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
US 50 EBL
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.15 MI. W. OF CR. 18, Ritchie, WV
Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,100
US 50 WBL
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.15 MI. W. OF CR. 18, Ritchie, WV
Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,100
US 50 EBL
FairOver: NORTH FK.HUGHES RV.
0.08 MI. W.OF CR. 10, Ritchie, WV
Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,400
US 50 WBL
FairOver: NORTH FK.HUGHES RIVER
0.08 MI. W OF CR10, Ritchie, WV
Built 1969 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,400
US 33
FairOver: LAUREL RUN
0.36 MI W OF CR 5/11, Roane, WV
Built 1979 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,700
US ROUTE 50
FairOver: OTTER CREEK
0.15 MI WEST CO RT 18/4, Taylor, WV
Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,900
US ROUTE 119
FairOver: BERKELEY RUN
0.41 MI NORTH C R 119/45, Taylor, WV
Built 1967 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 2,500
County Route 11/8
FairOver: Elk Fork
0.03 mi. South jct CR11, Tyler, WV
Built 1990 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50
WV 37
FairOver: EAST FK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.01 MI EAST OF CR 25, Wayne, WV
Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,300
WV 37
FairOver: LICK CREEK
0.06 MI EAST OF CR 37/14, Wayne, WV
Built 1971 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 500
WV. RTE. 16
FairOver: PINNACLE CREEK
0.11 MI. S. OF CR. 12/3, Wyoming, WV
Built 1988 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,900
CAMPGROUND BRIDGE
FairOver: LOWER KANAWHA RUN
SUTTON LAKE CAMPGROUND, Braxton, WV
Built 2020 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 48
ACCESS ROAD
FairOver: REEDY CREEK
R.D. BAILEY LAKE, Wyoming, WV
Built 1983 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 32
FairOver: LEFT BRANCH GNATTY CREEK
0.59 MI W OF CO 34 SLS, Barbour, WV
Built 1986 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 55
CR 26 (SLS)
FairOver: Mill Creek
.07 miles west of CR 28, Berkeley, WV
Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 900
COUNTY ROUTE 13/2
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.01 MI S OF WV 4 (F), Braxton, WV
Built 1964 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 600
West Virginia 67
FairOver: Buffalo Creek
0.01 mi. East jct CR 67/2, Brooke, WV
Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,700
WV 193 SB
FairOver: MUD RIVER
0.01 MI NORTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1979 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 11,300
CR 25/7
FairOver: MUD RIVER
0.18 MI SOUTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1976 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,500
CR 31/01
FairOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF US 60, Cabell, WV
Built 1998 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,000
COUNTY ROUTE 24
FairOver: MERRICK CREEK
0.18 MILES NORTH OF CR 19, Cabell, WV
Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 80
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: BRACKENS CREEK
0.01 Miles S. of WV 41, Fayette, WV
Built 1977 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 96
COUNTY ROUTE 13
FairOver: SAND FORK
0.03 MI W OF CO 13/1, Gilmer, WV
Built 1985 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 500
WV ROUTE 5
FairOver: TANNER CREEK
0.73 MI. W JCT. CO 7/, Gilmer, WV
Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700
CR 06 SLS
FairOver: BIG STAR RUN
0.09 MI E OF CR 28/7 SLS, Grant, WV
Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50
US 48 X
FairOver: PATTERSON CREEK
0.07 MI E OF CR 05 SLS, Grant, WV
Built 2007 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,900
CR 10/6 SLS
FairOver: GRASSY LICK RUN
0.05 MI S OF CR 10 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 90
US 50 T
FairOver: NORTH RIVER
0.19 MI W OF WV 29 F, Hampshire, WV
Built 1973 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,000
CR 10/3 SLS
FairOver: HUTTER RUN
0.41 MI N OF CR 13 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1968 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 300
WV 259 F
FairOver: CACAPON RIVER
0.11 MI S OF CR 23/13 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1999 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 3,600
CR 8
FairOver: CLAYLICK RUN
0.16 MI W CR 10/1, Jackson, WV
Built 1990 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 450
CR 60/14
FairOver: COAL RIVER
0.08 MI E OF CR 60/2 SLS, Kanawha, WV
Built 1965 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,200
WV817
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.05 MI N OF CR 35/9, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,000
CR 9/15
FairOver: CROOKED CREEK
0.02 MI W OF CR 9, Kanawha, WV
Built 1997 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 40
COUNTY RT 43/7
FairOver: RUFFNER FORK
0.12 MILE W OF CR 43, Kanawha, WV
Built 2004 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 6
FairOver: DRY FK OF FINK CREEK
0.01 MI W CO 6/1, Lewis, WV
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 80
CO 119/29
FairOver: POLK CREEK
0.01 MI S US 33, Lewis, WV
Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50
CO 10
FairOver: Philips Fork
0.02 mi West CO 10/4, Lewis, WV
Built 2011 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50
WV 10
FairOver: LITTLE HARTS CREEK
0.10 MI SOUTH OF CR 68, Lincoln, WV
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,700
US 119
FairOver: LITTLE COAL RIVER
0.05 MI NORTH OF CR 8, Lincoln, WV
Built 1982 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 12,800
US 119
FairOver: LITTLE COAL RIVER
0.05 MI NORTH OF CR 8, Lincoln, WV
Built 1982 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 15,500
COUNTY ROUTE 26
FairOver: ONEMILE CREEK
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF CR 30, Lincoln, WV
Built 2005 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10
WV 80
FairOver: BILLS BRANCH
0.56 MI SOUTH OF CR 11/2, Logan, WV
Built 2001 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 2,300
CO 100
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK
0.01 Mile N CR 16/8, Logan, WV
Built 2009 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,800
U.S. 119
FairOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.02 MI N OF CR 119/27, Logan, WV
Built 1972 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,500
US ROUTE 250
FairOver: BUFFALO CREEK & TRAIL
0.03 MI NORTH CO RT 250/7, Marion, WV
Built 2000 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 9,300
Roosevelt Avenue
FairOver: Boggs Run
0.01 Mi. North Jct. CR 1, Marshall, WV
Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 90
WV 2
FairOver: EIGHTEENMILE CREEK
1.26 MI. N. OF CR 2/1, Mason, WV
Built 1978 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,000
CR 19
FairOver: BROAD RUN
0.42 MI. N. OF WV 62, Mason, WV
Built 1981 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 900
COUNTY ROUTE 12/4
FairOver: WAR CREEK
0.07 MI. S. OF CR. 12/11, McDowell, WV
Built 1947 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 500
Showing 2,651-2,700 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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