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
HARR CO RT 50/2
FairOver: SALEM FORK
0.05 MI SOUTH CO RT 50/73, Harrison, WV
Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50
WV 2
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.18 MI E OF CR 87/3, Jackson, WV
Built 1954 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,900
CR 15
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK OF DAVIS CK
0.26 MI. S OF CR 015/04, Kanawha, WV
Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150
CR 21/16
FairOver: GRAPEVINE CREEK
1.83 MI E OF CR 21, Kanawha, WV
Built 1978 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 650
COUNTY ROAD 61/7
FairOver: PAINT CREEK
0.36 MI N OF CR 61/8, Kanawha, WV
Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 200
WV 214
FairOver: COAL RIVER
0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 13/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,800
COUNTY ROAD 9
FairOver: BRANCH OF SMITH CREEK
0.14 MI N OF CR 8, Kanawha, WV
Built 1976 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,600
I-77
FairOver: PAINT CREEK
2.07 MI. N. OF CR. 15, Kanawha, WV
Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 26,911
COUNTY ROUTE 57
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK BLUE CREEK
0.56 MIL N OF CR 57/5, Kanawha, WV
Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 23
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.68 MI W OF US 19, Lewis, WV
Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 450
COUNTY ROUTE 23
FairOver: SAND FORK
0.18 MI W OF US 19, Lewis, WV
Built 1983 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 450
COUNTY ROUTE 30/12
FairOver: SKIN CREEK
0.25 MI S CO 30 SLS, Lewis, WV
Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 20
CR 37/2
FairOver: FOURTEENMILE CREEK
0.07 MILE SOUTH OF WV 37, Lincoln, WV
Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150
CR 9/5
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.01 MI WEST OF CR 5, Logan, WV
Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 4,700
WV 17
FairOver: DINGESS RUN
1.05 MI SOUTH OF CR 119/3, Logan, WV
Built 1981 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,100
CR 13
FairOver: COW CREEK
1.15 MILE WEST OF WV 44, Logan, WV
Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 300
County Route 27
FairOver: Long Run
0.02 mi. West jct CR76, Marshall, WV
Built 1974 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 700
CR 35/10
FairOver: THIRTEENMILE CREEK
0.65 MI E OF WV 62, Mason, WV
Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 350
US 35 SB
FairOver: THREEMILE CREEK
0.18 MILE S OF CR 34, Mason, WV
Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,550
US 35 NB
FairOver: THREEMILE CREEK
0.18 MILE S OF CR 34, Mason, WV
Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 5,550
CO 12/4
FairOver: DRY FORK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 16, McDowell, WV
Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,200
WV Route 80
FairOver: Bradshaw Creek
0.02 Mi. N. Of Wv 80, McDowell, WV
Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,800
County Route 7
FairOver: Tug Fork
1.28 MI. E OF CR 7/11, McDowell, WV
Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 500
WV 49
FairOver: TUG FORK
1.65 MI SOUTH OF CR 49/3, Mingo, WV
Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,300
US 52
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.02 MI EAST OF WV 65, Mingo, WV
Built 1976 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,400
US 52
FairOver: TUG FORK
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF KY 292, Mingo, WV
Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 8,400
CR 252/8
FairOver: GILBERT CREEK
0.10 MILE SOUTH OF US 52, Mingo, WV
Built 1959 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150
WV 3
FairOver: GREENBRIER RIVER, CSX RR
0.01 Miles E. of WV 12, Monroe, WV
Built 1975 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 700
US 219
FairOver: SECOND CREEK
0.02 Miles N. of CR 219/1, Monroe, WV
Built 1964 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,477
COUNTY ROUTE 3/2
FairOver: WOLF CREEK
0.46 Miles W. of WV 3, Monroe, WV
Built 2010 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50
CR 5/5
FairOver: N. FK. S. BRANCH POTOMAC
0.17 MI S JCT U S 33, Pendleton, WV
Built 1993 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 850
COUNTY ROUTE 12
FairOver: GREENBRIER RIVER
0.100 MI. W. OF CR. 12/1, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 40
CR 50
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK
0.11 MI. N. JCT. CR 50/1, Randolph, WV
Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50
CR 50
FairOver: MIDDLE FORK
0.32 MI. S. C.R. 48, Randolph, WV
Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50
CR 21
FairOver: WV CENTRAL RR
0.28MIWEST OF CR 23, Randolph, WV
Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 750
TUCKER CR 1
FairOver: MILL RUN
0.53 MILES S JCT CR 25, Tucker, WV
Built 1952 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 5
FairOver: CHEAT RIVER
0.08 MI. N. WV 72, Tucker, WV
Built 1985 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 700
COUNTY ROUTE 13
FairOver: BUCKHANNON RIVER
1.08 MI W OF CO 4/13 SLS, Upshur, WV
Built 1984 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,300
COUNTY ROUTE 20/10
FairOver: FRENCH CREEK
0.84 MI N CO 32/5 SLS, Upshur, WV
Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 350
CR 52/24
FairOver: BIG BRANCH
0.77 MI EAST OF WV 152, Wayne, WV
Built 1979 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150
County Route 13
FairOver: WV Fork Fish Creek
0.13 mi. South jct US250, Wetzel, WV
Built 1898 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROUTE 24
FairOver: REEDY CREEK
0.34 MILE EAST OF CR 24/5, Wirt, WV
Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 300
WV 16
FairOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.49 MI S OF CR 12/7, Wyoming, WV
Built 1976 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,000
City Street N11/85
FairOver: LAUREL FORK
0.03 MI WEST OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV
Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50
CO 6
FairOver: CLEAR FORK
0.26 MI W OF WV 971, Wyoming, WV
Built 2002 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 650
HARP 901/22
FairOver: Laurel Fork
0.01 Mi. W. of CR 3, Wyoming, WV
Built 2003 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 36
FairOver: BUCKHANNON RIVER
0.01 MI S CO 11/3, Barbour, WV
Built 1856 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 250
US 119
FairOver: SHOOKS RUN
0.01 MI N OF US 250, Barbour, WV
Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,100
CO 30 SLS
FairOver: Anglins Run
0.01 MI S. US 250 TRUCK, Barbour, WV
Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,100
I 81 (X)
FairOver: DRY RUN
0.35 MI N OF CR 13 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 1963 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 54,700
Showing 2,951-3,000 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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