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

Total Bridges

7,679

Public highway bridges in West Virginia

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)

West Virginia22.359682250293005%44.60216173980987%16.01771063940617%16.01771063940617%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

66

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59
Selected

54

West Virginia

16.02% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,679

46

South Dakota

16.24% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,905

19

Iowa

20.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,753

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 Deficient

Over: CSX RAILROAD TRACK

0.07 MILE WEST OF WV 2, Pleasants, WV

Built 1980 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 12/1

Poor

Over: 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 Deficient

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV

Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Structurally Deficient

Over: STEER CREEK

0.51 MILE EAST OF CR 7/5, Calhoun, WV

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 250

N0535

Poor

Over: DEMPSEY BRANCH

0.01 Miles E. of CR 8, Fayette, WV

Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12

COUNTY ROUTE 60/5

Structurally Deficient

Over: 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

COUNTY ROUTE 31

Good

Over: YEAGER CREEK

0.55 MI E OF CR 50, Mason, WV

Built 1998 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 40

CR 58

Good

Over: THIRTEENMILE CREEK

0.39 MI E OF CR 58/4, Mason, WV

Built 2021 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 65/5

Good

Over: PIGEON CREEK

0.05 MILES EAST OF CR 65, Mingo, WV

Built 2008 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,500

MON. CO. RT 11

Good

Over: RANGE RUN

0.23 MI WEST CO RT 8, Monongalia, WV

Built 1984 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 3/4

Good

Over: BIG BEAVER CREEK

0.09 Miles W. of CR 3, Nicholas, WV

Built 1989 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 204

CR 219/1

Good

Over: OLD FIELD FORK

0.02 MI. W. OF US 219, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1988 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 10

US ROUTE 50

Good

Over: FLAG RUN

1.21 MI WEST WV RT 72, Preston, WV

Built 1988 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,200

CR 15

Good

Over: EVANS CREEK

1.18 MI E OF CR 13, Putnam, WV

Built 2018 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 500

CR 7

Good

Over: TURKEY BRANCH

0.02 MI SOUTH OF CR 10, Putnam, WV

Built 1950 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 150

C.R. 32/9

Good

Over: DRY FORK RIVER

0.09 MI N JCT WV 32, Randolph, WV

Built 1987 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 40

CR 10/4

Good

Over: LYNNCAMP RUN

0.23 MI. S. OF CR 10, Ritchie, WV

Built 1996 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 45

TAYLOR CO RT 13/7

Good

Over: LONG RUN

0.04 MI NORTH CO RT 13, Taylor, WV

Built 1988 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 50

TAYLOR CO RT 26

Good

Over: WICKWIRE RUN

0.36 MI NORTH TAY CO 26/3, Taylor, WV

Built 2006 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 250

CR 36/2

Good

Over: RIGHT FORK OF MILL CREEK

0.64 MI SOUTH OF CR 36, Wayne, WV

Built 1987 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 200

WV 20

Good

Over: Elk River

0.05 MI S WV 15, Webster, WV

Built 2020 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 2,557

West Virginia 2

Good

Over: Fishing Creek

0.10 mi. South jct WV 7, Wetzel, WV

Built 1991 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 8,700

West Virginia 7

Good

Over: Little Fishing Creek

0.63 mi. East jct CR 38, Wetzel, WV

Built 2017 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 1,800

COUNTY ROUTE 17/1

Good

Over: WILLOW RUN

0.02 MILE WEST OF CR 17/5, Wood, WV

Built 1988 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 57/6

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

0.12 MI WEST OF WV 57, Barbour, WV

Built 2002 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 55

WV 4

Good

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.03 MI NORTH OF CR 14, Clay, WV

Built 2022 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,100

DODDRIDGE CO RT 5

Good

Over: MCELROY CREEK

0.18 MILES WEST WV RT 23, Doddridge, WV

Built 1998 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 600

DOD CO RT 5 (SLS)

Good

Over: RIGGINS RUN

0.02 MI. W OF DOD CO 20, Doddridge, WV

Built 2010 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 50

CR 05 (SLS)

Good

Over: Brushy Run

0.23 MI S of CR 42/9 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 2020 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,800

COUNTY ROUTE 8

Good

Over: LITTLE CLEAR CREEK

1.96 Miles E. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2010 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 166

CR 23/4 SLS

Good

Over: BRANCH CACAPON RIVER

0.01 MI S OF CR 13/3 SLS, Hampshire, WV

Built 1992 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 200

County Route 2/3

Good

Over: South Fork Tomlinson Run

0.20 mi. South jct WV8, Hancock, WV

Built 1988 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 100

HARRISON CO RT 29

Good

Over: PATTERSON FORK

0.19 MI NORTH CO RT 29/1, Harrison, WV

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 2,200

COUNTY ROUTE 21/27

Good

Over: GRASSLICK RUN

0.04 MILE SOUTH OF CR 21, Jackson, WV

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROUTE 24

Good

Over: MITCHELL RUN

0.03 MI WEST OF CR 24/1, Jackson, WV

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 250

CR 43

Good

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.02 MI SO OF CR 43/12, Kanawha, WV

Built 2001 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,500

CR 11

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

0.46 MI N OF WV 214, Kanawha, WV

Built 2019 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 750

CR 11

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

0.28 MI N OF US 119, Kanawha, WV

Built 2019 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,500

COUNTY ROUTE 48/6

Good

Over: WEST FORK RIVER

0.01 MI S CO 48 SLS, Lewis, WV

Built 2020 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 100

CR 15/2

Good

Over: BIG UGLY CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 15, Lincoln, WV

Built 1988 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 10

CR 13/3

Good

Over: JOES CREEK

0.02 MILE SOUTH OF C.R.16, Lincoln, WV

Built 1995 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 250

CR 119/5

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

1.80 MILE WEST OF WV 44, Logan, WV

Built 1997 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 300

WV 17

Good

Over: SPRUCE FORK

1.68 MILES NORTH OF CR 15, Logan, WV

Built 1999 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,000

MARION CO RT 33/8

Good

Over: LAUREL RUN

0.04 MI NORTH CO RT 33/10, Marion, WV

Built 1991 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 50

County Route 74

Good

Over: Fish Creek

0.03m South of WVCr 23, Marshall, WV

Built 2018 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 150

CR 40

Good

Over: UPPER NINEMILE CREEK

1.83 MI N OF CR 40/3, Mason, WV

Built 1990 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 150

MD 36

Good

Over: N. Branch Potomac River

On West Virginia Line___, Mineral, WV

Built 1994 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 4,720

MONONGALIA CO RT 9

Good

Over: SOUTH FORK OF WV FORK

0.19 MI SOUTH CO RT 9/1, Monongalia, WV

Built 1990 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 300

MONON CO RT 31

Good

Over: JAKES RUN

0.73 MI SOUTH WV RT 7, Monongalia, WV

Built 1990 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 17

Good

Over: DRY RUN

2.88 MI. S. OF CR. 19, Pendleton, WV

Built 1992 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 350

PRESTON CO. RT 4/2

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

0.51 MI NORTH PRES CO 4/3, Preston, WV

Built 2010 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 50

CR 37/8

Good

Over: LEFT FORK FILES CREEK

0.05 MI S CR 30, Randolph, WV

Built 1988 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 29/9

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

0.02 M WEST OF CR 29/8, Roane, WV

Built 1973 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 250

CR 36/15

Good

Over: MUD FORK POCATALICO RVR

0.06 MI EAST OF WV 36, Roane, WV

Built 1990 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 38

Good

Over: BRANCH OF NEAL RUN

0.40 MILE SOUTH OF CR 32, Wood, WV

Built 1991 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 1,500

WV 38

Good

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.02 MI W CO 92/8, Barbour, WV

Built 1998 Load: 60.8 t ADT: 800

Showing 6,101-6,150 of 7,679 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 Editorial.

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