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
COUNTY ROAD 70
PoorOver: ARBUCKLE CREEK
0.65 MI. N. OF CR. 68, Mason, WV
Built 1977 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 250
CR 12/7
PoorOver: ROBINSON RUN
0.15 MI S OF CR 12, Mason, WV
Built 1977 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROUTE 112/1
PoorOver: EAST RIVER
0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 112, Mercer, WV
Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20
WV ROUTE 7 WB
PoorOver: DECKERS CREEK
0.02 MI WEST WV RT 7, Monongalia, WV
Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,100
County Route 27
PoorOver: Little Wheeling Creek
0.04 mi. North jct US 40, Ohio, WV
Built 1949 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150
C.R. 1/3
PoorOver: NORTH MILL CREEK
0.03 MI E JCT U S 220, Pendleton, WV
Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150
HARP 921
PoorOver: TANNER RUN
0.03 MILE SOUTH OF US 33, Roane, WV
Built 1970 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
TAYLOR CO RT 38
PoorOver: SHELBY RUN
0.58 MI SOUTH CR 250/12, Taylor, WV
Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 200
WEST VIRGINIA 152
PoorOver: BEECH FORK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.08 MILES N. OF C. R. 46, Wayne, WV
Built 2010 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 11,700
COUNTY ROUTE 9
PoorOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.17 MI N OF CO 32, Webster, WV
Built 1953 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 500
County Route 7/11
PoorOver: Knob Fork Run
0.01 mi. South jct CR7/14, Wetzel, WV
Built 2005 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10
WEST VIRGINIA 14
PoorOver: REEDY CREEK
0.04 MI NORTH OF CR 24/1, Wirt, WV
Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 950
COUNTY RT. 10/28
PoorOver: HUFF CREEK
0.02 MI.S.OF CR.10/3, Wyoming, WV
Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20
HARP 941
PoorOver: Huff Creek
0.01 Miles South of US 52, Wyoming, WV
Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 24/2
PoorOver: SYCAMORE CREEK
0.03 MI S OF CR 24, Clay, WV
Built 1977 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 80
COUNTY ROUTE 12
PoorOver: BLOODY RUN
0.04 MI S OF WV 47, Gilmer, WV
Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 90
CR 42/5 SLS
PoorOver: SOUTH FORK LUNICE CREEK
0.09 MILE N. OF CR 06 SLS, Grant, WV
Built 1951 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 400
CR 9/5
PoorOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.77 MI W OF CR 9, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40
WV. 601
PoorOver: DAVIS CREEK
0.01 MI N OF CR 61/12, Kanawha, WV
Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 16,200
COUNTY ROUTE 16/5
PoorOver: MUDSUCK BR OF DAVIS CK
0.01 MI W OF CR 16/2, Kanawha, WV
Built 1980 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 33
PoorOver: POCATALICO RIVER
0.01 MI E OF CR 33/9, Kanawha, WV
Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 650
COUNTY RT. 15/1
PoorOver: BROAD BRANCH
0.74 MI. SOUTH OF CR 15, Lincoln, WV
Built 2013 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 10/43
PoorOver: HUFF CREEK
0.01 M. NO. OF CR 10/6, Logan, WV
Built 2013 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 450
COUNTY ROUTE 71/3
PoorOver: WIDEMOUTH CREEK
0.45 MI. N. OF WV. 71, Mercer, WV
Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 21
PoorOver: POSSUM TROT RUN
0.26 MI. N. OF CR. 25, Pendleton, WV
Built 1951 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 350
CR 44
PoorOver: SCARY CREEK
0.03 MI N OF CR 46/1, Putnam, WV
Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROUTE 56
PoorOver: COTTONTREE RUN
0.97 MI N OF US 119, Roane, WV
Built 1953 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 300
US 52
PoorOver: HUFF CREEK
0.05 MI W OF CR 52/9, Wyoming, WV
Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,200
WV ROUTE 16
PoorOver: N S RAILWAY
0.67 MILE N OF WV 54, Wyoming, WV
Built 2004 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,300
COUNTY ROUTE 3
PoorOver: RACCOON CREEK
0.03 MI E OF CO 3/2 SLS, Barbour, WV
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300
CR 119/07
PoorOver: PIGEONROOST FORK
0.98 MI W OF CR 7/3, Boone, WV
Built 1976 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 90
US 33
PoorOver: WEST FK LITTLE KANAWHA R
0.07 MI W CR 18, Calhoun, WV
Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,900
CR 19/1
PoorOver: BIG HARTS CREEK
0.09 MI EAST OF CR 19, Lincoln, WV
Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 40
County Route 10
PoorOver: Little Grave Creek
0.94 mi. East jct US 250, Marshall, WV
Built 1959 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,000
CR 37/4
PoorOver: SIXTEENMILE CREEK
0., Mason, WV
Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 34
PoorOver: THREEMILE CREEK
1.07 MI E OF CR 34/2, Mason, WV
Built 1977 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200
Harp 903/46
PoorOver: Rich Creek
0.04 M. East Of 12/1, Mercer, WV
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30
MONONGALIA CR 71
PoorOver: MORGAN RUN
0.05 MI SOUTH CO RT 71/1, Monongalia, WV
Built 1950 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 250
County Route 51/3
PoorOver: Rices Run
0.03 mi. East jct CR51, Ohio, WV
Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50
WV 74
PoorOver: SOUTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.01 MI. SOUTH CR 7/13, Ritchie, WV
Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 400
West Virginia 180
PoorOver: Point Pleasant Creek
0.23 mi. South jct CR 2/1, Wetzel, WV
Built 1964 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,700
COUNTY ROUTE 10/33
PoorOver: LAUREL FORK
0.01 MI.SOUTH OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV
Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20
HARRISON CR 27/1
PoorOver: LOST CREEK
0.12 MI WEST WV RT 270, Harrison, WV
Built 1954 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 19/13
PoorOver: LAUREL FORK
0.65 MI. S. OF CR 19, Jackson, WV
Built 1983 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 15
PoorOver: MIDDLE FORK OF DAVIS CK
0.08 MI. N OF CR 15/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1977 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 7/5
PoorOver: RIFFE BRANCH
0.94 MILES WEST OF US 119, Mingo, WV
Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 250
CR 5/1
PoorOver: ROARING CREEK
0.70 MI N JCT US 33, Pendleton, WV
Built 1987 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100
WV 84
PoorOver: KNAPP CREEK
2.42 MILES EAST WV92, Pocahontas, WV
Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 33
PoorOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.40 MI. E. OF CR. 33/1, Raleigh, WV
Built 1936 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 550
WEST VIRGINIA 74
PoorOver: LEFT FORK BONE CREEK
0.10 M SOUTH OF CR 7/20, Ritchie, WV
Built 1940 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 200
Showing 7,451-7,500 of 7,679 bridges
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