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
WV 6 N. APCH. RAMP
FairOver: NO FEATURE INTERSECTED
0.07 Miles W. of US 60, Kanawha, WV
Built 1956 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 19,900
US 60 EB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD & Rust St
0.42 MI E OF WV 817, Kanawha, WV
Built 2005 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 14,300
US 60 WB
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD & Rust St
0.42 MI E OF WV 817, Kanawha, WV
Built 2005 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 14,300
CITY STREET N02/80
FairOver: AMTRAK STATION PLATFORM
0.40 MIL S OF WV 61, Kanawha, WV
Built 1999 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 13,534
CR 3/30
FairOver: CRAWLEY CREEK
0.01 MILE WEST OF CR 3, Logan, WV
Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20
County Route 10
FairOver: Little Grave Creek
1.60 mi. East jct US250, Marshall, WV
Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,000
COUNTY ROUTE 27
FairOver: SIXTEENMILE CREEK
0.08 MI S OF CR 29, Mason, WV
Built 1904 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 52/90
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
0.01 MI EAST OF CO 52/90, McDowell, WV
Built 2000 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 250
HARP 901/44
FairOver: CLEAR FORK
0.02 MI SOUTH OF CO 2, McDowell, WV
Built 1950 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 10
I-77 NB
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
.08 MI. N. OF RTE 7, Mercer, WV
Built 1979 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 40,127
CR 3/5
FairOver: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.03 MI SOUTH OF CR 3/11, Mingo, WV
Built 1991 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 500
US 119
FairOver: TRACE FORK
0.01 MI EAST OF CR 65/21, Mingo, WV
Built 1970 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 5,400
US 52
FairOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.02 MILE EAST OF CR 52/3, Mingo, WV
Built 1995 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,300
CR 13 SLS
FairOver: SOUTH FORK SLEEPY CREEK
0.08 MI SOUTH OF CR 11SLS, Morgan, WV
Built 2004 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 500
CR 03
FairOver: S FK S BRANCH POTOMAC R
0.02 MI. S. JCT. CR 14, Pendleton, WV
Built 1999 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 2/10
FairOver: OHIO RIVER BACK CHANNEL
0.17 MILE WEST OF WV 2, Pleasants, WV
Built 1928 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 550
WEST VIRGINIA 2
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD TRACKS
0.13 MILE N OF WV 807, Pleasants, WV
Built 2001 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 8,900
CR 6
FairOver: NORTH FORK DEER CREEK
0.01 MI N JCT CR 6/4, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 450
W. V. 66
FairOver: DEER CREEK
0.39 MI E JCT C R 7/1, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1965 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 850
CR 29
FairOver: STONECOAL CREEK
0.18 MI N OF CR 33, Raleigh, WV
Built 1945 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 29/6
FairOver: SOAK CREEK
0.01 MI S OF CR 29/2, Raleigh, WV
Built 1978 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 30
I-77 NB
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
2.7 MI S OF I-64,I-77 I/C, Raleigh, WV
Built 1985 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 18,256
C.R. 40
FairOver: GANDY CREEK
0.11 MI N JCT CR 29/1, Randolph, WV
Built 1987 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20
US.219;US250;WV.92
FairOver: FILES CREEK
0.24 MI. S.JCT.CR.37/8, Randolph, WV
Built 1980 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 7,900
TAYLOR CO RT 50/9
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
1.05 MI EAST OF US RT 119, Taylor, WV
Built 2008 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 50
CR 11/06
FairOver: Point Pleasant Creek
0.01 mi. South jct WV 180, Tyler, WV
Built 1993 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 550
COUNTY ROUTE 32
FairOver: CARPENTER FORK
0.01 MI S OF CO 32/3, Webster, WV
Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 50
WV 20
FairOver: LEFT FORK HOLLY RIVER
0.15 MI S OF CO 3, Webster, WV
Built 1996 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 450
West Virginia 69
FairOver: Cappo Run
0.01 mi. South jct CR69/1, Wetzel, WV
Built 1928 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 1,300
County Route 76
FairOver: North Fork Richwood Run
0.03 mi. East CR15/2, Wetzel, WV
Built 1918 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 7
FairOver: RIGHT FORK REEDY CREEK
0.44 MILE WEST CR 7/10, Wirt, WV
Built 1976 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 400
CR 10/3
FairOver: HUFF CREEK
0.70 MI E OF CR 10/4, Wyoming, WV
Built 1981 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 800
WV. 10
FairOver: Clear Fork
0.03 Mile South of WV. 85, Wyoming, WV
Built 2023 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,800
FR 86
FairOver: WILLIAMS RIVER
8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DYER, Webster, WV
Built 2007 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 100
BYRD ACCESS BRIDGE
FairOver: OHIO RIVER (LOCKS)
R.C. BYRD LOCKS & DAM, Mason, WV
Built 1993 Load: 34.3 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 32
FairOver: ELK CREEK
0.01 MI W OF CO 32/2, Barbour, WV
Built 1987 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 200
CR 07 (SLS)
FairOver: BRANCH OF BACK CREEK
0.05 MI S OF CR 7/8 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 1989 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,400
CR 6/1 SLS
FairOver: BACK CREEK
0.40 MI S OF CR 06 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 1996 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10
CR 9/56
FairOver: Dry Run
0.28 miles south of WV 9, Berkeley, WV
Built 2011 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 7,800
WV. 003
FairOver: BIG HORSE CREEK
1.03 MI W OF CR 3/7, Boone, WV
Built 1986 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,800
INTERSTATE RT 79 X
FairOver: SALTLICK CREEK & A&O R/R
0.70 MI S OF CO RT 5/11, Braxton, WV
Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,500
I-79 X
FairOver: SALTLICK CREEK & A&O R/R
0.70 MI S OF CO 5/11 SLS, Braxton, WV
Built 1973 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 9,500
COUNTY ROUTE 22/13
FairOver: BENS RUN
0.06 MI W CO 22, Braxton, WV
Built 2005 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 30
I64
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
1.93 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 1998 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 13,550
I64
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
1.93 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV
Built 1998 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 13,550
COUNTY ROUTE 16/1
FairOver: STINSON CREEK
0.01 MI E OF WV 16, Clay, WV
Built 1992 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 19/15
FairOver: HOUSE BRANCH
0.16 Miles S. of WV 16, Fayette, WV
Built 2001 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 110
COUNTY ROUTE 61/34
FairOver: LOOP CREEK
0.01 Miles S. of WV 61, Fayette, WV
Built 2001 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 85/2
FairOver: KEENEY CREEK
1.94 Miles W. of CR 82, Fayette, WV
Built 2002 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 5
COUNTY ROUTE 3 SLS
FairOver: SINKING CREEK
0.13 MI N OF CO 7/6 SLS, Gilmer, WV
Built 1989 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 150
Showing 2,501-2,550 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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