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 62/1

Poor

Over: MIDDLE FK OF SANDY CRK

0.10 MILE EAST OF CR 62, Roane, WV

Built 1968 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 80

COUNTY ROUTE 29/1

Poor

Over: GRANNY CREEK

0.87 MI EAST OF CR 29/10, Roane, WV

Built 1960 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 150

County Route 15/3

Poor

Over: North Willey Fork

0.01 mi. South jct CR19, Wetzel, WV

Built 1951 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10

FR 101

Poor

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

DYER, Webster, WV

Built 1980 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 50

WV 85

Poor

Over: POND FK OF LTL COAL RV

3.22 MI N OF CR 11/4, Boone, WV

Built 1952 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,600

HARP ROUTE 969

Poor

Over: LOOP CREEK

0.01 Miles W. of WV 61, Fayette, WV

Built 1965 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10

CR 05 SLS

Poor

Over: WAITES RUN

0.15 MI E OF CR 5/1 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 500

WV ROUTE 20

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

0.11 MI SOUTH CO RT 42, Harrison, WV

Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 8,800

COUNTY ROUTE 3

Poor

Over: JACKSON RUN

0.07 MI. W. OF CR.3/2, Jackson, WV

Built 1961 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 450

US 119

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.21 MI S. US 119 EXIT R., Logan, WV

Built 1972 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 12,400

CR 119/18

Poor

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.01 MI EAST OF WV 44, Logan, WV

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 70

CR 5/1

Poor

Over: TRACE FORK

0.52 MILE WEST OF CR 5, Logan, WV

Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 150

MARION CO RT 3

Poor

Over: RT BR OF BARTHOLOMEW FK

0.06 MI NORTH CO RT 4, Marion, WV

Built 1936 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROAD 15/5

Poor

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

0.87 MI. E. OF CR 5/15, Mason, WV

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60

CR. 16/12

Poor

Over: JACOBS FORK

0.03 MI. S. OF CR.16/11, McDowell, WV

Built 1980 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 84/2

Poor

Over: TUG FORK

0.01 MILE NORTH OF CO 84, McDowell, WV

Built 2000 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30

COUTNY ROUTE 460/6

Poor

Over: FIVEMILE CREEK

0.02 MI.E.OF WV 112, Mercer, WV

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 550

I 79 NB ON RAMP

Poor

Over: DENTS RUN

0.02 MI NORTH US RT 19, Monongalia, WV

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,500

Baker Street CITY

Poor

Over: Big Wheeling Creek

0.10 mi. North jct US250, Ohio, WV

Built 1946 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,200

CR 22

Poor

Over: LEFT FORK FRENCH CREEK

0.02 MI SOUTH OF CR 20, Pleasants, WV

Built 1940 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60

PRESTON CO RT 14

Poor

Over: SOVERN RUN

0.74 MI NORTH CO RT 14/3, Preston, WV

Built 1996 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10

WV 34

Poor

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.60 MI N OF CR 60/2, Putnam, WV

Built 1970 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5,600

COUNTY ROUTE 1/4

Poor

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.45 MI SOUTH OF CR 1/5, Raleigh, WV

Built 1981 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 300

CR 33

Poor

Over: PINES CREEK

0.21 MI E OF CR 29, Raleigh, WV

Built 1963 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 350

CR 7/12

Poor

Over: SLAB CREEK

0.01 MI W OF CR 28/2, Ritchie, WV

Built 1960 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10

West Virginia 18

Poor

Over: McElroy Creek

0.09 mi South jct WV 23, Tyler, WV

Built 1936 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,600

WV 152

Poor

Over: TWELVEPOLE CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH OF 52/43, Wayne, WV

Built 1971 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,200

COUNTY ROUTE 9

Poor

Over: MISSOURI CREEK

0.24 MI N OF CO 32, Webster, WV

Built 1954 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROUTE 35/9

Poor

Over: BURNING SPRINGS RUN

0.06 MILE WEST OF WV 5, Wirt, WV

Built 1947 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 50

CO RT 28/2

Poor

Over: WALKER CREEK

0.76 MI W CR 28, Wood, WV

Built 1959 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 50/2

Poor

Over: WORTHINGTON CREEK

0.14 MI. SOUTH OF CR 16, Wood, WV

Built 1990 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,900

CR 50/5

Poor

Over: GILLESPIE RUN

0.26 MI SOUTH OF CR 18/5, Wood, WV

Built 1976 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 800

CR 10/14

Poor

Over: ROCK CASTLE CREEK

0.02 MI. N. OF CR 10/84, Wyoming, WV

Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 150

FR 76

Poor

Over: BARANSHEE

NO DATA ENTERED, Webster, WV

Built 1980 Load: 34.7 t ADT: 50

I64 EB

Poor

Over: MUD RIVER

0.19 MI.EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV

Built 1996 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 23,600

COUNTY ROUTE 60/3

Poor

Over: RICH CREEK

2.45 Miles S. of CR 60/21, Fayette, WV

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 379

WV 93 F

Poor

Over: ELKLICK RUN

0.13 MI N OF CR 01 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1939 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,600

CR 18/2 SLS

Poor

Over: CRAB RUN

0.03 MI E OF CR 18 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1964 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50

INTERSTATE 79 NB

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

0.43 MI SOUTH WV RT 20, Harrison, WV

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 16,850

CR 77/3

Poor

Over: FIELDS CREEK

0.10 MI S OF CR 77/1, Kanawha, WV

Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

CR 1/2

Poor

Over: MUD RIVER

0.05 MI EAST OF CR 1, Lincoln, WV

Built 1988 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

County Route 25

Poor

Over: North Fork of Grave Ck

0.01 mi. East jct CR 58, Marshall, WV

Built 1955 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 350

US 119

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD

0.12 MI WEST OF CR 65/30, Mingo, WV

Built 1970 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,700

WV 39

Poor

Over: GREENBRIER RIVER

0.03 MI E JCT US 219, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1959 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,000

COUNTY ROUTE 52

Poor

Over: RUSH CREEK

0.03 MI W OF CR 42, Roane, WV

Built 1982 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

C.R. 27

Poor

Over: LONG RUN

1.25 MI S JCT CR 27/3, Tucker, WV

Built 1948 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 90

WV 37

Poor

Over: EAST FK TWELVEPOLE CK

0.90 MI EAST OF CR 30, Wayne, WV

Built 1966 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 500

CR 9/3

Poor

Over: NEAL RUN

0.23 MI SOUTH OF WV 95, Wood, WV

Built 1964 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROUTE 25

Poor

Over: SHORT RUN

0.08 M EAST OF CR 25/13, Wood, WV

Built 1960 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 400

CR 20 SLS

Poor

Over: LOST RIVER

0.05 MI E OF WV 259 F, Hardy, WV

Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700

Showing 7,351-7,400 of 7,679 bridges

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