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

COUNTY ROUTE 23

Poor

Over: OIL CREEK

1.13 MI E OF CO 23/2, Lewis, WV

Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 300

CR 7

Poor

Over: SHOALS BRANCH

0.31 MI NORTH OF WV 10, Lincoln, WV

Built 1965 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 400

CR 119/5

Poor

Over: PINE CREEK

1.00 MI WEST OF WV 44, Logan, WV

Built 1986 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 250

US 52

Poor

Over: SPICE CREEK

0.52 MI.E.OF CO 52/47, McDowell, WV

Built 1933 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,000

WV RT 16

Poor

Over: Clear Fork

0.10 MI N OF CR 2, McDowell, WV

Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,300

CO 16/47

Poor

Over: TUG FORK & CO 16/44

0.01 MI WEST OF WV 16, McDowell, WV

Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

Harp Route 901/51

Poor

Over: Little Creek

0.02 Mi West of Cr. 84, McDowell, WV

Built 2000 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

CR 20/9

Poor

Over: BLUESTONE RIVER

0.02 MI E OF CR 120, Mercer, WV

Built 1940 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 90

US 52

Poor

Over: ABANDONED RR

0.65 MI EAST OF CR 52/1, Mercer, WV

Built 1930 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,700

WV 49

Poor

Over: THACKER CREEK

0.03 MI NORTH OF WV 49/2, Mingo, WV

Built 1974 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,400

WV ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: GUSTON RUN

0.01 MI WEST US ROUTE 19, Monongalia, WV

Built 1921 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,500

COUNTY ROUTE 25

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.15 Miles S. of WV 122, Monroe, WV

Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 154

WV 122

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.05 Miles W. of US 219, Monroe, WV

Built 1938 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 444

WV ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: RAVINE

0.57 MI WEST PRES CR 19, Preston, WV

Built 1926 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 5,700

COUNTY ROUTE 46

Poor

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.93 MI N OF CR 60/5, Putnam, WV

Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 950

PARK ROAD

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.15 MI N OF CR 35/13, Putnam, WV

Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

WEST VIRGINIA 47

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK HUGHES RIVER

0.84 MILE EAST OF CR 15, Ritchie, WV

Built 1931 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 650

CO RT 50/40

Poor

Over: SUGAR RUN

0.10 MI W OF CR 10, Ritchie, WV

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 550

WV. 38

Poor

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.24 MI. W. OF CR. 17, Tucker, WV

Built 1948 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 700

CR 7/1

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.05 MI WEST OF CR 7, Wayne, WV

Built 1945 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150

CR 7/17

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.03 MILE WEST OF CR 7, Wayne, WV

Built 1978 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40

West Virginia 20

Poor

Over: South Fork Fishing Creek

0.10 mi North jct CR20/10, Wetzel, WV

Built 1938 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,700

CR. 21

Poor

Over: LITTLE TYGART CREEK

0.02 MI. S. OF CR. 21/21, Wood, WV

Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,900

COUNTY ROUTE 26

Poor

Over: WEST FK OF LTL COAL RV

3.26 MI. S. OF CR. 26/1, Boone, WV

Built 1988 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 90

WV 10

Poor

Over: HEATH CREEK

0.04 MI SOUTH OF CR 42, Cabell, WV

Built 1936 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,200

WV 10

Poor

Over: LEFT FK. OF HEATH CK.

0.71 MI. N. OF CR.42, Cabell, WV

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,000

CR 35

Poor

Over: FOURPOLE CREEK

0.20 MI. N. OF CR.41, Cabell, WV

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,000

WV 16

Poor

Over: WEST FORK LITTLE KAN R

0.27 MI N OF CR 17, Calhoun, WV

Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 900

WEST VIRGINIA 16

Poor

Over: WALNUT RUN

0.04 MI S OF CR 26 (SLS), Calhoun, WV

Built 1929 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 900

WV 16

Poor

Over: MILLSTONE CREEK

0.07 MI S US 33, Calhoun, WV

Built 1932 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,500

COUNTY ROUTE 18

Poor

Over: DANIELS RUN

0.01 M SOUTH OF CR 18/4, Calhoun, WV

Built 1934 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 200

WV 36

Poor

Over: HANSFORD FK OF LAUREL CK

0.05 MI NORTH OF CR 36/3, Clay, WV

Built 1932 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,300

CR 28/7 SLS

Poor

Over: JORDAN RUN

1.97 MI N OF FOREST RD 19, Grant, WV

Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 400

WV 42 T

Poor

Over: NORTH FORK LUNICE CREEK

0.01 MI S OF CR 28/7 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1915 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,300

COUNTY ROUTE 5/2

Poor

Over: ROBINS RUN

0.02 Miles N. of CR 5/4, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1969 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 5/4

Poor

Over: ROBBINS RUN

0.59 Miles N. of CR 5/2, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1969 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10

I-64 EBL

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

3.95 Miles E. of CR 60/14, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1965 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,050

WV 259 F

Poor

Over: BAKER RUN

0.02 MI S OF CR 55/2 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1961 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,400

HARRISON CO RT 1

Poor

Over: MIDDLE RUN

0.01 MI WEST CO RT 20/2, Harrison, WV

Built 1921 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 400

US ROUTE 19

Poor

Over: CROOKED RUN

0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 19/10, Harrison, WV

Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 8,500

COUNTY ROAD 1/2

Poor

Over: CABIN FORK OF POND CREEK

0.36 MI E CR 6/3, Jackson, WV

Built 1986 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 100

US. RTE. 33

Poor

Over: LITTLE CREEK

.02 MI. W. OF CR. 24, Jackson, WV

Built 1933 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,100

WV 94

Poor

Over: FOURMILE FORK OF LENS CK

0.01 MI S OF CR 44, Kanawha, WV

Built 1933 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,000

WV 62

Poor

Over: TYLER CREEK

0.32 MI N CR 25/25, Kanawha, WV

Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 7,900

CR 79/3

Poor

Over: BEAR HOLLOW CREEK

0.89 MI N OF DELTA RT 7, Kanawha, WV

Built 1940 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,100

COUNTY ROUTE 14

Poor

Over: HACKERS CREEK

0.02 MI S CO 7, Lewis, WV

Built 1937 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 250

WV 44

Poor

Over: LITTLES CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 119/4, Logan, WV

Built 1933 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,400

CR 18

Poor

Over: COPPERAS MINE FORK

0.02 MI S OF CR 119/35, Logan, WV

Built 1949 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,800

WV ROUTE 218

Poor

Over: BENNEFIELD PRONG

0.21 MI NORTH CO RT 17, Marion, WV

Built 1924 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,400

WV 62

Poor

Over: WEST CREEK

0.97 MI S OF CR 12, Mason, WV

Built 1925 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,300

Showing 6,601-6,650 of 7,348 bridges

Related

All states → | National rankings → | Understanding conditions → | Retired SD term explained →
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

Understanding Bridge Conditions

How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.

Check Your Daily Bridges

How to look up bridge condition data for bridges on your route.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

What to do with this

Use West Virginia's inventory picture to drill to a county or a specific span.

  • Browse counties in West Virginia and open the highest-Poor shares first. County list
  • See where this state sits among peers on Poor-condition share. State rankings
  • Compare this state with another jurisdiction on the same measures. State compare

NBI condition ratings are inventory snapshots, not live crossing-safety verdicts.

Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. West Virginia Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.