State profile · Above median Poor share

West Virginia bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in West Virginia, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

7,679
Public bridges
22.4%
Good condition
16.0%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

7,679

Public highway bridges in West Virginia

Good Condition

22.4%

1,717 bridges rated 7-9

-27.6pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

16.0%

1,230 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

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 - Poor-condition share 53.4%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

West Virginia26.9%53.8%19.3%GoodFairPoor
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 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

13.23% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

GU

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59
Selected

WV

West Virginia

16.02% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,679

SD

South Dakota

16.24% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,905

IA

Iowa

20.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,753

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.

CITY STREET

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD TRACK

0.07 MILE WEST OF WV 2, Pleasants, WV

Built 1980 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 12/1

Poor

Over: ALLEN CREEK

0.08 MI. N. OF CO. 12/15, Wyoming, WV

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROUTE 1/1

Poor

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV

Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: STEER CREEK

0.51 MILE EAST OF CR 7/5, Calhoun, WV

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 250

N0535

Poor

Over: DEMPSEY BRANCH

0.01 Miles E. of CR 8, Fayette, WV

Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12

COUNTY ROUTE 60/5

Poor

Over: 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

I 64 WB

Unknown

Over: CR 16

1.16 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1959 ADT: 400

I 64 WB

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 60/19

1.58 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1959 ADT: 350

I 64 WB

Unknown

Over: COUNTY RT 60/21

4.13 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1958 ADT: 1,000

US 52

Unknown

Over: VIRGINIA AVENUE

0.90 MI NORTH OF I-64, Cabell, WV

Built 1968 ADT: 100

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 60/8

0.05 MI EAST OF US 60, Cabell, WV

Built 1907 ADT: 40

WV 106 (ON RAMP)

Unknown

Over: GUYANDOTTE RIVER, WV 2T

0.35 MI SOUTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV

Built 1985 ADT: 10,500

WV 106 (EXIT RAMP)

Unknown

Over: 3200 Block, Guyandotte R

0.40 MI NORTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV

Built 1985

WV 106

Unknown

Over: OH 7(gov), WV 2, OH Rivr

0.67 MI NORTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV

Built 1985

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 42/5

0.04 MI EAST OF CR 42, Cabell, WV

Built 1918 ADT: 40

WV 527

Unknown

Over: OHIO RIVER;CSX;US 60 WB

0.19 MILE NORTH US 60 EB, Cabell, WV

Built 1994 ADT: 12,100

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 31/1

1.19 MI WEST OF CR 31, Cabell, WV

Built 1995 ADT: 100

I64 EB

Unknown

Over: COUNTY RT. 9

1.06 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1960 ADT: 1,800

I64 EB

Unknown

Over: County Route 15

0.44 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1996 ADT: 1,700

I64 WB

Unknown

Over: COUNTY RT. 9

1.06 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1960 ADT: 1,800

I64 WB

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 15

0.44 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1959 ADT: 1,700

I64 (EB)

Unknown

Over: MUD RIVER & CO 1

1.75 MI. E. OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV

Built 1998 ADT: 350

I64 (WB)

Unknown

Over: MUD RIVER & C.R.1

1.75 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV

Built 1998 ADT: 350

I64 EB

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 60/29

3.02 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV

Built 1960 ADT: 70

I64 WB

Unknown

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 60/29

3.02 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV

Built 1960 ADT: 70

I-64 EB

Unknown

Over: County Route 23

3.23 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1998 ADT: 900

I-64 WB

Unknown

Over: county route 23

3.23 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1998 ADT: 900

CR 160/18

Unknown

Over: I64 / Mall Access Road

0.10 MILE NORTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV

Built 1999 ADT: 4,900

CR 17

Unknown

Over: MUD RIVER

0.01 MILE NORTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV

Built 2001 ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 60/1

Unknown

Over: Interstate 64

0.38 MI E. OF C.R. 60/2, Cabell, WV

Built 2003 ADT: 41,000

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: U.S.60 WESTBOUND

0.36 MILE EAST OF WV 10, Cabell, WV

Built 2003 ADT: 12,806

PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

Unknown

Over: US 60 WESTBOUND

0.26 MILE EAT OF WV 10, Cabell, WV

Built 2005 ADT: 12,806

INTERSTATE 64

Unknown

Over: County Route 60/2

0.38 MILE WEST OF US 60, Cabell, WV

Built 2006 ADT: 1,200

INTERSTATE 64 WBL

Unknown

Over: CO RT 60/2 DARNELL RD

0.38 MILES WEST OF US 60, Cabell, WV

Built 2006 ADT: 1,200

INTERSTATE 64 EB

Unknown

Over: 19TH STREET

0.17.MILES WEST OF US 52, Cabell, WV

Built 2007

INTERSTATE 64 WB

Unknown

Over: 19TH STREET

0.17 MILE WEST OF U S 52, Cabell, WV

Built 2007

INTERSTATE 64

Unknown

Over: County Route 13

0.44 MILES EAST OF C R 13, Cabell, WV

Built 2008 ADT: 12,500

I 64 EB

Unknown

Over: WV 10, FOURPOLE CREEK

2.74 miles east of WV 152, Cabell, WV

Built 2010 ADT: 16,000

I 64 WB

Unknown

Over: WV 10, FOURPOLE CREEK

2.74 miles east of WV 152, Cabell, WV

Built 2010 ADT: 16,000

Interstate 64

Unknown

Over: CEDAR CREST DRIVE

0.78 MI WEST OF CR 60/2, Cabell, WV

Built 2014 ADT: 38,815

I 64 EB

Unknown

Over: US 52

1.73 MI WEST OF WV 152, Cabell, WV

Built 2017 ADT: 9,000

I 64 WB

Unknown

Over: US 52

1.73 MI WEST OF WV 152, Cabell, WV

Built 2017 ADT: 9,000

WV ROUTE 152

Unknown

Over: INTERSTATE 64

0.16 MI SOUTH OF WV 527, Cabell, WV

Built 2018 ADT: 43,000

I64 WB

Unknown

Over: US Route 60

0.20 mile east of CO 60/1, Cabell, WV

Built 2022 ADT: 33,600

I64 EB & WB

Unknown

Over: Guyandotte R, CO60/52&26

1.78 mi west of CO 60/89, Cabell, WV

Built 2023 ADT: 37

I 64 WB

Unknown

Over: WV Route 193

1.44 mile west of CO 60/8, Cabell, WV

Built 2022 ADT: 11,300

I64 WB

Unknown

Over: County Route 26

0.99 mile west of CO 60/8, Cabell, WV

Built 2022 ADT: 1,400

I64 WB

Unknown

Over: Mud River and CO Rt 26/2

0.21 Mi West of CO 60/8, Cabell, WV

Built 2023 ADT: 100

I 64 EB & WB

Unknown

Over: CR 60/89

1.69 mi east of CO 19, Cabell, WV

Built 2023 ADT: 16,500

I-64

Unknown

Over: County Route 52/6

0.30 MI WEST OF CR 37, Cabell, WV

Built 2022 ADT: 200

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: 14th street west

0.04 MI NORTH OF MEM. BLV, Cabell, WV

Built 1929 ADT: 7,500

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: First Street east

0.05 MI SOUTH OF 7TH AVE, Cabell, WV

Built 1936 ADT: 9,100

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: 20TH STREET EAST

0.05 MI SOUTH OF 7TH AVE, Cabell, WV

Built 1905 ADT: 10,000

CSX RAILROAD

Unknown

Over: 10TH STREET

0.04 MI SOUTH OF 7TH AVE, Cabell, WV

Built 1917 ADT: 10,500

I-79 NBL

Unknown

Over: WV 16

5.88 MI N OF WV 36 T, Clay, WV

Built 1974 ADT: 1,400

I-79 SBL

Unknown

Over: WV16

5.88 MI N OF WV 36, Clay, WV

Built 1974 ADT: 993

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