State profile · Above median Poor share

West Virginia bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in West Virginia.

7,348
Public bridges
25.2%
Good condition
18.6%
Poor condition

West Virginia holds 7,348 public highway bridges (#31 of 52 by inventory) with a 18.64% Poor share (#2 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 18.6% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 52 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

7,348

Public highway bridges in West Virginia

Good Condition

25.2%

1,855 bridges rated 7-9

-24.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

18.6%

1,370 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

11.1pp vs national avg 7.5%

West Virginia vs national bridge condition

West Virginia - Good condition share 25.2%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

West Virginia - Poor-condition share 62.1%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

West Virginia in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: West Virginia has 7,348 bridges and a 18.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #52 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: West Virginia has 7,348 bridges and a 18.6% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #52 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

West Virginia vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

7,348 31st of 54 higher than 23 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for West Virginia

The highlighted point is West Virginia: 7,348 bridges and 18.64% in Poor condition, rank #52 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below West Virginia on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Maine: 2,518 bridges · 15.41% Poor
  • South Dakota: 5,887 bridges · 16.36% Poor
  • West Virginia: 7,348 bridges · 18.64% Poor
  • Iowa: 23,719 bridges · 19.16% Poor
  • Virgin Islands: 24 bridges · 29.17% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in West Virginia

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 7,348 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains West Virginia’s inventory

State agency holds 97.4% of the 7,348 public highway bridges filed under West Virginia in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When West Virginia’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 16.0% of the 7,348 bridges with a recorded original year in West Virginia. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

West Virginia25.2%56.1%18.6%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - West Virginia (FHWA NBI)

Counties (55)

Barbour 93 Berkeley 119 Boone 131 Braxton 148 Brooke 57 Cabell 207 Calhoun 49 Clay 87 Doddridge 99 Fayette 211 Gilmer 106 Grant 97 Greenbrier 207 Hampshire 92 Hancock 29 Hardy 131 Harrison 256 Jackson 191 Jefferson 45 Kanawha 554 Lewis 159 Lincoln 118 Logan 236 Marion 193 Marshall 85 Mason 137 McDowell 225 Mercer 174 Mineral 63 Mingo 165 Monongalia 203 Monroe 63 Morgan 55 Nicholas 97 Ohio 115 Pendleton 114 Pleasants 25 Pocahontas 118 Preston 182 Putnam 135 Raleigh 224 Randolph 190 Ritchie 127 Roane 130 Summers 66 Taylor 65 Tucker 69 Tyler 73 Upshur 99 Wayne 163 Webster 82 Wetzel 107 Wirt 42 Wood 180 Wyoming 160

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

15.41% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,518

SD

South Dakota

16.36% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,887
Selected

WV

West Virginia

18.64% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,348

IA

Iowa

19.16% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$23,719

VI

Virgin Islands

29.17% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$24

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.

COUNTY ROUTE 40/15

Poor

Over: LITTLE BIRCH RIVER

0.03 MI S OF CO 40, Braxton, WV

Built 1905 Load: 0.0 t

WV ROUTE 2 SPUR

Poor

Over: Ohio River OH-7 R.R.

0.34 Mi West Jct. WV 2, Brooke, WV

Built 1904 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 11,500

DODDRIDGE CO RT 56

Poor

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.73 MI SOUTH CO RT 25, Doddridge, WV

Built 1981 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 19/31

Poor

Over: SCRABBLE CREEK

0.01 Miles N. of CR 19/8, Fayette, WV

Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t

COUNTY ROUTE 13

Poor

Over: CR 13/2 Kanawha R. CSX R

0.01 Miles S. of US 60, Fayette, WV

Built 1928 Load: 0.0 t

US. 50 T

Poor

Over: STONY RIVER

0.04 MI W OF CR 50/3 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1931 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,700

All Bridges in West Virginia

MON CO RT 857

Fair

Over: DARNELL RUN

0.02 MI SOUTH CO RT 69/2, Monongalia, WV

Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,800

WHITE AVENUE

Fair

Over: DECKERS CREEK

0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 64, Monongalia, WV

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,000

COUNTY ROUTE 10

Fair

Over: BROAD RUN

0.05 Miles E. of WV 3, Monroe, WV

Built 1929 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 66

US 219

Fair

Over: RICH CREEK

0.11 Miles N. of WV 12, Monroe, WV

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5,199

US 219

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.07 Miles S of CR 219/32, Monroe, WV

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,807

CR 08 SLS

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK SLEEPY CREEK

0.31 MI S JCT CR 8/5 SLS, Morgan, WV

Built 1924 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 200

WV 09 F

Fair

Over: LONG HOLLOW RUN

0.01 MI W OF CR 18 SLS, Morgan, WV

Built 1932 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,300

WV 09 F

Fair

Over: CHERRY RUN

0.04 MI E OF CR 9/19 SLS, Morgan, WV

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,400

WV 09 F

Fair

Over: CACAPON RVER

0.19 Mi. W of CR 9/13 SLS, Morgan, WV

Built 2012 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 400

US Route 40

Fair

Over: Peters Run

0.01 mi. East jct CR25, Ohio, WV

Built 1934 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,700

US Route 40

Fair

Over: McGraws Run

0.01 mi. West jct CR35, Ohio, WV

Built 1941 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,400

INTERSTATE 470

Fair

Over: OHIO RIVER & US 250

0.43 MI WEST JCT US 250, Ohio, WV

Built 1978 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40,868

Junior Ave City St

Fair

Over: Wheeling Creek

0.02 mi. South jct US 40, Ohio, WV

Built 1984 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,400

CR 25

Fair

Over: POSSUM TROT RUN

0.23 MI.W. OF CR. 21, Pendleton, WV

Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 250

U.S. 33 & WV 28

Fair

Over: LAUREL RUN

0.23 mi. W of Jct. WV 28, Pendleton, WV

Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,600

U.S. 33

Fair

Over: FRIENDS RUN

0.01 MI E JCT U.S.220, Pendleton, WV

Built 1921 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,000

U.S. 220

Fair

Over: HAMMER RUN

0.04 MI S JCT CR 10, Pendleton, WV

Built 1962 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,300

WV. 92

Fair

Over: ANTHONY CREEK

5.59 MI. S. JCT. WV 39, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 650

WV.92

Fair

Over: COCHRAN CREEK

2.08 MI. S. JCT. WV 39, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1956 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 650

CR 92/1

Fair

Over: COCHRAN CREEK

0.07 MI. W. OF WV 92, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2006 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20

PRESTON CO RT 3/4

Fair

Over: BEAVER CREEK

0.29 MI SOUTH CO RT 11/1, Preston, WV

Built 1950 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100

WV ROUTE 26

Fair

Over: CRAB ORCHARD RUN

0.89 MI SOUTH CO RT 26/22, Preston, WV

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,700

WV ROUTE 26

Fair

Over: MARTIN CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH CO RT 17, Preston, WV

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,200

US ROUTE 50

Fair

Over: LT FORK LITTLE SANDY CR

0.02 MI WEST WV RT 26, Preston, WV

Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,500

US ROUTE 50

Fair

Over: RIGHT FORK FROG RUN

0.16 MI WEST CO RT 68/7, Preston, WV

Built 1935 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,400

PRESTON CR 73/11

Fair

Over: I-68 EB and WB

0.04 MI SOUTH CO RT 73/73, Preston, WV

Built 1972 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

WV ROUTE 92

Fair

Over: Preston Co Rt 64

0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 33, Preston, WV

Built 1936 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,300

WV ROUTE 92

Fair

Over: BIRDS CREEK

0.54 MI NORTH CO RT 92/6, Preston, WV

Built 1937 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,700

US ROUTE 50

Fair

Over: FLAG RUN

1.37 MI EAST CO RT 50/9, Preston, WV

Built 1920 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,100

PRESTON CO RT 2

Fair

Over: LAUREL RUN

0.22 MI NORTH CO RT 2/3, Preston, WV

Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

WV 34

Fair

Over: POPLAR FORK

0.03 MI N OF CR 32, Putnam, WV

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 21,100

US 60

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.6 MI E OF CR 60/13, Putnam, WV

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,953

WV 305

Fair

Over: SURVEYOR CREEK

0.05 MI N OF CR 17/11, Raleigh, WV

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,900

U S 33

Fair

Over: SHAVERS FK & CHESSIE RR

0.10 MI W JCT CR 33/8, Randolph, WV

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,000

CR 64/6

Fair

Over: WINDY RUN

0.09 MI S CR 64, Randolph, WV

Built 1979 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 5

C.R.6

Fair

Over: TWO LICK

3.91 MI. N. JCT. CR 7/2, Randolph, WV

Built 2002 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10

WV 74 (F)

Fair

Over: BEASON RUN

0.01 MI S OF CR 7/3, Ritchie, WV

Built 1929 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROAD 50/39

Fair

Over: HUSHERS RUN

0.01 MI. E. CR RTE 50/17, Ritchie, WV

Built 1925 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,600

WV 74

Fair

Over: BUNNEL RUN

0.04 MI. S. OF CR 50/39, Ritchie, WV

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,000

US 33

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK REEDY CREEK

0.15 MI E OF CR 13, Roane, WV

Built 1931 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,000

WV 20

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.01 Miles S. of CR 5, Summers, WV

Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,029

PARK ROUTE 852

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.20 Miles S. of CR 33, Summers, WV

Built 1976 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10

US ROUTE 119

Fair

Over: WHITEDAY CREEK

0.02 MI NORTH CO RT 119/5, Taylor, WV

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,100

US ROUTE 250

Fair

Over: LOST RUN

0.62 MI SOUTH TAY CR 12, Taylor, WV

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,400

C. R. 25

Fair

Over: DRY RUN

0.15 MI E JCT C.R. 1, Tucker, WV

Built 1958 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 50

US 219

Fair

Over: ROARING RUN

0.13 MI. N. OF WV 72, Tucker, WV

Built 1964 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,200

WV ROUTE 20 F

Fair

Over: CUTRIGHT RUN

0.01 MI N OF CO RT 22 SLS, Upshur, WV

Built 1925 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 6,100

COUNTY ROUTE 9

Fair

Over: RT FK MIDDLE FORK RIVER

0.20 MI N CO 32/19 SLS, Upshur, WV

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40

CO 151

Fair

Over: SAND RUN

0.05 MI W OF CO 33/3 SLS, Upshur, WV

Built 1922 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,400

WV 20

Fair

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.16 MI S CO 13, Upshur, WV

Built 1927 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 16,800

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. West Virginia Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.