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 1
PoorOver: GEELICK RUN
0.06 MI N OF CO 1/7, Lewis, WV
Built 1924 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,700
US 19 SLS
PoorOver: SAMMY RUN
0.19 MI N JCT CO 19/15, Lewis, WV
Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,300
US 19 SLS
PoorOver: MAXWELL RUN
0.14 MI N OF CO 19/26 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1929 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,300
WV 3
PoorOver: VALLEY FORK
0.01 MI WEST OF CR 3/4, Lincoln, WV
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,000
WV 3
PoorOver: BEAR FORK
0.02 MI WEST OF CR 16, Lincoln, WV
Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,100
WV 3
PoorOver: PORTER FORK
0.09 MI EAST OF WV 214, Lincoln, WV
Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000
CO 11
PoorOver: FOURMILE CREEK
0.07 MI SOUTH OF CR 23, Lincoln, WV
Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 750
CR 22
PoorOver: BIG LAUREL CREEK
0.79 MI NORTH OF CR 7, Lincoln, WV
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 80
CR 12
PoorOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.11 MI SOUTH OF CR 12/1, Logan, WV
Built 1965 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,200
COUNTY ROUTE 29
PoorOver: CRAB CREEK
0.08 MI E OF CR 29/16, Mason, WV
Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 500
CR 15
PoorOver: NS RAILROAD
0.14 MI EAST OF CR 52/27, Mingo, WV
Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,500
WV 65
PoorOver: LAUREL FORK
0.08 MI SOUTH OF CR 3/5, Mingo, WV
Built 1947 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,900
MONONGALIA CR 73
PoorOver: BOOTHS CREEK
0.03 MI NORTH CO RT 73/7, Monongalia, WV
Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,400
US 219
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.13 Miles S of CR 219/10, Monroe, WV
Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,808
County Route 15
PoorOver: Waddles Run
1.07 mi. East jct WV88, Ohio, WV
Built 1926 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,200
CR 5/1
PoorOver: ROARING CREEK
2.03 MI N JCT US 33, Pendleton, WV
Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
CR 5
PoorOver: MCKIM CREEK
0.07 MI SOUTH OF CR 32, Pleasants, WV
Built 1952 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
US 219 & WV 55
PoorOver: STONY CREEK
0.03 MI. S. JCT.CR 219/3, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,700
WV ROUTE 92
PoorOver: BIRDS CREEK
0.26 MI SOUTH CO RT 58, Preston, WV
Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,700
WV 54
PoorOver: BURNT FORK
0.82 MI S OF CR 34, Raleigh, WV
Built 1959 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,800
RAND. C.R. 24
PoorOver: FILES CREEK
0.21 MI. S. JCT. CR 37/8, Randolph, WV
Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 400
WV 12
PoorOver: WOLF CREEK
0.05 Miles South of CR 14, Summers, WV
Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,205
WV 20
PoorOver: BROOKS BRANCH
0.01 Miles N. of CR 20/4, Summers, WV
Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,900
C. R. 17
PoorOver: LEFT FORK CLOVER RUN
0.15 MI W JCT CR 21, Tucker, WV
Built 1951 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40
C. R. 21
PoorOver: LEFT FORK CLOVER RUN
1.03 MI W JCT C R 17, Tucker, WV
Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
CR 30
PoorOver: LYNN CREEK
0.67 MI NORTH OF CR 30/1, Wayne, WV
Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 250
County Route 52
PoorOver: Reader Creek
0.09 mi North jct CR 40/1, Wetzel, WV
Built 1958 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 4/2
PoorOver: LEE CREEK
0.09 MILE NORTH OF CR 4, Wirt, WV
Built 1943 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100
CR 14
PoorOver: BRIAR CREEK
1.57 MI S OF CR 8, Wyoming, WV
Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 500
COUNTY ROUTE 16/39
PoorOver: SLAB FORK
0.18 MI N OF WV 16, Wyoming, WV
Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20
US 60
PoorOver: FOURPOLE CREEK
0.74 MI WEST OF US 52, Cabell, WV
Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11,600
COUNTY ROUTE 16/10
PoorOver: PHILIP RUN
0.01 MILE NORTH OF WV 16, Calhoun, WV
Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 1
PoorOver: ADONIJAH FK SYCAMORE CK
0.03 MI S OF CR 1/11, Clay, WV
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 150
WV 63
PoorOver: HOWARDS CREEK
0.19 Miles S. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1982 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,993
CR 220/10 SLS
PoorOver: MILL CREEK
0.20 MI S OF US 220 F, Hampshire, WV
Built 1936 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 60
County Route 3
PoorOver: Tomlinson Run
0.01 mi. South jct CR12, Hancock, WV
Built 1947 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,100
CR 16/83
PoorOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.02 MI EAST OF CR 16, Logan, WV
Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 40
County Route 3/43
PoorOver: Smokehouse Fork
0.16 mile north of CO 3, Logan, WV
Built 2018 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5
MARION CO RT 24
PoorOver: PAW PAW CREEK
0.02 MI SOUTH CO RT 17, Marion, WV
Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 90
US 250 on Ramp H
PoorOver: Vacant Land
0.59 mi. South jct CR1, Marshall, WV
Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,250
CR 27
PoorOver: UPPER FIVEMILE CREEK
0.18 MI N OF CR 36, Mason, WV
Built 1924 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300
WV 16
PoorOver: DRY FORK
0.12 MI. S. OF CR. 102/2, McDowell, WV
Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,000
CR 17
PoorOver: WINDMILL GAP BRANCH
0.56 MI N OF CR 14, McDowell, WV
Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 350
CR 11/7
PoorOver: SANDLICK CREEK
0.02 MI E OF WV 71, Mercer, WV
Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 2/1
PoorOver: N FORK OF ROCKHOUSE BR
0.37 MILE NORTH OF CO 2/5, Mercer, WV
Built 2010 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20
US 19 CONNECTOR
PoorOver: PINEY CREEK
0.24 MI E OF US 19, Raleigh, WV
Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 9,400
Harp 923
PoorOver: Sandlick Creek
0.01 Mi. S. of Wv 3, Raleigh, WV
Built 2001 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 46
PoorOver: LT.FK.RT.FK.BUCKHANNON R
0.05 MI. N. OF CR. 46/7, Randolph, WV
Built 1950 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 250
WEST VIRGINIA 16
PoorOver: SOUTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.08 MILE NORTH OF WV 47, Ritchie, WV
Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 650
COUNTY ROUTE 30/19
PoorOver: RT FORK MIDDLE FORK RIV
0.11 MI S OF CO RT 30SLS, Upshur, WV
Built 1982 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50
Showing 7,101-7,150 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.
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