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

OSBORN ST. AUBURN

Poor

Over: RIGHT FORK BONE CREEK

0.01 MILE SOUTH OF WV 74, Ritchie, WV

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 5

C.R. 13

Poor

Over: RIGHT FORK OF BULL RUN

0.33 MI. WEST JCT CR 13/1, Tucker, WV

Built 1953 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 50

CR 35

Poor

Over: GRAPEVINE BRANCH

0.04 MI SOUTH OF CR 35/1, Cabell, WV

Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,300

DODD CO 50/30

Poor

Over: BUCKEYE RUN

0.17 MI WEST CO RT 50/15, Doddridge, WV

Built 1947 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 850

WV 68

Poor

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.07 MI.S.OF CR.8, Jackson, WV

Built 1948 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,000

CR 15

Poor

Over: MIDDLE FORK OF DAVIS CK

0.98 MI N OF CR 15/3, Kanawha, WV

Built 1974 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 150

I-77 NB

Poor

Over: POCATALICO RIVER

1.14 MILE N OF WV 622, Kanawha, WV

Built 1959 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 16,100

CR 5

Poor

Over: TRACE FORK

0.06 MI SOUTH OF CR 5/8, Lincoln, WV

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 450

CR 13

Poor

Over: COW CREEK

0.58 MILE WEST OF WV 44, Logan, WV

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 700

West Virginia 2

Poor

Over: Big Grave Creek

0.10 mi. North jct WV 2A, Marshall, WV

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,200

County Route 88/4

Poor

Over: Brandu Run

0.40 mi. East jct CR 10, Marshall, WV

Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

US 219

Poor

Over: ELKWATER FORK

0.16 MI.S. OF CR 58, Randolph, WV

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,500

C. R. 51

Poor

Over: TYGART VALLEY RIVER

0.01 MI S JCT U S 219, Randolph, WV

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 11

Poor

Over: MIDDLE FORK RIVER

0.01 MI E OF CO 36, Barbour, WV

Built 1940 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 100

CR 10/2

Poor

Over: COX CREEK

0.03 MILE W OF CR 10/1, Boone, WV

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 40

CR 49

Poor

Over: MADISON CREEK

0.25 MILE WEST OF CR 49/3, Cabell, WV

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,300

CR 36

Poor

Over: LOWER FIVEMILE CREEK

0.45 MI E OF CR 25 SLS, Mason, WV

Built 1980 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 1/4

Poor

Over: HORSE CREEK

1.28 MI. S. OF CR 1, McDowell, WV

Built 1990 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150

WV 83

Poor

Over: DRY FORK

0.19 MI. E. OF CR. 38/26, McDowell, WV

Built 1979 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,200

CO 9/5

Poor

Over: DRY FORK

0.01 MI. WEST OF CO 9, McDowell, WV

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150

CO 83/15

Poor

Over: BRADSHAW CREEK

0.01 MILE SOUTH OF WV 83, McDowell, WV

Built 2002 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10

CR 02 SLS

Poor

Over: ABRAM CREEK

0.02 MI S OF CR 2/1 SLS, Mineral, WV

Built 1942 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 90

WV 12

Poor

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.08 Miles South of CR 27, Monroe, WV

Built 1946 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 968

US 33

Poor

Over: TYGART VALLEY R. & CSX R

1.30 MI WEST JCT US 250, Randolph, WV

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,500

US ROUTE 250

Poor

Over: WV FORK OF FISH CREEK

0.50 MI NORTH JCT CR 16, Wetzel, WV

Built 1979 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,000

WV. 97

Poor

Over: GUYANDOTTE RIVER

0.06 MI. W. OF CR. 7/5, Wyoming, WV

Built 1975 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,900

BUCKHANNON AVENUE

Poor

Over: ELK CREEK

ON BUCKHANNON AVENUE, Harrison, WV

Built 1949 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 500

CR 10/3

Poor

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.13 MI. S. OF CR. 8, Jackson, WV

Built 1977 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 26

Poor

Over: RT FORK OF TWOMILE CK

0.01 MI N OF CR 26/4, Kanawha, WV

Built 1951 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 550

CR 83/13

Poor

Over: LITTLE SLATE CREEK

0.28 MI N OF CR 83/25, McDowell, WV

Built 1978 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROUTE 27/3

Poor

Over: NS RAILROAD

0.01 MILE E. OF CO. 27, Mercer, WV

Built 1997 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 3,400

US 52

Poor

Over: UPPER BURNING CK & NS RR

0.12 MI WEST OF CR 52/36, Mingo, WV

Built 1977 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 3,700

COUNTY ROUTE 33/1

Poor

Over: STONECOAL CREEK

0.02 MI. EAST OF CO 33, Raleigh, WV

Built 1936 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 10/14

Poor

Over: LAUREL FORK

0.07 MI S JCT CO 3/3 SLS, Upshur, WV

Built 1978 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: SOMERVILLE FK OF R REEDY

0.01 MILE WEST OF CR 20, Wirt, WV

Built 1987 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROUTE 10/29

Poor

Over: BARKERS CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH OF 10/18, Wyoming, WV

Built 2000 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 20

FR 1678

Poor

Over: N. FORK DEER CREEK

4 MILES E OF ARBOVALE, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1985 Load: 45.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 22

Poor

Over: PICKLES FORK OF SALTLICK

0.02 MI S CO 22/2, Braxton, WV

Built 1940 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 200

County Route 20

Poor

Over: Pierce Run

0.70 Mi. East Jct. WV 67, Brooke, WV

Built 1985 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 250

CR 12

Poor

Over: RIGHT FK NINEMILE CK

0.04 MI EAST OF CR 12/1, Cabell, WV

Built 1984 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

CR 43/1

Poor

Over: RACCOON CREEK

0.08 MI EAST OF CR 43, Cabell, WV

Built 1983 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20

DODD CO 50/30

Poor

Over: BUCKEYE RUN

0.70 MI WEST CO RT 50/34, Doddridge, WV

Built 1947 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 850

CR 29

Poor

Over: CRAB CREEK

0.37 MI E OF CR 29/16, Mason, WV

Built 1979 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 750

COUNTY ROUTE 12/4

Poor

Over: WAR CREEK

0.13 MILE S OF WV 16, McDowell, WV

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 2,200

CO. RT. 39

Poor

Over: TRACE CREEK

0.10 MI E OF WV 34, Putnam, WV

Built 1993 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 300

CR 44

Poor

Over: BILLS CREEK

0.92 MI N OF CR 42, Putnam, WV

Built 1971 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROUTE 30

Poor

Over: WINDING GULF

0.64 MI. WEST OF CR. 32, Raleigh, WV

Built 1968 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 150

CO 33

Poor

Over: STONECOAL CREEK

0.29 MI EAST OF WV 16, Raleigh, WV

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 500

CR 22

Poor

Over: RIGHT FORK OF LYNN CREEK

0.35 MILE NORTH OF WV 37, Wayne, WV

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROAD 12/3

Poor

Over: S. FORK LTL.CACAPON RV.

0.01 MI. W. OF CR. 12, Hampshire, WV

Built 1936 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

Showing 7,501-7,550 of 7,679 bridges

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