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
COUNTY ROUTE 60/3
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
0.36 Miles W. of CR 20/4, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1957 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 307
CR 50/25 SLS
FairOver: DILLONS RUN
1.59 MI S OF CR 50/23 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 1990 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 300
WV 6 N. EXIT RAMP
FairOver: NO FEATURE INTERSECTED
0.07 Miles S. of US 60, Kanawha, WV
Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20,887
WV RTE 817
FairOver: UPPER FIVEMILE CK.
0.65 MI N OF CR 27, Mason, WV
Built 1925 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 400
CR 38/3
FairOver: EAST RIVER
0.01 MI S OF WV 112, Mercer, WV
Built 1979 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 90
WV ROUTE 100
FairOver: SCOTTS RUN
0.02 MI SOUTH CO RT 19/25, Monongalia, WV
Built 1997 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,700
COUNTY ROUTE 1/9
FairOver: ANTHONY CREEK
2.01 Miles S. of WV 82, Nicholas, WV
Built 1968 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50
CAMP BROOKSIDE ACC
FairOver: NEW RIVER SLOUGH
6.3 MILES SOUTH OF I-64 O, Raleigh, WV
Built 1993 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 17/9
FairOver: BRANCH OF DOG RUN
0.01 MI. S. OF CR. 26/1, Ritchie, WV
Built 1915 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 80
COUTNY ROUTE 22
FairOver: WHITE OAK FORK
0.01 MI. S. OF CR 9/12, Ritchie, WV
Built 1917 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 34
FairOver: BIG CREEK
0.01 M EAST OF CR 15/4, Roane, WV
Built 1901 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 200
KY 3
FairOver: Tug Fork River
KY State Line, Wayne, WV
Built 1977 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 9,364
NO DATA ENTERED
FairOver: FIVE MILE RUN
NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV
Built 2020 Load: 18.5 t ADT: 30
FR 51
FairOver: UNNAMED TRIB
NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV
Built 2015 Load: 18.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 12
FairOver: HORN CREEK
0.02 MI S OF CO 1, Gilmer, WV
Built 1911 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 43
FairOver: GREENBRIER RIVER
0.01 Miles N. of CR 43/1, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1925 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 650
HARP RD 902/6
FairOver: ROCKY FORK
0.15 MI E OF CR 5/2, Kanawha, WV
Built 1990 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 10/11
FairOver: KINCHELOE CREEK
3.28 MI N CO 10/13, Lewis, WV
Built 1959 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 23/4
FairOver: OIL CREEK
0.01 MI E CO 23, Lewis, WV
Built 1978 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10
WV 44
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
1.68 MI SOUTH OF CR 119/4, Logan, WV
Built 1927 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 1,000
CR 39
FairOver: EIGHTEENMILE CREEK
0.06 MI S OF CR 39/6, Mason, WV
Built 1984 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 3/2
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
1.83 MI. N. OF CR 5/8, McDowell, WV
Built 1960 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 90
County Route 52/58
FairOver: Elkhorn Creek
0.15 Mile N. of Co. 52/58, McDowell, WV
Built 1930 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 38/1
FairOver: EAST RIVER
0.22 MILES S OF WV 112, Mercer, WV
Built 2000 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 10
CO 13/9
FairOver: GILBERT CREEK
0.01 MILE WEST OF CR 13, Mingo, WV
Built 1997 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 30
CR 65/70
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE FORK
0.01 MI. WEST OF CR 65/5, Mingo, WV
Built 1940 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUT 219/13
FairOver: ROCK CAMP CREEK
0.08 Miles W. of US 219, Monroe, WV
Built 1953 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 50
CR 19 SLS
FairOver: WARM SPRING RUN
0.10 MI E OF CR 19/1 SLS, Morgan, WV
Built 1922 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 90
Harp 901/44
FairOver: Huff Creek
0.01 M. South of CR 10/3, Wyoming, WV
Built 2002 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 20
FR 135
FairOver: WILLIAMS RIVER
ENTR. TEA CREEK C G, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 50
FR 86
FairOver: SUGAR CREEK
0.3 W INTR WV 150 & FR 86, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1950 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50
FR 826
FairOver: LAUREL FORK OF CHEAT
NO DATA ENTERED, Randolph, WV
Built 1998 Load: 19.4 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 7/10
FairOver: SHOOKS RUN
.04 MI N CO 7/7, Barbour, WV
Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30
WV ROUTE 18
FairOver: MEATHOUSE FORK
0.07 MI SOUTH CO RT 25, Doddridge, WV
Built 1953 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 900
COUNTY ROUTE 9/6
FairOver: BULL FORK OF TANNER CR
0.01 MI W OF CO 9, Gilmer, WV
Built 1978 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10
WV 62
FairOver: TENMILE CREEK
1.99 MI N OF CR 23, Mason, WV
Built 2018 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 900
C.R. 9/2 SLS
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.44 MI S OF CR 09 SLS, Mineral, WV
Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 150
MGL Co Rt 25/3
FairOver: JAKES RUN
0.02 MI W OF CR 27, Monongalia, WV
Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 4/2
FairOver: LICK CREEK
0.01 Miles N. of CR 4, Summers, WV
Built 1956 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30
County Route 13/5
FairOver: Indian Creek
0.08 Mi. South Jct. CR 13, Tyler, WV
Built 2000 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10
FR 76
FairOver: BIRCHLOG RUN
6 MILES PARK AREA ON 102, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1935 Load: 20.7 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 12/3
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.02 MI E OF CO 12, Barbour, WV
Built 1918 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 20
HARP ROUTE 901/40
FairOver: SPRUCE FORK
0.01 MI W OF WV 17, Boone, WV
Built 1986 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 1/3
FairOver: OIL CREEK
0.08MI S OF CO 1, Braxton, WV
Built 1980 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 61/58
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.01 Miles E. of CR 61/57, Fayette, WV
Built 1972 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 40
US 50 T
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.24 MI E OF CR 50/29 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 1955 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,200
CR 23/10 SLS
FairOver: TROUT RUN
0.98 MI S OF CR 16 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1938 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 90
CR 58
FairOver: FALLING ROCK CREEK
3.67 MI N OF CR 58/2, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 19/43
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.01 MI W OF US 19 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1994 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 5/4
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
0.26 Miles N. of CR 5/1, Monroe, WV
Built 1962 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50
Showing 1,451-1,500 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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