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

WV 16

Poor

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

1.43 MI N OF CR 17, Clay, WV

Built 1944 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,500

DODDRIDGE CO RT 11

Poor

Over: ARNOLD CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH CR 11/4, Doddridge, WV

Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

DODD CO RT 58

Poor

Over: MEATHOUSE FORK

0.14 MI SOUTH CO RT 25, Doddridge, WV

Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250

DODD CO RT 50/74

Poor

Over: DOE RUN

0.02 MI EAST CO RT 50/30, Doddridge, WV

Built 1914 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 85/13

Poor

Over: KEENEY CREEK

0.01 Miles S. of CR 85/2, Fayette, WV

Built 1976 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 17

Poor

Over: SPRUCE RUN

0.01 MI S OF CO 30, Gilmer, WV

Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 400

US 60

Poor

Over: SEWELL CREEK

0.11 Miles W. of CR 60/32, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,200

West Virginia 8

Poor

Over: North Fork Tomlinson Run

0.07 mi. North jct CR 5, Hancock, WV

Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,500

HARRISON CO RT 5

Poor

Over: TENMILE CREEK

0.33 MI NORTH US RT 50, Harrison, WV

Built 1922 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 500

HARRISON CO RT 6

Poor

Over: JONES CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH CR 20/7, Harrison, WV

Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250

HARRISON CO RT 6

Poor

Over: SHINN RUN

0.02 MI NORTH CR 8, Harrison, WV

Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250

HARRISON CO RT 7

Poor

Over: KATY LICK RUN

0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 7/11, Harrison, WV

Built 1913 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 750

US 19

Poor

Over: WEST FORK RIVER

0.07 MI SOUTH WV RT 20, Harrison, WV

Built 1934 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 8,300

HARRISON CO RT 25

Poor

Over: BROWNS CREEK

0.12 MI SOUTH CO RT 25/10, Harrison, WV

Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,200

HARRISON CO RT 29

Poor

Over: PATTERSON FORK

0.28 MI NORTH CO RT 29/2, Harrison, WV

Built 1910 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,200

HARRISON CO RT 52

Poor

Over: ROOTING CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH CO RT 52/1, Harrison, WV

Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 15

Poor

Over: PARCHMENT CREEK

0.22 MILE S OF CR 32/7, Jackson, WV

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 21

Poor

Over: GRASSLICK CREEK

0.63 MILE NORTH OF WV 34, Jackson, WV

Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,100

COUNTY ROUTE 21

Poor

Over: GRASSLICK CREEK

0.29 M SOUTH OF CR 21/30, Jackson, WV

Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,100

COUNTY ROUTE 21

Poor

Over: GRASSLICK RUN

0.51 M SOUTH OF CR 21/28, Jackson, WV

Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,100

CR 59

Poor

Over: THOROFARE RUN

0.98 MI N OF US 119 (T), Kanawha, WV

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 950

COUNTY ROUTE 12

Poor

Over: SMITH CREEK

0.80 MI E OF CR 12/1, Kanawha, WV

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,000

US ROUTE 33 F

Poor

Over: WEST FORK RIVER

0.01 MI E OF CO RT 1 SLS, Lewis, WV

Built 1922 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 12,200

COUNTY RTE 119/16

Poor

Over: STONECOAL CREEK

0.32 MI W US 33, Lewis, WV

Built 1912 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20

CO 12

Poor

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.04 MI NORTH OF CR 8, Lincoln, WV

Built 1982 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 350

WV 34

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

0.01 MI. S. OF CR. 34/2, Lincoln, WV

Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,500

CR 16/5

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 16, Logan, WV

Built 1935 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10

CR 16/6

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.01 MI. W. OF CR. 16, Logan, WV

Built 1976 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 400

WV 17

Poor

Over: BANDMILL HOLLOW

0.06 MI N. OF CR 119/16, Logan, WV

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,200

CR 3/1

Poor

Over: GREENBRIER FORK

0.01 MI S OF CR 3, McDowell, WV

Built 1936 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 800

COUNTY ROUTE 9/6

Poor

Over: DRY FORK

0.01 MI. S. OF CR.9, McDowell, WV

Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 500

Harp Route 902/49

Poor

Over: Clear Fork

0.01 Mi. South of Co.02, McDowell, WV

Built 1992 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30

MARION CO RT 1

Poor

Over: WARRIOR FORK

0.09 MI WEST CO RT 1/3, Marion, WV

Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 750

MARION CO RT 15/7

Poor

Over: HELENS RUN

0.01 MI NORTH WV 218, Marion, WV

Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

MARION COUNTY 25/9

Poor

Over: LITTLE PAW PAW CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 25, Marion, WV

Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

MARION CO RT 25

Poor

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 25/5, Marion, WV

Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 450

MARION CO RT 54/6

Poor

Over: MILL FALL RUN

0.01 MI SOUTH CO RT 54, Marion, WV

Built 1916 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 300

WV ROUTE 218

Poor

Over: HELENS RUN

0.15 MI NORTH CO RT 52, Marion, WV

Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,000

WV ROUTE 218

Poor

Over: HELENS RUN

0.34 MI SOUTH CO RT 15/5, Marion, WV

Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,000

County Route 98/4

Poor

Over: Harts Run

0.01 mi. East jct CR 98, Marshall, WV

Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

WV 817

Poor

Over: UPPER NINEMILE CREEK

0.25 NORTH OF US 35, Mason, WV

Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

WV 817

Poor

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

1.01 MI N OF CR 40, Mason, WV

Built 1957 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 11,200

WV 817

Poor

Over: FORK OF POND BRANCH

0.05 MI NORTH OF CR 17/8, Mason, WV

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 7,200

HA 901/21

Poor

Over: Right Fork Widemouth Cr.

0.04 mile North of WV 10, Mercer, WV

Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20

CR 14

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.38 MI WEST OF US 119, Mingo, WV

Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,600

WV ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: MIRACLE RUN

0.02 MI WEST CO RT 17, Monongalia, WV

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,200

CO 8/1 SLS

Poor

Over: MOUNTAIN RUN

0.02 MI S OF CR 8/8 SLS, Morgan, WV

Built 1941 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Poor

Over: BIRCH RIVER

0.64 Miles W. of CR 1/6, Nicholas, WV

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 691

WV 39

Poor

Over: LINE CREEK

0.06 Miles E. of CR 19/22, Nicholas, WV

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,174

County Route 19

Poor

Over: Caldwell Run

0.05 mi. East jct CR 17, Ohio, WV

Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 400

Showing 6,451-6,500 of 7,348 bridges

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