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

CR 42/5 SLS

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORK LUNICE CREEK

0.09 MILE N. OF CR 06 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1951 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 400

INTERSTATE 79 SB

Poor

Over: Browns Creek & HRR CO 25

2.17 MI NORTH WV RT 270, Harrison, WV

Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,850

CR 9/5

Poor

Over: CROOKED CREEK

0.77 MI W OF CR 9, Kanawha, WV

Built 1976 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40

WV. 601

Poor

Over: DAVIS CREEK

0.01 MI N OF CR 61/12, Kanawha, WV

Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,200

COUNTY ROUTE 16/5

Poor

Over: MUDSUCK BR OF DAVIS CK

0.01 MI W OF CR 16/2, Kanawha, WV

Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 33

Poor

Over: POCATALICO RIVER

0.01 MI E OF CR 33/9, Kanawha, WV

Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 650

COUNTY RT. 15/1

Poor

Over: BROAD BRANCH

0.74 MI. SOUTH OF CR 15, Lincoln, WV

Built 2013 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 10/43

Poor

Over: HUFF CREEK

0.01 M. NO. OF CR 10/6, Logan, WV

Built 2013 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 450

COUNTY ROUTE 71/3

Poor

Over: WIDEMOUTH CREEK

0.45 MI. N. OF WV. 71, Mercer, WV

Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

US 52

Poor

Over: NS RAILROAD AND CO 52/60

0.01 MI SO OF CO 52/11, Mingo, WV

Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 6,100

INTERSTATE 68 WB

Poor

Over: Mgl Co Rt 68/7

1.44 MI WEST MON CO 857, Monongalia, WV

Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 17,700

INTERSTATE 79 SB

Poor

Over: Scotts Run & US 19 (F)

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

Built 1972 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 18,000

COUNTY ROUTE 21

Poor

Over: POSSUM TROT RUN

0.26 MI. N. OF CR. 25, Pendleton, WV

Built 1951 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 350

CR 44

Poor

Over: SCARY CREEK

0.03 MI N OF CR 46/1, Putnam, WV

Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROUTE 56

Poor

Over: COTTONTREE RUN

0.97 MI N OF US 119, Roane, WV

Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 300

I-77 SBL

Poor

Over: US 50

2.50 MI. N. OF WV. 47, Wood, WV

Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 11,900

US 52

Poor

Over: HUFF CREEK

0.05 MI W OF CR 52/9, Wyoming, WV

Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,200

WV ROUTE 16

Poor

Over: N S RAILWAY

0.67 MILE N OF WV 54, Wyoming, WV

Built 2004 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,300

COUNTY ROUTE 3

Poor

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.03 MI E OF CO 3/2 SLS, Barbour, WV

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300

CR 119/07

Poor

Over: PIGEONROOST FORK

0.98 MI W OF CR 7/3, Boone, WV

Built 1976 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 90

I 64

Poor

Over: CR 60/89

1.69 MILES EAST OF CR 19, Cabell, WV

Built 1958 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 23,500

US 33

Poor

Over: WEST FK LITTLE KANAWHA R

0.07 MI W CR 18, Calhoun, WV

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,900

US 48 (X)

Poor

Over: WV 93 (T) Elk Lick Run

.83 Mi. W. 93 Ramp Scherr, Grant, WV

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,400

CR 27

Poor

Over: CR 27/1

0.67 MI E OF CR 21, Kanawha, WV

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,400

CR 19/1

Poor

Over: BIG HARTS CREEK

0.09 MI EAST OF CR 19, Lincoln, WV

Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 40

US 119

Poor

Over: CR 5 Mud Fork Road

0.90 MILE SOUTH OF WV 73, Logan, WV

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,300

County Route 10

Poor

Over: Little Grave Creek

0.94 mi. East jct US 250, Marshall, WV

Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,000

CR 37/4

Poor

Over: SIXTEENMILE CREEK

0., Mason, WV

Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 34

Poor

Over: THREEMILE CREEK

1.07 MI E OF CR 34/2, Mason, WV

Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200

Harp 903/46

Poor

Over: Rich Creek

0.04 M. East Of 12/1, Mercer, WV

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30

MONONGALIA CR 71

Poor

Over: MORGAN RUN

0.05 MI SOUTH CO RT 71/1, Monongalia, WV

Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 250

County Route 51/3

Poor

Over: Rices Run

0.03 mi. East jct CR51, Ohio, WV

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

WV RT 16

Poor

Over: Ramp Conn. I77 and WV 16

0.05 MI N OF CR 16/16, Raleigh, WV

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 13,600

WV 74

Poor

Over: SOUTH FORK HUGHES RIVER

0.01 MI. SOUTH CR 7/13, Ritchie, WV

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 400

I-79 SBL

Poor

Over: CR 29

3.56 MI. N. OF CR. 29, Roane, WV

Built 1972 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,900

West Virginia 180

Poor

Over: Point Pleasant Creek

0.23 mi. South jct CR 2/1, Wetzel, WV

Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,700

I-77 NBL

Poor

Over: US 50

2.50 MI. N. WV. 47, Wood, WV

Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,900

COUNTY ROUTE 10/33

Poor

Over: LAUREL FORK

0.01 MI.SOUTH OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

HARRISON CR 27/1

Poor

Over: LOST CREEK

0.12 MI WEST WV RT 270, Harrison, WV

Built 1954 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 19/13

Poor

Over: LAUREL FORK

0.65 MI. S. OF CR 19, Jackson, WV

Built 1983 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 15

Poor

Over: MIDDLE FORK OF DAVIS CK

0.08 MI. N OF CR 15/1, Kanawha, WV

Built 1977 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 150

US 460 WB

Poor

Over: CR.35 & Fivemile Creek

0.10 MI E OF WV 112, Mercer, WV

Built 1972 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 4,600

COUNTY ROUTE 7/5

Poor

Over: RIFFE BRANCH

0.94 MILES WEST OF US 119, Mingo, WV

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 250

CR 5/1

Poor

Over: ROARING CREEK

0.70 MI N JCT US 33, Pendleton, WV

Built 1987 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100

WV 84

Poor

Over: KNAPP CREEK

2.42 MILES EAST WV92, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 33

Poor

Over: STONECOAL CREEK

0.40 MI. E. OF CR. 33/1, Raleigh, WV

Built 1936 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 550

US 19A EB

Poor

Over: CR 4/1

0.58 MI. E. I-77, Raleigh, WV

Built 1979 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 6,700

WEST VIRGINIA 74

Poor

Over: LEFT FORK BONE CREEK

0.10 M SOUTH OF CR 7/20, Ritchie, WV

Built 1940 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 200

OSBORN ST. AUBURN

Poor

Over: RIGHT FORK BONE CREEK

0.01 MILE SOUTH OF WV 74, Ritchie, WV

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5

C.R. 13

Poor

Over: RIGHT FORK OF BULL RUN

0.33 MI. WEST JCT CR 13/1, Tucker, WV

Built 1953 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50

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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.