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 21
FairOver: POCATALICO RIVER
0.14 MI N OF CR 21/16, Kanawha, WV
Built 1987 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 5,100
US 60 WBL
FairOver: CAMPBELLS CREEK
0.26 MI E OF I-77, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,800
I-77 NB
FairOver: NO FEATURE UNDER ROUTE
1.43 MI N OF WV 114, Kanawha, WV
Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,387
WV 94
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
0.20 MI S OF WV 61, Kanawha, WV
Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 6,700
I-77
FairOver: PAINT CREEK
0.20 MI. S. FROM CO RT 83, Kanawha, WV
Built 1982 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 26,898
COUNTY RT 27/1
FairOver: EDENS FORK
0.02 MI W OF CR 24, Kanawha, WV
Built 2010 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 850
I-79 NBL
FairOver: HACKERS CREEK
0.90 MI S CO 7, Lewis, WV
Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,900
I-79 S
FairOver: HACKERS CREEK
0.90 MI S CO 7, Lewis, WV
Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 13,900
WV 3
FairOver: MUD RIVER
0.11 MI EAST OF CR 1, Lincoln, WV
Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,300
CR 9/2
FairOver: COPPERAS MINE FORK
0.01 MI W OF CO 9/25, Logan, WV
Built 1982 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,900
CR 210/25
FairOver: RUM CREEK
0.03 MI SOUTH OF CR 14, Logan, WV
Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,800
US 119 NB
FairOver: GARRETT FORK
0.09 MI SOUTH OF CR 7, Logan, WV
Built 1971 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 10,200
CR 119/24
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.01 MI WEST OF WV 44, Logan, WV
Built 1994 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 14
FairOver: PRIVATE HAUL ROAD
0.10 MILE W. OF C R 15, Logan, WV
Built 2007 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50
WV 2
FairOver: SIXTEENMILE CREEK
0.70 MI N OF CR41(F), Mason, WV
Built 1978 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 4,500
County Route 1
FairOver: Tug Fork
0.01 Mile West of CR 3, McDowell, WV
Built 2013 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,200
CR 2/2 SLS
FairOver: ABRAM CREEK
1.16 MI. N. OF CR. 2, Mineral, WV
Built 1980 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50
U.S. 50 T.
FairOver: PATTERSON CREEK
0.25 MI E OF CR 11 SLS, Mineral, WV
Built 1969 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,100
CR 8/1
FairOver: LEFT FK OF BENS CREEK
1.59 MI N OF CR 10/1, Mingo, WV
Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 450
WV 122
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.29 Miles W. of CR 23/5, Monroe, WV
Built 1992 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 654
COUNTY ROUTE 13/5
FairOver: TURKEY CREEK
0.66 Miles E. of CR 13, Monroe, WV
Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 33
US 19 SBL
FairOver: SUMMERSVILLE LAKE
0.22 Miles N. of CR 19/66, Nicholas, WV
Built 1963 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 15,600
WV 20
FairOver: CHERRY RIVER
0.02 Miles South of WV 55, Nicholas, WV
Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,500
WV 39
FairOver: NORTH FORK CHERRY RIVER
0.93 Miles E. of CR 76, Nicholas, WV
Built 1938 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 600
COUNTY ROUTE 3
FairOver: MCKIM CREEK
0.12 MI. W. OF CR. 28, Pleasants, WV
Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 450
WV 66
FairOver: BIG SPRING FORK
0.02 MI W JCT CR 9, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1990 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,600
US 219 & WV 55
FairOver: BIG SPRING FORK
0.31 MI. N. JCT CR 219/12, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1998 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 800
PRESTON CO RT 8/3
FairOver: LITTLE SANDY CREEK
0.08 MI NORTH CO RT 8, Preston, WV
Built 1985 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50
US ROUTE 50
FairOver: CHEAT RIVER
0.02 MI EAST CO RT 50/13, Preston, WV
Built 1932 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 800
CR 19/6
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
0.91 MI N OF CR 19, Putnam, WV
Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 150
WV 41
FairOver: PINEY CREEK
0.01 MI. N. OF CR 41/8, Raleigh, WV
Built 1979 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 900
CR 3/45
FairOver: MARSH FORK
0.01 MI S OF WV 3, Raleigh, WV
Built 1988 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 90
C.R. 21
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.17 MI N JCT CR 37/8, Randolph, WV
Built 1989 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 600
US. 219
FairOver: CHENOWETH CREEK
0.04 MI. N. JCT CR. 23, Randolph, WV
Built 1967 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 20,500
U.S.219
FairOver: LAZY RUN
0.14 MI. W. JCT. CR 7, Randolph, WV
Built 2001 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,900
U.S. 33
FairOver: GLADY FK OF CHEAT RIVER
0.31 MILE W JCT CR 5/18, Randolph, WV
Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,700
COUNTY ROUTE 17/2
FairOver: GILLESPIE RUN
0.01 MI. S. CR.17, Ritchie, WV
Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 30
WEST VIRGINIA 53
FairOver: SOUTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.09 MILE SOUTH OF WV 47, Ritchie, WV
Built 1987 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 9
FairOver: ISLAND RUN
0.02 MILE SOUTH OF CR 12, Roane, WV
Built 1993 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 750
COUNTY ROUTE 27
FairOver: HOLLYWOOD RUN
0.02 MI. N. OF WV.36, Roane, WV
Built 1981 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 250
WV 36
FairOver: LEFT FORK SPRING CK.
0.25 MI. S. OF US. 119, Roane, WV
Built 1977 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 1,400
COUNTY ROAD 38
FairOver: GREEN CREEK
0.03 MILE S OF CR 38/3, Roane, WV
Built 2004 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 40
WV 20
FairOver: Bluestone River
0.25 Miles S. of CR 20/2, Summers, WV
Built 2015 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,200
CR 30/1
FairOver: RIGHT FORK OF LYNN CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 30, Wayne, WV
Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 90
WV 152
FairOver: TWELVEPOLE CREEK
0.19 MI NORTH OF CR 52/43, Wayne, WV
Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 7,300
COUNTY ROUTE 11
FairOver: CAMP CREEK
0.06MILES NORTH OF WV 152, Wayne, WV
Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 600
COUNTY ROUTE 42
FairOver: LITTLE TYGART CREEK
0.02 M SOUTH OF CR 40/2, Wood, WV
Built 1976 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 700
CR. 10/5
FairOver: HUFF CREEK
0.01 MI. E. OF CR. 10/3, Wyoming, WV
Built 1980 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 100
WV ROUTE 16
FairOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.01 MI S OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV
Built 1975 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 2,300
WV Route 10
FairOver: Gooney Otter Creek
0.09 MILE N. OF CO 16/12, Wyoming, WV
Built 2020 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 700
Showing 2,751-2,800 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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