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

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 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)

West Virginia22.359682250293005%44.60216173980987%16.01771063940617%16.01771063940617%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

66

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59
Selected

54

West Virginia

16.02% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,679

46

South Dakota

16.24% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,905

19

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

CITY STREET

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV

Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Structurally Deficient

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

Structurally Deficient

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

I-81 SB

Good

Over: Potomac River

On WV/MD State Line, Berkeley, WV

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 61,300

County Route 30

Good

Over: Hukill Run

0.32 mi. West jct WV67, Brooke, WV

Built 2022 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 17

Good

Over: SEVENMILE CREEK

0.02 MILE EAST OF C.R. 11, Cabell, WV

Built 2013 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 500

Dodd. Co. 25/10

Good

Over: Meathouse Fork

0.01 mi E of Dodd Co. 25, Doddridge, WV

Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 20/8

Good

Over: MEADOW CREEK

0.04 Miles N. of WV 20, Fayette, WV

Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50

WV 61 Alternate

Good

Over: Dunloup Creek

0.04 mi. East of WV 211, Fayette, WV

Built 2018 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 542

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Good

Over: TANNER CREEK

0.01 MI S OF CO 14, Gilmer, WV

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150

CR 3/3 SLS

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: MILL RUN

0.72 MI S OF US 50 T, Grant, WV

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 42

Good

Over: SNAKE RUN

0.13 Miles W. of CR 25, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 141

County Route 25

Good

Over: Snake Run

0.07 Miles E. of CR 42, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 155

HARR CO RT 5/9

Good

Over: SALEM FORK

0.42 MI WEST HRR CO RT 5, Harrison, WV

Built 1998 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 300

HARRISON CO 270/1

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

0.04 MI SOUTH WV RT 270, Harrison, WV

Built 1999 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 100

Har Co Rt 23/9

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.09 MI. S. OF CR. 21/39, Jackson, WV

Built 1977 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 600

WV. 622

Good

Over: ROCKY FORK

0.17 MI N OF CR 7/9, Kanawha, WV

Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,800

COUNTY ROUTE 81

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: MIDDLE FORK DAVIS CR

0.27 MI. NORTH OF CR 15/3, Kanawha, WV

Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 200

CR 50

Good

Over: QUEEN SHOALS CREEK

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

Built 2017 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 90

CR 21/24

Good

Over: KANAWHA TWOMILE

0.02 MI N OF CR 27/1, Kanawha, WV

Built 2016 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 11

Good

Over: WALNUT FORK

0.01 MI S CO 11/5, Lewis, WV

Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150

WEST VIRGINIA 17

Good

Over: SPRUCE FORK

0.03 MI NORTH OF C R 15, Logan, WV

Built 2009 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 550

COUNTY ROUTE 11/2

Good

Over: GUYANDOTTE RIVER

0.01 MILES S. OF WV 80, Logan, WV

Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 800

MARION CO RT 1/13

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.13 MI WEST OF US 250, Marion, WV

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 800

INTERSTATE 79

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: SIXTEEN MILE CREEK

0.05 MIL S OF CR 78, Mason, WV

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 30

CR 41

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: Tug Fork

0.03 Mi. West of Cr. 7, McDowell, WV

Built 2015 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 100

C.R. 65/83

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

0.05 MILE SOUTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV

Built 2016 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 700

MON CO 857 (SLS)

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.07 Miles W. of WV 122, Monroe, WV

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 11

WV 122

Good

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.08 Miles W. of CR 23/3, Monroe, WV

Built 2012 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 600

CR 28 SLS

Good

Over: Sleepy Creek

0.17 mile east of CR 28/1, Morgan, WV

Built 2015 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 450

CR 13 (SLS)

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: LOCUST CREEK

0.83 MI. N. CR 31, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150

WV ROUTE 26

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: GREENS RUN

0.04 MI NORTH CO RT 52/6, Preston, WV

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 250

WV 62

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1.32 MI N OF CR 35/13, Putnam, WV

Built 1988 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,900

CR 34/5

Good

Over: HEIZER CREEK

0.01 MI. N. OF CR 27, Putnam, WV

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 90

C.R. 49

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: LEADING CREEK

0.01 MILES E JCT CR 3/3, Randolph, WV

Built 2008 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 19/1

Good

Over: STONY CREEK

0.55 Miles N. of CR 17/1, Summers, WV

Built 1996 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 238

US ROUTE 50

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: UPPER JONATHAN RUN

0.01 MI. N. JCT CR 72/6, Tucker, WV

Built 2009 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROUTE 30

Good

Over: BUCKHANNON RIVER

0.01 MI W OF CO 24, Upshur, WV

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 50

WV 15

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: SKYLES CREEK

0.01 MI E OF CO RT 82/1, Webster, WV

Built 2022 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 550

County Route 9

Good

Over: 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

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 2, Wirt, WV

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 950

CO RT 3/35

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH OF WV3, Boone, WV

Built 1997 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 450

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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 Editorial.

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