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
I 64 WB
UnknownOver: CR 16
1.16 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1959 ADT: 400
I 64 WB
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 60/19
1.58 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1959 ADT: 350
I 64 WB
UnknownOver: COUNTY RT 60/21
4.13 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1958 ADT: 1,000
US 52
UnknownOver: VIRGINIA AVENUE
0.90 MI NORTH OF I-64, Cabell, WV
Built 1968 ADT: 100
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 60/8
0.05 MI EAST OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1907 ADT: 40
WV 106 (ON RAMP)
UnknownOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER, WV 2T
0.35 MI SOUTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1985 ADT: 10,500
WV 106 (EXIT RAMP)
UnknownOver: 3200 Block, Guyandotte R
0.40 MI NORTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1985
WV 106
UnknownOver: OH 7(gov), WV 2, OH Rivr
0.67 MI NORTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1985
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 42/5
0.04 MI EAST OF CR 42, Cabell, WV
Built 1918 ADT: 40
WV 527
UnknownOver: OHIO RIVER;CSX;US 60 WB
0.19 MILE NORTH US 60 EB, Cabell, WV
Built 1994 ADT: 12,100
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 31/1
1.19 MI WEST OF CR 31, Cabell, WV
Built 1995 ADT: 100
I64 EB
UnknownOver: COUNTY RT. 9
1.06 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1960 ADT: 1,800
I64 EB
UnknownOver: County Route 15
0.44 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1996 ADT: 1,700
I64 WB
UnknownOver: COUNTY RT. 9
1.06 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1960 ADT: 1,800
I64 WB
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 15
0.44 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1959 ADT: 1,700
I64 (EB)
UnknownOver: MUD RIVER & CO 1
1.75 MI. E. OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 1998 ADT: 350
I64 (WB)
UnknownOver: MUD RIVER & C.R.1
1.75 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 1998 ADT: 350
I64 EB
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 60/29
3.02 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 1960 ADT: 70
I64 WB
UnknownOver: COUNTY ROUTE 60/29
3.02 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 1960 ADT: 70
I-64 EB
UnknownOver: County Route 23
3.23 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1998 ADT: 900
I-64 WB
UnknownOver: county route 23
3.23 MI. WEST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV
Built 1998 ADT: 900
CR 160/18
UnknownOver: I64 / Mall Access Road
0.10 MILE NORTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1999 ADT: 4,900
CR 17
UnknownOver: MUD RIVER
0.01 MILE NORTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 2001 ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 60/1
UnknownOver: Interstate 64
0.38 MI E. OF C.R. 60/2, Cabell, WV
Built 2003 ADT: 41,000
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
UnknownOver: U.S.60 WESTBOUND
0.36 MILE EAST OF WV 10, Cabell, WV
Built 2003 ADT: 12,806
PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
UnknownOver: US 60 WESTBOUND
0.26 MILE EAT OF WV 10, Cabell, WV
Built 2005 ADT: 12,806
INTERSTATE 64
UnknownOver: County Route 60/2
0.38 MILE WEST OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 2006 ADT: 1,200
INTERSTATE 64 WBL
UnknownOver: CO RT 60/2 DARNELL RD
0.38 MILES WEST OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 2006 ADT: 1,200
INTERSTATE 64 EB
UnknownOver: 19TH STREET
0.17.MILES WEST OF US 52, Cabell, WV
Built 2007
INTERSTATE 64 WB
UnknownOver: 19TH STREET
0.17 MILE WEST OF U S 52, Cabell, WV
Built 2007
INTERSTATE 64
UnknownOver: County Route 13
0.44 MILES EAST OF C R 13, Cabell, WV
Built 2008 ADT: 12,500
I 64 EB
UnknownOver: WV 10, FOURPOLE CREEK
2.74 miles east of WV 152, Cabell, WV
Built 2010 ADT: 16,000
I 64 WB
UnknownOver: WV 10, FOURPOLE CREEK
2.74 miles east of WV 152, Cabell, WV
Built 2010 ADT: 16,000
Interstate 64
UnknownOver: CEDAR CREST DRIVE
0.78 MI WEST OF CR 60/2, Cabell, WV
Built 2014 ADT: 38,815
I 64 EB
UnknownOver: US 52
1.73 MI WEST OF WV 152, Cabell, WV
Built 2017 ADT: 9,000
I 64 WB
UnknownOver: US 52
1.73 MI WEST OF WV 152, Cabell, WV
Built 2017 ADT: 9,000
WV ROUTE 152
UnknownOver: INTERSTATE 64
0.16 MI SOUTH OF WV 527, Cabell, WV
Built 2018 ADT: 43,000
I64 WB
UnknownOver: US Route 60
0.20 mile east of CO 60/1, Cabell, WV
Built 2022 ADT: 33,600
I64 EB & WB
UnknownOver: Guyandotte R, CO60/52&26
1.78 mi west of CO 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 2023 ADT: 37
I 64 WB
UnknownOver: WV Route 193
1.44 mile west of CO 60/8, Cabell, WV
Built 2022 ADT: 11,300
I64 WB
UnknownOver: County Route 26
0.99 mile west of CO 60/8, Cabell, WV
Built 2022 ADT: 1,400
I64 WB
UnknownOver: 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
UnknownOver: CR 60/89
1.69 mi east of CO 19, Cabell, WV
Built 2023 ADT: 16,500
I-64
UnknownOver: County Route 52/6
0.30 MI WEST OF CR 37, Cabell, WV
Built 2022 ADT: 200
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: 14th street west
0.04 MI NORTH OF MEM. BLV, Cabell, WV
Built 1929 ADT: 7,500
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: First Street east
0.05 MI SOUTH OF 7TH AVE, Cabell, WV
Built 1936 ADT: 9,100
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: 20TH STREET EAST
0.05 MI SOUTH OF 7TH AVE, Cabell, WV
Built 1905 ADT: 10,000
CSX RAILROAD
UnknownOver: 10TH STREET
0.04 MI SOUTH OF 7TH AVE, Cabell, WV
Built 1917 ADT: 10,500
I-79 NBL
UnknownOver: WV 16
5.88 MI N OF WV 36 T, Clay, WV
Built 1974 ADT: 1,400
I-79 SBL
UnknownOver: WV16
5.88 MI N OF WV 36, Clay, WV
Built 1974 ADT: 993
Showing 151-200 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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How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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