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
CR 23/12 SLS
FairOver: TROUT RUN
0.74 MI S OF WV55 X, Hardy, WV
Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 250
Har Co Rt 19/33
FairOver: 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
FairOver: STRAIGHT FORK
0.01 MI. S. OF CR.3, Jackson, WV
Built 1961 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10
KANAWHA BOULEVARD
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.01 E OF I-64, Kanawha, WV
Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 12,802
US 119 NB
FairOver: 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
FairOver: 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
FairOver: COPPERAS MINE FORK
0.08 MI EAST OF US 119, Logan, WV
Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10
CR 9
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.03 MI W OF CR 18, Mercer, WV
Built 1979 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 450
CR. 19/19
FairOver: SOUTH FORK
0.01 MI. E. OF CR. 19/33, Mercer, WV
Built 1937 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 19/45
FairOver: SOUTH FORK
0.01 MI. S. OF CR. 19/33, Mercer, WV
Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 80
CR 71/13
FairOver: SANDLICK CREEK
0.31 MI S OF WV 71, Mercer, WV
Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 500
CR 46/5 SLS
FairOver: CABIN RUN
0.02 MI E 0F CR 46/10 SLS, Mineral, WV
Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 60
CR 15 SLS
FairOver: KELLER RUN
0.08 MI S OF CR 17 SLS, Mineral, WV
Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,600
CR 3/5
FairOver: 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
FairOver: 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
FairOver: 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
FairOver: CACAPON RIVER
Cacapon River Dam, Morgan, WV
Built 1948 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20
U S 522 F
FairOver: 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
FairOver: COW CREEK
0.28 MILE NORTH OF CR 6, Pleasants, WV
Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 7,300
WV. 39 & WV. 92
FairOver: KNAPP CREEK
0.08 MI. E. JCT. WV 92, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1952 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,100
PRESTON CO. RT. 3
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.71 MI NORTH CO RT 13, Preston, WV
Built 1952 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 350
WV 62
FairOver: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK
1.18 MILE N OF CR 10, Putnam, WV
Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,100
CR 22
FairOver: FISHING HAWK CREEK
2.49 MI WEST CR 27, Randolph, WV
Built 1967 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 39/1
FairOver: SHAVERS RUN
0.68 MI.N.OF CR. 39/2, Randolph, WV
Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100
C.R. 219/86
FairOver: LEADING CREEK
0.05 MI N JCT C R 1, Randolph, WV
Built 1954 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,500
COUNTY ROUTE 13
FairOver: GREENBRIER RIVER
0.01 Miles E. of WV 3, Summers, WV
Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 350
PR 847
FairOver: Indian Creek
0.36 Miles East of CR 23, Summers, WV
Built 2023 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30
C. R. 12
FairOver: MINEAR RUN
0.06 MI N JCT CR 5, Tucker, WV
Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 20/27
FairOver: BIG DITCH RUN
0.09 MI E OF WV 20, Webster, WV
Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 18
FairOver: WORTHINGTON CREEK
0.28 M EAST OF CR 3/11, Wood, WV
Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300
CR 47/20
FairOver: MILL RUN
0.12 MI NORTH OF WV 47, Wood, WV
Built 1962 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20
CR 10/42
FairOver: ROCKCASTLE CREEK
0.01 MI N OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV
Built 1980 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 20
FR 150
FairOver: WILLIAMS RIVER
13.31 MILES INTR WV 39, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1972 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 100
CR 9/30 SLS
FairOver: CSX TRANSPORTATION SYST
0.20 MI W OF CR 1/8 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,500
I81
FairOver: 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
FairOver: BIG COAL RIVER
0.03 MI N OF CR 3/16, Boone, WV
Built 1964 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 30
WV 85
FairOver: 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
FairOver: 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
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.03 MI W OF CO 19/26, Braxton, WV
Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10
WV 10
FairOver: Grapevine Branch
0.25 MI North of CR 35, Cabell, WV
Built 2020 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,900
DODDRIDGE CR 55/17
FairOver: ROBINSON FORK
0.01 MI WEST WV RT 23, Doddridge, WV
Built 1965 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10
WV 41
FairOver: 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
FairOver: NO FEATURE INTERSECTED
0.25 Miles N. of WV 61, Fayette, WV
Built 1956 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 16,536
COUNTY ROUTE 1
FairOver: LEADING CREEK
0.33 MI S OF CO 12, Gilmer, WV
Built 1952 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 23
FairOver: LEFT FORK OF STEER CK
0.02 MI S OF US 33, Gilmer, WV
Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 250
US 48
FairOver: Stony River
0.20 miles east of WV 93, Grant, WV
Built 2013 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,300
COUNTY ROUTE 68
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
0.83 Miles N. of CR 25, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 51
CR 14/1 SLS
FairOver: KIMSEY RUN
1.00 MI S OF CR 14 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1962 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50
HARRISON CO RT 5
FairOver: ROCK CAMP RUN
0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 22, Harrison, WV
Built 1988 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150
CR 28 SLS
FairOver: 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 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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