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 9 SLS
PoorOver: BUCKHANNON RIVER
0.08 MI N OF CO RT 9/25, Upshur, WV
Built 1935 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 4,200
CR 41
PoorOver: SPRUCE CREEK
1.41 MI NORTH OF CR 41/1, Wayne, WV
Built 1910 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 250
County Route 9/2
PoorOver: Sugar Run
0.03 mi. South jct CR 9, Wetzel, WV
Built 1922 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 47/1
PoorOver: DRY RUN
0.05 MILE W OF CR 50/1, Wood, WV
Built 1950 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 150
CR 97/5
PoorOver: ROCKCASTLE CREEK
0.03 MI S OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV
Built 1989 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 13/1
PoorOver: PECKS RUN
0.69 MI S CO 11/4, Barbour, WV
Built 1914 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 15
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
0.25 MI E OF CO 48, Barbour, WV
Built 1913 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30
CR 23 SLS
PoorOver: TILLHANCE CREEK
0.14 MI E OF CR 9/25 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 1936 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 600
CR 1
PoorOver: FALLING ROCK CREEK
0.02 MI W OF CR 1/1, Boone, WV
Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,100
WV 10
PoorOver: UPPER HEATH CREEK
0.14 MI SOUTH OF CR 42, Cabell, WV
Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,300
CR 22
PoorOver: SEVENMILE CREEK
0.01 MI. SOUTH OF CR 11, Cabell, WV
Built 1979 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50
CR 29
PoorOver: TRACE CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 47/1, Cabell, WV
Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250
CR 11
PoorOver: L FK WEST FK L KANAWHA R
0.39 MI E CR 11/5, Calhoun, WV
Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 150
WV 16
PoorOver: MIDDLE CREEK
1.43 MI N OF CR 17, Clay, WV
Built 1944 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,500
DODDRIDGE CO RT 11
PoorOver: ARNOLD CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH CR 11/4, Doddridge, WV
Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200
DODD CO RT 58
PoorOver: MEATHOUSE FORK
0.14 MI SOUTH CO RT 25, Doddridge, WV
Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250
DODD CO RT 50/74
PoorOver: DOE RUN
0.02 MI EAST CO RT 50/30, Doddridge, WV
Built 1914 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 85/13
PoorOver: KEENEY CREEK
0.01 Miles S. of CR 85/2, Fayette, WV
Built 1976 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 17
PoorOver: SPRUCE RUN
0.01 MI S OF CO 30, Gilmer, WV
Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 400
US 60
PoorOver: SEWELL CREEK
0.11 Miles W. of CR 60/32, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,200
West Virginia 8
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: TENMILE CREEK
0.33 MI NORTH US RT 50, Harrison, WV
Built 1922 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 500
HARRISON CO RT 6
PoorOver: JONES CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH CR 20/7, Harrison, WV
Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250
HARRISON CO RT 6
PoorOver: SHINN RUN
0.02 MI NORTH CR 8, Harrison, WV
Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250
HARRISON CO RT 7
PoorOver: KATY LICK RUN
0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 7/11, Harrison, WV
Built 1913 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 750
US 19
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: ROOTING CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH CO RT 52/1, Harrison, WV
Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 15
PoorOver: PARCHMENT CREEK
0.22 MILE S OF CR 32/7, Jackson, WV
Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 21
PoorOver: GRASSLICK CREEK
0.63 MILE NORTH OF WV 34, Jackson, WV
Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,100
COUNTY ROUTE 21
PoorOver: GRASSLICK CREEK
0.29 M SOUTH OF CR 21/30, Jackson, WV
Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,100
COUNTY ROUTE 21
PoorOver: GRASSLICK RUN
0.51 M SOUTH OF CR 21/28, Jackson, WV
Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,100
CR 59
PoorOver: THOROFARE RUN
0.98 MI N OF US 119 (T), Kanawha, WV
Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 950
COUNTY ROUTE 12
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.32 MI W US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 1912 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20
CO 12
PoorOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.04 MI NORTH OF CR 8, Lincoln, WV
Built 1982 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 350
WV 34
PoorOver: BIG CREEK
0.01 MI. S. OF CR. 34/2, Lincoln, WV
Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,500
CR 16/5
PoorOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 16, Logan, WV
Built 1935 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10
CR 16/6
PoorOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.01 MI. W. OF CR. 16, Logan, WV
Built 1976 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 400
WV 17
PoorOver: BANDMILL HOLLOW
0.06 MI N. OF CR 119/16, Logan, WV
Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,200
MARION CO RT 1
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: HELENS RUN
0.01 MI NORTH WV 218, Marion, WV
Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50
MARION COUNTY 25/9
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: MILL FALL RUN
0.01 MI SOUTH CO RT 54, Marion, WV
Built 1916 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 300
WV ROUTE 218
PoorOver: HELENS RUN
0.15 MI NORTH CO RT 52, Marion, WV
Built 1924 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,000
WV ROUTE 218
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: Harts Run
0.01 mi. East jct CR 98, Marshall, WV
Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50
Showing 6,801-6,850 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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