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
Whg & Lake Erie RR
UnknownOver: County Rt. 7 & Cross Crk
0.01 mi. East jct CR18/1, Brooke, WV
Built 1902
RR Tracks
UnknownOver: County Route 507
0.96 mi. West jct WV 2, Brooke, WV
Built 1945
Whg & Lake Erie RR
UnknownOver: County Route 27/5
0.04 mi. South jct CR 7, Brooke, WV
Built 1902
US Route 22
UnknownOver: Ramp D, Railroad
0.09 mi. West jct WV 2, Brooke, WV
Built 1984 ADT: 8,500
Ramp B (to US22 W)
UnknownOver: US Route 22 & WV 2 SB
0.01 mi. West jct WV 2, Brooke, WV
Built 1984 ADT: 2,100
US Route 22
UnknownOver: OHIO RIVER & OHIO RT 7
At Ohio State Line, Brooke, WV
Built 1990 ADT: 4,500
Waterline
UnknownOver: West Virginia Route 67
0.50 mi. East jct WV 88, Brooke, WV
Built 1960
WV 2 N (Ramp E)
UnknownOver: US 22 & Ramp G
2.11 mi. East OHIO LINE, Brooke, WV
Built 1993 ADT: 2,100
Exit 2 - US22 RAMP
UnknownOver: US 22
0.06 mi. West jct WV2, Brooke, WV
Built 1993 ADT: 30,000
US 22 EB & WB
UnknownOver: Harmon Creek, CR1, CR1/3
0.15 mi. West jct CR1, Brooke, WV
Built 1993 ADT: 819
County Route 4
UnknownOver: US Route 22
0.10 mi. South jct CR 1/3, Brooke, WV
Built 1993 ADT: 31,394
Ramp D (US 22)
UnknownOver: Harmon Creek, CR 1/3
0.01 mi. West jct CR 1, Brooke, WV
Built 1993 ADT: 792
Exit #3 ramp US22
UnknownOver: Harmon Creek, CR 1/3
0.09 mi. West jct CR 1, Brooke, WV
Built 1993 ADT: 792
Walkway
UnknownOver: West Virginia 67
0.21 Mi. East Jct WV 88 N, Brooke, WV
Built 1998
County Route 13
UnknownOver: US Route 22
0.02 mi. North jct US22, Brooke, WV
Built 2007 ADT: 29,310
West Virginia 105
UnknownOver: US Route 22
0.02 mi. North jct US 22, Brooke, WV
Built 2014 ADT: 20,700
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 1
0.11 MI NORTH OF CR 60/35, Cabell, WV
Built 1909 ADT: 3,300
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: WV 10
0.28 MI SOUTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1894 ADT: 13,200
CR 17
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 64
0.11 MI WEST OF CR 17/2, Cabell, WV
Built 1961 ADT: 13,750
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.07 MI WEST OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1907 ADT: 80
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 26
0.25 MI SOUTH OF CR 19, Cabell, WV
Built 1904 ADT: 1,400
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY RT. 25/2
0.03 MI NORTH OF CR 25/9, Cabell, WV
Built 1909 ADT: 250
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: C. R. 26
1.69 MI NORTH OF CR 26/1, Cabell, WV
Built 1905 ADT: 1,200
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 34
0.01 MI EAST OF CR 34/5, Cabell, WV
Built 1907 ADT: 10
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 34
0.35 MI WEST OF CR 34, Cabell, WV
Built 1907 ADT: 250
CR 37
UnknownOver: I 64
0.27 MI SOUTH OF CR 52/1, Cabell, WV
Built 1963 ADT: 19,500
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: WV 527
0.15 MI SOUTH OF US 60 E, Cabell, WV
Built 1912 ADT: 10,700
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: US 60
0.02 MI EAST OF CR 60/9, Cabell, WV
Built 1904 ADT: 14,000
CR 60/28
UnknownOver: Interstate 64
0.04 MI NORTH OF CR 60/91, Cabell, WV
Built 1960 ADT: 17,250
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 60/5
0.01 MI WEST OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1906 ADT: 8,300
I 64 EB
UnknownOver: west, east & cookschool
0.47 MI WEST OF US 52, Cabell, WV
Built 1964 ADT: 50
I 64 EB
UnknownOver: CR 52/8 AND MEDLEY FORK
0.72 MI EAST OF US 52, Cabell, WV
Built 1993 ADT: 1,200
I64 EB
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 60
0.20 MI EAST OF CR 60/1, Cabell, WV
Built 1958 ADT: 39,100
I 64 EB
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 26
0.99 MI WEST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 1958 ADT: 500
I 64 EB
UnknownOver: MUD RIVER AND CO RT 26/2
0.21 MI WEST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 1959 ADT: 100
I 64
UnknownOver: CR 60/89
1.69 MILES EAST OF CR 19, Cabell, WV
Built 1958 ADT: 15,000
I 64 EB
UnknownOver: CR 16
1.16 MI EAST OF CR 16, Cabell, WV
Built 1959 ADT: 400
I 64 EB
UnknownOver: COUNTY RT. 60/19
1.58 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1959 ADT: 350
I 64 EB
UnknownOver: COUNTY RT 60/21
4.13 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1958 ADT: 1,000
US 52
UnknownOver: FOURPOLE CK,CSX,CITY ST
0.29 MI. N. OF I-64, Cabell, WV
Built 1964 ADT: 3,800
US 52
UnknownOver: MADISON AVE
0.57 MI. N. OF I-64, Cabell, WV
Built 1966 ADT: 18,000
US 52
UnknownOver: JEFFERSON AVENUE
0.70 MI. N. OF I-64, Cabell, WV
Built 1968 ADT: 18,000
US 52
UnknownOver: US 60
0.78 MI NORTH OF I-64, Cabell, WV
Built 1976 ADT: 5,000
US 52
UnknownOver: US 60
0.85 MI NORTH OF I-64, Cabell, WV
Built 1966 ADT: 17,000
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 26
0.42 MI SOUTH OF CR 26/1, Cabell, WV
Built 1907 ADT: 700
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.24 MI EAST OF CR 60/5, Cabell, WV
Built 1928 ADT: 3,700
I 64 WB
UnknownOver: West, East, and Cook Rds
0.47 MI WEST OF US 52, Cabell, WV
Built 1964 ADT: 100
I 64 WB
UnknownOver: CR 52/8 AND MEDLEY FORK
0.72 MI.EAST OF U. S. 52, Cabell, WV
Built 1993 ADT: 1,200
I64 WB
UnknownOver: US ROUTE 60
0.20 MI EAST OF CR 60/1, Cabell, WV
Built 1958 ADT: 39,100
I 64 WB
UnknownOver: Guyandotte R, CR60/52&26
1.78 MI WEST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 1959 ADT: 1,479
Showing 101-150 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.
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