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
West Virginia 7
FairOver: Rush Run
0.01 mi. West jct CR 7/20, Wetzel, WV
Built 1969 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,600
COUNTY ROUTE 3/4
FairOver: STANDINGSTONE CREEK
0.03 MILE WEST OF CR 3, Wirt, WV
Built 1951 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10
WV ROUTE 53
FairOver: BIG ISLAND RUN
1.78 MI E OF CR 8, Wirt, WV
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 350
WV 14
FairOver: BRANCH OF POND RUN
0.09 MI. S. OF CR 4, Wood, WV
Built 1945 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 37,900
COUNTY ROUTE 14/16
FairOver: POND RUN
0.09 MI. S. OF CR 12, Wood, WV
Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 6,800
WV RT 16
FairOver: WOLFPEN BRANCH
0.06 MI S OF CR 12/4, Wyoming, WV
Built 1946 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,600
WV RT 16
FairOver: WOLFPEN BRANCH
0.44 MI N OF CR 12/4, Wyoming, WV
Built 1946 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,700
WV RT 16
FairOver: WOLFPEN BRANCH
0.78 MI N OF CR 12/4, Wyoming, WV
Built 1946 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,700
WV 97
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
2.52 MI W OF CR 9/2, Wyoming, WV
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,300
WV 97
FairOver: SHANNON MILL CREEK
0.01 MI W OF CR 9/3, Wyoming, WV
Built 1980 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,900
FR 244
FairOver: BIG RUN
3 MILES E OF HENDRICKS, Tucker, WV
Built 1982 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 50
COUNTY RT 119/21
FairOver: TYGART VALLEY RIVER
0.08 MI E OF CO 119/5, Barbour, WV
Built 1972 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,900
WV 09 X
FairOver: OPEQUON CREEK
0.14 MI E OF CR 9/16 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 2008 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 12,350
WV 3
FairOver: DRAWDY CREEK
3.20 MI E OF CR 119/22, Boone, WV
Built 1933 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,500
CR 85/15
FairOver: LITTLE COAL RIVER,CSX RR
0.08 MI EAST OF CR 85/6, Boone, WV
Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 90
County Route 1
FairOver: Harmon Ck & Panhandle Tr
0.08 mi. South jct US22, Brooke, WV
Built 2020 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,900
COUNTY ROUTE 1
FairOver: MUD RIVER
0.04 MILE S.OF CR 1/10, Cabell, WV
Built 2003 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,700
WV 612
FairOver: MOSSY CREEK
0.14 Miles E. of CR 23, Fayette, WV
Built 1946 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,700
COUNTY ROUTE 41/15
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.05 Miles N. of WV 41, Fayette, WV
Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 15/21
FairOver: PAINT CREEK
0.01 Miles S. of CR 15, Fayette, WV
Built 1956 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 25/17
FairOver: DUNLOUP CREEK
0.10 Miles E. of CR 25, Fayette, WV
Built 1979 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 47
COUNTY ROUTE 5/1
FairOver: OPOSSUM CREEK
0.04 Miles N. of CR 60/9, Fayette, WV
Built 2009 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 7
FairOver: TANNER CREEK
0.20 MI N OF CO 9, Gilmer, WV
Built 1970 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 40/7
FairOver: DUSKCAMP RUN
0.01MI N OF CO 40, Gilmer, WV
Built 1958 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 40
WV 29 F
FairOver: BRANCH OF MAPLE RUN
0.25 MI N OF CR 45/9 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 1930 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,700
CR 59/1 SLS
FairOver: LOWER COVE RUN
0.01 MI.S.OF WV 59 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1976 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 90
N. FLORENCE STREET
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.03 MI NORTH WV RT 20, Harrison, WV
Built 1987 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,200
I-77 SB
FairOver: POCATALICO RIVER
1.14 MILE N OF WV 622, Kanawha, WV
Built 1959 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 16,100
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: BACK FORK OF ALUM FORK
0.01 MI W CO 10/3, Lewis, WV
Built 1934 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 150
CR 50/1
FairOver: FOURMILE CREEK
0.04 MI SOUTH OF CR 50, Lincoln, WV
Built 1976 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10
WV 44
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
2.63 MI NORTH OF US 52, Logan, WV
Built 1935 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,100
MARION CO RT 80
FairOver: PRICKETT CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 80/3, Marion, WV
Built 1950 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 850
COUNTY ROUTE 78
FairOver: SIXTEENMILE CREEK
2.15 MI E OF CR 78/1, Mason, WV
Built 1982 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 10
WV 65
FairOver: MATE CREEK
0.48 MILE NORTH OF 9/1, Mingo, WV
Built 1935 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,200
COUNTY ROUTE 35
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.03 MI WEST CO RT 37, Monongalia, WV
Built 1986 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50
CR. 28/1
FairOver: ROCK GAP RUN
0.12 MI S OF CR 38/8 SLS, Morgan, WV
Built 1944 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 70
US 522 F
FairOver: INDIAN RUN
0.05 MI N OF P&F 801, Morgan, WV
Built 1931 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 5,200
WV ROUTE 26
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
0.15 MI SOUTH CO RT 26/22, Preston, WV
Built 1943 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,700
PRESTON CR 73/73
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
0.03 MI WEST WV RT 26, Preston, WV
Built 1986 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 950
WV ROUTE 72
FairOver: MORGAN RUN
0.11 MI NORTH ALT WV 72, Preston, WV
Built 1988 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,100
County Route 7
FairOver: Sugar Creek
0.02 mi. North jct CR 7/3, Tyler, WV
Built 1985 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 400
County Route 64
FairOver: Indian Creek
0.03 mi. South jct CR 13, Tyler, WV
Built 1964 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 50
WV 37
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.02 MI WEST OF CR 27, Wayne, WV
Built 1935 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,100
WV 152
FairOver: SYCAMORE BRANCH
0.03 MI NORTH OF C.R. 30, Wayne, WV
Built 1937 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,100
COUNTY ROUTE 3/2
FairOver: STANDINGSTONE CREEK
0.02 M SOUTH OF CR 53/3, Wirt, WV
Built 1981 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 20
HARP 930
FairOver: Laurel Fork
0.04 MI E OF CO 1, Wyoming, WV
Built 2001 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 30
US 60
FairOver: Big Sandy River
0.1 mile West CR 1, Wayne, WV
Built 1987 Load: 25.8 t ADT: 10,800
WV ROUTE 92 F
FairOver: RACCOON CREEK
0.03 MI S JCT CO 10 SLS, Barbour, WV
Built 1987 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,300
CR 15 SLS
FairOver: TUSCARORA CK.
0.39 MI W OF CR 13/1 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 1976 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 5,200
COUNTY ROUTE 2
FairOver: COPEN RUN
1.52 MI N OF CO 2/1, Braxton, WV
Built 1957 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 50
Showing 1,851-1,900 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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