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-79 NB
UnknownOver: CR 119/16 NEWHOUSE BR RD
0.20 MI N OF I-77, Kanawha, WV
Built 1974 ADT: 550
I-79 SB
UnknownOver: I-77 NB
0.22 MI N OF I-77, Kanawha, WV
Built 1974 ADT: 400
I-79 NB
UnknownOver: CR 119/31
0.76 MI N OF I-77, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 ADT: 907
I-79 SBL
UnknownOver: CR 119/31
0.76 MI. N. OF I-77, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 ADT: 907
I-79 NORTH & SOUTH
UnknownOver: US 119
1.03 MI N OF I-77, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 ADT: 5,849
I-79 NB & SB
UnknownOver: 119 (SLS)
1.95 MI N OF I-77, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 ADT: 6,336
I-79 NB
UnknownOver: WV 114
3.30 MI N OF US 119, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 ADT: 5,891
I-79 SB
UnknownOver: WV 114
3.30 MI N OF US 119, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 ADT: 5,891
I-79 NB
UnknownOver: CR 41
0.29 MI N OF WV 114, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 ADT: 1,100
I-79 SB
UnknownOver: CR 41
0.29 MI N OF WV 114, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 ADT: 1,100
I-79 NBL
UnknownOver: CR45 & LITTLE SANDY CK.
2.11 MI N OF WV 114, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 480
I-79 SBL
UnknownOver: CR45 LITTLE SANDY CREEK
2.11 MI N OF WV 114, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 480
I-79 NB
UnknownOver: CR 45 & LITTLE SANDY CK
1.20 MI S OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 500
I-79 SB
UnknownOver: CR 45 & LITTLE SANDY CK
1.20 MI S OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 500
I-79 NB
UnknownOver: CR 45
0.48 MI S OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 600
I-79 SBL
UnknownOver: CR 45
0.48 MI S OF CR 43 SLS, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 600
I-79 NB
UnknownOver: CR 53
0.96 MI N OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 ADT: 550
I-79 SB
UnknownOver: CR 53
0.96 MI N OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 ADT: 550
I-79 NB
UnknownOver: CR 53 & WILLS CREEK
5.78 MI. N. OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 ADT: 400
I-79 SB
UnknownOver: CR 53 & WILLS CREEK
5.78 MI. N. OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 ADT: 400
I-79 NBL
UnknownOver: CR 53 & GABES CREEK
6.29 MI. N. OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 ADT: 228
I-79 SBL
UnknownOver: CR 53 & GABES CREEK
6.29 MI. N. OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 ADT: 228
I-79 NB
UnknownOver: CR 53
9.54 MI N OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1977 ADT: 374
I-79 SB
UnknownOver: CR 53
9.54 MI N OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1977 ADT: 400
CSX RR OWNER #4382
UnknownOver: KANAWHA COUNTY RT 79/3
0.01 MI S OF WV 61, Kanawha, WV
Built 1945 ADT: 7,300
WV 114
UnknownOver: PIEDMONT ROAD & N&S RR
0.11 MI N OF US 60, Kanawha, WV
Built 1974 ADT: 800
WV 114
UnknownOver: I-77 SB
0.19 MI N OF US 60, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 71,400
CSX RR CA 454.3
UnknownOver: US 119 SPUR
0.05 MI W OF WV 61, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 18,000
US 119 NORTH
UnknownOver: US 119 SPUR NB&SB
0.63 MI N OF CR 214/2, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 15,000
I-64 RAMP D
UnknownOver: WV61 & CSX RAILROAD
2.14 MI E OF CR 60/64, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 ADT: 26,700
CR 119/13
UnknownOver: I 79 NB/SB
0.95 MI N OF US 119, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 ADT: 32,900
N&S RR-OWNER131.70
UnknownOver: CR 60/12
0.02 MI S OF US 60, Kanawha, WV
Built 1945 ADT: 1,400
I-79
UnknownOver: ACCESS ROAD "E"
4.53 MI N OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 83
UnknownOver: I-77 WV TURNPIKE NB & SB
1.13 MI N OF FAYETTE C LN, Kanawha, WV
Built 1982 ADT: 30,000
I-77
UnknownOver: Delta 8
0.0 MI. N. FROM CO.RT.8, Kanawha, WV
Built 1986 ADT: 10
I-77
UnknownOver: CSX RR
1.35 MI S OF ROUTE 72 I/C, Kanawha, WV
Built 1982
I-77
UnknownOver: CR 79/03 & Cabin Creek
1.19 MI. S. OF RT 72 I/C, Kanawha, WV
Built 1982 ADT: 4,600
I-77 N RAMP
UnknownOver: Route 72
AT RT 72 CHEYLAN I/C, Kanawha, WV
Built 1983 ADT: 300
I-77
UnknownOver: SLAUGHTER CREEK & RT. 72
0.0 MI OF WV 72, Kanawha, WV
Built 1983 ADT: 300
I-77
UnknownOver: CR 77/1 and Fields Creek
1.91 MI. N. RTE.72 I/C, Kanawha, WV
Built 1982 ADT: 70,000
I-77
UnknownOver: WV94 and Lens Creek
0.01 MI. N. OF RTE. 94, Kanawha, WV
Built 1981 ADT: 8,900
I-77
UnknownOver: 98th Street in Marmet
0.17 MI N OF MARMET I/L, Kanawha, WV
Built 1981 ADT: 50
I-77
UnknownOver: 85th Street, Marmet, WV
0.81 MI N OF WV 94, Kanawha, WV
Built 1982 ADT: 100
I-77
UnknownOver: WV 61 and CSX RR
1.40 MI N OF RT 94, Kanawha, WV
Built 1982 ADT: 7,100
I-77
UnknownOver: WV 61 and CSX Railroad
1.40 MI. N. OF WV 94, Kanawha, WV
Built 1982 ADT: 7,100
I-77
UnknownOver: Route 61
0.89 MI S OF WV61, Kanawha, WV
Built 1983 ADT: 14,000
I-77 NB
UnknownOver: I-77 NB ROADWAY RAMPS
0.26 MI S OF WV 61, Kanawha, WV
Built 1983 ADT: 9,000
I-77 SB
UnknownOver: NORTHBOUND ROADWAY RAMPS
0.26 MI S OF WV 61, Kanawha, WV
Built 1983 ADT: 9,000
I-77 NB
UnknownOver: KANAWHA RVR,RR, RT 60,61
0.08 MI N OF RT 61 I/C, Kanawha, WV
Built 1983 ADT: 9,000
I-77 SB
UnknownOver: KANAWHA RVR,RR, RT 60,61
0.18 MI. N OF WV 61 I/C, Kanawha, WV
Built 1954 ADT: 6,000
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