Total Bridges
7,679
Public highway bridges in West Virginia
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
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
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
GU
Guam
15.25% top marginal rate
WV
West Virginia
16.02% top marginal rate
SD
South Dakota
16.24% top marginal rate
IA
Iowa
20.01% top marginal rate
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
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV
Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 7
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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
CR 28
PoorOver: HALES BRANCH
0.03 MI N OF CR 28/6, Mercer, WV
Built 1946 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 600
WV 104
PoorOver: DAVES FORK
0.01 MI E OF WV 20, Mercer, WV
Built 1957 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 11,300
County Route 7/1
PoorOver: North Fork Short Creek
0.01 mi. South jct CR 9, Ohio, WV
Built 1934 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100
County Route 27
PoorOver: Roneys Point Run
0.30 mi. North jct US 40, Ohio, WV
Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 150
County Route 29
PoorOver: Dixon Run
0.98 mi. North jct US 40, Ohio, WV
Built 1926 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 750
County Route 35
PoorOver: McGraws Run
0.63 mi. North jct US 40, Ohio, WV
Built 1926 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 850
WV 39
PoorOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.04 MI W OF WV 92, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 800
C. R. 27/3
PoorOver: ISLAND LICK RUN
1.73 MI E JCT CR 21/3, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100
C R 27/3
PoorOver: ISLAND LICK RUN
2.05 MI E. JCT CR 21/3, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100
PRESTON CO RT 3
PoorOver: ROARING CREEK
0.05 MI NORTH CO RT 28, Preston, WV
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 350
PRESTON CO RT 3
PoorOver: LICK RUN
0.04 MI SOUTH PRE CO 22, Preston, WV
Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 350
CR 10
PoorOver: PEACHTREE CREEK
0.54 MI. N. OF CR.10/2, Raleigh, WV
Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 150
US 19
PoorOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.02 MI S OF C0 119/14, Raleigh, WV
Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 12,100
WV 307
PoorOver: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK
0.20 MI W OF US 19, Raleigh, WV
Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 7,000
C. R. 56
PoorOver: RIFFLE CREEK
0.08 MI. WEST U.S. 250, Randolph, WV
Built 1937 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 300
CR 7
PoorOver: DAVIS LICK
0.15 MI E JCT CR 3/1, Randolph, WV
Built 1949 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 150
DAVIS AVENUE
PoorOver: TYGART VALLEY RIVER
0.44 MI S JCT RAND. AVE., Randolph, WV
Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 8,000
WV 14
PoorOver: REEDY CREEK
0.02 MI NORTH OF CR 14/3, Roane, WV
Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,100
US 119
PoorOver: MCKOWN CREEK
0.03 M NORTH OF CR 54, Roane, WV
Built 1907 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,400
County Route 7
PoorOver: Brush Fork
0.01 mi. South jct CR6, Tyler, WV
Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 9
PoorOver: MISSOURI RUN
0.01 MI S OF CO 32, Webster, WV
Built 1954 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 500
West Virginia 7
PoorOver: Little Fishing Creek
0.37 mi. West jct CR 5, Wetzel, WV
Built 1924 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,800
CR 6
PoorOver: CLEAR FORK
1.51 MI W OF CR 6/1, Wyoming, WV
Built 1972 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 550
WV RT 16
PoorOver: NANCY FORK
0.66 MI S OF CR 16/17, Wyoming, WV
Built 1946 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,600
WV RT 16
PoorOver: WOLFPEN BRANCH
0.67 MI N OF CR 12/4, Wyoming, WV
Built 1946 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,700
CR 2
PoorOver: CRANE FORK
0.02 MI S OF CO 2/6, Wyoming, WV
Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 500
CR 31
PoorOver: TOM CREEK
0.32 MI W OF CR 56, Cabell, WV
Built 1923 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 400
WV 90 F
PoorOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.06 MI S OF CR 90/1 SLS, Grant, WV
Built 1963 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 800
HARRISON CO RT 24
PoorOver: SIMPSON CREEK
0.07 MI NORTH US RT 50, Harrison, WV
Built 1964 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 7,300
CR 64/2
PoorOver: LITTLE BLUE CREEK
0.23 MI E OF CR 59, Kanawha, WV
Built 1984 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 30
CR 70
PoorOver: LEFT FK WITCHER CREEK
0.01 MI WEST OF CR 70/3, Kanawha, WV
Built 1971 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 150
US 19
PoorOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.07 MI S OF CO 44/7, Lewis, WV
Built 1928 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,100
CR 5/71
PoorOver: MUD FORK
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF CR 5, Logan, WV
Built 1970 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 20
County Route 74
PoorOver: Valley Run
0.48 mi. West jct CR 86/1, Marshall, WV
Built 1937 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 150
CO 102/74
PoorOver: TUG FORK
0.01 Mile S. of CR 102/42, McDowell, WV
Built 1956 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 3
PoorOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.37 MI E OF CR 14, Mercer, WV
Built 1995 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 500
CR 38/5
PoorOver: EAST RIVER
0.36 MI. W. OF WV 112, Mercer, WV
Built 1964 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 40
WV ROUTE 100
PoorOver: ROBINSON RUN
0.45 MI NORTH CO RT 54, Monongalia, WV
Built 1925 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,900
County Route 25
PoorOver: Browns Run
0.01 mi. South jct CR25/1, Ohio, WV
Built 1926 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,700
PRES CO RT 50/28
PoorOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH US ROUTE 50, Preston, WV
Built 1973 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50
PRESTON CR 50/24
PoorOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH US RT 50, Preston, WV
Built 1978 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10
CR 27
PoorOver: MANILA CREEK
0.11 MI N OF CR 5, Putnam, WV
Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 500
COUNTY ROUTE 62/1
PoorOver: BLOWNTIMBER RUN
0.15 MILE EAST OF CR 62, Roane, WV
Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 80
County Route 11
PoorOver: Middle Fork Creek
0.01 mi. East jct CR 11/3, Tyler, WV
Built 1934 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 450
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
Showing 6,851-6,900 of 7,679 bridges
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