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

Total Bridges

7,679

Public highway bridges in West Virginia

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

West Virginia26.9%53.8%19.3%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

GU

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59
Selected

WV

West Virginia

16.02% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,679

SD

South Dakota

16.24% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,905

IA

Iowa

20.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,753

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

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD TRACK

0.07 MILE WEST OF WV 2, Pleasants, WV

Built 1980 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 12/1

Poor

Over: ALLEN CREEK

0.08 MI. N. OF CO. 12/15, Wyoming, WV

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROUTE 1/1

Poor

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV

Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: STEER CREEK

0.51 MILE EAST OF CR 7/5, Calhoun, WV

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 250

N0535

Poor

Over: DEMPSEY BRANCH

0.01 Miles E. of CR 8, Fayette, WV

Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12

COUNTY ROUTE 60/5

Poor

Over: 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 23

Poor

Over: RIGHT FORK STEER CREEK

2.48 MI S OF CO 23/1 SLS, Gilmer, WV

Built 1938 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 200

CR 21/21

Poor

Over: LT FK SYCAMORE CREEK

0.06 MI EAST OF CR 21, Jackson, WV

Built 1981 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 40

CR 16/18

Poor

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.01 MI S OF CR 16, Logan, WV

Built 1988 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 40

CR 9/1

Poor

Over: WHITMAN CREEK

2.05 MI.S.OF CR 9/6, Logan, WV

Built 1987 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 90

WV 62

Poor

Over: THIRTEENMILE CREEK

0.02 MI N OF CR 35/5, Mason, WV

Built 1951 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 900

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.01 MI. W. OF CR 16, Mercer, WV

Built 1936 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 1,800

CR 2/3 SLS

Poor

Over: WARM SPRING RUN

0.04 MI N OF CR 02 SLS, Morgan, WV

Built 1927 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 150

CR 522/11 SLS

Poor

Over: WARM SPRING RUN

0.04 MI. W OF US 522 F, Morgan, WV

Built 1945 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 9

Poor

Over: PETERS CREEK

0.01 Miles S. of WV 39, Nicholas, WV

Built 1977 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 360

CR 12

Poor

Over: COW CREEK

0.06 MI SOUTH OF CR 10, Pleasants, WV

Built 1958 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 50

C. R. 39/2

Poor

Over: KNAPPS CREEK

0.21 MI S JCT WV 39, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1963 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 250

COUNTY RT 16/18

Poor

Over: WINDING GULF

0.01 MI N OF WV 16, Raleigh, WV

Built 1940 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 30

C.R. 1

Poor

Over: MINEAR RUN

0.01 MI N. JCT. CR 5, Tucker, WV

Built 1997 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 400

CR 20

Poor

Over: WHITES CREEK

0.05 MI WEST OF CR 19, Wayne, WV

Built 1986 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 636

County Route 16

Poor

Over: Rock Camp Run

0.60 mi. North jct US 250, Wetzel, WV

Built 1990 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 200

WV. 54

Poor

Over: SLAB FORK

0.04 MI. N. OF CR 54/4, Wyoming, WV

Built 1965 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 2,800

NO DATA ENTERED

Poor

Over: NO DATA ENTERED

NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1994 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 11/9

Poor

Over: DUCK CREEK

0.08 MI W OF CO 11, Braxton, WV

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

HARP 951

Poor

Over: DAVIS CREEK

0.01 MI EAST OF ALT WV 10, Cabell, WV

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

WV 16

Poor

Over: BIG CREEK

0.01 Miles N. of CR 19/9, Fayette, WV

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200

COUNTY ROUTE 11

Poor

Over: BUTCHERS FORK

0.01 MI N OF CO 11/1, Gilmer, WV

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Poor

Over: BROWNS CREEK

2.40 Miles N. of CR 1/2, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,300

COUNTY ROUTE 60/1

Poor

Over: SEWELL CREEK

0.21 Miles N. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 51

I-64 EBL & WBL

Poor

Over: HARTS RUN

0.34 Miles W. of CR 60/14, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,015

CR 21/7

Poor

Over: SANDY RUN

0.01 MI EAST OF CR 21/2, Jackson, WV

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

CR 21

Poor

Over: MILL CREEK

0.62 MILE SOUTH OF CR 25, Jackson, WV

Built 1949 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,700

COUNTY ROUTE 46

Poor

Over: ELK TWOMILE CREEK

0.29 MI E OF CR 46/2, Kanawha, WV

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

CR 5/9

Poor

Over: COBB CREEK

0.07 MI SOUTH OF CR 119/2, Lincoln, WV

Built 1990 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

CR 9/4

Poor

Over: COPPERAS MINE FORK

0.01 MI WEST OF CR 18, Logan, WV

Built 1987 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 550

HARP ROUTE 940

Poor

Over: RUM CREEK

0.01 MILE NORTH OF CR 14, Logan, WV

Built 2000 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 37

Poor

Over: SIXTEENMILE CREEK

0.71 MI. E. OF CR. 54, Mason, WV

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 950

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: TUG FORK

0.03 MI. E. OF CR 7/7, McDowell, WV

Built 1890 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

MONONGALIA CR 45/2

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.07 MI WEST MGL CR 45, Monongalia, WV

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

WV 122

Poor

Over: INDIAN DRAFT

0.06 Miles W. of CR 7, Monroe, WV

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 336

COUNTY ROUTE 13

Poor

Over: BRUSHY MEADOW CREEK

0.04 Miles W. of WV 20, Nicholas, WV

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 188

COUNTY ROUTE 22

Poor

Over: LAUREL BRANCH

0.10 Miles W. of WV 129, Nicholas, WV

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 36/2

Poor

Over: ALLEN RUN

0.36 MILE EAST OF CR 36, Pleasants, WV

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

CR 3/8

Poor

Over: ROCK CREEK

0.83 MI E OF CR 3/10, Raleigh, WV

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90

I-79 NORTH

Poor

Over: COOKMAN FORK OF SANDY CK

0.08 MILE NORTH OF WV 36, Roane, WV

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,800

COUNTY ROUTE 30

Poor

Over: RT FORK MIDDLE FORK RIV

0.09 MI W CO 9, Upshur, WV

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

County Route 26/2

Poor

Over: Paden Fork

0.02 Mi. West Jct. CR 26, Wetzel, WV

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 16/15

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.03 MI SOUTH OF WV 16, Wyoming, WV

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

WV 5

Poor

Over: RIGHT FORK OF SALTLICK

0.01 MI W OF CO 2, Braxton, WV

Built 1988 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 450

COUNTY ROUTE 54

Poor

Over: LONG BRANCH

0.01 MILE NORTH OF CR 43, Cabell, WV

Built 2009 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 60

County Route 21/2

Poor

Over: Rocky Run

1.17 Miles W. of CR 16/7, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 19

Poor

Over: LAUREL FORK

0.01 MI W OF CR 19/13, Jackson, WV

Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,100

COUNTY ROUTE 81

Poor

Over: ROCKCAMP FK OF BELLS CR

1.06 MI E OF CR 81/11, Kanawha, WV

Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 2

Poor

Over: RT FK FREEMANS CREEK

0.05 MI S CO 9/5, Lewis, WV

Built 2006 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20

Harp 902/18

Poor

Over: North Fork

0.03 miles south of cr 17, McDowell, WV

Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 23

Poor

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.08 M SOUTH OF CR 23/3, Roane, WV

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 250

Showing 7,301-7,350 of 7,679 bridges

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