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

COUNTY ROUTE 1/1

Fair

Over: FOURPOLE CREEK

2.65 MI N OF CR 1, McDowell, WV

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

US ROUTE 52

Fair

Over: TUG FORK

0.03 MI W OF WV 103, McDowell, WV

Built 1957 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,700

WV 635

Fair

Over: BRADSHAW CREEK

0.04 MILE S OF WV 83, McDowell, WV

Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 950

US ROUTE 19

Fair

Over: PHARAOH RUN

0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 19/3, Marion, WV

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,700

INTERSTATE 79 NB

Fair

Over: Tygart River Mar.60 CSX

0.53 MI SOUTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 19,850

INTERSTATE 79 SB

Fair

Over: Tygart Valley Riv CR 60

0.53 MI SOUTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 24,750

MARION CO RT 73/6

Fair

Over: LITTLE CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH CO RT 73, Marion, WV

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

County Route 74

Fair

Over: Big Run

1.15 mi. East jct CR 23, Marshall, WV

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90

CR 7/4

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.03 MI N OF CR 7, Mercer, WV

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 24/1

Fair

Over: I 77 North

0.28 MI WEST OF CO 24, Mercer, WV

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

CR. 19/33

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.08 MI. S. OF CR. 19/29, Mercer, WV

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,200

US. 19 &US. 460

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK

0.01 MI. S. OF WV. 123, Mercer, WV

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,300

WV 104

Fair

Over: Brush Creek

0.23 MI E OF CR 219/21, Mercer, WV

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 17,000

HUGHES STREET

Fair

Over: NEW CREEK

0.29 MI S OF WV 46 F, Mineral, WV

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

CR 10

Fair

Over: BENS CREEK

1.19 MI.N. OF CR. 10/5, Mingo, WV

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400

CR 13/2

Fair

Over: GILBERT CREEK

0.02 MI SOUTH OF CR 13, Mingo, WV

Built 1984 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

US 119 NB

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

0.11 MI WEST OF WV 65, Mingo, WV

Built 1974 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,800

CR 52/38

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

0.01 MI EAST OF US 52, Mingo, WV

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

US 119

Fair

Over: RIFFE BRANCH

0.11MILE NORTH OF CR 7/5, Mingo, WV

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,700

WV ROUTE 7

Fair

Over: DUNKARD CREEK

0.02 MI EAST CO RT 7/12, Monongalia, WV

Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,700

MONONGALIA CR 17/1

Fair

Over: MIRACLE RUN

0.06 MI SOUTH CO RT 17, Monongalia, WV

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

US ROUTE 19

Fair

Over: DENTS RUN

0.04 MI SOUTH I-79 RAMP, Monongalia, WV

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,600

MON CO RT 36

Fair

Over: WHITE DAY CREEK

0.19 MI NORTH CO RT 36/3, Monongalia, WV

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

MONO CO RT 43

Fair

Over: SCOTTS RUN

0.01 MI NORTH MGL CO 43/9, Monongalia, WV

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 750

MON. CO. RT. 45

Fair

Over: I-79 NB and SB

0.10 MI EAST CO RT 45/15, Monongalia, WV

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,800

INTERSTATE 68

Fair

Over: COBUN CREEK

0.58 MI EAST US RT 119, Monongalia, WV

Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 33,800

INTERSTATE 68 EB

Fair

Over: Mon Co 69/6

3.08 MI EAST CO RT 857, Monongalia, WV

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,250

MONONGALIA CR 59

Fair

Over: WEST RUN

0.12 MI SOUTH CO RT 67/1, Monongalia, WV

Built 1985 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

US ROUTE 119

Fair

Over: COBUN CREEK

0.40 MI NORTH CO RT 857, Monongalia, WV

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 13,700

MONONGALIA CR 857

Fair

Over: AARON CREEK

0.07 MI SOUTH CO RT 64/1, Monongalia, WV

Built 1966 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,500

MONONGALIA CR 64/1

Fair

Over: WEST RUN

0.04 MI SOUTH CO RT 67/1, Monongalia, WV

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,200

MGL CO ROUTE 43

Fair

Over: DENTS RUN

0.09 MI WEST MGL CO 43, Monongalia, WV

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 23/5

Fair

Over: BACK CREEK

0.40 Miles E. of WV 122, Monroe, WV

Built 1977 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 29

Fair

Over: DROPPING LICK CREEK

0.16 Miles E. of US 219, Monroe, WV

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 364

US 522 F

Fair

Over: WARM SPRINGS RUN

0.15 MI S OF WV 09 F, Morgan, WV

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,200

COUNTY ROUTE 19/15

Fair

Over: PETERS CREEK

0.18 Miles N. of CR 19/30, Nicholas, WV

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 324

COUNTY ROUTE 43/1

Fair

Over: PEARSON BRANCH

0.14 Miles S. of US 19, Nicholas, WV

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 665

US 19

Fair

Over: TROUT RUN

0.55 Miles S. of CR 43/1, Nicholas, WV

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 11,644

County Route 53/4

Fair

Over: Castlemans Run

0.61 Mi. North Jct CR 51, Ohio, WV

Built 1993 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

INTERSTATE 70

Fair

Over: OHIO RIVER & N FRONT ST

0.36 MI W OF JCT WV 2 S, Ohio, WV

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 29,400

I-470 WB On-Ramp

Fair

Over: CR18/3 & City Streets

0.19 mi. West jct US250, Ohio, WV

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,650

WV 28

Fair

Over: SAWMILL RUN

0.21 MI. S. CR 28/10, Pendleton, WV

Built 1996 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 550

U. S. 33

Fair

Over: HAWES RUN

0.71 MI EAST JCT CR 21, Pendleton, WV

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,900

COUNTY ROUTE 34

Fair

Over: GORRELL RUN

0.25 MILE SOUTH OF CR 7, Pleasants, WV

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

C.R. 39/2

Fair

Over: KNAPP CREEK FLOOD RELIEF

0.20 MI S JCT WV 39, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

INTERSTATE 68

Fair

Over: Pre. Co. Rt. 73/16

0.60 MI WEST WV RT 26, Preston, WV

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 16,200

PRESTON CO RT 27/3

Fair

Over: DILLAN CREEK

0.45 MI WEST WV RT 7, Preston, WV

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

I-64

Fair

Over: WV817 ANAWHA RV CSX RR

0.28 MI E OF US 35, Putnam, WV

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 58,698

CR 19

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.03 MILE NORTH OF CR 13, Putnam, WV

Built 1999 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 900

COUNTY ROUTE 25/2

Fair

Over: ARMOUR CREEK

0.13 MI E OF WV 25, Putnam, WV

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,763

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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.