Total Bridges
7,679
Public highway bridges in West Virginia
State profile · Above national median SD
West Virginia bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in West Virginia — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 7,679
- Public bridges
- 22.4%
- Good condition
- 16.0%
- Poor condition
- 16.0%
- Structurally deficient
Good Condition
22.4%
1,717 bridges rated 7-9
-27.6pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
16.0%
1,230 bridges rated 0-4
Structurally Deficient
16.0%
1,230 bridges flagged for repair priority
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 — Structurally deficient share 53.4%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)
States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below West Virginia on the same metric.
23
Maine
13.23% top marginal rate
66
Guam
15.25% top marginal rate
54
West Virginia
16.02% top marginal rate
46
South Dakota
16.24% top marginal rate
19
Iowa
20.01% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in West Virginia
Six lowest-condition bridges in West Virginia, ranked by composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.
CITY STREET
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV
Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 7
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
Structurally DeficientOver: 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
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
UnknownOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
0.05 MI SOUTH CR 19/3, Marion, WV
Built 1929 ADT: 4,700
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
UnknownOver: WALKWAY
0.04 MI SOUTH CR 19/3, Marion, WV
Built 1986 ADT: 4,700
WALKWAY
UnknownOver: WALKWAY
0.02 MI WEST US ROUTE 19, Marion, WV
Built 1919 ADT: 50
NORFOLK & SOUTHERN
UnknownOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR
0.01 MI WEST US RT 19, Marion, WV
Built 2005 ADT: 50
MARION CO RT 64/1
UnknownOver: I 79 NB and SB
0.04 MI WEST CO RT 64, Marion, WV
Built 1966 ADT: 50,400
MAR CO PARKS TRAIL
UnknownOver: Marion Co. Rt. 72
0.31 MI NORTH CR 73/4, Marion, WV
Built 1913 ADT: 300
MARION CO RT 73/73
UnknownOver: I-79 NB & SB
0.20 MI NORTH CO RT 58, Marion, WV
Built 1966 ADT: 50,400
INTERSTATE 79 NB
UnknownOver: Mar. Co. Rt. 73/73
2.23 MI SOUTH US RT 250, Marion, WV
Built 1966 ADT: 3,200
INTERSTATE 79
UnknownOver: Mar. Co. 29/1
1.28 MI SOUTH US RT 250, Marion, WV
Built 1967 ADT: 50
INTERSTATE 79 NB
UnknownOver: US 250
1.3 MI SOUTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV
Built 1962 ADT: 30,400
INTERSTATE 79 SB
UnknownOver: US 250
1.3 MI SOUTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV
Built 1962 ADT: 30,400
INTERSTATE 79 NB
UnknownOver: Tygart River,Mar.60,CSX
0.53 MI SOUTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV
Built 1966 ADT: 2,425
INTERSTATE 79 SB
UnknownOver: Tygart Valley Riv, CR 60
0.53 MI SOUTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV
Built 1960 ADT: 2,400
INTERSTATE 79 NB
UnknownOver: Marion County Rt. 64/2
1.57 MI NORTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV
Built 1965 ADT: 300
INTERSTATE 79 SB
UnknownOver: Marion County Rt. 64/2
1.57 MI NORTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV
Built 1965 ADT: 300
INTERSTATE 79 NB
UnknownOver: WV 310
1.70 MI NORTH CO RT 64/2, Marion, WV
Built 1966 ADT: 14,100
INTERSTATE 79 SB
UnknownOver: WV 310
1.70 MI NORTH CO RT 64/2, Marion, WV
Built 1966 ADT: 13,700
I 79 NB
UnknownOver: Marion CR 33
2.13 MI NORTH WV RT 310, Marion, WV
Built 1968 ADT: 6,850
I 79 SB
UnknownOver: Marion CR 33
2.13 MI NORTH WV RT 310, Marion, WV
Built 1968 ADT: 6,100
INTERSTATE 79 NB
UnknownOver: Marion County Rt. 76
1.60 MI NORTH CO RT 33, Marion, WV
Built 1967 ADT: 350
INTERSTATE 79 SB
UnknownOver: Marion County Rt. 76
1.60 MI NORTH CO RT 33, Marion, WV
Built 1967 ADT: 350
CSX CORP RAILROAD
UnknownOver: CSX CORP RAILROAD
0.02 MI EAST MAR CO 88, Marion, WV
Built 1895
WV ROUTE 310
UnknownOver: Mon. River, RR, City Sts
0.22 MI NORTH CO RT 19/73, Marion, WV
Built 1979 ADT: 2,000
COAL CONVEYOR
UnknownOver: COAL CONVEYOR
0.60 MI WEST MAR CR 72/11, Marion, WV
Built 1985 ADT: 2,000
INTERSTATE 79 SB
UnknownOver: Booths Creek & Mar 73/73
2.23 MI SOUTH US RT 250, Marion, WV
Built 1966 ADT: 3,200
MARION CO 19/73
UnknownOver: Mon. Rvr. CSX RR City St
0.09 MI EAST US 19, Marion, WV
Built 1921 ADT: 1,000
MARION CO RT 64
UnknownOver: Tygart River & CSX RR
0.10 MI NORTH CO RT 60, Marion, WV
Built 2001 ADT: 5
PEDESTRIAN WALKWAY
UnknownOver: Mar. Co. Rt. 91
0.01 MILES WEST WV 218, Marion, WV
Built 2006 ADT: 600
INTERSTATE 79
UnknownOver: Mar. Co. Rt. 64
0.68 MI NORTH MRN CO 64/2, Marion, WV
Built 2008 ADT: 2,100
WV RT 273
UnknownOver: I-79
0.26 MI W OF MAR CO 31/2, Marion, WV
Built 2006 ADT: 47,300
WV RT 273
UnknownOver: Pleasant Street
0.48 MI. W OF MAR CO 31/2, Marion, WV
Built 2010 ADT: 200
WV 310
UnknownOver: Benoni Avenue & Coal Run
Fairmont, WV, Marion, WV
Built 2017 ADT: 75
EVEREST DRIVE
UnknownOver: Coal Run & Access Road
0.23 MI NORTH WV RT 310, Marion, WV
Built 1956 ADT: 10
CSX Railroad
UnknownOver: Marshall Street
0.02 Mi. West Jct. US 250, Marshall, WV
Built 1930
US 250
UnknownOver: Marshall Street CR2/7
0.02 mi. South jct CR 2/7, Marshall, WV
Built 1964 ADT: 1,500
US 250
UnknownOver: Former Bellaire Br. Ramp
0.85 mi. South jct CR1, Marshall, WV
Built 1965
US Route 250
UnknownOver: CR 1 - Boggs Run Road
0.02 mi. South of CR 1, Marshall, WV
Built 1968 ADT: 3,996
County Route 1/1
UnknownOver: US 250 & WV 2
0.40 mi. South jct CR 1, Marshall, WV
Built 1968 ADT: 17,600
WV 2 SPUR
UnknownOver: Ohio River
0.10 mi. West jct WV2, Marshall, WV
Built 1986 ADT: 1,000
6th Street
UnknownOver: US 250/WV2/CSX Railroad
0.53 mi. South jct CR 2/4, Marshall, WV
Built 1964 ADT: 19,455
Coal Conveyor
UnknownOver: WV Route 2
0.13 mi. North jct CR 74, Marshall, WV
Built 2002
Conveyor Belt
UnknownOver: West Virginia 2
0.16 mi. South jct CR74, Marshall, WV
Built 2007
Coal Conveyor
UnknownOver: County Route 1
0.12 Mi. East Jct CR88/25, Marshall, WV
Built 2009
West Virginia 2
UnknownOver: Fish Creek
0.04 Mi. North Jct. CR 27, Marshall, WV
Built 2010 ADT: 10
Gas Lines
UnknownOver: MarkWest Energy Gas Line
1.42 mi East of Jct CR. 2, Marshall, WV
Built 2015
1.22 mi. North jct
UnknownOver: WV Route 2
CR 74 19030016850, Marshall, WV
US 35
UnknownOver: CR 25, CSX RAILROAD
2.08 MI N OF CR 17/5, Marshall, WV
Built 1997 ADT: 400
N&S RR OWN #68.27
UnknownOver: WV ROUTE 62
0.07 MI. N. OF WV. 2, Mason, WV
Built 1908 ADT: 10,900
CSX RR
UnknownOver: WV 2
0.32 MI N OF WV 62, Mason, WV
Built 1946 ADT: 4,100
N&S RAILROAD #1728
UnknownOver: WV ROUTE 2
0.03 MI S OF CR 35/8, Mason, WV
Built 1909 ADT: 4,500
Showing 701-750 of 7,679 bridges
Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges Editorial.
Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.
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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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