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
C.R. 29/1
FairOver: BLACKWATER RIVER
0.29 MI E JCT CR 29, Tucker, WV
Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 26/1
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.04 MI E OF CO RT 26/7, Webster, WV
Built 1944 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 1
FairOver: SANDY CREEK
1.3 MI N CO 92/1, Barbour, WV
Built 1957 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 17/12
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK RIVER
0.39 MI N OF CO 17 SLS, Barbour, WV
Built 1914 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 26
FairOver: TETER CREEK
0.13 MI W CO 26/4, Barbour, WV
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 17
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
3.35 MI E OF CO RT 17/8, Braxton, WV
Built 1959 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE28
FairOver: SKIDMORE RUN
0.12 MI S CO 19/40, Braxton, WV
Built 1975 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50
CR 28\7 SLS
FairOver: STAR RUN
0.52 MI S OF CR 06 SLS, Grant, WV
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 400
CR 07 SLS
FairOver: S FK. S. BR. POT. RIV.
1.26 MI S OF CR 7/3 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1950 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 300
CR 1/1 SLS
FairOver: HOPEWELL RUN
0.46 MI W JCT CR 03 SLS, Jefferson, WV
Built 1972 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 250
CR 3
FairOver: BROWNS CREEK
0.06 MI S OF CR 1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 3,100
COUNTY ROUTE 21
FairOver: LEFT FK KAN TWOMILE CK
0.04 MI S OF CR 21/24, Kanawha, WV
Built 1939 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 5,000
WV 61
FairOver: MISSION HOLLOW CREEK
0.18 MI N OF CR 60/63, Kanawha, WV
Built 1964 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 14,100
COUNTY ROUTE 15
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.11 MI S OF US 33 X, Lewis, WV
Built 1940 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,500
US ROUTE 33
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.23 MI E OF CO 119/15, Lewis, WV
Built 1931 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,000
MAR HARP RT 901/93
FairOver: PAW PAW CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH WV RT 218, Marion, WV
Built 1919 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50
CR 5/10
FairOver: DRY FORK
0.01 MI E OF WV RT 80, McDowell, WV
Built 1977 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 90
US 52
FairOver: TUG FORK, CO 15, NSRR
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF KY 292, Mingo, WV
Built 1996 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 8,500
WV ROUTE 7
FairOver: DECKERS CREEK
0.01 MI EAST CO RT 70, Monongalia, WV
Built 1925 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 6,200
COUNTY ROUTE 37/7
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.01 MI WEST CO RT 37, Monongalia, WV
Built 1986 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.01 Miles E. of CR 7/2, Monroe, WV
Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 326
COUNTY ROUTE 12/5
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.01 Miles W. of CR 12/19, Monroe, WV
Built 2003 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 110
CR 13 SLS
FairOver: SOUTH FK. SLEEPY CREEK
0.29 MI N OF CR 13/3 SLS, Morgan, WV
Built 1971 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,000
HARP ROUTE 977
FairOver: DRY CREEK
0.01 MILE WEST OF WV 3, Raleigh, WV
Built 2000 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 30
WV 16
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.09 MILE SOUTH CR 16/14, Ritchie, WV
Built 1930 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,100
COUNTY ROUTE 9
FairOver: NANCY RUN
0.08 M SOUTH OF CR 12/2, Roane, WV
Built 1978 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 750
TAYLOR CO RT 73/73
FairOver: BOOTHS CREEK
0.48 MI NORTH CO RT 1, Taylor, WV
Built 1937 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,900
US ROUTE 119
FairOver: BERKELEY RUN
0.17 MI NORTH CR 119/35, Taylor, WV
Built 1941 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,900
CO 151 SLS
FairOver: MILL RACE
0.68 MI E OF WV 20 F, Upshur, WV
Built 1922 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,700
CR 19/6
FairOver: WHITES CREEK
0.08 MI NORTH OF CR 19, Wayne, WV
Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 5/1
FairOver: RIGHT FORK HOLLY RIVER
0.01 MI W OF WV 15, Webster, WV
Built 1954 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 30
CO 36
FairOver: MCAVOY RUN
0.22 MI S CO 36/1, Webster, WV
Built 1967 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 20/19
FairOver: HODAM CREEK
0.05 MI E OF CO 20/18, Webster, WV
Built 1979 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50
GLADY DURBIN RD
FairOver: MOUNTAIN LICK
2.5 MILES N OF DURBIN, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1937 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 50
FR 102
FairOver: S FORK CRANBERRY RIVER
2.7 MILES CRANBERRY GLADE, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1939 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 50
WV ROUTE 57 F
FairOver: SPAW LICK
0.01 MI W OF CO 57/10 SLS, Barbour, WV
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 3,200
CR 13/1 SLS
FairOver: TUSCARORA CREEK
0.06 MI. N. OF CR 15, Berkeley, WV
Built 1976 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 90
US 11 SLS
FairOver: MIDDLE CREEK
0.02 MI N OF CR 11/8 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10,000
EAST JOHN STREET
FairOver: TUSCARORA CREEK
0.57 MI E OF WV 9 F, Berkeley, WV
Built 1963 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50
WV RT 3
FairOver: ELK RUN
0.02 MI WEST OF CR 3/15, Boone, WV
Built 1945 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,300
CR 1/4
FairOver: BULL CREEK
0.02 MI W OF CR 1/1, Boone, WV
Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 16
FairOver: MILL FORK OF STEER CREEK
0.17 MI S OF CO 9, Braxton, WV
Built 1957 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 4/11
FairOver: LEFT FK KNAWL CREEK
0.01 MI E OF COUNTY 5/5, Braxton, WV
Built 1975 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20
CR 7
FairOver: NINEMILE CREEK
0.79 MI EAST OF WV 2, Cabell, WV
Built 1945 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 250
CR 7
FairOver: NINEMILE CREEK
00.7 MI WEST OF CR 7/1, Cabell, WV
Built 1949 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150
CR 7/1
FairOver: PERRY CREEK
0.10 MI SOUTH OF CR 1, Cabell, WV
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 60
CR 60/70
FairOver: FOURPOLE CREEK
0.67 MI EAST OF CR 60/3, Cabell, WV
Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,500
CR 68
FairOver: MERRITT CREEK
0.03 MI WEST OF WV 10, Cabell, WV
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 250
US 60
FairOver: FUDGES CREEK
0.08 MI WEST OF CR 60/10, Cabell, WV
Built 1954 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 12,500
COUNTY ROUTE 2
FairOver: COLE RUN
0.01 MILE WEST CR 2/6, Calhoun, WV
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150
Showing 1,701-1,750 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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