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

COUNTY ROUTE 13

Fair

Over: SANDLICK CREEK

0.08 MILE N OF CO 13/3, McDowell, WV

Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 550

COUNTY ROUTE 17/12

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK

0.02 MILE E OF CO 17/3, McDowell, WV

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 17

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK OF ELKHORN CR

0.67 MI SOUTH OF CO 17/6, McDowell, WV

Built 2008 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 650

MARION CO RT 73/73

Fair

Over: BOOTHS CREEK

0.06 MI SOUTH MRN CO 29/5, Marion, WV

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,200

County Route 36

Fair

Over: Toms Run

1.32 mi. East jct CR 34, Marshall, WV

Built 1999 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 250

US 250

Fair

Over: Former Bellaire Br. Ramp

0.85 mi. South jct CR1, Marshall, WV

Built 1965 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 13,500

CR 6

Fair

Over: BROAD RUN

0.75 MI W OF WV 62, Mason, WV

Built 1980 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 200

CR 64

Fair

Over: WARNER BRANCH

1.070 MILE E OF CR 66, Mason, WV

Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 50

WV RT 10

Fair

Over: RIGHTHAND FORK & NS RR

0.02 MI N OF CR 10/2, Mercer, WV

Built 1952 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 600

US 19

Fair

Over: BLUESTONE RIVER

0.03 MI S OF CR 7, Mercer, WV

Built 1996 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,700

COUNTY ROUTE 2/2

Fair

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

0.38 MILE N. OF CO. 2, Mercer, WV

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 219/8

Fair

Over: EAST RIVER

0.09 MI W OF CO 460/6, Mercer, WV

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10

MD 956

Fair

Over: Potomac River

On West Virginia Line, Mineral, WV

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 7,150

MD 38

Fair

Over: N. Branch Potomac River

On West Virginia Line, Mineral, WV

Built 1954 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 971

US 52

Fair

Over: E 4TH AVE HILLSIDE

0.80 MI W OF WV 49, Mingo, WV

Built 1960 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 4,400

CR 65/70

Fair

Over: ROCKHOUSE FORK

0.10 MI. WEST OF CR 65/5, Mingo, WV

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 14/12

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.15 MILES EAST OF C R 14, Mingo, WV

Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 49/1

Fair

Over: PIGEON CREEK

0.01 MI WEST OF US 52, Mingo, WV

Built 2009 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10

INTERSTATE 79 SB

Fair

Over: US 19

3.40 MI NORTH CO RT 19/24, Monongalia, WV

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 13,750

INTERSTATE 79 NB

Fair

Over: US 19

3.40 MI NORTH CO RT 19/24, Monongalia, WV

Built 1967 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 13,750

COUNTY ROUTE 39/18

Fair

Over: CHERRY RIVER

0.20 Miles South of WV 39, Nicholas, WV

Built 1972 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 800

C. R. 8

Fair

Over: REEDS CREEK

0.03 MI S JCT CR 2/2, Pendleton, WV

Built 1987 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 60

C.R. 30/1

Fair

Over: BRUSHY RUN

0.01 MI. WEST C.R. 30, Pendleton, WV

Built 1996 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10

CR 1

Fair

Over: CLEAR FORK

0.16 MI W OF CR 1/7, Raleigh, WV

Built 1989 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,400

U.S. 219

Fair

Over: U.S. 219

0.01 MI. E. JCT. US 33, Randolph, WV

Built 2000 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,600

US 219

Fair

Over: U.S.219

3.81 MI E JCT US 33, Randolph, WV

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,595

US 219

Fair

Over: CR 219/86

3.81 MI N JCT US33, Randolph, WV

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1,595

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: SUGARCAMP RUN

0.02 MILE WEST OF CR 1/1, Roane, WV

Built 1995 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 250

WV 107

Fair

Over: GREENBRIER RIVER

0.04 Miles N. of WV 3, Summers, WV

Built 2006 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 8,066

C.R. 8

Fair

Over: INDIAN RUN

0.10 MI. N. JCT. CR 21, Tucker, WV

Built 1998 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 10

P & F 804

Fair

Over: BEECH FORK LAKE

0.05 MI. SOUTH OF P&F 801, Wayne, WV

Built 1975 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 30

CR 52/82

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

0.01 MILE NORTH OF CR 44, Wayne, WV

Built 2003 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 30

CO 252/14

Fair

Over: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RR

1.4 MILE WEST OF US 52, Wayne, WV

Built 2015 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 1

COUNTY ROUTE 18

Fair

Over: RIGHT FORK HOLLY RIVER

0.01 MI E OF CO 12, Webster, WV

Built 2007 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 400

WV 971

Fair

Over: CLEAR FORK

0.02 MI S OF CR 7/7, Wyoming, WV

Built 1993 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 3,100

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: LAUREL FORK

0.02 MI WEST OF CO 1/10, Wyoming, WV

Built 2002 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 950

COUNTY ROUTE 8

Fair

Over: BRIAR CREEK

0.13 MILE W OF CO 14, Wyoming, WV

Built 2005 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 500

WV Route 10

Fair

Over: Beech Branch

0.01 MILE N. OF CO 10/64, Wyoming, WV

Built 2020 Load: 47.2 t ADT: 2,100

CR 18/1 SLS

Fair

Over: BACK CREEK

0.19 MI S OF CR 7/3 SLS, Berkeley, WV

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50

CR 10/1

Fair

Over: COX FORK OF TURTLE CREEK

0.26 MI S. OF CR 10, Boone, WV

Built 2006 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 350

COUNTY RT 8/4

Fair

Over: BIG HORSE CREEK

0.08 MILE SOUTH OF CR 8, Boone, WV

Built 2011 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROUTE 22

Fair

Over: SALTLICK CREEK

0.01 MI S OF CO 22/6, Braxton, WV

Built 1986 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

West Virginia 2 NB

Fair

Over: Harmon Creek

0.05 mi. South jct CR2/17, Brooke, WV

Built 1988 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,200

CR 52/8

Fair

Over: HISEY FORK

0.91 MILE SOUTH OF 52/3, Cabell, WV

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 150

CR 45

Fair

Over: GUYANDOTTE RIVER

0.05 MILE WEST OF CR 31, Cabell, WV

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,700

Interstate 64

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREST DRIVE

0.78 MI WEST OF CR 60/2, Cabell, WV

Built 2014 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 19,150

DODDRIDGE CO RT 38

Fair

Over: LONG RUN

0.75 MI EAST CO RT 38/1, Doddridge, WV

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 17

Fair

Over: BULL RUN

0.01 MI S OF CO 42, Gilmer, WV

Built 1988 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROUTE 30

Fair

Over: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER

0.01 MI. W. OF WV 5, Gilmer, WV

Built 1993 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200

US 60

Fair

Over: I-64 EBL & WBL

0.24 Miles E. of CR 60/4, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1972 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 700

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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.