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
COUNTY RTE. 5/20
PoorOver: ROARING CREEK
0.10 MI. N. CR. 5/5, Randolph, WV
Built 1984 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 50
WEST VIRGINIA 31
PoorOver: BIG RUN
0.04 M SOUTH OF CR 31/11, Ritchie, WV
Built 1940 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 700
CR 6
PoorOver: BOBS BRANCH
0.56 MI WEST OF CR 6/1, Wayne, WV
Built 1979 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 450
HARP ROUTE 917
PoorOver: RIGHT FORK
0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 26, Wayne, WV
Built 1999 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 14/15
PoorOver: REEDY CREEK
0.03 MILE WEST WV 14, Wirt, WV
Built 1942 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10
WV 54
PoorOver: SLAB FORK
0.09 MI. N. OF CR. 54/4, Wyoming, WV
Built 1965 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,800
WV RT 54
PoorOver: SLABFORK
1.51 MI N OF CR 5/6, Wyoming, WV
Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,200
COUNTY ROUTE 22
PoorOver: BENS RUN
0.03 MI N OF CO 22/11, Braxton, WV
Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
WV ROUTE 18
PoorOver: MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK
0.04 MI SOUTH CO RT 50/30, Doddridge, WV
Built 1990 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 4,500
US 33
PoorOver: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER
0.03 MI E CO 119/9, Gilmer, WV
Built 1929 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 6,200
CR 46
PoorOver: ELK TWOMILE CREEK
0.40 MI EAST OF CR 46/2, Kanawha, WV
Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 850
CR 61/11
PoorOver: MORRIS CREEK
0.04 MI E OF CR 61/10, Kanawha, WV
Built 1930 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 450
COUNTY ROUTE 3/10
PoorOver: HORSE CREEK
0.11 MILE SOUTH OF W V 3, Lincoln, WV
Built 2005 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 500
CR 80/1
PoorOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.01 MI NORTH OF WV 80, Logan, WV
Built 1958 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,900
COUNTY ROUTE 23
PoorOver: GRAVE CREEK
0.01 MI WEST CR 25, Marshall, WV
Built 1987 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 52/8
PoorOver: BOTTOM CREEK
0.71 MI. N. OF US 52, McDowell, WV
Built 1978 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 150
CR 635/2
PoorOver: HITE FORK
0.01 MI S OF CR 635/1, McDowell, WV
Built 1984 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 40
CO 83/13
PoorOver: LITTLE SLATE CREEK
1.41 MI S OF CR 83/25, McDowell, WV
Built 1995 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 12/7
PoorOver: RICH CREEK
0.13 MI. N. CR. 71/12, Mercer, WV
Built 1976 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 52/6
PoorOver: BLUESTONE RIVER
0.68 MI. E. OF WV. 102, Mercer, WV
Built 1934 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 24/7
PoorOver: ANGLINS CREEK
0.73 Miles E. of CR 13/1, Nicholas, WV
Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 550
US Route 40
PoorOver: Little Wheeling Creek
0.38 mi. West jct CR45, Ohio, WV
Built 1922 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 950
WV 39 & WV 92
PoorOver: DOUTHAT CREEK
0.22 MI E JCT CR 23, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1952 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 800
US ROUTE 50
PoorOver: WOLF CREEK
0.10 MI WEST CO RT 110, Preston, WV
Built 1935 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 800
CO 3/2
PoorOver: HAZY CREEK
0.13 MI. W. OF CO 3/3, Raleigh, WV
Built 1990 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 90
WV 20
PoorOver: FRENCH CREEK
0.04 MI N OF CO 4/15 SLS, Upshur, WV
Built 1960 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,500
COUNTY ROUTE 37/8
PoorOver: GREENBRIER CREEK
1.4 MI. SOUTH of WV 37, Wayne, WV
Built 2000 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 15/4
PoorOver: ELK RIVER
0.08 MI W WV 15, Webster, WV
Built 1952 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 200
CO 936
PoorOver: Laurel Fork
0.01 Miles West of CR 3, Wyoming, WV
Built 2005 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 60
COUNTY ROUTE 26
PoorOver: WEST FORK OF POND FORK
1.44 MI S OF CR 26/1, Boone, WV
Built 1978 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 450
Ramp A from US 22
PoorOver: Railroad
0.01 mi. West jct WV 2, Brooke, WV
Built 1984 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,200
DODDRIDGE CR 50/30
PoorOver: DOE RUN
0.03 MI EAST CO RT 50/74, Doddridge, WV
Built 1960 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,400
County Route 11
PoorOver: Kings Creek
0.08 mi. East jct CR 9/9, Hancock, WV
Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,700
US 33
PoorOver: JOES RUN
0.12 MILE WEST OF CR 14, Jackson, WV
Built 1987 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 3,900
COUNTY ROUTE 77/1
PoorOver: FIELDS CREEK
0.70 MI S OF WV 61(F), Kanawha, WV
Built 1977 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,700
COUNTY ROUTE 1/3
PoorOver: BROWNS CREEK
0.07 MILE S OF CR 1, Kanawha, WV
Built 2003 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 250
CR 16/10
PoorOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.01 MI EAST OF CR 16, Logan, WV
Built 1973 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 20
WV ROUTE 310
PoorOver: GLADY CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 31/14, Marion, WV
Built 1926 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,200
CR 2
PoorOver: CLEAR FORK
0.10 MI E OF CR 2/1, McDowell, WV
Built 1980 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 500
CR 52/17
PoorOver: ELKHORN CREEK
0.01 MI S OF US 52, McDowell, WV
Built 1992 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 350
Harp 997
PoorOver: Hite Fork
0.01 M. North of WV 635, McDowell, WV
Built 2001 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 40
WV 93 (T)
PoorOver: NEW CREEK
0.02 MI S OF CR 5/1 SLS, Mineral, WV
Built 1952 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,700
CR 02 SLS
PoorOver: WARM SPRING RUN
0.04 MI N OF CR 2/3 SLS, Morgan, WV
Built 1927 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,000
COUNTY ROUTE 20/16
PoorOver: BRUSHY MEADOW CREEK
0.01 Miles N. OF WV 20, Nicholas, WV
Built 1950 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50
US 33 & WV 28
PoorOver: N FK S BR POTOMAC RIVER
0.07 MI WEST OF WV 28, Pendleton, WV
Built 1956 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,400
COUNTY ROUTE 30
PoorOver: MCKIM CREEK
0.15 MILE S CR 30/5, Pleasants, WV
Built 1978 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 100
WV 3
PoorOver: STEPHENS BRANCH
0.04 MI W OF CR 3/28, Raleigh, WV
Built 1993 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 4,300
WEST VIRGINIA 74
PoorOver: NORTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.05 M SOUTH OF CR 7/2, Ritchie, WV
Built 1952 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 750
WEST VIRGINIA 16
PoorOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.41 M NORTH OF CR 24, Ritchie, WV
Built 1962 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,100
WEST VIRGINIA 47
PoorOver: MACFARLAN CREEK
0.04 MILE EAST OF CR 30, Ritchie, WV
Built 1930 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 650
Showing 7,151-7,200 of 7,679 bridges
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