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 ROUTE 20

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

0.11 MI SOUTH CO RT 42, Harrison, WV

Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,800

COUNTY ROUTE 3

Poor

Over: JACKSON RUN

0.07 MI. W. OF CR.3/2, Jackson, WV

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 450

I-79 NBL

Poor

Over: CR 53 & GABES CREEK

6.29 MI. N. OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 11,300

US 119

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.21 MI S. US 119 EXIT R., Logan, WV

Built 1972 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,400

CR 119/18

Poor

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.01 MI EAST OF WV 44, Logan, WV

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 70

CR 5/1

Poor

Over: TRACE FORK

0.52 MILE WEST OF CR 5, Logan, WV

Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 150

CR. 16/12

Poor

Over: JACOBS FORK

0.03 MI. S. OF CR.16/11, McDowell, WV

Built 1980 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 84/2

Poor

Over: TUG FORK

0.01 MILE NORTH OF CO 84, McDowell, WV

Built 2000 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30

MARION CO RT 3

Poor

Over: RT BR OF BARTHOLOMEW FK

0.06 MI NORTH CO RT 4, Marion, WV

Built 1936 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 15/5

Poor

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

0.87 MI. E. OF CR 5/15, Mason, WV

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60

COUTNY ROUTE 460/6

Poor

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

0.02 MI.E.OF WV 112, Mercer, WV

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 550

I 79 NB ON RAMP

Poor

Over: DENTS RUN

0.02 MI NORTH US RT 19, Monongalia, WV

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,500

I 79 NB

Poor

Over: Whiteday Crk & CR 73/01_

3.28 MI SOUTH CO RT 77, Monongalia, WV

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 22,800

I 79 SB

Poor

Over: Whiteday Crk & CR 73/01_

3.28 MI SOUTH CO RT 77, Monongalia, WV

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 22,800

INTERSTATE 79 NB

Poor

Over: MON CO 79/4

0.47 MI SOUTH CO RT 77, Monongalia, WV

Built 1967 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 18,400

INTERSTATE 79 SB

Poor

Over: US 19 Branch of Dunkard

5.13 MI NORTH CO RT 19/24, Monongalia, WV

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,350

INTERSTATE 79 NB

Poor

Over: US 19 Branch of Dunkard

5.13 MI NORTH CO RT 19/24, Monongalia, WV

Built 1968 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,350

Baker Street CITY

Poor

Over: Big Wheeling Creek

0.10 mi. North jct US250, Ohio, WV

Built 1946 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,200

CR 22

Poor

Over: LEFT FORK FRENCH CREEK

0.02 MI SOUTH OF CR 20, Pleasants, WV

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60

PRESTON CO RT 14

Poor

Over: SOVERN RUN

0.74 MI NORTH CO RT 14/3, Preston, WV

Built 1996 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10

WV 34

Poor

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.60 MI N OF CR 60/2, Putnam, WV

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,600

COUNTY ROUTE 1/4

Poor

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.45 MI SOUTH OF CR 1/5, Raleigh, WV

Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 300

CR 33

Poor

Over: PINES CREEK

0.21 MI E OF CR 29, Raleigh, WV

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 350

CR 25

Poor

Over: I 64

0.85 MI S OF US 19, Raleigh, WV

Built 1985 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 800

CR 7/12

Poor

Over: SLAB CREEK

0.01 MI W OF CR 28/2, Ritchie, WV

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10

I-64 WBL

Poor

Over: CR 7 AND CSX RAILROAD

0.30 Miles W. of WV 20, Summers, WV

Built 1985 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,600

West Virginia 18

Poor

Over: McElroy Creek

0.09 mi South jct WV 23, Tyler, WV

Built 1936 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,600

WV 152

Poor

Over: TWELVEPOLE CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH OF 52/43, Wayne, WV

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,200

COUNTY ROUTE 9

Poor

Over: MISSOURI CREEK

0.24 MI N OF CO 32, Webster, WV

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROUTE 35/9

Poor

Over: BURNING SPRINGS RUN

0.06 MILE WEST OF WV 5, Wirt, WV

Built 1947 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

CO RT 28/2

Poor

Over: WALKER CREEK

0.76 MI W CR 28, Wood, WV

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 50/2

Poor

Over: WORTHINGTON CREEK

0.14 MI. SOUTH OF CR 16, Wood, WV

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,900

CR 50/5

Poor

Over: GILLESPIE RUN

0.26 MI SOUTH OF CR 18/5, Wood, WV

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 800

CR 10/14

Poor

Over: ROCK CASTLE CREEK

0.02 MI. N. OF CR 10/84, Wyoming, WV

Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 150

FR 76

Poor

Over: BARANSHEE

NO DATA ENTERED, Webster, WV

Built 1980 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 50

I64 EB

Poor

Over: MUD RIVER

0.19 MI.EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV

Built 1996 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 23,600

US 60 EBL

Poor

Over: US 19 NBL & SBL

0.24 Miles E. of CR 4, Fayette, WV

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,300

US 60 WBL

Poor

Over: US 19

0.24 Miles E. of CR 4, Fayette, WV

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,465

COUNTY ROUTE 60/3

Poor

Over: RICH CREEK

2.45 Miles S. of CR 60/21, Fayette, WV

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 379

WV 93 F

Poor

Over: ELKLICK RUN

0.13 MI N OF CR 01 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1939 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,600

CR 18/2 SLS

Poor

Over: CRAB RUN

0.03 MI E OF CR 18 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1964 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50

INTERSTATE 79 SB

Poor

Over: Har. Co. 25/6

2.19 MI SOUTH WV RT 270, Harrison, WV

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 14,650

INTERSTATE 79 NB

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

0.43 MI SOUTH WV RT 20, Harrison, WV

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 16,850

CR 77/3

Poor

Over: FIELDS CREEK

0.10 MI S OF CR 77/1, Kanawha, WV

Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

I-79 NBL

Poor

Over: Co 14

2.74 MI N US 33, Lewis, WV

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 13,900

CR 1/2

Poor

Over: MUD RIVER

0.05 MI EAST OF CR 1, Lincoln, WV

Built 1988 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

County Route 25

Poor

Over: North Fork of Grave Ck

0.01 mi. East jct CR 58, Marshall, WV

Built 1955 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 350

US 119

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.12 MI WEST OF CR 65/30, Mingo, WV

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,700

Interstate 470 EB

Poor

Over: Wheeling Ck US40 Exit4

0.32 mi. West jct I-70 EB, Ohio, WV

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,150

WV 39

Poor

Over: GREENBRIER RIVER

0.03 MI E JCT US 219, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1959 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,000

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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