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

US Route 40

Fair

Over: Interstate 70 WB

0.02 mi. East jct I-70, Ohio, WV

Built 1963 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 7,900

Interstate 70 West

Fair

Over: US 40

Jct I-70 & US 40, Ohio, WV

Built 1970 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20,100

US 250 South

Fair

Over: McColloch Street

Jct I-70 EB & US 250, Ohio, WV

Built 1966 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 3,200

C.R. 2

Fair

Over: CHEVAUX DE FRIS

0.01 MI. N. JCT CR 2/3, Pendleton, WV

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 20

C.R. 8

Fair

Over: REEDS CREEK

1.05 MI. S. JCT. US 220, Pendleton, WV

Built 1997 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 60

PEND CO. RT. 21/15

Fair

Over: S FK S BR POTOMAC RIVER

0.06 MI. W. OF C.R. 21, Pendleton, WV

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10

WV ROUTE 7

Fair

Over: Cheat River 7/26 72/10

0.03 MI EAST WV RT 72, Preston, WV

Built 1978 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 8,900

PRESTON CO RT 76

Fair

Over: LEFT FORK OF SANDY CREEK

0.05 MI WEST PRE CO 76/3, Preston, WV

Built 2004 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 32

Fair

Over: POPLAR FORK

2.85 MI NORTH OF WV 34, Putnam, WV

Built 1950 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 700

CO ROUTE 1/4

Fair

Over: SYCAMORE CREEK

0.78 M SOUTH OF CO 1/5, Raleigh, WV

Built 2001 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 350

Harp Route 902/16

Fair

Over: Sandlick creek

0.01 Miles South of W.V.3, Raleigh, WV

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

CR 151

Fair

Over: MIDDLE FORK RIVER

0.03 MI W CR 13, Randolph, WV

Built 1987 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 350

CR 32/10 (SLS)

Fair

Over: RED CREEK

0.02 MI. W. JCT. CR 32/8, Randolph, WV

Built 1992 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 30

CR 15/6

Fair

Over: RALSTON RUN

0.02 MI. S. JCT. WV 15, Randolph, WV

Built 2000 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40

U.S. 219

Fair

Over: CR 1 & LEADING CREEK

1.91 MI. N. JCT US33, Randolph, WV

Built 2002 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 1,595

US 119

Fair

Over: TYGART VAL RIV & CSX RR

0.01 MI NORTH TAY CO 40, Taylor, WV

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,500

C.R. 39

Fair

Over: HADDIX RUN

0.20 MI. S. JCT. U.S. 219, Tucker, WV

Built 1999 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 11/17

Fair

Over: BUCKHANNON RIVER

0.02 MI E CO 44, Upshur, WV

Built 2005 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 50

I 64 EB

Fair

Over: BIG SANDY CR 1 & NS RR

1.24 MILE WEST OF WV 75, Wayne, WV

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 16,400

I 64 WB

Fair

Over: BIG SANDY CR1 & NS RR

1.24 MILE WEST OF WV 75, Wayne, WV

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 18,900

I-77 SBL

Fair

Over: Worthington Crk & CR 16

1.52 MI.N. OF US. 50, Wood, WV

Built 1966 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 13,200

US 50 EAST

Fair

Over: NEAL RUN

0.54 MILE WEST OF WV 14, Wood, WV

Built 2003 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 5,900

CR 8

Fair

Over: HUFF CREEK

0.30 MI E OF US 52, Wyoming, WV

Built 1973 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROUTE 1/19

Fair

Over: LAUREL FORK

0.01 MI SOUTH OF CO 1, Wyoming, WV

Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 10

ACCESS ROAD

Fair

Over: OUTLET CHANNEL

R.D. BAILEY LAKE, Wyoming, WV

Built 1984 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 50

WV 76

Fair

Over: SIMPSON CREEK

0.10 MI E CO 16, Barbour, WV

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 950

WV 92

Fair

Over: TETER CREEK

0.08 MI S CO 92/8, Barbour, WV

Built 1987 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,250

CO RT 26 SLS

Fair

Over: MILL RUN

0.01 MI N OF CO RT 9 SLS, Barbour, WV

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

CR 9/57 SLS

Fair

Over: WV 09 & Shaw Run

0.71 MI S WV115 (F), Berkeley, WV

Built 2009 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 150

CR 8/4

Fair

Over: BIG HORSE CREEK

2.19 MI S OF CR 8, Boone, WV

Built 1970 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 11/2

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

0.01 MI W OF CO 11, Braxton, WV

Built 1933 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 20

US 19

Fair

Over: SALTLICK CREEK

0.02 MI S OF CO 22, Braxton, WV

Built 1923 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,500

COUNTY ROUTE 40

Fair

Over: BIRCH RIVER

0.20 MI W OF CO 21 SLS, Braxton, WV

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 150

County Route 5/6

Fair

Over: Perkins Fork Of Cedar Cr

0.43 MI N OF CO.7/6, Braxton, WV

Built 2012 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 150

West Virginia 67

Fair

Over: Buffalo Creek

0.09 mi. East jct CR 27/3, Brooke, WV

Built 1978 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,700

US 22 EB & WB

Fair

Over: Harmon Creek CR1 CR1/3

0.15 mi. West jct CR1, Brooke, WV

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 22,100

COUNTY ROUTE 16/7

Fair

Over: ROAD FORK OF LAUREL CRK

0.01 MILE WEST OF CR 16/6, Calhoun, WV

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 1/4

Fair

Over: PORTER CREEK

0.02 MI WEST OF CR 1, Clay, WV

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 11

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.01 MIL W. OF WV 16, Clay, WV

Built 2008 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 700

DODD CO RT 25/13

Fair

Over: MEATHOUSE FORK

0.06 MI SOUTH CO RT 25, Doddridge, WV

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

US 60

Fair

Over: GAULEY RIVER

0.02 Miles E. of WV 16, Fayette, WV

Built 1951 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,170

COUNTY ROUTE 2/12

Fair

Over: SMITHERS CREEK

0.01 Miles N. of CR 2, Fayette, WV

Built 1986 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 2/10

Fair

Over: BELLS CREEK

0.04 Miles W. of CR 2, Fayette, WV

Built 1998 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 11

COUNTY ROUTE 85/2

Fair

Over: KEENEYS CREEK

1.60 Miles W. of CR 82, Fayette, WV

Built 2002 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 25

Fair

Over: DUNLOUP CREEK

2.10 Miles E. of CR 25/1, Fayette, WV

Built 2009 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 554

COUNTY ROUTE 40

Fair

Over: RIGHT FORK DUSKCAMP RUN

0.05 MI E OF CO 40/6, Gilmer, WV

Built 1990 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 200

CR 9/1 SLS

Fair

Over: ELKHORN RUN

0.56 MI S OF CR 8/1 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1957 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROUTE 60/14

Fair

Over: HOWARD CREEK

0.07 Miles S. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,592

COUNTY ROUTE 60/25

Fair

Over: WADES CREEK

0.03 Miles N. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1965 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 104

COUNTY ROUTE 60/32

Fair

Over: MEADOW RIVER

0.18 Miles W. of CR 60/3, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1963 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 410

Showing 2,651-2,700 of 7,348 bridges

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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.