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
COUNTY ROUTE 26
GoodOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK
1.05 MILE EAST OF US 33, Jackson, WV
Built 1994 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 1,000
CR 73/5
GoodOver: CAMPBELLS CREEK
0.01 MI E OF CR 73, Kanawha, WV
Built 1992 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 2,400
CR 76
GoodOver: CABIN CREEK
0.57 MI S OF CR 79/3, Kanawha, WV
Built 1991 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 600
COUNTY ROUTE 7/3
GoodOver: POCATALICO RIVER
0.01 MI N OF WV 622, Kanawha, WV
Built 1993 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 90
CO ROUTE 11 SLS
GoodOver: STRAIGHT RUN
0.19 MI S OF CO RT 11/3, Lewis, WV
Built 1989 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 100
CR 17/9
GoodOver: SPRUCE FORK
0.06 MI WEST OF WV 17, Logan, WV
Built 1990 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 20
MONONGALIA CR 39/2
GoodOver: BRANCH OF DUNKARD CREEK
0.70 MI SOUTH CO RT 39, Monongalia, WV
Built 1991 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 50
MON. CO. Rt. 75
GoodOver: WHITES RUN
0.02 MI NORTH CO RT 75/1, Monongalia, WV
Built 1996 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 3,300
MON CO RT 857
GoodOver: DECKERS CREEK
.02 mi. S. of Mon. Co. 64, Monongalia, WV
Built 2011 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 6,500
C.R. 17
GoodOver: DRY CREEK
0.31 MI E JCT CR 19, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1989 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 700
West Virginia 18
GoodOver: Point Pleasant Creek
0.03 mi. South jct CR 24, Tyler, WV
Built 2014 Load: 69.8 t ADT: 3,000
CR 9/17 SLS
GoodOver: SPA RUN
1.30 MI SOUTH OF WV 9 X, Berkeley, WV
Built 1974 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 300
DODDRIDGE CO RT 52
GoodOver: SOUTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.15 MI SOUTH CO RT 19/11, Doddridge, WV
Built 1994 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 50
CR 14/1 SLS
GoodOver: KIMSEY RUN
1.57 MI S OF CR 14 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 2006 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 50
CR 14 SLS
GoodOver: KIMSEY RUN
0.01 MI EAST CR 11 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 2011 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 19/10
GoodOver: SAND FORK
0.07 MI W OF US 19 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1982 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 10
Hale Street
GoodOver: War Creek
0.01 MI W OF CR 12/4, McDowell, WV
Built 2023 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 200
C.R. 25
GoodOver: WHITETHORN CREEK
0.52 MI. W. JCT. CR 23, Pendleton, WV
Built 2000 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 250
C.R. 37/8
GoodOver: LIMEKILN RUN
1.05 MI S JCT C R 30, Randolph, WV
Built 1991 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 50
GoodOver: HENRY FORK
0.01 M SOUTH OF CR 50/2, Roane, WV
Built 1989 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 30
CR 32
GoodOver: WEST FORK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.03 MI WEST OF WV 152, Wayne, WV
Built 1989 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 90
FR 26
GoodOver: RIFFLE CREEK
3 MILES S HUTTONSVILLE, Randolph, WV
Built 1998 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 15
GoodOver: SKIN CREEK
0.09MI S OF CO 30 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1986 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 700
CR 17/8
GoodOver: SPRUCE FORK
0.01 MI WEST OF WV 17, Logan, WV
Built 1990 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 150
CR 25/3
GoodOver: LAUREL FORK CHENOWETH CR
0.18 MI. N. OF CR 25, Randolph, WV
Built 1964 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 16/4
GoodOver: BONDS CREEK
0.02 M WEST OF CR 50/29, Ritchie, WV
Built 1989 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROUTE 3/6
GoodOver: SAND RUN
0.10 MI NORTH OF CO 3/9, Upshur, WV
Built 1991 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 10
CR 15 SLS
GoodOver: Tuscarora Creek
0.06 mi east of CR 16 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 1958 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 4,600
COUNTY ROUTE 31
GoodOver: Kitchen Creek
0.01 Miles E. of CR 31/1, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2023 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 83
GoodOver: TOMS BRANCH OF PAINT CK
3.00 MI N OF FAY CO. LINE, Kanawha, WV
Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 44
GoodOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.04 MI S OF CO 44/7, Lewis, WV
Built 1954 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 200
MARION CO RT 73/19
GoodOver: SCRATCHERS RUN
0.05 MI SOUTH CO RT 73/20, Marion, WV
Built 1992 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 50
PRESTON CR 79/12
GoodOver: WHITEDAY CREEK
0.61 MI NORTH CO RT 78, Monongalia, WV
Built 1991 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 10
WV 38
GoodOver: BRUSHY FORK
0.20 MI E JCT CR 15/1, Tucker, WV
Built 2022 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 700
W.V. Route 18
GoodOver: McElroy Creek
0.01m South Of WVCR58, Tyler, WV
Built 2017 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,600
CR 34
GoodOver: WEST FK OF TWELVEPOLE CK
0.05 MI WEST OF WV 152, Wayne, WV
Built 1988 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROUTE 9/6
GoodOver: LITTLE CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 9/2, Wirt, WV
Built 1992 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 21/24
GoodOver: TYGART CREEK
0.04 MILE WEST OF CR 21, Wood, WV
Built 1989 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 300
WV ROUTE 18
GoodOver: NUTTER FORK
0.03 MI SOUTH DODD CO 28, Doddridge, WV
Built 2002 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,000
MARION CO RT 17
GoodOver: NORFOLK & SOUTHERN RR
0.24 MI EAST CO RT 17/12, Marion, WV
Built 1996 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,200
I-79 & Mon Co 46/3
GoodOver: MINE TRACK BED
0.60 mi N.of Mon Co 46/7, Monongalia, WV
Built 1969 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 36,000
CR 34/13
GoodOver: POPLAR FORK
0.72 MILE E OF CR 32, Putnam, WV
Built 2008 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 10
Count Route 32/3
GoodOver: Buffalo Creek
0.04mi South of Jct WV 67, Brooke, WV
Built 2020 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 150
CR 7
GoodOver: Sycamore Creek
0.06 MI W OF CR 7/4, Calhoun, WV
Built 1992 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 36/6
GoodOver: JERICHO DRAFT
0.02 Miles E. of CR 36/1, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2006 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 50
CR 10
GoodOver: Culverson Creek
0.02 MI. S CR 9/4, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2019 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 10
county route 219/2
GoodOver: Spring Creek
0.02 Miles S. of CR 9, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1969 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 200
WV 270
GoodOver: LOST CREEK
0.02 MI EAST CO RT 27/4, Harrison, WV
Built 1994 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 3,100
US 220 T
GoodOver: BLOCK RUN
0.77 MI S OF CR 220/5 SLS, Mineral, WV
Built 2000 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 10,500
COUNTY ROUTE 60/75
GoodOver: HARTS RUN
0.01 Miles W. of CR 60/14, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1997 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 55
Showing 6,351-6,400 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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