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%.

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.

All Bridges in West Virginia

CR 23/12 SLS

Fair

Over: TROUT RUN

0.74 MI S OF WV55 X, Hardy, WV

Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 250

Har Co Rt 19/33

Fair

Over: WEST FORK RIVER

0.01 MI EAST US RT 19, Harrison, WV

Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY ROUTE 3/6

Fair

Over: STRAIGHT FORK

0.01 MI. S. OF CR.3, Jackson, WV

Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10

KANAWHA BOULEVARD

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.01 E OF I-64, Kanawha, WV

Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 12,802

US 119 NB

Fair

Over: MEETINGHOUSE BR TRACE FK

3.08 MI SOUTH OF CR 6, Logan, WV

Built 1972 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11,500

US 119 SB

Fair

Over: MEETINGHOUSE BR TRACE FK

0.08 MI SOUTH OF CR 6, Logan, WV

Built 1972 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,200

CR 701/41

Fair

Over: COPPERAS MINE FORK

0.08 MI EAST OF US 119, Logan, WV

Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10

CR 9

Fair

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.03 MI W OF CR 18, Mercer, WV

Built 1979 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 450

CR. 19/19

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK

0.01 MI. E. OF CR. 19/33, Mercer, WV

Built 1937 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 19/45

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK

0.01 MI. S. OF CR. 19/33, Mercer, WV

Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 80

CR 71/13

Fair

Over: SANDLICK CREEK

0.31 MI S OF WV 71, Mercer, WV

Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 500

CR 46/5 SLS

Fair

Over: CABIN RUN

0.02 MI E 0F CR 46/10 SLS, Mineral, WV

Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 60

CR 15 SLS

Fair

Over: KELLER RUN

0.08 MI S OF CR 17 SLS, Mineral, WV

Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,600

CR 3/5

Fair

Over: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CK

0.59 MILE NORTH OF CR 3/1, Mingo, WV

Built 2002 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300

US ROUTE 119

Fair

Over: Deckers Creek, Trail

0.21 MI SOUTH US RT 19, Monongalia, WV

Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 25,300

COUNTY ROUTE 15/3

Fair

Over: SOUTH FORK POTTS CREEK

0.08 Miles S. of CR 17, Monroe, WV

Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 71

COUNTY RD. 9/12

Fair

Over: CACAPON RIVER

Cacapon River Dam, Morgan, WV

Built 1948 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20

U S 522 F

Fair

Over: BREAKNECK RUN

0.07 MI N OF CR 38/10 SLS, Morgan, WV

Built 1931 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,200

WEST VIRGINIA 2

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

0.28 MILE NORTH OF CR 6, Pleasants, WV

Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,300

WV. 39 & WV. 92

Fair

Over: KNAPP CREEK

0.08 MI. E. JCT. WV 92, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1952 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,100

PRESTON CO. RT. 3

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

0.71 MI NORTH CO RT 13, Preston, WV

Built 1952 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 350

WV 62

Fair

Over: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK

1.18 MILE N OF CR 10, Putnam, WV

Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,100

CR 22

Fair

Over: FISHING HAWK CREEK

2.49 MI WEST CR 27, Randolph, WV

Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 39/1

Fair

Over: SHAVERS RUN

0.68 MI.N.OF CR. 39/2, Randolph, WV

Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

C.R. 219/86

Fair

Over: LEADING CREEK

0.05 MI N JCT C R 1, Randolph, WV

Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,500

COUNTY ROUTE 13

Fair

Over: GREENBRIER RIVER

0.01 Miles E. of WV 3, Summers, WV

Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 350

PR 847

Fair

Over: Indian Creek

0.36 Miles East of CR 23, Summers, WV

Built 2023 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30

C. R. 12

Fair

Over: MINEAR RUN

0.06 MI N JCT CR 5, Tucker, WV

Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 20/27

Fair

Over: BIG DITCH RUN

0.09 MI E OF WV 20, Webster, WV

Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 18

Fair

Over: WORTHINGTON CREEK

0.28 M EAST OF CR 3/11, Wood, WV

Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300

CR 47/20

Fair

Over: MILL RUN

0.12 MI NORTH OF WV 47, Wood, WV

Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20

CR 10/42

Fair

Over: ROCKCASTLE CREEK

0.01 MI N OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV

Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20

FR 150

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

13.31 MILES INTR WV 39, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1972 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 100

CR 9/30 SLS

Fair

Over: CSX TRANSPORTATION SYST

0.20 MI W OF CR 1/8 SLS, Berkeley, WV

Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,500

I81

Fair

Over: TUSCARORA CREEK

0.38 MI N OF CR 15 SLS, Berkeley, WV

Built 2003 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 29,300

COUNTY ROUTE 3/13

Fair

Over: BIG COAL RIVER

0.03 MI N OF CR 3/16, Boone, WV

Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 30

WV 85

Fair

Over: POND FORK OF LTL COAL RV

4.05 MI N OF CR 11/1, Boone, WV

Built 1979 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,200

WV 17

Fair

Over: LITTLE COAL RIVER

0.01 MI N OF CR 17/1, Boone, WV

Built 2023 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,800

COUNTY ROUTE 6

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.03 MI W OF CO 19/26, Braxton, WV

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10

WV 10

Fair

Over: Grapevine Branch

0.25 MI North of CR 35, Cabell, WV

Built 2020 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,900

DODDRIDGE CR 55/17

Fair

Over: ROBINSON FORK

0.01 MI WEST WV RT 23, Doddridge, WV

Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10

WV 41

Fair

Over: MANNS CREEK

0.12 Miles S. of CR 11/4, Fayette, WV

Built 1939 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 752

WV 6 S APP. RAMP

Fair

Over: NO FEATURE INTERSECTED

0.25 Miles N. of WV 61, Fayette, WV

Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,536

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: LEADING CREEK

0.33 MI S OF CO 12, Gilmer, WV

Built 1952 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 23

Fair

Over: LEFT FORK OF STEER CK

0.02 MI S OF US 33, Gilmer, WV

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 250

US 48

Fair

Over: Stony River

0.20 miles east of WV 93, Grant, WV

Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,300

COUNTY ROUTE 68

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.83 Miles N. of CR 25, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 51

CR 14/1 SLS

Fair

Over: KIMSEY RUN

1.00 MI S OF CR 14 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50

HARRISON CO RT 5

Fair

Over: ROCK CAMP RUN

0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 22, Harrison, WV

Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150

CR 28 SLS

Fair

Over: ELKS RUN

0.08 MI. S. OF CR.27, Jefferson, WV

Built 1948 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,400

Showing 2,201-2,250 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.

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