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
WV 16
FairOver: BIG OTTER CREEK
0.03 MI S OF CR 7, Clay, WV
Built 1953 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 500
CR 52
FairOver: ROCK CAMP RUN
0.17 MIL S OF CR 11, Clay, WV
Built 2005 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 7
FairOver: RUSH FK BIG OTTER
1.23 MI N OF CR 71, Clay, WV
Built 2007 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 90
DODDRIDGE CO RT 19
FairOver: SOUTH FORK HUGHES RIVER
0.09 MI EAST CO RT 19/11, Doddridge, WV
Built 1997 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 250
WV 41
FairOver: GLADE CREEK
0.44 Miles N. of CR 41/29, Fayette, WV
Built 1993 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 860
US 19 SBL
FairOver: MEADOW RIVER
0.77 Miles S. of CR 24/9, Fayette, WV
Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 14,414
CR 06 SLS
FairOver: SOUTH FK. LUNICE CK.
0.19 MI E OF CR 42/4 SLS, Grant, WV
Built 1957 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 14
FairOver: ANTHONY CREEK
0.09 Miles N. of WV 92, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1965 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 5
Filmore Street
FairOver: Hardin Run
0.09 mi. West jct CR 7, Hancock, WV
Built 1998 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 100
U.S. 220 F
FairOver: SOUTH BR.POT.RIVER
0.03 MI.N.OF C.R.15 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1993 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 3,900
CR 23/2 SLS
FairOver: SAWMILL RUN
0.01 MI E OF CR 23/2 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 2001 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 500
US 48 X
FairOver: DUMPLING RUN & SBVRR
0.37 MI WEST OF WV 55, Hardy, WV
Built 2005 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 3,400
CR 25/5 SLS
FairOver: BULLSKIN RUN
0.04 MI NORTH OF CR 25/11, Jefferson, WV
Built 1993 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 150
COUNTY RT 8
FairOver: 2 AND 3/4 MILE CREEK
0.16 MI N OF CR 8/4, Kanawha, WV
Built 1987 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,300
CR 21/41
FairOver: KANAWHA TWO MILE CREEK
0.01 MILE W OF CR 21, Kanawha, WV
Built 2000 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,500
WV 114
FairOver: ELK TWO MILE CREEK
0.18 MI. S OF CR 46, Kanawha, WV
Built 2006 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 8,100
CR 19/7
FairOver: BIG HARTS CREEK
0.20 MI SOUTH OF CR 19, Lincoln, WV
Built 1997 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 70
CR 15/1
FairOver: SPRUCE FORK
0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 15, Logan, WV
Built 1998 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 10/12
FairOver: HUFF CREEK
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF WV 10, Logan, WV
Built 2008 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 40
MARION CO RT 17
FairOver: PAW PAW CREEK
0.07 MI WEST MRN CO 17/9, Marion, WV
Built 2008 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,600
COUNTY ROUTE 52/6
FairOver: LAUREL BRANCH
0.70 MI NORTH OF CO 52/4, McDowell, WV
Built 2000 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 300
HA 901/21
FairOver: Kewee Creek
0.01 MI. W. Of HA 901/21, McDowell, WV
Built 2022 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 15
FairOver: BLUESTONE RIVER
0.01 MI. E. OF CR 15/14, Mercer, WV
Built 1982 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 200
CR 9/2 (SLS)
FairOver: Mill Run
0.08 Mile S CR 09, Mineral, WV
Built 1940 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 150
CR 3/2
FairOver: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CREEK
0.04 MI EAST OF CR 3/3, Mingo, WV
Built 1981 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 950
WV ROUTE 80
FairOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.06 MILE SOUTH OF CR 12, Mingo, WV
Built 2001 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,400
HARP 905
FairOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.07 Miles E. of US 219, Monroe, WV
Built 2002 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 22
County Route 32
FairOver: GRASSY CREEK
1.11 Miles E. of WV 20, Nicholas, WV
Built 2007 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 300
C. R. 23
FairOver: THORN CREEK
0.51 MI S JCT US 220, Pendleton, WV
Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 750
C.R. 3/4
FairOver: S.FK.S.BR.OF POTOMAC R.
0.05 MI. E. JCT. CR 3, Pendleton, WV
Built 2003 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 20
U.S. 33
FairOver: Seneca Creek
0.06 MI. E. JCT. CR 5/2, Pendleton, WV
Built 2014 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,000
WV ROUTE 817
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
1.05 MI N OF CR 32, Putnam, WV
Built 1995 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 2,400
COUNTY ROUTE 16/9
FairOver: STEWART RUN
0.23 M NORTH OF WV 16, Ritchie, WV
Built 1979 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 70
C.R.219/10
FairOver: HADDIX RUN
0.04 MI. S.JCT.CR219/20, Tucker, WV
Built 2004 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROUTE 9/1
FairOver: LITTLE SAND RUN
0.05 MI S OF CO 16 SLS, Upshur, WV
Built 1980 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 1,662
WV 152
FairOver: TWELVEPOLE CREEK
0.04 MI SOUTH OF CR 52/38, Wayne, WV
Built 1989 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 7,000
US 60
FairOver: TWELVEPOLE CREEK
0.65 MILE WEST OF CR 60/5, Wayne, WV
Built 2000 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 6,600
COUNTY ROUTE 20
FairOver: GRAGSTON CREEK
0.03 MILES E OF CR 20/3, Wayne, WV
Built 2008 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 550
COUNTY ROUTE 8/4
FairOver: LEFT FORK OF HOLLY RIVER
.01 MI S OF CO RT 8 SLS, Webster, WV
Built 1993 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 20/9
FairOver: RIGHT FORK HOLLY RIVER
0.10 MI E WV 20, Webster, WV
Built 1989 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 40
County Route 20/1
FairOver: Fishing Creek
0.01 mi. North jct CR 44, Wetzel, WV
Built 1987 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 150
CO 10/60
FairOver: LAUREL FORK
0.02 MI W OF WV 10, Wyoming, WV
Built 1994 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 90
CO 2
FairOver: CLEAR FORK
2.48 MI NORTH OF CO 2/1, Wyoming, WV
Built 2001 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 20
Louk Run
FairOver: EAST FORK GLADY FORK
FR 422 over Louk Run, Randolph, WV
Built 2011 Load: 44.7 t ADT: 3
COUNTY ROUTE 7/8
FairOver: BRUSHY BRANCH
0.01 MI N OF CO 7 SLS, Braxton, WV
Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 40
West Virginia 88
FairOver: Buffalo Creek
0.39 mi. South jct WV67, Brooke, WV
Built 1986 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 750
County Route 2/2
FairOver: Short Creek
0.20 mi. East jct CR30, Brooke, WV
Built 1995 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 70
US 60
FairOver: MUD RIVER & CSX RAILROAD
0.17 MI EAST OF CR 60/13, Cabell, WV
Built 1989 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 6,200
CR 16
FairOver: KILGORE CREEK
0.90 MILE EAST OF CR 16/1, Cabell, WV
Built 1998 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 3/3
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.52 Miles N. of CR 3/5, Fayette, WV
Built 1990 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 33
Showing 3,301-3,350 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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