Total Bridges
7,679
Public highway bridges in West Virginia
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
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)
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
66
Guam
15.25% top marginal rate
54
West Virginia
16.02% top marginal rate
46
South Dakota
16.24% top marginal rate
19
Iowa
20.01% top marginal rate
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 DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV
Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 7
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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 7
GoodOver: MUD RIVER
0.02 MI SOUTH OF CR 46, Lincoln, WV
Built 1989 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 40
WV 17
GoodOver: SPRUCE FORK
0.73 MI S. OF CR 119/17, Logan, WV
Built 1996 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,100
CR 119/9
GoodOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 44, Logan, WV
Built 1994 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 250
CR 16/17
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 16, Logan, WV
Built 1990 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 50
MARION CO ROUTE 91
GoodOver: DUNKARD MILL RUN
0.03 MI WEST MRN CO RT 20, Marion, WV
Built 1989 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 600
CR 13
GoodOver: OLDTOWN CREEK
0.02 MI N OF CR 14, Mason, WV
Built 1996 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,200
CR 58
GoodOver: POPLAR FORK
0.01 MI EAST OF CR 31/4, Mason, WV
Built 2019 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 30
MD 61 (Canal Pkwy)
GoodOver: N. Branch Potomac River
On West Virginia Line, Mineral, WV
Built 1992 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 11,501
COUNTY ROUTE 4
GoodOver: BIG BEAVER CREEK
0.15 Miles W. of CR 3, Nicholas, WV
Built 1989 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 120
PRESTON CO RT 98
GoodOver: SNOWY CREEK
0.19 MI SOUTH WV RT 7, Preston, WV
Built 1988 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 10
CR 50
GoodOver: SYCAMORE CREEK
1.35 MI N OF WV 34, Putnam, WV
Built 1984 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 70
COUNTY ROUTE 7
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
1.00 MILE NORTH OF WV 34, Putnam, WV
Built 1999 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 150
CR29 Rocky Step Rd
GoodOver: Little Hurricane CK.
4.53 Mi. N of CR33, Putnam, WV
Built 2021 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 250
WEST VIRGINIA 47
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.02 MILE EAST OF CR 32, Ritchie, WV
Built 2001 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 650
COUNTY ROUTE 46/4
GoodOver: FLAT FORK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 46, Roane, WV
Built 1986 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 20
WV 5
GoodOver: BERRY FORK
0.05 W US 19 F, Braxton, WV
Built 1998 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 500
CR 14
GoodOver: SUMMERS FORK
0.28 MI N OF CR 36/2, Clay, WV
Built 1991 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 34
GoodOver: RIGHT FORK OF CAMP RUN
0.02 MI E OF WV 36, Clay, WV
Built 1991 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 15/4
GoodOver: BUFFALO CREEK
2.54 MI N OF CR 15/5, Clay, WV
Built 1988 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100
DODD CO RT 16
GoodOver: SKELTON RUN
0.07 MI EAST WV RT 23, Doddridge, WV
Built 1989 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROUTE 15
GoodOver: PAINT CREEK
0.01 Miles N. of CR 1, Fayette, WV
Built 2009 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 219
COUNTY ROUTE 36
GoodOver: HOWARDS CREEK
0.09 Miles N. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1995 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,762
CR 1
GoodOver: North Fork Clear Creek
0.13 mi. S. of CR 1/1, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2017 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 150
CR 29/2 SLS
GoodOver: CRITTON RUN
0.18 MI EAST OF WV 29 F, Hampshire, WV
Built 2009 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 50
ACCESS ROAD
GoodOver: SIMPSON CREEK
0.18 MI WEST HARR CO 24, Harrison, WV
Built 1995 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,000
CR 22
GoodOver: KANAWHA TWOMILE CREEK
0.04 MI S OF CR 21, Kanawha, WV
Built 1989 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 350
CR 57
GoodOver: BLUE CREEK
0.12 MI S OF CR 57/9, Kanawha, WV
Built 2021 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 80
MARION CO RT 7
GoodOver: ________- BUFFALO CREEK_
0.07 MI WEST CO RT 1, Marion, WV
Built 2023 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,200
Fostoria Avenue
GoodOver: Parrs Run
0.12 Mi. North jct US 250, Marshall, WV
Built 2023 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,200
CR 77
GoodOver: BOOTHS CREEK
0.09 MI WEST CO RT 76, Monongalia, WV
Built 1993 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 1,600
CR 6
GoodOver: LITTLE BLACK FORK
0.01 MI S CR 7/2, Randolph, WV
Built 1991 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 10
CR 37/8
GoodOver: ROARING CREEK
0.39 MI. S. CR. 33/5, Randolph, WV
Built 2017 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 700
COUNTY ROUTE 10
GoodOver: NORTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.05 MILE WEST OD CR 7/1, Ritchie, WV
Built 1994 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 13/15
GoodOver: FLAT FORK
0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 13, Roane, WV
Built 2004 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 20
C.R. 219/7
GoodOver: Elklick Run
2.35 mi. East of US 219, Tucker, WV
Built 2021 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100
CR 37/3
GoodOver: LEFT FK HURRICANE
0.05 MI SOUTH OF CR 27, Wayne, WV
Built 2022 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROUTE 28
GoodOver: AMOS RUN
0.96 MI N CO 9, Webster, WV
Built 1996 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 1/3
GoodOver: TUCKER CREEK
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF CR 1, Wirt, WV
Built 2007 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 10
WV 10
GoodOver: Laurel Fork
0.32 Mi N of CR1/3, Wyoming, WV
Built 2020 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 2,800
CR 24
GoodOver: SENG CREEK
1.37 MI E OF WV 3, Boone, WV
Built 1995 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,100
CR 14/1 (SLS)
GoodOver: Kimsey Run
2.3 miles south of CR 14, Hardy, WV
Built 2013 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 8
GoodOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.04 MI.E.OF CR.9, Jackson, WV
Built 1990 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 450
COUNTY ROUTE 8
GoodOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.27 MI.E.OF CR.9, Jackson, WV
Built 1990 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 450
CR 9
GoodOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.01 MI S OF CR 9/4, Kanawha, WV
Built 1991 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,800
COUNTY ROUTE 52
GoodOver: PINCH CREEK
0.10 MI EAST OF CR 52, Kanawha, WV
Built 1995 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 650
CR 81
GoodOver: KELLY CREEK
0.86 MI E OF CR 81/8, Kanawha, WV
Built 2020 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,100
CR 81
GoodOver: HURRICANE FORK
0.56 MI E OF CR 81/9, Kanawha, WV
Built 2020 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,100
COUNTY ROUTE 3/79
GoodOver: MUD RIVER
0.04 MILES SOUTH OF W V 3, Lincoln, WV
Built 2006 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,000
COUNTY ROUTE 37/1
GoodOver: FOURTEENMILE CREEK
0.05 MILES N OF WV 37, Lincoln, WV
Built 2010 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 40
CR 119/21
GoodOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.01 MI EAST OF WV 44, Logan, WV
Built 1990 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 60
Showing 6,201-6,250 of 7,679 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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