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 15

Good

Over: SKIN CREEK

0.09MI S OF CO 30 SLS, Lewis, WV

Built 1986 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 700

CR 17/8

Good

Over: SPRUCE FORK

0.01 MI WEST OF WV 17, Logan, WV

Built 1990 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 150

CR 25/3

Good

Over: LAUREL FORK CHENOWETH CR

0.18 MI. N. OF CR 25, Randolph, WV

Built 1964 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 16/4

Good

Over: BONDS CREEK

0.02 M WEST OF CR 50/29, Ritchie, WV

Built 1989 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 3/6

Good

Over: SAND RUN

0.10 MI NORTH OF CO 3/9, Upshur, WV

Built 1991 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 10

CR 15 SLS

Good

Over: Tuscarora Creek

0.06 mi east of CR 16 SLS, Berkeley, WV

Built 1958 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 4,600

COUNTY ROUTE 83

Good

Over: TOMS BRANCH OF PAINT CK

3.00 MI N OF FAY CO. LINE, Kanawha, WV

Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 44

Good

Over: WEST FORK RIVER

0.04 MI S OF CO 44/7, Lewis, WV

Built 1954 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 200

MARION CO RT 73/19

Good

Over: SCRATCHERS RUN

0.05 MI SOUTH CO RT 73/20, Marion, WV

Built 1992 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 50

PRESTON CR 79/12

Good

Over: WHITEDAY CREEK

0.61 MI NORTH CO RT 78, Monongalia, WV

Built 1991 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 10

WV 38

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.20 MI E JCT CR 15/1, Tucker, WV

Built 2022 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 700

W.V. Route 18

Good

Over: McElroy Creek

0.01m South Of WVCR58, Tyler, WV

Built 2017 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,600

CR 34

Good

Over: WEST FK OF TWELVEPOLE CK

0.05 MI WEST OF WV 152, Wayne, WV

Built 1988 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROUTE 9/6

Good

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 9/2, Wirt, WV

Built 1992 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 21/24

Good

Over: TYGART CREEK

0.04 MILE WEST OF CR 21, Wood, WV

Built 1989 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 300

WV ROUTE 18

Good

Over: NUTTER FORK

0.03 MI SOUTH DODD CO 28, Doddridge, WV

Built 2002 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,000

MARION CO RT 17

Good

Over: NORFOLK & SOUTHERN RR

0.24 MI EAST CO RT 17/12, Marion, WV

Built 1996 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,200

I-79 & Mon Co 46/3

Good

Over: MINE TRACK BED

0.60 mi N.of Mon Co 46/7, Monongalia, WV

Built 1969 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 36,000

CR 34/13

Good

Over: POPLAR FORK

0.72 MILE E OF CR 32, Putnam, WV

Built 2008 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 10

Count Route 32/3

Good

Over: Buffalo Creek

0.04mi South of Jct WV 67, Brooke, WV

Built 2020 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 150

CR 7

Good

Over: Sycamore Creek

0.06 MI W OF CR 7/4, Calhoun, WV

Built 1992 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 36/6

Good

Over: JERICHO DRAFT

0.02 Miles E. of CR 36/1, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2006 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 50

CR 10

Good

Over: Culverson Creek

0.02 MI. S CR 9/4, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2019 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 10

county route 219/2

Good

Over: Spring Creek

0.02 Miles S. of CR 9, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1969 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 200

WV 270

Good

Over: LOST CREEK

0.02 MI EAST CO RT 27/4, Harrison, WV

Built 1994 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 3,100

US 220 T

Good

Over: BLOCK RUN

0.77 MI S OF CR 220/5 SLS, Mineral, WV

Built 2000 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 10,500

COUNTY ROUTE 60/75

Good

Over: HARTS RUN

0.01 Miles W. of CR 60/14, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1997 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 55

CR 10/3 SLS

Good

Over: HORN CAMP RUN

0.28 MI S OF CR 10/5 SLS, Hampshire, WV

Built 2006 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 150

CR 28/2

Good

Over: S. FORK HUGHES RIVER

0.03 MI.S.CR.28, Ritchie, WV

Built 1996 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Good

Over: TANNER CREEK

0.03 MI S OF CO 16, Gilmer, WV

Built 1995 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 70

County Route 25

Good

Over: Muddy Creek

0.14 Miles S of CR 25/4, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2020 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 200

HAR CO RT 50/76

Good

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

0.20 MI SOUTH HRR CO 24, Harrison, WV

Built 2000 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 8,100

West Virginia 7

Good

Over: Long Drain Run

0.06 Mi. West Jct. CR 12, Wetzel, WV

Built 2012 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 1,300

CR 29/1 SLS

Good

Over: CRITTON RUN

0.30 MI S OF WV 29 F, Hampshire, WV

Built 2010 Load: 78.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 14

Good

Over: SUMMERS FORK OF LAUREL

0.04 MI S. OF CR 20, Clay, WV

Built 2010 Load: 78.9 t ADT: 300

CR 70

Good

Over: WITCHER CREEK

0.05 MI W OF CR 70/1, Kanawha, WV

Built 1998 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 2,200

INTERSTATE 79

Good

Over: Mar. Co. 29/1

1.28 MI SOUTH US RT 250, Marion, WV

Built 1967 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 49,500

PRESTON CR 92/14

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.04 MI SOUTH US RT 50, Preston, WV

Built 1994 Load: 79.8 t ADT: 50

Wells Street

Good

Over: Long Run

0.01 mi. West jct CR7, Ohio, WV

Built 2010 Load: 80.7 t ADT: 350

WEST VIRGINIA 5

Good

Over: YELLOW CREEK

O.02 MILE EAST OF CR 4, Calhoun, WV

Built 1998 Load: 82.5 t ADT: 950

CR 42/3 SLS

Good

Over: DEEP RUN

0.20 MI N OF CR 42/4 SLS, Mineral, WV

Built 1997 Load: 82.5 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 24

Good

Over: BRANCH LEFT FK REEDY CRK

0.10 MILE SOUTH OF WV 33, Roane, WV

Built 1999 Load: 82.5 t ADT: 150

County Route 14

Good

Over: Slab Fork

1.47 m. west of CR 701/98, Logan, WV

Built 2012 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 600

County Route 1

Good

Over: Boggs Run

0.30 Mi. West Jct CR88/25, Marshall, WV

Built 2007 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 650

I-77 SBL

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

3.55 MI. S. OF CR.1, Jackson, WV

Built 1968 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 13,100

West Virginia 2

Good

Over: Little Grave Creek

0.30 mi. No. jct CR250/88, Marshall, WV

Built 2019 Load: 85.3 t ADT: 12,700

COUNTY ROUTE 40

Good

Over: MILLIGAN CREEK

0.90 Miles S. of CR 60/11, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1884 Load: 86.2 t ADT: 155

WEST VIRGINIA 36

Good

Over: POCATALICO RIVER

0.02 M SOUTH OF C.R. 52, Roane, WV

Built 1996 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 950

County Route 38

Good

Over: Little Fishing Creek

0.12 mil. South jct WV 7, Wetzel, WV

Built 2012 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 90

I-77 S ON&OFF RAMP

Good

Over: TYGART CREEK

0.01 MILE NORTH OF CR21, Wood, WV

Built 1968 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 7,700

Showing 5,901-5,950 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.