Total Bridges
7,679
Public highway bridges in West Virginia
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
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
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
GU
Guam
15.25% top marginal rate
WV
West Virginia
16.02% top marginal rate
SD
South Dakota
16.24% top marginal rate
IA
Iowa
20.01% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV
Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 7
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
I-81 SB
GoodOver: Potomac River
On WV/MD State Line, Berkeley, WV
Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 61,300
County Route 30
GoodOver: Hukill Run
0.32 mi. West jct WV67, Brooke, WV
Built 2022 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 17
GoodOver: SEVENMILE CREEK
0.02 MILE EAST OF C.R. 11, Cabell, WV
Built 2013 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 500
Dodd. Co. 25/10
GoodOver: Meathouse Fork
0.01 mi E of Dodd Co. 25, Doddridge, WV
Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 20/8
GoodOver: MEADOW CREEK
0.04 Miles N. of WV 20, Fayette, WV
Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50
WV 61 Alternate
GoodOver: Dunloup Creek
0.04 mi. East of WV 211, Fayette, WV
Built 2018 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 542
COUNTY ROUTE 7
GoodOver: TANNER CREEK
0.01 MI S OF CO 14, Gilmer, WV
Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150
CR 3/3 SLS
GoodOver: MIDDLE FK PATTERSON CK
1.62 MI E OF CR 03 SLS, Grant, WV
Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 90
CR 50/3 SLS
GoodOver: MILL RUN
0.72 MI S OF US 50 T, Grant, WV
Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 42
GoodOver: SNAKE RUN
0.13 Miles W. of CR 25, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 141
County Route 25
GoodOver: Snake Run
0.07 Miles E. of CR 42, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 155
HARR CO RT 5/9
GoodOver: SALEM FORK
0.42 MI WEST HRR CO RT 5, Harrison, WV
Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 300
HARRISON CO 270/1
GoodOver: LOST CREEK
0.04 MI SOUTH WV RT 270, Harrison, WV
Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 100
Har Co Rt 23/9
GoodOver: Ann Moore Run
0.05 mi S of Har Co 23/21, Harrison, WV
Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,500
COUNTY ROAD 21/22
GoodOver: SYCAMORE CREEK
0.09 MI. S. OF CR. 21/39, Jackson, WV
Built 1977 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 600
WV. 622
GoodOver: ROCKY FORK
0.17 MI N OF CR 7/9, Kanawha, WV
Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,800
COUNTY ROUTE 81
GoodOver: KELLY CREEK BR
0.76 MI E OF CR 818 SLS, Kanawha, WV
Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,200
COUNTY ROUTE 15
GoodOver: MIDDLE FORK DAVIS CR
0.27 MI. NORTH OF CR 15/3, Kanawha, WV
Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 200
CR 50
GoodOver: QUEEN SHOALS CREEK
0.34 MI N OF CR 1/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 90
CR 21/24
GoodOver: KANAWHA TWOMILE
0.02 MI N OF CR 27/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 2016 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 11
GoodOver: WALNUT FORK
0.01 MI S CO 11/5, Lewis, WV
Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150
WEST VIRGINIA 17
GoodOver: SPRUCE FORK
0.03 MI NORTH OF C R 15, Logan, WV
Built 2009 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 550
COUNTY ROUTE 11/2
GoodOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.01 MILES S. OF WV 80, Logan, WV
Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 800
MARION CO RT 1/13
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.13 MI WEST OF US 250, Marion, WV
Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 800
INTERSTATE 79
GoodOver: Tygart Valley Riv, CR 60
0.53 MI SOUTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV
Built 2023 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 24,750
CR 76
GoodOver: SIXTEEN MILE CREEK
0.05 MIL S OF CR 78, Mason, WV
Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 30
CR 41
GoodOver: RT FORK EIGHTEENMILE CK.
0.01 MILE W OF CR 39, Mason, WV
Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 900
County Route 52/1
GoodOver: Tug Fork
0.03 Mi. West of Cr. 7, McDowell, WV
Built 2015 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 100
C.R. 65/83
GoodOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.05 MILE SOUTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV
Built 2016 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 700
MON CO 857 (SLS)
GoodOver: CHEAT LAKE
0.20 mi. S. of Co. 69/8, Monongalia, WV
Built 2012 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 5,400
COUNTY ROUTE 23/6
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.07 Miles W. of WV 122, Monroe, WV
Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 11
WV 122
GoodOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.08 Miles W. of CR 23/3, Monroe, WV
Built 2012 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 600
CR 28 SLS
GoodOver: Sleepy Creek
0.17 mile east of CR 28/1, Morgan, WV
Built 2015 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 450
CR 13 (SLS)
GoodOver: South Fork Sleepy Creek
0.01 Mi N of CR 13/9 SLS, Morgan, WV
Built 2020 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,000
CR 20
GoodOver: LOCUST CREEK
0.83 MI. N. CR 31, Pocahontas, WV
Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150
WV ROUTE 26
GoodOver: LT FK LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.29 MI NORTH US RT 50, Preston, WV
Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,100
COUNTY ROUTE 52
GoodOver: GREENS RUN
0.04 MI NORTH CO RT 52/6, Preston, WV
Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 250
WV 62
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.32 MI N OF CR 35/13, Putnam, WV
Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,900
CR 34/5
GoodOver: HEIZER CREEK
0.01 MI. N. OF CR 27, Putnam, WV
Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 90
C.R. 49
GoodOver: VALLEY FORK OF ELK RIVER
0.13 MI. W. JCT. C.R.58, Randolph, WV
Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150
RANDOLPH CR 3
GoodOver: LEADING CREEK
0.01 MILES E JCT CR 3/3, Randolph, WV
Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 19/1
GoodOver: STONY CREEK
0.55 Miles N. of CR 17/1, Summers, WV
Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 238
US ROUTE 50
GoodOver: Three Fork Ck. CSX RR
0.01 MI EAST CO RT 50/20, Taylor, WV
Built 1978 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,400
WV 72
GoodOver: UPPER JONATHAN RUN
0.01 MI. N. JCT CR 72/6, Tucker, WV
Built 2009 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 600
COUNTY ROUTE 30
GoodOver: BUCKHANNON RIVER
0.01 MI W OF CO 24, Upshur, WV
Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50
WV 15
GoodOver: RIGHT FK OF HOLLY RIVER
0.22 MI E OF CO 5/4, Webster, WV
Built 2020 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,200
WV 82
GoodOver: SKYLES CREEK
0.01 MI E OF CO RT 82/1, Webster, WV
Built 2022 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 550
County Route 9
GoodOver: WV Fork of Fish Creek
0.02 mi. South jct CR 8, Wetzel, WV
Built 2012 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150
WEST VIRGINIA 47
GoodOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 2, Wirt, WV
Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 950
CO RT 3/35
GoodOver: ROCK CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH OF WV3, Boone, WV
Built 1997 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 450
Showing 5,401-5,450 of 7,679 bridges
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