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
NORTHERN &SOUTHERN
UnknownOver: NORTHFORK &SOUTHERN RR
0.07 MI.N. OF WV. 10, Wyoming, WV
Built 1917 ADT: 150
WV 54
UnknownOver: Slab Fork and CO 54/12
0.07 MI N OF CR 54/7, Wyoming, WV
Built 1965 ADT: 50
N & S RR
UnknownOver: N & S RR
2.00 MI. N. OF CR.5/6, Wyoming, WV
Built 1940 ADT: 4,800
N S RAILWAY
UnknownOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RW
0.41 E OF CR 5/3, Wyoming, WV
Built 1925 ADT: 2,800
N S RAILWAY
UnknownOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RW
0.18 MI E OF CR 9/1, Wyoming, WV
Built 1968 ADT: 2,300
N S RAILWAY
UnknownOver: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RW
0.01 MI E OF US 52, Wyoming, WV
Built 1971 ADT: 1,700
N S RAILWAY
UnknownOver: NORFOLK SOUTHEN RW
1.69 MI W OF CR 9/2, Wyoming, WV
Built 1972 ADT: 1,700
COUNTY ROUTE 20/23
FairOver: GAULEY RIVER
0.04 MI E OF WV 20, Webster, WV
Built 1978
HARRISON CR 5/29
FairOver: TENMILE CREEK
0.01 MI WEST CO RT 5, Harrison, WV
Built 1891 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 10
PRESTON CO RT 108
FairOver: RHINE CREEK
0.06 MI SOUTH CO RT 53/4, Preston, WV
Built 1981 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 90
PRESTON CO RT 53/1
FairOver: SALTLICK CREEK
0.07 MI EAST CO RT 51, Preston, WV
Built 1970 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 10
FR 76
FairOver: N. FORK CRANBERRY RIVER
INTER. FR 76 & 102, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1935 Load: 4.9 t ADT: 50
HRR CO RT 18/3
FairOver: BRANCH OF LAMBERT RUN
0.05 MI WEST HRR CO 18, Harrison, WV
Built 2006 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 1/2
FairOver: BIG CLEAR CREEK
0.02 Miles E. of CR 1, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1966 Load: 6.3 t ADT: 21
HINES AVE.
FairOver: WADES CREEK
NE CORNER OF HATCHERY, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1950 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 30
CR 29/1
FairOver: CRAB CREEK
0.04 MI SOUTH OF CR 29, Mason, WV
Built 1970 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 10
FR 223
FairOver: BUFFALO RUN
NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV
Built 2010 Load: 8.7 t ADT: 50
MILL HILL DRIVE
FairOver: WADES CREEK
0.20 Miles N. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1973 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 21/37
FairOver: POCATALICO CREEK
0.05 M WEST OF CR 21, Jackson, WV
Built 1976 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 26
FairOver: TETER CREEK
0.10 MI W OF CO 26/5, Barbour, WV
Built 1937 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20
WV 41
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.03 Miles N. of CR 25, Fayette, WV
Built 1974 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 700
County Route 18
FairOver: Wheeling Creek
0.02 mi. South jct WV2, Ohio, WV
Built 1892 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 5,300
PRESTON CO RT 72/4
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.01 MI EAST WV RT 72, Preston, WV
Built 1950 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 50
County Route 84
FairOver: South Fork Fishing Creek
0.10 mi. South jct WV 20, Wetzel, WV
Built 1914 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 60
CR 10/18
FairOver: BARKERS CREEK
0.01 MI N OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV
Built 1919 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 150
NO DATA ENTERED
FairOver: NORTH FORK
NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV
Built 2020 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 5
FR 233
FairOver: LAMBERT RUN
CHEAT MTN, Randolph, WV
Built 1997 Load: 11.7 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 57/10
FairOver: ELK CREEK
0.12 MI N WV 57, Barbour, WV
Built 1914 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 26/1
FairOver: WEST FORK OF POND FORK
0.01 MI EAST OF CR 26, Boone, WV
Built 1966 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10
WILSON COURT
FairOver: FOURPOLE CREEK
0.02 MI N. OF FERGUSON CT, Cabell, WV
Built 1920 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 600
DODDRIDGE CO RT 44
FairOver: BUCKEYE CREEK
0.02 MI SOUTH DODD CR 15, Doddridge, WV
Built 1918 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 25
FairOver: DUNLOUP CREEK
0.04 Miles W. of CR 25/2, Fayette, WV
Built 1917 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 517
COUNTY ROUTE 16
FairOver: ANTHONY CREEK
0.06 Miles W. of CR 16/2, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1917 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
HARRISON CO RT 1/4
FairOver: LITTLE TENMILE CREEK
0.05 MI SOUTH CO RT 1, Harrison, WV
Built 1916 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50
HARRISON CO RT 42
FairOver: BRUSHY FORK
0.69 MI WEST CO RT 23/1, Harrison, WV
Built 1913 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 500
HARTLAND AVENUE
FairOver: ABANDONED RAILROAD LINE
ON HARTLAND AVENUE, Harrison, WV
Built 1920 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 350
CR 22/2
FairOver: BAR RUN
0.23 MI EAST OF CR 22, Jackson, WV
Built 1960 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 20
THIRD AVE
FairOver: BLAKE CREEK
0.02 MI N OF CR 25\1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1950 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 70
CR 1
FairOver: LONGPOLE CREEK
0.01 MI W OF CR 1/3, McDowell, WV
Built 1915 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 150
CR. 11
FairOver: JACOBS FORK
0.03 MI. W. OF WV. 16, McDowell, WV
Built 1916 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 500
MON CO Rt 7/40
FairOver: KNOCKING RUN
0.01 MI SOUTH CO RT 68/7, Monongalia, WV
Built 1912 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 250
US Route 40
FairOver: Little Wheeling Creek
0.23 mi. East jct CR 31, Ohio, WV
Built 1917 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 3,400
COUNTY ROUTE 19/4
FairOver: SPRUCE CREEK
0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 19, Ritchie, WV
Built 1917 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY 74/5
FairOver: NORTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.15 MI. EAST OF WV 74, Ritchie, WV
Built 1912 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 70
CR 26
FairOver: BEECH FORK
0.02 MI SOUTH OF CR 21, Wayne, WV
Built 1916 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 34
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.99 MI S OF CO 9, Webster, WV
Built 1961 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10
FR 911
FairOver: HOLCOMBE CREEK
NO DATA ENTERED, Webster, WV
Built 1996 Load: 12.6 t ADT: 100
HARRISON CR 20/36
FairOver: LITTLE TENMILE CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH WV RT 20, Harrison, WV
Built 1939 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 10
US 60
FairOver: COAL RIVER
0.11 MILE E OF CR 171, Kanawha, WV
Built 2005 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 33,300
HARP 907
FairOver: BEAR WALLOW CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 52/1, Lincoln, WV
Built 2003 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10
Showing 1,301-1,350 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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