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

US. 19A WB

Poor

Over: CR 4/1

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

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,300

CO 33

Poor

Over: STONECOAL CREEK

0.29 MI EAST OF WV 16, Raleigh, WV

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 500

CR 22

Poor

Over: RIGHT FORK OF LYNN CREEK

0.35 MILE NORTH OF WV 37, Wayne, WV

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROAD 12/3

Poor

Over: S. FORK LTL.CACAPON RV.

0.01 MI. W. OF CR. 12, Hampshire, WV

Built 1936 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

CR 57

Poor

Over: RIGHT FORK OF BLUE CREEK

0.01 MI N OF CR 49, Kanawha, WV

Built 1984 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 150

I-77 BELLE RAMPS

Poor

Over: CR 60/29 AND N&S RR

1.17 MI N OF WV 61 I/C, Kanawha, WV

Built 1954 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,717

CR 3/4

Poor

Over: CRAWLEY CREEK

0.01 MI NO OF CR 3, Logan, WV

Built 1989 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 650

CR. 25

Poor

Over: NORFOLK & SOUTHERN RR

0.01 MI. N. OF US. 19, Mercer, WV

Built 1987 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,000

US 19

Poor

Over: WV 112 NSRR & East Riv

0.34 MI S OF CR 25, Mercer, WV

Built 1974 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 7,950

CR 30

Poor

Over: WINDING GULF

1.21 MI E OF WV 16, Raleigh, WV

Built 1985 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 30

US 33

Poor

Over: TYGART VALLEY R.& CSX RR

1.30 MI WEST JCT. U.S.250, Randolph, WV

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,500

I 64 EB

Poor

Over: US 52 AND WV 75

0.28 MI EAST OF US 52 EXI, Wayne, WV

Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 16,400

I 64 WB

Poor

Over: US 52 AND WV 75

0.21 MI WEST OF US 52 EXI, Wayne, WV

Built 1962 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 18,900

CR 85/5

Poor

Over: POND FORK

0.02 MI N OF WV 85, Boone, WV

Built 1990 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 90

CR 42

Poor

Over: FORK OF LONG BRANCH

0.10 MI NORTH OF CR 43, Cabell, WV

Built 1983 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 90

I-64 WBL

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

3.95 Miles E. of CR 60/14, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,050

CR 8

Poor

Over: BALLARD HARMON BRANCH

0.23 MI N OF CR 8/2, McDowell, WV

Built 1991 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 200

US 19 (NB)

Poor

Over: WV 112 NSRR & East Riv

0.06 MI. N. OF US 460, Mercer, WV

Built 1974 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 6,650

CR 2/2

Poor

Over: MARROWBONE CREEK

0.38 MI EAST OF CR 65/1, Mingo, WV

Built 1992 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 250

County Route 39

Poor

Over: Middle Wheeling Creek

0.52 mi. East jct CR23/2, Ohio, WV

Built 1959 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 90

HARP 936

Poor

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.04 MILES E OF HA 901/14, Wyoming, WV

Built 2001 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 60

County Route 7

Poor

Over: Cross Creek

0.28 mi. East jct WV 2, Brooke, WV

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,700

CO ROUTE 119/21

Poor

Over: LEFT FORK OF STEER CREEK

0.01 MI S OF US 33 T, Gilmer, WV

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 70

COUNTY ROUTE 21/38

Poor

Over: DUDDEN FORK

0.01 MILE SOUTH 21/46, Jackson, WV

Built 1976 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROUTE 60/12

Poor

Over: GEORGES CREEK

0.15 MI N OF US 60, Kanawha, WV

Built 1973 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,200

CR 65/4

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

0.01 MI EAST OF CR 65/3, Mingo, WV

Built 1986 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROUTE 31

Poor

Over: GLADE CREEK

0.02 MI.N.OF CR. 31/1, Raleigh, WV

Built 1992 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,300

West Virginia 7

Poor

Over: Little Fishing Creek

0.11 mi. West jct CR 5, Wetzel, WV

Built 1924 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,800

CR 119/05

Poor

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.03 MI EAST OF CR 700/57, Logan, WV

Built 1985 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 550

COUNTY ROUTE 52/37

Poor

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.01 MILE NORTH OF WV 123, Mercer, WV

Built 1997 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 50

West Virginia 88

Poor

Over: Wheeling Creek

0.08 mi. South jct US 40, Ohio, WV

Built 1948 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 7,300

WEST VIRGINIA 16

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.02 MILE SOUTH CR 17, Ritchie, WV

Built 1963 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 1,100

COUNTY ROUTE 22

Poor

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.01 MI N OF WV 16, Clay, WV

Built 1992 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 36

Poor

Over: TUG FORK

0.04 MILE EAST FO CR 25/2, Jackson, WV

Built 1986 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 250

PRESTON CO 26/23

Poor

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.15 MILES NORTH WV RT 26, Preston, WV

Built 2000 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Poor

Over: TROUGH FORK

0.01 MI. W. OF CR. 3, Wyoming, WV

Built 1940 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 1,100

US Route 22

Poor

Over: Ramp D Railroad

0.09 mi. West jct WV 2, Brooke, WV

Built 1984 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 22,100

US ROUTE 19

Poor

Over: HACKERS CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 19/22, Harrison, WV

Built 1983 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,600

WV 16

Poor

Over: BROWNS CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH OF CO 7, McDowell, WV

Built 1999 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,300

I-77 SBL

Poor

Over: CR 21/24

4.88 MI S OF WV 14, Wood, WV

Built 1968 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,850

COUNTY ROUTE 10/29

Poor

Over: BAKERS CREEK

0.05 MI. S. OF CR. 10/23, Wyoming, WV

Built 1977 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20

CO ROUTE 24 SLS

Poor

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.02 MI E OF CO RT 12 SLS, Barbour, WV

Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 80

CR 17

Poor

Over: BRANCH THIRTEEN MILE CRK

0.44 MI WEST OF CR 15, Jackson, WV

Built 1950 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 30

HARP 958

Poor

Over: Dry Fork

0.02 mile North of WV 80, McDowell, WV

Built 1977 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 40

County Route 62

Poor

Over: Big Grave Creek

0.08 mi. West jct CR 25, Marshall, WV

Built 1967 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 300

PRESTON CO RT 7/12

Poor

Over: ELSEY RUN

0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 7/16, Preston, WV

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROUTE 10

Poor

Over: SUGAR RUN

0.26 MILE W OF CR 50/40, Ritchie, WV

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 450

County Route 54

Poor

Over: Crow Run

0.25 mi. North jct CR54/1, Wetzel, WV

Built 1964 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 50

WV 16

Poor

Over: SLAB FORK

0.16 MI S OF WV 54, Wyoming, WV

Built 1985 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,700

County Route 11/1

Poor

Over: North Fork Kings Creek

0.77 Mi North jct CR 11, Hancock, WV

Built 1990 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 80

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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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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.