 15/1
GoodOver: MILL CREEK
0.08 M WEST OF CR 21, Jackson, WV
Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100
WV 10
GoodOver: FOURMILE CREEK
0.06 MI SOUTH OF CR 11, Lincoln, WV
Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,200
MARION CO RT 73/73
GoodOver: BOOTHS CREEK
0.02 MI SOUTH MAR 29/2, Marion, WV
Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,400
WV ROUTE 7
GoodOver: DOLLS RUN
0.06 MI WEST MGL CO 7/27, Monongalia, WV
Built 2008 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,900
WV 39
GoodOver: BELLS CREEK
0.20 Miles W. of CR 16/6, Nicholas, WV
Built 2011 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,621
PRESTON CO 26/38
GoodOver: LT FORK OF LITTLE SANDY
0.74 MI SOUTH WV 26, Preston, WV
Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
PRESTON CO RT 51
GoodOver: SALTLICK CREEK & CSX RR
0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 80/2, Preston, WV
Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 250
PRESTON CO RT 106
GoodOver: Bucklick Run
0.80 MI EAST PRE RT 51, Preston, WV
Built 2022 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
US 35 SB
GoodOver: Plantation Creek
0.1 MI South of CR 9, Putnam, WV
Built 2019 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,300
CR 19/8
GoodOver: Lewis McMannus Trail
0.07 Mile East of Co 21/3, Raleigh, WV
Built 2022 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,600
CR 219/86
GoodOver: LAZY RUN
0.07 Mi South Jct CR 7, Randolph, WV
Built 2014 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,500
C.R. 3/2
GoodOver: Springstone Run
0.01 mile E jct CR 3/1, Randolph, WV
Built 2020 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 5
GoodOver: NORTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 8, Ritchie, WV
Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 200
CR 47/11
GoodOver: Grass Run
0.03 Mi East of CR 28/8, Ritchie, WV
Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
County Route 19
GoodOver: Straight Creek
0.63 MI East of C.R. 13, Roane, WV
Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 200
Taylor Co. Rt. 9
GoodOver: CSX RR, Three Fork Creek
0.03 mi E of US 119 (T), Taylor, WV
Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,800
TUCKER CR 1
GoodOver: DRY RUN
0.05 MILES SOUTH OF CR 25, Tucker, WV
Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 32
GoodOver: BUCKANNON RIVER
0.02 MI E CO 11/9, Upshur, WV
Built 2023 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 48
GoodOver: GAULEY RIVER
0.02 MI E OF CO 48/2, Webster, WV
Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 19
GoodOver: SLATECAMP RUN
0.08 MILE WEST OF CR 19/8, Wood, WV
Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100
N. Tennessee Ave.
GoodOver: Tuscarora Creek
0.69 mile east of CR 10/1, Berkeley, WV
Built 2015 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,000
WV 09 (T)
GoodOver: Tilhance Creek
0.30 Mi E. of CR 9/5, Berkeley, WV
Built 2020 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,700
CR 46
GoodOver: Elk River
0.02 Mi. E. of WV 4, Clay, WV
Built 2023 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 400
WV 612
GoodOver: Paint Creek
0.01 Miles West of CR 15, Fayette, WV
Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,900
US 50 (T)
GoodOver: Mill Branch
0.12 MI W OF CR 06 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 2019 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,000
HARRISON CO RT 34
GoodOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.01 MI EAST US ROUTE 19, Harrison, WV
Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,100
Har Co Rt. 17
GoodOver: Simpson Creek
0.02 N Har. Co. 77/3, Harrison, WV
Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,000
County Route 14/1
GoodOver: Trace Fk. of Sandy Creek
0.04 Mile South of CR 14, Jackson, WV
Built 2013 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10
WV 331
GoodOver: Little Mill Creek
1.84 MI W of CR 87/3, Jackson, WV
Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 250
CR 7
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
1.95 MI SOUTH OF CR 46, Lincoln, WV
Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10
WV 10
GoodOver: GARRETT FORK
0.02 MI NORTH OF CR 2, Logan, WV
Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,000
MARION CO RT 11
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.15 MI SOUTH US RT 250, Marion, WV
Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,500
MARION CO RT 1/16
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.01 MILES WEST CO RT 1, Marion, WV
Built 1999 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 30
US ROUTE 19
GoodOver: Tevebaugh Creek
0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 44, Marion, WV
Built 2023 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,400
County Route 52/12
GoodOver: Elkhorn Creek
0.37 Miles East of US 52, McDowell, WV
Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 90
CO 15
GoodOver: BLUESTONE RIVER
0.14 MI EAST OF CO 15/4, Mercer, WV
Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150
CR 28/3 SLS
GoodOver: Rocky Run
0.04 Mi N of CR 28/10 SLS, Mineral, WV
Built 2020 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 250
MGL CO RT 31
GoodOver: JAKES RUN
0.08 MI SOUTH CO RT 22, Monongalia, WV
Built 2006 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 200
CR 02 SLS
GoodOver: WARM SPRINGS RUN
0.09 MI S OF CR 01 SLS, Morgan, WV
Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 750
CR 01 (SLS)
GoodOver: Sleepy Creek
0.18 mile west of CR 1/7, Morgan, WV
Built 2018 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 800
US 33
GoodOver: FRIENDS RUN
0.43 mile West of CR 5/11, Pendleton, WV
Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,100
PRESTON CO RT 70/2
GoodOver: CSX CORPORATION RAILROAD
0.04 MI SOUTH CO RT 26/35, Preston, WV
Built 2005 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 90
WV 26 (F)
GoodOver: Ravine
0.03 mi. N of Pre. Co. 41, Preston, WV
Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,200
CR 11/1 Cain Hill
GoodOver: Eighteenmile Ck
0.01 MI. N of CR11/2, Putnam, WV
Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50
Showing 5,151-5,200 of 7,679 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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