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

HARP 935

Poor

Over: Big Cub Creek

0.01 MI W OF CO 6/2, Wyoming, WV

Built 2005 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 40

CR 26/3

Poor

Over: WEST FORK OF POND FORK

0.01 MI. S. OF CR 26, Boone, WV

Built 1955 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 30

HARRISON CO RT 5

Poor

Over: TENMILE CREEK

0.44 MI NORTH US RT 50, Harrison, WV

Built 1922 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 550

CR 119/18

Poor

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

0.26 MI EAST OF WV 44, Logan, WV

Built 1979 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 70

WV 16

Poor

Over: JACOBS FORK

0.39 MI N OF CR 12/6, McDowell, WV

Built 1916 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 850

PRESTON CO RT 14/4

Poor

Over: CHEAT RIVER

2.10 MI EAST CO RT 21, Preston, WV

Built 1912 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 10

C.R. 15/5

Poor

Over: TYGART VALLEY RIVER

0.07 MI. W. U.S.219, Randolph, WV

Built 1915 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 50

CR 34 SLS

Poor

Over: POCATALICO RIVER

0.21 MI. W. CR. 34/4, Roane, WV

Built 1899 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 92/12

Poor

Over: GLADE CREEK

0.72 MI N CO 40/4, Barbour, WV

Built 1972 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 19/33

Poor

Over: GLADE CREEK

0.50 Miles W. of WV 41, Fayette, WV

Built 1940 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 22

COUNTY ROUTE 21/28

Poor

Over: GRASSLICK CREEK

0.13 M. SOUTH OF CR 34/14, Jackson, WV

Built 1914 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 500

WEST FOURTH STREET

Poor

Over: WEST FORK RIVER

0.02 MI W OF US 19, Lewis, WV

Built 1913 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 3,200

Co. Rt. 52/56

Poor

Over: Elkhorn Creek

0.02 Mi South of US 52, McDowell, WV

Built 1920 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 8/9

Poor

Over: LEFT FORK BEN CREEK

0.01 MILE WEST OF CO 8/1, Mingo, WV

Built 1960 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 7/18

Poor

Over: MIDDLE FORK HUGHES RIVER

0.02 M SOUTH OF CR 22/3, Ritchie, WV

Built 1898 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 5/22

Poor

Over: ISLAND CREEK

1.00 MI E OF CR 5/21, Roane, WV

Built 1960 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 30

County Route 50

Poor

Over: Middle Island Creek

0.04 mi. West jct CR 50/2, Tyler, WV

Built 1916 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 90

County Route 66

Poor

Over: McElroy Creek

0.01 mi. South jct WV23, Tyler, WV

Built 1998 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50

4H Camp Road

Poor

Over: Middle Island Creek

0.01 mi. South jct WV 18, Tyler, WV

Built 1950 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 47/42

Poor

Over: NEGRO RUN

0.05 MI EAST OF CR 47/42, Wood, WV

Built 1924 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 20

FR 44A

Poor

Over: W. FK. GREEN BRIER RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1962 Load: 9.7 t ADT: 50

County Route 1/3

Poor

Over: Harmon Creek

0.11 mi. South jct CR1, Brooke, WV

Built 1912 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 700

COUNTY ROUTE 31

Poor

Over: CAVILL CREEK

0.05 MI EAST OF CO 45, Cabell, WV

Built 1923 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROUTE 44

Poor

Over: O BRION CREEK

0.45 MI N OF CR 19/1, Clay, WV

Built 1941 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 150

HARRISON CO 24/34

Poor

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH CO RT 24, Harrison, WV

Built 1978 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 1,200

HOPE STREET

Poor

Over: JONES RUN

ON HOPE ST LUMBERPORT WV, Harrison, WV

Built 1925 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 75

HARP ROUTE 901/29

Poor

Over: KELLY CREEK

0.01 MILE WEST OF CR 7, Kanawha, WV

Built 1992 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 6 SLS

Poor

Over: SAND FORK OF FINK CREEK

0.03 MI E OF DOD CO RT 29, Lewis, WV

Built 1933 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20

CR 7

Poor

Over: TUG FORK

0.03 MI W OF CR 4, McDowell, WV

Built 1917 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 500

WV 16

Poor

Over: JACOBS FORK

0.15 MI S OF CR 16/2, McDowell, WV

Built 1916 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 850

MARION CO RT 68/1

Poor

Over: PRICKETT CREEK

0.05 MI WEST CO RT 33, Marion, WV

Built 1917 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50

EVEREST DRIVE

Poor

Over: Coal Run & Access Road

0.23 MI NORTH WV RT 310, Marion, WV

Built 1956 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 2,000

P & F 801

Poor

Over: MASH FORK

0.27 MI W OF P & F 802, Mercer, WV

Built 1991 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30

MONONGALIA CR 19/4

Poor

Over: DENTS RUN

0.10 MI EAST US ROUTE 19, Monongalia, WV

Built 1978 Load: 10.0 t

MONONGALIA CR 29/5

Poor

Over: JAKES RUN

0.04 MI WEST CO RT 29, Monongalia, WV

Built 1920 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

CR 8/1 SLS

Poor

Over: SLEEPY CREEK

0.08 MI S OF CR 08 SLS, Morgan, WV

Built 1916 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 250

C.R. 28/11

Poor

Over: BIG RUN

0.15 MI. S. JCT. WV 28, Pendleton, WV

Built 1986 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20

PRESTON CO RT 27/3

Poor

Over: DECKERS CREEK

0.35 MI EAST CO RT 27/2, Preston, WV

Built 1979 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 29/7

Poor

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

1.49 M SOUTH OF CR 29/9, Roane, WV

Built 1972 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 100

CR 37/13

Poor

Over: EAST FORK TWELVEPOLE CK

0.03 MI SOUTH OF WV 37, Wayne, WV

Built 1912 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 20/10

Poor

Over: GRASSY CREEK

0.01 MI E WV 20, Webster, WV

Built 1950 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

CR 26/2

Poor

Over: LEFT FORK STILLWELL CK

0.07 MI EAST OF CR 50/37, Wood, WV

Built 1945 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 300

ENSLOW BOULEVARD

Poor

Over: FOURPOLE CREEK

0.01 MI S. OF WASH. BLVD., Cabell, WV

Built 1949 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 2,300

CR 25/2 & RJC RR

Poor

Over: NEW RIVER

0.10 Miles E. of CR 25, Fayette, WV

Built 1916 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 225

COUNTY ROUTE 20/35

Poor

Over: MEADOW CREEK

0.01 Miles W. of WV 20, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1957 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 41

CR 45/7 SLS

Poor

Over: NORTH RIVER

0.07 MI N OF WV 127 F, Hampshire, WV

Built 1924 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 1,600

HARRISON CO RT 9

Poor

Over: LIMESTONE RUN

0.04 MI NORTH CO RT 50/40, Harrison, WV

Built 1941 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 3,900

HARRISON CO 50/6

Poor

Over: SALEM FORK

0.07 MI SOUTH CO RT 50/62, Harrison, WV

Built 1915 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100

HRR CO RT 48/16

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

0.05 MI SOUTH CO RT 48, Harrison, WV

Built 1920 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 10

CR 1/1

Poor

Over: FOURPOLE CREEK

1.77 MI N OF CR 1, McDowell, WV

Built 1915 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 200

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