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
CO. RT. 119/2
GoodOver: Leading Creek
0.05 MI S OF WV 47, Gilmer, WV
Built 2010 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 16
GoodOver: WHITMANS DRAFT
0.50 Miles N. of CR 16/3, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1988 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 340
WV 28 (T)
GoodOver: Buffalo Creek
0.01 MI South of CR 28/1, Hampshire, WV
Built 2020 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 3,500
WV 259 F
GoodOver: Lower Cove Run
0.24 MI S of WV 59 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 2016 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,900
CR 02 SLS
GoodOver: MUDLICK RUN
1.30 MI W OF US 220F, Hardy, WV
Built 2019 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 500
Harr Co 19/1
GoodOver: Bingamon Creek
0.01 mi. E of Har. Co. 8, Harrison, WV
Built 2013 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROAD 19/8
GoodOver: MIDDLE FORK POCATALICO C
0.60 MI N OF CR 19, Jackson, WV
Built 1990 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 6/7
GoodOver: BRANCH OF CABIN FORK
0.37 MILE SOUTH OF CR 1/2, Jackson, WV
Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 21/30
GoodOver: GRASSLICK CREEK
0.01 MILE WEST OF CR 21, Jackson, WV
Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,000
CR 58
GoodOver: FALLING ROCK CREEK
0.76 MI S OF CR 63, Kanawha, WV
Built 2017 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 30
CR 15 SLS
GoodOver: MIDDLE FORK OF DAVIS CK
6.54 MI NORTH OF CR 15/10, Kanawha, WV
Built 2022 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 26/3
GoodOver: LAUREL LICK
0.02 MI W OF 26 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 2013 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 10
CR 3/9
GoodOver: CRAWLEY CREEK
0.01 MI WEST OF CR 3, Logan, WV
Built 1980 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 90
WEST VIRGINIA 17
GoodOver: ETHEL HOLLOW
0.01 MI. S. OF C R 119/3, Logan, WV
Built 2007 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,200
WV 10
GoodOver: LAND RELIEF
0.04 MILE N OF C.R. 50/1, Logan, WV
Built 2016 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 5,000
MARION CR 250/18
GoodOver: FINCHS RUN
0.01 MI EAST CO RT 21, Marion, WV
Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 150
MARION CO RT 1/13
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.02 MI EAST CO RT 1, Marion, WV
Built 1988 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 800
MARION CO RT 13
GoodOver: FLAT RUN
0.04 MI SOUTH CO RT 12, Marion, WV
Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,100
US ROUTE 19
GoodOver: BINGAMON CREEK
0.04 MILES SOUTH CO RT 48, Marion, WV
Built 1999 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,700
MARION CO RT 44
GoodOver: TEVEBAUGH CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH MRN CO 44/6, Marion, WV
Built 2002 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 800
Marion CR 48/8
GoodOver: Little Bignamon Creek
0.16 Mi. S of MRN. CR 48, Marion, WV
Built 2019 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 800
COUNTY ROUTE 8
GoodOver: TENMILE CREEK
0.99 MI S OF WV 62, Mason, WV
Built 1995 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 90
CR 22
GoodOver: TENMILE CREEK
0.09 MI N OF CR 26, Mason, WV
Built 2020 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 90
CR 46/24 (SLS)
GoodOver: Cabin Run
0.01 Mi. South of WV46(F), Mineral, WV
Built 2015 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 50
MONONGALIA CR 7/52
GoodOver: SCOTTS RUN
0.05 MI SOUTH WV RT 7, Monongalia, WV
Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 50
MON CO RT 64/4
GoodOver: AARON CREEK
0.06 MI WEST CO RT 64/1, Monongalia, WV
Built 2001 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 50
CR 08 (SLS)
GoodOver: Middle Fork of Sleepy Cr
0.01 miles south of CR 28, Morgan, WV
Built 2013 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 150
CR 26
GoodOver: Mouse Fork
0.64 Miles South of CR 30, Nicholas, WV
Built 2023 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 50
US Route 40
GoodOver: Little Wheeling Creek
0.21 mi. West jct CR 27, Ohio, WV
Built 2000 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 4,500
C. R. 6/4
GoodOver: NORTH FORK DEER CREEK
0.18 MI S JCT CR 6/1, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1996 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 150
C. R. 27/3
GoodOver: ISLAND LICK RUN
2.70 MI E JCT CR 21/3, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1935 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 100
WV 28
GoodOver: LONG RUN
2.62 MI. N. JCT. U.S. 250, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1998 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 350
PRESTON CO RT 52
GoodOver: GREENS RUN
0.14 MI SOUTH CO RT 52/7, Preston, WV
Built 1960 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 90
PRE. CO. RT. 42
GoodOver: North Branch Snowy Creek
0.14 Mi. S. PRE. CO. 42/1, Preston, WV
Built 2011 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 700
CR28
GoodOver: Slab Creek
0.01 MI W of CR 28/4, Ritchie, WV
Built 2018 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 80
WV 310
GoodOver: WICKWIRE RUN
0.48 MI SOUTH CO RT 5/5, Taylor, WV
Built 1992 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 900
TAYLOR CO 119/52
GoodOver: BERKELEY RUN
0.02 MI WEST US 119, Taylor, WV
Built 2002 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 50
County Route 23
GoodOver: Davis Run
0.01 mi West jct CR 64, Tyler, WV
Built 2023 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 32
GoodOver: FRENCH CREEK
0.01 MI W CO 32/4, Upshur, WV
Built 1987 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 250
CR 7
GoodOver: Tug Fork
0.01 MI E of C. R. 7/1, Wood, WV
Built 2015 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 500
WV 3
GoodOver: DRAWDY CREEK
0.03 MI E OF CR 1/2, Boone, WV
Built 2004 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,500
COUNTY ROUTE 17/1
GoodOver: BUCKEYE CREEK
0.01 MI N OF CO 17/2, Braxton, WV
Built 1999 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 150
COUNTY 1/7
GoodOver: OIL CREEK
0.02 MI S JCT CO 1/ (SLS), Braxton, WV
Built 2019 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 50
WV 101
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.10 MILE SOUTH OF US 60E, Cabell, WV
Built 1997 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 5,200
COUNTY ROUTE 10/38
GoodOver: MERRITT CREEK
0.05 MILES N OF C R 10/5, Cabell, WV
Built 2010 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10
CO 25
GoodOver: CHARLEY CREEK
0.37 MI SOUTH OF CR 36, Cabell, WV
Built 2021 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,100
DODDRIDGE CO RT 7
GoodOver: ROBINSON FORK
0.05 MI SOUTH WV ROUTE 23, Doddridge, WV
Built 1999 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 23
GoodOver: PAINT CREEK
0.30 Miles N. of CR 23/4, Fayette, WV
Built 2012 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,900
Corona Bayard Road
GoodOver: N Br.of Potomac River
On Maryland Line, Grant, WV
Built 2013 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 94
COUNTY ROUTE 17/2
GoodOver: CULVERSON CREEK
0.34 Miles E. of CR 60/28, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2008 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 50
Showing 5,701-5,750 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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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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