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 23/4

Good

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.20 Miles W of CR 219/11, Monroe, WV

Built 1911 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 86

COUNTY ROUTE 23/8

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.01 Miles N. of WV 122, Monroe, WV

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 22

CR. 3/19

Good

Over: Kitchen Creek

0.06 MI. East of WV 3, Monroe, WV

Built 2020 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 30

WV 28

Good

Over: Moore Run

0.16 MI N OF CR 28/26, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2021 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,300

PRESTON CO RT 51

Good

Over: KINSINGER RUN

0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 53/2, Preston, WV

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 250

WV ROUTE 869C

Good

Over: 5 & 20 MILE CREEK

0.54 MI E. OF US 35, Putnam, WV

Built 2007 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10,100

CR 38/1

Good

Over: POCATALICO RIVER

0.03 MI N OF CR 31, Putnam, WV

Built 2020 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 90

RAND CR 30

Good

Over: LEFT FORK FILES CREEK

1.19 MI E JCT 37/8, Randolph, WV

Built 2010 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 13

Good

Over: POCATALICO RIVER

0.01 MILE SOUTH OF CR 19, Roane, WV

Built 2005 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 90

CR 7

Good

Over: LAUREL RUN

0.03 MILES SOUTH OF CR 9, Tucker, WV

Built 2011 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 150

West Virginia 18

Good

Over: Pursley Creek

0.03 Mi. North Jct. CR 11, Tyler, WV

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,900

COUNTY ROUTE 40

Good

Over: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER

0.04 MI S OF WV 20 F, Upshur, WV

Built 1999 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROUTE 12

Good

Over: LOWER LYNN CREEK

0.02 MILES S 0F C. R. 10, Wayne, WV

Built 2007 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 750

W.Va. Route 152

Good

Over: Wilson Creek

0.01 mile south of CR 17, Wayne, WV

Built 2011 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 7,300

WV ROUTE 37

Good

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.24 MI EAST OF CO 37/4, Wayne, WV

Built 2014 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 800

WV 20

Good

Over: BACK FORK ELK RIVER

0.03 MI S OF CO 7, Webster, WV

Built 1995 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,400

COUNTY ROUTE 22

Good

Over: GRASSY CREEK

0.16 MI E WV 20, Webster, WV

Built 2007 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 200

COUNTY RT 3

Good

Over: LAUREL FORK

.01 MI E OF WV 20, Webster, WV

Built 2013 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 150

West Virginia 7

Good

Over: Abandoned RR Property

0.01 mi. West jct US250, Wetzel, WV

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,200

CR 2/22

Good

Over: Big Run

0.02 South of CR 2/20, Wood, WV

Built 2014 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10

CR 9/56 SLS

Good

Over: Tuscarora Ck & CSX R/R

0.24 Miles S. of CR 10/1, Berkeley, WV

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 7,800

WV ROUTE 3

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.15 MI. E.OF CR 119/52, Boone, WV

Built 2010 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 4,000

WV 85

Good

Over: SKIN FORK OF POND FORK

0.01 MI SOUTH CR 11/4, Boone, WV

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,500

WV 3

Good

Over: SENG CREEK

0.05 MI WEST OF CR 24, Boone, WV

Built 2022 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,100

CR 9

Good

Over: MEADOW FORK

0.01 MI W OF CR 22, Boone, WV

Built 2021 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 950

CR 15

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.37 MI NORTH OF CR 15/3, Clay, WV

Built 1937 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 350

Dod. Co. 11

Good

Over: Arnold Creek

0.07 mi. S. of Dod Co 36, Doddridge, WV

Built 2016 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 800

COUNTY ROUTE 61/7

Good

Over: LOOP CREEK

0.02 Miles W. of WV 61, Fayette, WV

Built 1996 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 221

CO. ROUTE 160/17

Good

Over: SMITHERS CREEK

0.01 Miles W. of CR 21/15, Fayette, WV

Built 2011 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 23

Good

Over: TANNER FK RT FK STEER CK

0.02 MI N OF CO 23/3 SLS, Gilmer, WV

Built 1990 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

US 48 (X)

Good

Over: CR 55/20 (SLS)

0.51 miles E. of CR 55/2, Hardy, WV

Built 2003 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,300

US 48 (X)

Good

Over: CR 55/20 (SLS)

0.51 miles E. of CR 55/2, Hardy, WV

Built 2003 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,300

HARRISON CO RT 22

Good

Over: TENMILE CREEK

0.06 MI WEST CO RT 22/1, Harrison, WV

Built 1986 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 550

COUNTY ROUTE 42

Good

Over: MIDDLE FK. POCATALICO CK

1.58 MI. N. CR.21, Jackson, WV

Built 1993 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 350

CR 20/5

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

0.01 MI. S. OF CR 20, Kanawha, WV

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 40

CR 43/18

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.02 MI S OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV

Built 1999 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 30

CR 50

Good

Over: QUEEN SHOALS CREEK

0.73 MI N OF CR 1/1, Kanawha, WV

Built 2017 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 90

CR 73/1

Good

Over: SPRING FORK BRANCH

0.37 MI S OF CR 73/10, Kanawha, WV

Built 2017 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 350

CR 43/6

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.06 MI E OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV

Built 2017 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10

US 52

Good

Over: Laurel Branch

0.02 MI W OF CR 52/6, McDowell, WV

Built 2022 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 3,100

MARION CO RT 11

Good

Over: FLAGGY MEADOW RUN

0.05 MI SOUTH CO RT 11/2, Marion, WV

Built 1988 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,000

MARION CO RT 54

Good

Over: MILL FALL RUN

0.10 MI SOUTH CO RT 54/4, Marion, WV

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 550

Clarksburg Street

Good

Over: Buffalo Creek

0.04 Mi. S of Mar Co 1, Marion, WV

Built 2015 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,600

CR 250/14

Good

Over: PA. FORK OF FISH CREEK

0.15 MI. S JCT CR 250/15, Marshall, WV

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 90

US 250

Good

Over: Little Grave Creek

.3 mi South jct WV2, Marshall, WV

Built 2016 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 13,300

WV 817

Good

Over: LITTLE SIXTEEN MILE CRK

0.08 MI S OF CR 29, Mason, WV

Built 2014 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 500

CR 64

Good

Over: MUDLICK FORK

0.05 MI W OF CR 35/10, Mason, WV

Built 2020 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 50

MONONGALIA CR 75

Good

Over: TIBBS RUN

0.07 MI NORTH WV RT 7, Monongalia, WV

Built 1987 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,800

Interstate 70 WB

Good

Over: Wheeling Creek

0.69 mi. East jct US 40, Ohio, WV

Built 2020 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 24,550

C. R. 5/1

Good

Over: ROARING CREEK

3.49 MI N JCT US 33, Pendleton, WV

Built 1987 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 20

Showing 5,351-5,400 of 7,348 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. West Virginia Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.