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

CR 2/6

Fair

Over: BIG CREEK

0.01 MILE SOUTH OF CR 2, Logan, WV

Built 1960 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 4

Fair

Over: GARRETTS FORK

0.52 MILE NORTH OF US 119, Logan, WV

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 500

CR 52/21

Fair

Over: TUG FORK

0.01 MI.N.OF US 52, McDowell, WV

Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 80/2

Fair

Over: DRY FORK

0.02 MILE EAST OF WV 80, McDowell, WV

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150

MARION CO RT 73/73

Fair

Over: I-79 NB & SB

0.20 MI NORTH CO RT 58, Marion, WV

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 8,600

County Route 21

Fair

Over: Fish Creek

0.01 mi. South jct CR74, Marshall, WV

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 250

WV 62

Fair

Over: SLIDING HILL CREEK

0.93 MI E OF CR 1/4, Mason, WV

Built 1954 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 4,400

COUNTY ROUTE 78

Fair

Over: FORK OF SIXTEENMILE CR

0.26 NI E OF CR 78/4, Mason, WV

Built 1977 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

US 35 NB

Fair

Over: Upper 9 Mile Creek CR40

0.57 MI South Old Rt 35, Mason, WV

Built 2019 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,000

I-77 NBL

Fair

Over: BLUESTONE RVR & ROUTE 3

2.20 MI. S. OF US 19, Mercer, WV

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 27,371

CR 65/7

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

0.01 MI EAST OF WV 65, Mingo, WV

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 40

US 52

Fair

Over: KY Rt. 292 and Tug Fork

0.01 MILE WEST OF US 52, Mingo, WV

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,100

US 52

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

0.01 MI WEST OF CR 52/96, Mingo, WV

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,200

MON CO RT 25

Fair

Over: DAYS RUN

0.39 MI SOUTH CO RT 25/4, Monongalia, WV

Built 1978 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 350

INTERSTATE 79 SB

Fair

Over: US 19

2.34 MI SOUTH CO RT 19/24, Monongalia, WV

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15,600

INTERSTATE 79 NB

Fair

Over: US 19 & Dents Run

2.34 MI SOUTH CO RT 19/24, Monongalia, WV

Built 1971 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15,600

MONONGALIA CO 59/3

Fair

Over: WEST RUN

0.36 MI WEST MGL CO RT 59, Monongalia, WV

Built 2007 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 80

WV 122

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.21 Miles E. of CR 23/6, Monroe, WV

Built 1991 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 650

MD 51

Fair

Over: Potomac River

On West Virginia Line, Morgan, WV

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,502

WV 41

Fair

Over: ANGLINS CREEK

2.24 Miles N. of CR 41/10, Nicholas, WV

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,600

COUNTY ROUTE 129/3

Fair

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.04 Miles E. of WV 129, Nicholas, WV

Built 1982 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

Interstate 70 EB

Fair

Over: Wheeling Creek/EB Ramps

1.08 mi. East jct US 40, Ohio, WV

Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,000

CR 21/2

Fair

Over: S FK S BR OF POTOMAC R.

0.18 MI.W.JCT.CR 21, Pendleton, WV

Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

U.S. 33

Fair

Over: TROUT RUN

1.01 of mi West of CR 12, Pendleton, WV

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,100

WV 28 & 92

Fair

Over: SITLINGTON CREEK

0.13 MI N JCT CR 28/26, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1966 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,300

WV 817

Fair

Over: LITTLE HURRICANE CREEK

0.47 MI N OF WV 34, Putnam, WV

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,300

COUNTY RT 19/1

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.02 MILE N OF CR 19, Putnam, WV

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

CR 25

Fair

Over: Interstate 77 SB

0.30 MI S OF CR 19/41, Raleigh, WV

Built 1986 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 700

CR 27/10

Fair

Over: I - 64

0.94 MI W OF CR 27, Raleigh, WV

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

US RT 19 ALT

Fair

Over: US 19 ALT

0.29 MI W OF US 19, Raleigh, WV

Built 1979 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,600

I-77 SB

Fair

Over: PINEY CREEK & CSX RR

1.11 MI N OF I-64, Raleigh, WV

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 15,598

C.R. 219/34

Fair

Over: TYGART VALLEY RIVER

0.36 MI S JCT WV 92, Randolph, WV

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 12,100

C. R. 5/18

Fair

Over: GLADY FORK RIVER

0.08 MI. E. JCT. U.S. 33, Randolph, WV

Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 20

US 219

Fair

Over: CR 1 & LEADING CREEK

1.91 MI. N. JCT. US 33, Randolph, WV

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,595

COUNTY ROUTE 9

Fair

Over: RT FORK OF WHITE OAK FOR

0.03 MI. W. OF CR 9/9, Ritchie, WV

Built 1987 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 300

TUCKER CR 1

Fair

Over: CHEAT RIVER

0.32 MILES N JCT CR 1/15, Tucker, WV

Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 550

WV 93

Fair

Over: Beaver Creek

2.32 mi. North WV 32, Tucker, WV

Built 2015 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,050

County Route 55/2

Fair

Over: Indian Creek

0.04 mi. South jct CR 13, Tyler, WV

Built 1920 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 16/3

Fair

Over: SAND RUN

0.01 MI E. OF CO 5/13, Upshur, WV

Built 1999 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 300

WV 152

Fair

Over: WEST FORK TWELVEPOLE CRK

0.02 MI SOUTH OF CR 40, Wayne, WV

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,900

COUNTY ROUTE 35/2

Fair

Over: TWO RIPPLE RUN

0.69 M NORTH OF CR 35/4, Wirt, WV

Built 1977 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 26

Fair

Over: STILLWELL CREEK

0.08 MI. WEST OF CR 26/4, Wood, WV

Built 1980 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 90

US 50

Fair

Over: WV RT. 618

1.49 MILES EAST OF WV 47, Wood, WV

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 10,850

ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: WOLFPEN BRANCH

R.D. BAILEY LAKE, Wyoming, WV

Built 1983 Load: 39.7 t ADT: 50

CR. 24/1 SLS

Fair

Over: I 81 (X)

0.04 MI E OF CR 81/2 SLS, Berkeley, WV

Built 1966 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 850

CR 05 SLS

Fair

Over: ROCKMARSH RUN

0.06 MILE E OF CR 5/7 SLS, Berkeley, WV

Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 800

CR 85/24

Fair

Over: POND FORK

0.01 MI S OF WV 85, Boone, WV

Built 2020 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40

CR 1/8

Fair

Over: Harmon Creek

0.03 mi. North jct CR 1, Brooke, WV

Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,200

I 64 EB

Fair

Over: COUNTY RT. 60/19

1.58 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 26,900

I 64 WB

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 60/19

1.58 MI EAST OF CR 13, Cabell, WV

Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 24,900

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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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