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
I-77 SBL
PoorOver: SANDY CREEK
0.19 MI S. US 33, Jackson, WV
Built 1967 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,750
CR 12/3
PoorOver: BARRENSHE CREEK
0.08 MI E OF WV 16, McDowell, WV
Built 1936 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 150
HARP ROUTE 902/49
PoorOver: CLEAR FORK
0.12 MI SOUTH OF CO 2, McDowell, WV
Built 2003 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 26/3
PoorOver: MOUSE FORK
0.66 Miles East of CR 26, Nicholas, WV
Built 1975 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10
C R 220/7
PoorOver: PROPST RUN
0.84 MI W JCT C R 21/2, Pendleton, WV
Built 1962 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 75
COUNTY ROAD 33/8
PoorOver: SHAVERS FORK CHEAT RIVER
0.03 MI.E. OF CR 5/12, Randolph, WV
Built 1933 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 30
PoorOver: TENMILE CREEK
0.01 MI E OF CO 9/8, Upshur, WV
Built 1971 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50
CR971/2
PoorOver: OLDHOUSE BRANCH
0.01 MI E OF WV 971, Wyoming, WV
Built 1979 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 40
West Virginia 67
PoorOver: Buffalo Creek
0.06 mi West jct CR67/5, Brooke, WV
Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,600
US 60
PoorOver: PRIVATE ROAD
0.19 Miles W. of CR 38, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1930 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,389
COUNTY ROUTE 60/73
PoorOver: HARTS RUN
0.02 Miles W. of CR 60/14, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1997 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 22/6
PoorOver: BRANCH OF LITTLE MILL CK
0.54 M SOUTH OF CR 87/1, Jackson, WV
Built 1960 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 77/2
PoorOver: FIELDS CREEK
0.02 MI E OF CR 77/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 30
CR 30/3
PoorOver: EAST RIVER
1.10 MI E OF CR 30, Mercer, WV
Built 1996 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10
CO 112/2
PoorOver: EAST RIVER
0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 112, Mercer, WV
Built 1995 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20
WV 46 SLS
PoorOver: CSX TRANSPORT
0.01 MI E OF CR 01 SLS, Mineral, WV
Built 1965 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 600
County Route 39/8
PoorOver: Middle Wheeling Creek
0.01 mi. West jct CR39, Ohio, WV
Built 1919 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50
City Street
PoorOver: Long Run
0.01 mi. West jct WV 88, Ohio, WV
Built 1959 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,800
CR 1
PoorOver: MILL RUN
0.03 MI.N.OF CR.1/2, Pendleton, WV
Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 250
WV. 39
PoorOver: CUMMINS CREEK
0.04 MI. W. JCT. C.R. 21, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1947 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,400
Harp Route 902/33
PoorOver: Marsh Fork
0.01 MI WEST OF WV 3, Raleigh, WV
Built 1960 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 40
Harp Route 903/29
PoorOver: Sand Branch
0.33 mi E of Co. 119/36, Raleigh, WV
Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 30
WV 72
PoorOver: LICKING CREEK
0.07 MILES N. JCT CR 11, Tucker, WV
Built 1957 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 400
CR 52/56
PoorOver: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.35 MI SOUTH OF CR 52/20, Wayne, WV
Built 1911 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 16/39
PoorOver: SLAB FORK
0.21 MI S OF WV 54, Wyoming, WV
Built 2002 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20
WEST VIRGINIA 16
PoorOver: CRUMMIS CREEK
0.05 MI SOUTH OF CR 16/25, Calhoun, WV
Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,400
US ROUTE 50 WB
PoorOver: Salem Fork, Pvt Dr, Trai
0.30 MI EAST CO RT 50/6, Harrison, WV
Built 1981 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,550
US ROUTE 50
PoorOver: CSX RAILBED
0.20 MI WEST US ROUTE 19, Harrison, WV
Built 1977 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 26,100
COUNTY ROUTE 15
PoorOver: MIDDLE FORK OF DAVIS CK
0.02 MI OF CR 15/3, Kanawha, WV
Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 150
CR 15
PoorOver: MIDDLE FORK OF DAVIS CK
0.35 MI N OF CR 15/3, Kanawha, WV
Built 1974 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 150
CR 4
PoorOver: NORTH FK OF BIG CREEK
0.09 MI SOUTH OF CR 2, Logan, WV
Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,200
WV 80
PoorOver: ELK CREEK
0.02 MI SOUTH OF CR 11/1, Logan, WV
Built 1985 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,300
CR 15
PoorOver: SPRUCE FORK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 17, Logan, WV
Built 1979 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 150
CR 110/21
PoorOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.05 MILE SOUTH OF WV 10, Logan, WV
Built 1980 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20
CR 701/51
PoorOver: WHITMAN CREEK
0.02 MILE EAST OF CR 9/1, Logan, WV
Built 2000 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 40
County Route 34
PoorOver: Toms Run
0.01 mi. East jct CR36, Marshall, WV
Built 1982 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,100
PRESTON CO RT 27
PoorOver: DECKERS CREEK
0.63 MI EAST CO RT 27/2, Preston, WV
Built 1967 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,900
COUNTY ROUTE 29
PoorOver: DRY FORK RIVER
0.04 MI. N. JCT CR 31, Randolph, WV
Built 1986 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 500
COUNTY ROUTE 8
PoorOver: BIG RUN
0.02 MILE WEST WV 31, Ritchie, WV
Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 25
PoorOver: HENRY FORK
0.04 MI. W. OF CR50/2, Roane, WV
Built 1976 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 250
WV 12
PoorOver: BRADSHAW CREEK
0.05 Miles S. of CR 21/2, Summers, WV
Built 1940 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 781
WV 72
PoorOver: RED RUN
0.31 MI.N.JCT.CR. 26, Tucker, WV
Built 1933 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 250
WV 54
PoorOver: SLAB FORK
0.03 MI S OF CR 54/4, Wyoming, WV
Built 1965 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 2,400
ACCESS ROAD
PoorOver: CSX RAILROAD
RACINE LOCKS & DAM, Mason, WV
Built 1965 Load: 38.2 t ADT: 100
DODDRIDGE CO RT 11
PoorOver: LONG RUN
0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 11/1, Doddridge, WV
Built 1950 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 200
US ROUTE 50 EB
PoorOver: TENMILE CREEK
0.03 MI WEST CO RT 5, Harrison, WV
Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,200
US ROUTE 50 WB
PoorOver: TENMILE CREEK
0.03 MI WEST CO RT 5, Harrison, WV
Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,200
CR 15
PoorOver: MIDDLE FORK OF DAVIS CK
0.64 MI N OF CR 15/3, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150
CR 20
PoorOver: DAVIS CREEK
0.21 MI W OF CR 20/4, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150
CR. 27
PoorOver: LOWER FIVEMILE CREEK
0.04 MI S OF CR 36, Mason, WV
Built 1977 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 300
Showing 7,401-7,450 of 7,679 bridges
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