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

CR 2

Good

Over: PORTER CREEK

0.29 MI. N. OF CR 1, Clay, WV

Built 1995 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 250

CR 36/1

Good

Over: LAUREL FORK OF CAMP RUN

0.04 MI E OF WV 36, Clay, WV

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 200

DOD CO RT 50/16

Good

Over: MEATHOUSE FORK

0.12 MI S DOD CO 50/19, Doddridge, WV

Built 2009 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,000

COUNTY ROUTE 40

Good

Over: DUCKCAMP RUN

0.01 MI W CO 42, Gilmer, WV

Built 2020 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 200

CR 42/7 SLS

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK LUNICE CREEK

0.20 MI E CR 42/5 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1987 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 250

CR 50/35 SLS

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

0.01 MILE SOUTH OF US 50, Hampshire, WV

Built 2007 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 90

CR 10 SLS

Good

Over: BRANCH HUTTON RUN

0.65 MI S OF CR 10/4 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,400

US ROUTE 50

Good

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

0.27 MI EAST WV RT 58, Harrison, WV

Built 1985 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 12,800

COUNTY ROUTE 5/10

Good

Over: CLAYLICK RUN

0.34 MI. S. OF CR 5/7, Jackson, WV

Built 1988 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 34/19

Good

Over: BEAR FORK

0.01 MILE W OF CR 25/3, Jackson, WV

Built 2003 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 150

COUNTY RTE. 26 SLS

Good

Over: RT FK KANAWHA TWOMILE CK

0.01 MI S OF CR 26/3, Kanawha, WV

Built 1951 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 550

CR 81/14

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

0.01 MI E OF CR 81, Kanawha, WV

Built 1998 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 100

CR 83

Good

Over: PAINT CREEK

0.92 MI N OF FAYETTE CO L, Kanawha, WV

Built 2013 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 17

Good

Over: COVE LICK

0.06 MI W OF CO 18, Lewis, WV

Built 1990 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 200

CR 3/6

Good

Over: MIDDLE FK MUD RIVER

0.03 MI SOUTH OF WV 3, Lincoln, WV

Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 70

WV 10

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

0.14 MI SOUTH OF CR 6, Lincoln, WV

Built 1990 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,200

CR 44/4

Good

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.02 MI. E. 0F WV. 44, Logan, WV

Built 1988 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 150

MARION CO RT 48

Good

Over: BR LITTLE BINGAMON CREEK

0.01 MI WEST CO RT 48/1, Marion, WV

Built 1993 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY ROUTE 9/11

Good

Over: MATE CREEK

0.01 MI. SOUTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV

Built 2012 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 150

WV RT. 43

Good

Over: Mon Co Rt 88/1 (SLS)

0.4 mi. N of MON CO 857, Monongalia, WV

Built 2010 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 650

WV RT. 43

Good

Over: MON CO RT 88/1 (SLS)

0.6 mi. N of MON CO 857, Monongalia, WV

Built 2011 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 650

CR 52

Good

Over: TRACE FORK

0.46 MI SOUTH OF CR 39, Putnam, WV

Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 10

CR. 49

Good

Over: VALLEY FORK ELK RIVER

0.07 MI. W. JCT. CR.60, Randolph, WV

Built 1988 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 74/3

Good

Over: NORTH FORK HUGHES RIVER

0.04 MILE WEST OF WV 74, Ritchie, WV

Built 2000 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 20

US Route 250

Good

Over: WV Fork of Fish Creek

0.25 mi. North jct CR 10, Wetzel, WV

Built 2006 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 700

COUNTY ROUTE 53/3

Good

Over: PARRISH FK STANDINGSTONE

0.02 MILE EAST OF WV 53, Wirt, WV

Built 2000 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 25/3

Good

Over: POND CREEK

0.45 MILE NORTH OF CR 25, Wood, WV

Built 2001 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 10

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: BRIDGE CREEK

NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2022 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 100

CR 15 (SLS)

Good

Over: DOG RUN OF BUFFALO CREEK

0.22 MI N OF CR 15/3, Clay, WV

Built 1986 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 450

WV ROUTE 98

Good

Over: WEST FORK RIVER & TRAIL

0.01 MI EAST OF US 19, Harrison, WV

Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,100

WV 58

Good

Over: Ann Moore Run

0.05 mi W of Har Co 23/9, Harrison, WV

Built 2014 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 5,800

COUNTY ROUTE 21/37

Good

Over: DOG FK OF POCATALICO CRK

0.22 M EAST OF CR 21/45, Jackson, WV

Built 1996 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROUTE 28

Good

Over: LITTLE MILL CREEK

0.06 MILE EAST OF US 33, Jackson, WV

Built 1991 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 100

CR 81

Good

Over: KELLY CREEK

0.04 MILE WEST OF CR 81/8, Kanawha, WV

Built 2011 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,200

CR 7

Good

Over: BIG LAUREL CREEK

0.04 MI NORTH OF CR 22, Lincoln, WV

Built 1988 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 450

CR 4

Good

Over: GARRETT FORK

0.05 MI. N. OF CR. 4/1, Logan, WV

Built 1988 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 500

CR 2

Good

Over: BIG CREEK

0.28 MILE SOUTH OF WV 10, Logan, WV

Built 1998 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 500

MARION CO RT 17

Good

Over: LITTLE PAW PAW CREEK

0.08 MI WEST CO RT 17/17, Marion, WV

Built 1992 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,700

MAR CO RT 44

Good

Over: PARRISH RUN

0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 44/4, Marion, WV

Built 1990 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 650

MARION CO RT 25

Good

Over: CHUNK RUN

0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 25/3, Marion, WV

Built 1992 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 350

MARION CO RT 74

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.39 MI SOUTH CO RT 73/1, Marion, WV

Built 2008 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROUTE 5

Good

Over: BIG WHEELING CREEK

0.01 MI. SOUTH OF CO 21, Marshall, WV

Built 2015 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 850

MON CO RT 7/13

Good

Over: RUDOLF RUN

0.72 MI NORTH WV RT 7, Monongalia, WV

Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 10

MONON CO RT 25

Good

Over: DAYS RUN

0.24 MI NORTH CO RT 20, Monongalia, WV

Built 1986 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 350

MONONGALIA CR 27

Good

Over: BRANCH OF JAKES RUN

0.10 MI WEST CO RT 29, Monongalia, WV

Built 1988 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 550

MONONGALIA CR 50

Good

Over: WADES RUN

0.12 MI NORTH US ROUTE 19, Monongalia, WV

Built 1991 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 650

COUNTY ROUTE 25/3

Good

Over: HANS CREEK

0.04 Miles W. of CR 25, Monroe, WV

Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11

PENDLETON CR 3/3

Good

Over: ROUGH RUN

0.73 MILE NORTH CR 3, Pendleton, WV

Built 2010 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 80

PENDLETON C.R. 11

Good

Over: REEDS CREEK

0.58 mi. east jct. us 220, Pendleton, WV

Built 2012 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 350

PRES CO RT 68/7

Good

Over: RT FORK LITTLE SANDY CK

0.65 MI EAST US ROUTE 50, Preston, WV

Built 1996 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 100

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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.