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 14/1

Fair

Over: ELY FORK

0.01 MILES S OF C. R. 5/9, Lincoln, WV

Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

CR 10/14

Fair

Over: GUYANDOTTE RIVER

0.01 MI WEST OF WV 10, Logan, WV

Built 1986 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 550

WEST VIRGINIA 44

Fair

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.01 MILES N OF CR 44/18, Logan, WV

Built 2005 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,200

CR 8

Fair

Over: TUG FORK

0.03 MI S OF CR 84, McDowell, WV

Built 1997 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 200

County Route 5/3

Fair

Over: Dry Fork

0.04 Miles South of WV 80, McDowell, WV

Built 2014 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 150

US ROUTE 19

Fair

Over: PAW PAW CREEK

0.06 MI NORTH CO RT 17, Marion, WV

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,900

MARION CO RT 44

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.02 MI NORTH CO RT 44/11, Marion, WV

Built 1982 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,200

INTERSTATE 79 SB

Fair

Over: Marion County Rt. 64/2

1.57 MI NORTH CO RT 64/1, Marion, WV

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 33,700

WV 2 SPUR

Fair

Over: Ohio River

0.10 mi. West jct WV2, Marshall, WV

Built 1986 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 12,629

CR 29

Fair

Over: CRAB CREEK

0.92 MI E OF CR 29/16, Mason, WV

Built 1980 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 500

WV ROUTE 10

Fair

Over: WIDEMOUTH CK.&NS RR

0.05 MI. S. OF CR. 10/15, Mercer, WV

Built 1950 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 950

I-77 SB

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.05 MI. N OF CO RT 7, Mercer, WV

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15,016

I-77 SB

Fair

Over: Routes 19 and 21

0.01 MI N FROM RT 19, Mercer, WV

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 30,659

I-77 NB

Fair

Over: Routes 19 and 21

0.01 MI N FROM RT 19, Mercer, WV

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 29,826

COUNTY ROUTE 19/33

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK

0.48 MI NORTH OF WV 123, Mercer, WV

Built 2002 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,200

US ROUTE 19

Fair

Over: Monongahela River R.R.

0.01 MI NORTH MON CO 45, Monongalia, WV

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 9,900

COUNTY ROUTE 24/8

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.02 Miles S. of CR 24, Monroe, WV

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 88

COUNTY ROUTE 17/3

Fair

Over: HOMINY CREEK

0.41 Miles N. of CR 17, Nicholas, WV

Built 1998 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 61

I-70 EB & WB

Fair

Over: Ohio River/City Streets

0.35 mi. West jct US 40, Ohio, WV

Built 1968 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 30,400

Interstate 470

Fair

Over: Jacob Street

0.19 mi West jct US250, Ohio, WV

Built 1978 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,475

INTERSTATE 68

Fair

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

0.14 MI WEST WV RT 26, Preston, WV

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,100

PRESTON CO RT 73/2

Fair

Over: PRESTON CO RT 73/2

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

Built 1972 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 200

US 35 RAMP 5

Fair

Over: I64 E&W US35N&S & RAMPS

0.02 MILE N OF US 35 SPUR, Putnam, WV

Built 2008 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 7,300

CR 33/2

Fair

Over: STONECOAL CREEK

0.02 MI E OF CR 33, Raleigh, WV

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 40

CR 19/41

Fair

Over: I 64 Ramps A B C D

0.14 MI S OF CR 20, Raleigh, WV

Built 1984 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 20

I-64 EB

Fair

Over: I-77 SB ramp

1.12 MI. E. FORM I-77, Raleigh, WV

Built 1985 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,703

I-77 NB

Fair

Over: WV 16 CONNECTOR

0.30 MI. N. WV. 16, Raleigh, WV

Built 1984 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 20,658

WV ROUTE 121

Fair

Over: WV 54

0.58 MILE S OF WV 16, Raleigh, WV

Built 2004 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,900

WV ROUTE 121

Fair

Over: WV 54

0.58 MILE S OF WV 16, Raleigh, WV

Built 2004 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,900

U.S. 33

Fair

Over: Gum Lick Run and CR 14

0.03 MI. W. JCT CR 14, Randolph, WV

Built 2000 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,410

U.S. 33

Fair

Over: BARKER RUN & C.R. 14

1.11 MI. W JCT CR 14, Randolph, WV

Built 2000 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,410

US 50 EBL

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.15 MI. W. OF CR. 18, Ritchie, WV

Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,100

US 50 WBL

Fair

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.15 MI. W. OF CR. 18, Ritchie, WV

Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,100

US 50 EBL

Fair

Over: NORTH FK.HUGHES RV.

0.08 MI. W.OF CR. 10, Ritchie, WV

Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,400

US 50 WBL

Fair

Over: NORTH FK.HUGHES RIVER

0.08 MI. W OF CR10, Ritchie, WV

Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,400

US 33

Fair

Over: LAUREL RUN

0.36 MI W OF CR 5/11, Roane, WV

Built 1979 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,700

I-79 SBL

Fair

Over: CR 29

2.33 MILES SOUTH OF CR 29, Roane, WV

Built 1972 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 5,800

US ROUTE 50

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.15 MI WEST CO RT 18/4, Taylor, WV

Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,900

US ROUTE 119

Fair

Over: BERKELEY RUN

0.41 MI NORTH C R 119/45, Taylor, WV

Built 1967 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,500

County Route 11/8

Fair

Over: Elk Fork

0.03 mi. South jct CR11, Tyler, WV

Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50

WV 37

Fair

Over: EAST FK TWELVEPOLE CK

0.01 MI EAST OF CR 25, Wayne, WV

Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,300

WV 37

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

0.06 MI EAST OF CR 37/14, Wayne, WV

Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 500

WV. RTE. 16

Fair

Over: PINNACLE CREEK

0.11 MI. S. OF CR. 12/3, Wyoming, WV

Built 1988 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,900

CAMPGROUND BRIDGE

Fair

Over: LOWER KANAWHA RUN

SUTTON LAKE CAMPGROUND, Braxton, WV

Built 2020 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 48

ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: REEDY CREEK

R.D. BAILEY LAKE, Wyoming, WV

Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 32

Fair

Over: LEFT BRANCH GNATTY CREEK

0.59 MI W OF CO 34 SLS, Barbour, WV

Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 55

I 81

Fair

Over: US 11

3.04 mi. N of WV 901 (F), Berkeley, WV

Built 2012 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 28,100

CR 26 (SLS)

Fair

Over: Mill Creek

.07 miles west of CR 28, Berkeley, WV

Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 900

COUNTY ROUTE 13/2

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.01 MI S OF WV 4 (F), Braxton, WV

Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 600

INTERSTATE 79

Fair

Over: Co 5/10 & Ltl Kanawha Rv

0.33 MI N OF CO 5/11 SLS, Braxton, WV

Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,600

Showing 1,601-1,650 of 7,348 bridges

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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.