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
CR 3/6
GoodOver: MIDDLE FK MUD RIVER
0.03 MI SOUTH OF WV 3, Lincoln, WV
Built 1991 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 70
WV 10
GoodOver: BEAR CREEK
0.14 MI SOUTH OF CR 6, Lincoln, WV
Built 1990 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 2,200
CR 44/4
GoodOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.02 MI. E. 0F WV. 44, Logan, WV
Built 1988 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 150
MARION CO RT 48
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: MATE CREEK
0.01 MI. SOUTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV
Built 2012 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 150
CR 52
GoodOver: TRACE FORK
0.46 MI SOUTH OF CR 39, Putnam, WV
Built 2019 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 10
CR. 49
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: NORTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.04 MILE WEST OF WV 74, Ritchie, WV
Built 2000 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 20
US Route 250
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: PARRISH FK STANDINGSTONE
0.02 MILE EAST OF WV 53, Wirt, WV
Built 2000 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 25/3
GoodOver: POND CREEK
0.45 MILE NORTH OF CR 25, Wood, WV
Built 2001 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 10
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: BRIDGE CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV
Built 2022 Load: 54.8 t ADT: 100
CR 15 (SLS)
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: WEST FORK RIVER & TRAIL
0.01 MI EAST OF US 19, Harrison, WV
Built 2006 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 8,100
WV 58
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK
0.06 MILE EAST OF US 33, Jackson, WV
Built 1991 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 100
CR 81
GoodOver: KELLY CREEK
0.04 MILE WEST OF CR 81/8, Kanawha, WV
Built 2011 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,200
CR 7
GoodOver: BIG LAUREL CREEK
0.04 MI NORTH OF CR 22, Lincoln, WV
Built 1988 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 450
CR 4
GoodOver: GARRETT FORK
0.05 MI. N. OF CR. 4/1, Logan, WV
Built 1988 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 500
CR 2
GoodOver: BIG CREEK
0.28 MILE SOUTH OF WV 10, Logan, WV
Built 1998 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 500
MARION CO RT 17
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: PARRISH RUN
0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 44/4, Marion, WV
Built 1990 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 650
MARION CO RT 25
GoodOver: CHUNK RUN
0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 25/3, Marion, WV
Built 1992 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 350
MARION CO RT 74
GoodOver: LITTLE CREEK
0.39 MI SOUTH CO RT 73/1, Marion, WV
Built 2008 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 5
GoodOver: 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
GoodOver: RUDOLF RUN
0.72 MI NORTH WV RT 7, Monongalia, WV
Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 10
MONON CO RT 25
GoodOver: DAYS RUN
0.24 MI NORTH CO RT 20, Monongalia, WV
Built 1986 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 350
MONONGALIA CR 27
GoodOver: BRANCH OF JAKES RUN
0.10 MI WEST CO RT 29, Monongalia, WV
Built 1988 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 550
MONONGALIA CR 50
GoodOver: WADES RUN
0.12 MI NORTH US ROUTE 19, Monongalia, WV
Built 1991 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 650
COUNTY ROUTE 25/3
GoodOver: HANS CREEK
0.04 Miles W. of CR 25, Monroe, WV
Built 1999 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 11
PENDLETON CR 3/3
GoodOver: ROUGH RUN
0.73 MILE NORTH CR 3, Pendleton, WV
Built 2010 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 80
PENDLETON C.R. 11
GoodOver: REEDS CREEK
0.58 mi. east jct. us 220, Pendleton, WV
Built 2012 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 350
PRES CO RT 68/7
GoodOver: RT FORK LITTLE SANDY CK
0.65 MI EAST US ROUTE 50, Preston, WV
Built 1996 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 29
GoodOver: LEFT HAND RUN
0.01 MILE NORTH OF CR 58, Roane, WV
Built 1993 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 400
County Route 1
GoodOver: Point Pleasant Creek
0.06 mi. West jct WV180, Tyler, WV
Built 1985 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 40/3
GoodOver: LAUREL RUN
0.24 MI W OF CO 20/17, Upshur, WV
Built 1994 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 187
US Route 250
GoodOver: Rock Camp Run
0.06 mi. North jct CR16, Wetzel, WV
Built 1994 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,000
West Virginia 7
GoodOver: Steel Run
0.02 mi. West jct CR7/8, Wetzel, WV
Built 2001 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,800
West Virginia 7
GoodOver: Little Fishing Creek
Mi. West Jct. CR 5 0.71, Wetzel, WV
Built 2023 Load: 55.3 t ADT: 1,700
CR 9/4 SLS
GoodOver: TILHANCE CREEK
0.69 MI W OF WV 9 F, Berkeley, WV
Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 9 SLS
GoodOver: DRY FORK
0.40 MI N OF CO 9/5, Braxton, WV
Built 1989 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 450
County Route 7
GoodOver: Cross Creek
0.20 mi. West jct CR7/1, Brooke, WV
Built 1998 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 900
COUNTY ROUTE 15
GoodOver: WEST FK LITTLE KANAWHA R
0.23 MILE SOUTH OF WV 16, Calhoun, WV
Built 1976 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 61/24
GoodOver: JENKINS FORK
0.01 Miles N. of CR 61/50, Fayette, WV
Built 1993 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,793
HARR CO 12
GoodOver: MUDLICK RUN
0.01 MI WEST CO RT 19/28, Harrison, WV
Built 2009 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 7,400
CR 03/03
GoodOver: BROWNS CREEK
0.02 MI W OF CR 1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1991 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 10
CR 70
GoodOver: DRY BR. OF WITCHER CREEK
0.02 MI. W. OF CR 70/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1995 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,000
CR 73/13
GoodOver: POINT LICK FORK
0.29 MILE N OF CR 735, Kanawha, WV
Built 1962 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 44
GoodOver: RT FORK WEST FORK RIVER
0.02 MI N OF US 19, Lewis, WV
Built 1990 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 200
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