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

CR 46/5

Fair

Over: MUD RIVER

0.02 MILE SOUTH OF C R 46, Lincoln, WV

Built 2004 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 50

CR 701/6

Fair

Over: MADISON BRANCH

0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 10/17, Logan, WV

Built 1986 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 90

CR 10/19

Fair

Over: GUYANDOTTE RIVER

0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 10, Logan, WV

Built 1973 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

CR 83/13

Fair

Over: RIGHT FORK

0.01 MI S OF CR 83/25, McDowell, WV

Built 1978 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 600

COUNTY ROUTE 9

Fair

Over: DRY FORK

0.59 MI SOUTH OF CO 9/4, McDowell, WV

Built 2000 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 500

MARION CO RT 25

Fair

Over: LITTLE PAW PAW CREEK

0.19 MI SOUTH CO RT 25/1, Marion, WV

Built 1984 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 350

West Virginia 2

Fair

Over: Big Grave Creek

0.10 mi. N of jct WV 2A, Marshall, WV

Built 1989 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 9,200

COUNTY ROUTE 2/7

Fair

Over: CRAB CREEK

0.43 MI E OF WV 2, Mason, WV

Built 1992 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 250

CR 19/14

Fair

Over: BLACKLICK CREEK

0.04 MI W OF CR 7/1, Mercer, WV

Built 1995 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

US 19

Fair

Over: Wolf Creek

0.02 MI S OF CR 19/6, Mercer, WV

Built 2019 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 400

CR 02

Fair

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

0.01 MI E OF CR 4, Mercer, WV

Built 2022 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

CR 3/5

Fair

Over: LAUREL FORK

0.02 MILE SOUTH OF CR 3/4, Mingo, WV

Built 1995 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,800

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: EAST FK OF TWELVEPOLE CR

0.01 MILE SOUTH OF CO 1/4, Mingo, WV

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 40

CR. 38 /10 SLS

Fair

Over: WEST FORK SLEEPY CREEK

0.90 MI. E. OF U.S. 522 F, Morgan, WV

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 400

WV 41

Fair

Over: MEADOW RIVER

0.35 Miles S. of CR 41/10, Nicholas, WV

Built 1939 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 450

US 40 SPUR

Fair

Over: Wheeling Creek

0.09 mi. East jct US 40, Ohio, WV

Built 1958 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10,300

I-70 WB

Fair

Over: Wheeling Creek

1.21 mi. West jct US40, Ohio, WV

Built 1958 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 13,600

I-70 Eastbound

Fair

Over: US Route 40

0.60 mi. West jct US 40, Ohio, WV

Built 1971 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 16,300

County Route 39

Fair

Over: Middle Wheeling Creek

0.03 mi. West jct CR 23/2, Ohio, WV

Built 2012 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 400

C. R. 3/3

Fair

Over: S FK S BRANCH POTOMAC R

2.82 MI N JCT C R 3, Pendleton, WV

Built 1988 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 70

C. R. 23

Fair

Over: S. BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER

0.19 MI S JCT U S 220, Pendleton, WV

Built 1976 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 750

WV 39

Fair

Over: KNAPP CREEK

0.73 MI E JCT CR 39/3, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1994 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,400

PRESTON CO RT 51

Fair

Over: CHEAT RIVER

0.13 MI NORTH WV RT 72, Preston, WV

Built 1987 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 250

I-64 EB

Fair

Over: HURRICANE CREEK

0.76 MI. E. OF CR 19 SLS, Putnam, WV

Built 1959 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 23,079

CR 40

Fair

Over: POPLAR FK/HURRICANE CR

1.43 MI N OF CR 13/8, Putnam, WV

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 500

Co. 7

Fair

Over: Paint Creek

0.01 Mi. N Of Co. 1, Raleigh, WV

Built 2013 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,400

C.R. 39

Fair

Over: TYGART VALLEY RIVER

0.19 MI S JCT CR 39/3, Randolph, WV

Built 1989 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 950

US. 219

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.14 MI. N. OF CR. 46, Randolph, WV

Built 1979 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,100

C.R. 1/6

Fair

Over: LEADING CREEK

0.25 MI. N. JCT. US 219, Randolph, WV

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 60

U.S. 33 (T)

Fair

Over: TAYLOR RUN

0.6 Mi. E. Jct. c.r. 33/8, Randolph, WV

Built 2011 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 2,700

COUNTY ROUTE 15

Fair

Over: BUFFALO RUN

0.01 MILE WEST OF CR 15/9, Ritchie, WV

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 4

Fair

Over: LICK CREEK

0.15 Miles E. of CR 4/3, Summers, WV

Built 1987 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 200

County Route 26

Fair

Over: Middle Island Creek

0.01 mi. West jct WV18, Tyler, WV

Built 1975 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 800

COUNTY ROUTE 9

Fair

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.31 MI N OF CO 28, Webster, WV

Built 1999 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 500

UNITED STATES 250

Fair

Over: WV FORK OF FISH CREEK

0.58 MI NORTH JCT CR 16, Wetzel, WV

Built 1979 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,000

CR 8

Fair

Over: WV Fork of Fish Creek

0.68 mi. South jct CR 8/9, Wetzel, WV

Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 90

LAKEVIEW DRIVE

Fair

Over: JUG RUN

0.20 MILE EAST OF WV 14, Wood, WV

Built 1981 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 15,000

Harp 931

Fair

Over: Laurel Fork

0.01 M. North of Co. 1, Wyoming, WV

Built 2001 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 100

WV Route 10

Fair

Over: Gooney Otter Creek

1.25 Miles S. of CO.10/26, Wyoming, WV

Built 2020 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 1,600

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: SULPHUR LICK

NO DATA ENTERED, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2020 Load: 53.1 t ADT: 10

WV 38 F

Fair

Over: BRUSHY FORK

0.12 MI W JCT CO 3/1 SLS, Barbour, WV

Built 1977 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 750

US 11

Fair

Over: Potomac River CSX

On WV/MD state Line, Berkeley, WV

Built 1909 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 6,761

COUNTY RT 19/26

Fair

Over: CEDAR CREEK

0.01 MI N OF CO 5/8 SLS, Braxton, WV

Built 1998 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 2/2

Fair

Over: COPEN RUN

0.05 MI W CO 2 SLS, Braxton, WV

Built 2007 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 200

WV 10

Fair

Over: TYLER CREEK

0.05 MI SOUTH OF CR 31, Cabell, WV

Built 1990 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 3,500

US 52

Fair

Over: JEFFERSON AVENUE

0.70 MI. N. OF I-64, Cabell, WV

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 14,400

COUNTY ROUTE 31

Fair

Over: MEADOW CREEK

0.02 Miles S. of CR 31/4, Fayette, WV

Built 1988 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY ROUTE 30

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

0.91 E OF CO 40/2, Gilmer, WV

Built 1978 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 38

Fair

Over: TANNER CREEK

0.01 W OF CO 7, Gilmer, WV

Built 1996 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 50

US 60

Fair

Over: I 64 EBL & WBL

0.18 Miles E. of CR 60/70, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1968 Load: 53.5 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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