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

CO RT 19 25

Fair

Over: CUTLIPS FORK

0.01 MI E CO 7 7, Braxton, WV

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

West Virginia 2

Fair

Over: Cross Creek

0.01 mi. North jct CR7, Brooke, WV

Built 1948 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,500

WV 2

Fair

Over: GUYAN CREEK

0.86 MI NORTH OF CR 1, Cabell, WV

Built 1976 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,700

I 64 EB

Fair

Over: CR 52/8 AND MEDLEY FORK

0.72 MI EAST OF US 52, Cabell, WV

Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 26,800

I 64 WB

Fair

Over: CR 52/8 AND MEDLEY FORK

0.72 MI.EAST OF U. S. 52, Cabell, WV

Built 1993 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 26,900

CR 16

Fair

Over: KILGORE CREEK

0.04 MILE SOUTH OF 16/1, Cabell, WV

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 24

Fair

Over: W FK L KANAWHA RIVER

0.05 MILE SOUTH OF US 33, Calhoun, WV

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 550

County Route 5/6

Fair

Over: Millstone Creek

0.01 Mile East of U.S. 33, Calhoun, WV

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 28

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.27 MI N OF CR 28/1, Clay, WV

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 350

WV 16

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER & B&O RR

0.01 MI S OF CR 5, Clay, WV

Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,500

WV 16

Fair

Over: BELLS CREEK

0.44 Miles N. of CR 16/2, Fayette, WV

Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,993

COUNTY ROUTE 25/5

Fair

Over: DUNLOUP CREEK

0.22 Miles E. of CR 25, Fayette, WV

Built 1950 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 191

COUNTY RT 36/2 SLS

Fair

Over: ROCKY FORK

0.06 S OF CO RT 36 SLS, Gilmer, WV

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 40

WV 42 (T)

Fair

Over: S.Fork of Lunice Creek

0.56 North Of CR 42/7, Grant, WV

Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,100

COUNTY ROUTE 50

Fair

Over: TUCKAHOE RUN

0.34 Miles S. of CR 50/2, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1966 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 219

COUNTY ROUTE 60/79

Fair

Over: HOWARD CREEK

0.13 Miles N. of CR 36, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 50

CR 3/3 SLS

Fair

Over: LITTLE CACAPON RIVER

0.42 MI N OF CR 2/2 SLS, Hampshire, WV

Built 2000 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 150

US 220 T

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER

0.01 MI N OF CR 10 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1989 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,900

US 220 T

Fair

Over: SOUTH FK OF S BR POTOMAC

0.07 MI N OF CR 09 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,100

WV 48 (X)

Fair

Over: CR 55/20 & Lost River

1.41 MI E OF WV 259 (F), Hardy, WV

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,300

CR 12 (SLS)

Fair

Over: Howards Lick

0.41 mile s. of CR 259/3, Hardy, WV

Built 1936 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 450

INTERSTATE 79 NB

Fair

Over: WV ROUTE 20

2.41 MI SOUTH WV RT 58 F, Harrison, WV

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 18,550

INTERSTATE 79 SB

Fair

Over: WV Route 20

2.41 MI SOUTH WV RTE 58 F, Harrison, WV

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 16,850

I-77 NBL

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 21/28

1.64 MILE SOUTH OF CR 21, Jackson, WV

Built 1958 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,600

I-77 NBL

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 11

5.42 MILE NORTH US 33, Jackson, WV

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,750

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: NESSELROAD RUN

0.38 M NORTH OF CR 1/7, Jackson, WV

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 750

CR 25 (SLS)

Fair

Over: Long Marsh Run

0.05 mile north CR 25/7, Jefferson, WV

Built 1968 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 300

I-64

Fair

Over: CENTRAL AVENUE

1.49 MI E OF US 60, Kanawha, WV

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 122,200

I-77 NB

Fair

Over: CR 27 & KAN TWOMILE CK

2.97 MI N OF I-79 N(X), Kanawha, WV

Built 1972 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,481

I-79 NB

Fair

Over: CR 45

0.48 MI S OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,600

I-64 RAMP D

Fair

Over: WV61 & CSX RAILROAD

2.14 MI E OF CR 60/64, Kanawha, WV

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,028

I-77 NB & SB

Fair

Over: US60W N&SRR CAMPBELLS CK

0.25 MI S OF US 60, Kanawha, WV

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 51,700

I-64 WBL

Fair

Over: I-64 RAMPS C & D

2.54 MILE E OF WV 622, Kanawha, WV

Built 1965 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 59,900

CR 60/15

Fair

Over: SIMMONS CREEK

2.09 MILE N OF CR 60/12, Kanawha, WV

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 90

SPRING STREET

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.10 MI S OF US 119, Kanawha, WV

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,500

CR 72/1

Fair

Over: FRANCES CREEK

0.02 MI EAST OF CR 68/1, Lincoln, WV

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

CR 3

Fair

Over: BIG HARTS CREEK

0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 5, Logan, WV

Built 1995 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 500

US 119

Fair

Over: WV 73

0.01 MILE WEST OF WV 73, Logan, WV

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 6,300

HARP ROUTE 928

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.01 MILES SOUTH OF CR 8, Logan, WV

Built 2005 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

WV 10

Fair

Over: GUYANDOTTE RIVER

0.06 MI. N. OF CR. 119/26, Logan, WV

Built 2020 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 9,400

CR 52/8

Fair

Over: BOTTOM CREEK

0.12 MI N OF US 52, McDowell, WV

Built 1985 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 6/5

Fair

Over: ELKHORN CREEK

0.01 MILES WEST OF CO 6, McDowell, WV

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 30

CR 12

Fair

Over: WEST CREEK

0.11 MI W OF CR 10, Mason, WV

Built 1979 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 90

CR 12/7 SLS

Fair

Over: OLDTOWN CREEK

0.88 MI N OF CR 15 SLS, Mason, WV

Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 90

CR 78/4

Fair

Over: BRANCH OF SIXTEENMILE CR

0.58 MI N OF CR 37/4, Mason, WV

Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10

US 19

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

0.08 MI. S. OF CR 3, Mercer, WV

Built 1977 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 400

US. 52

Fair

Over: I-77

0.15 MI. W. OF CR.219/1, Mercer, WV

Built 1969 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,200

WV 46 F

Fair

Over: NORTH BR. POTOMAC RIVER

0.06 MI E OF CR 46/21 SLS, Mineral, WV

Built 1985 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,000

CR 220/3 SLS

Fair

Over: NEW CREEK

0.02 MI S OF WV 972 T, Mineral, WV

Built 1978 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 65/17

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK / N & S R.R

0.10 MILE NORTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV

Built 2011 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 50

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. West Virginia Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.