State profile · Above median Poor share

West Virginia bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in West Virginia, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

7,679
Public bridges
22.4%
Good condition
16.0%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

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 - Poor-condition share 53.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

West Virginia26.9%53.8%19.3%GoodFairPoor
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 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

13.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

GU

Guam

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

WV

West Virginia

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

SD

South Dakota

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

IA

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

CITY STREET

Poor

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

Poor

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV

Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Poor

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

Poor

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 17/4

Poor

Over: WOLF CREEK

1.50 MI S OF CO 17, Braxton, WV

Built 1978 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10

CR 10/11

Poor

Over: LEFT FK OF DAVIS CREEK

0.24 MI EAST OF WV 10, Cabell, WV

Built 1930 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 70

CR 17/4

Poor

Over: LITTLE CABELL CREEK

0.45 MI EAST OF CR 17, Cabell, WV

Built 1992 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50

WV 4

Poor

Over: BIG OTTER CREEK

0.27 MI NORTH OF CR 46, Clay, WV

Built 1929 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 350

DODDRIDGE CO RT 36

Poor

Over: DOTSON RUN

0.01 MI EAST CO RT 36/11, Doddridge, WV

Built 1930 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 200

CR 05 SLS

Poor

Over: MIDDLE FORK PATTERSON CR

0.02 MI S JCT CR 5/3 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1951 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,600

County Route 9/4

Poor

Over: North Fork Kings Creek

0.03 mi. East jct CR 9/6, Hancock, WV

Built 1963 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 90

C.R. 4/1 SLS

Poor

Over: FORT RUN

0.21 MI N OF US 220 F, Hardy, WV

Built 1927 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,100

CR 21

Poor

Over: NESSELROAD RUN

0.43 MI S OF CR 1, Jackson, WV

Built 1929 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 900

HARP 943

Poor

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

0.05 MILE SOUTH OF CR 54, Lincoln, WV

Built 2000 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 20

CR 15

Poor

Over: SCHOOLHOUSE FORK

0.91 MI SOUTH OF CR 15/1, Logan, WV

Built 1967 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 200

Private Road

Poor

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.01 MILE WEST OF WV 44, Logan, WV

Built 1930 Load: 19.0 t

MARION CO. 74

Poor

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.10 MI SOUTH CO RT 73/1, Marion, WV

Built 1922 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 400

WV ROUTE 218

Poor

Over: HELENS RUN

0.03 MI NORTH CO RT 218/2, Marion, WV

Built 1939 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 5,400

COUNTY ROUTE 15

Poor

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

0.63 MI E OF CR 13/4, Mason, WV

Built 1952 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 400

US Route 40

Poor

Over: Little Wheeling Creek

0.43 mi. West jct CR40/3, Ohio, WV

Built 1931 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 4,500

CR 5/11

Poor

Over: TROUT RUN

0.10 MI N JCT US 33, Pendleton, WV

Built 1936 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10

CR 220/4

Poor

Over: DEER RUN

1.15 MI S JCT C R 11, Pendleton, WV

Built 1954 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 30

CR 28/8

Poor

Over: N. FORK S. BR POTOMAC R.

0.13 MI. E. WV 28, Pendleton, WV

Built 1999 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 20

PRESTON CO RT 21

Poor

Over: LICK RUN

0.06 MI NORTH CO RT 21/4, Preston, WV

Built 1936 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 250

PRESTON CO RT 29

Poor

Over: BOYD RUN

0.04 MI WEST CO RT 29/2, Preston, WV

Built 1937 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 4,100

PRESTON CO RT 39

Poor

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.88 MI EAST CO RT 39/2, Preston, WV

Built 1939 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 250

PRESTON CO RT 39

Poor

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.73 MI EAST CO RT 39/2, Preston, WV

Built 1940 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 250

PRESTON CO RT 39

Poor

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.03 MI WEST CO RT 64/1, Preston, WV

Built 1939 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROUTE 28/6

Poor

Over: Surveyor Creek

0.04 MI. NORTH OF CR. 28, Raleigh, WV

Built 2002 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10

CR 33/2

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.65 MI S CR 37/8, Randolph, WV

Built 1990 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 3

Poor

Over: STAATS RUN

0.03 M SOUTH OF CR 3/6, Roane, WV

Built 1961 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 250

WEST VIRGINIA 36

Poor

Over: SLATE RUN

0.01 MILE NORTH OF CR 40, Roane, WV

Built 1915 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,300

CR 17

Poor

Over: LEFT FK OF WILSON CREEK

0.10 MI SOUTH OF CR 17/7, Wayne, WV

Built 1936 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,800

WEST VIRGINIA 14

Poor

Over: BIG RUN

0.20 M NORTH OF CR 21/2, Wood, WV

Built 1953 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 8,000

NO DATA ENTERED

Poor

Over: NO DATA ENTERED

2.7 MILES W INT 86 & 150, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2019 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 100

LOCK & DAM ACCESS

Poor

Over: WHITEDAY CREEK

1.0 MI. FROM OPEKISKA, Monongalia, WV

Built 1964 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 26

Poor

Over: WHITES BRANCH OF POND F

0.01 MI N OF CR 5, Boone, WV

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY ROUTE 19/95

Poor

Over: LITTLE BIRCH RIVER

0.01 MI N OF CR 19/40, Braxton, WV

Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 28

Poor

Over: LEATHERWOOD CREEK

0.03 MI N OF CR 17, Clay, WV

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40

CR 09 SLS

Poor

Over: NORTH MILL CRK.

0.02 MI S OF CR 220/4 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1982 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 800

HARRISON CO 50/53

Poor

Over: CHERRY CAMP RUN

0.02 MI WEST CO RT 50/3, Harrison, WV

Built 1922 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 22/5

Poor

Over: LT FK COW CREEK

0.30 MI N OF CR 22/7, Jackson, WV

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 50/11

Poor

Over: GLADY CREEK

0.01 MI N OF CO RT 50 SLS, Lewis, WV

Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 200

MARION COUNTY 18

Poor

Over: PLUM RUN

0.18 MI SOUTH CO RT 18/1, Marion, WV

Built 1925 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 350

County Route 1

Poor

Over: Boggs Run

0.84 Mi. East Jct. CR 4, Marshall, WV

Built 1921 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 650

County Route 5

Poor

Over: Grandstaff Run

0.28 mi. North jct CR 18, Marshall, WV

Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 850

County Route 26/1

Poor

Over: Whetstone Run

0.45 mi. West jct CR 15, Marshall, WV

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 50

WV 83

Poor

Over: BARRENSHE CREEK

0.15 MI E OF CR 83/20, McDowell, WV

Built 1968 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,100

WV 161

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORK

0.14 MI N OF CR 161/3, McDowell, WV

Built 1945 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,000

CR 5/2

Poor

Over: CRANE CREEK

0.12 MI S OF WV 80, McDowell, WV

Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 250

CR 10

Poor

Over: UNNAMED STREAM

0.06 MI S OF CR 10/1, McDowell, WV

Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 350

HARP 902/79

Poor

Over: South Fork

0.01 MI WEST OF WV 161, McDowell, WV

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 5/1

Poor

Over: RICH CREEK

1.06 MI S OF CR 5/2, Mercer, WV

Built 1951 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 40

CR 27

Poor

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.08 MI N OF US 460, Mercer, WV

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10,100

Showing 6,801-6,850 of 7,679 bridges

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