Total Bridges
7,679
Public highway bridges in West Virginia
State profile · Above median Poor share
West Virginia bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in West Virginia, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 7,679
- Public bridges
- 22.4%
- Good condition
- 16.0%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
22.4%
1,717 bridges rated 7-9
-27.6pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
16.0%
1,230 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
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 - Poor-condition share 53.4%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
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 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
13.23% top marginal rate
GU
Guam
15.25% top marginal rate
WV
West Virginia
16.02% top marginal rate
SD
South Dakota
16.24% top marginal rate
IA
Iowa
20.01% top marginal rate
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.
CITY STREET
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: STRAIGHT CREEK
0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV
Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 7
PoorOver: 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
PoorOver: 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 18/1 SLS
FairOver: BACK CREEK
0.19 MI S OF CR 7/3 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50
CR 10/1
FairOver: 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
FairOver: BIG HORSE CREEK
0.08 MILE SOUTH OF CR 8, Boone, WV
Built 2011 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 60
COUNTY ROUTE 22
FairOver: SALTLICK CREEK
0.01 MI S OF CO 22/6, Braxton, WV
Built 1986 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100
West Virginia 2 NB
FairOver: Harmon Creek
0.05 mi. South jct CR2/17, Brooke, WV
Built 1988 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 11,200
CR 52/8
FairOver: HISEY FORK
0.91 MILE SOUTH OF 52/3, Cabell, WV
Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 150
CR 45
FairOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.05 MILE WEST OF CR 31, Cabell, WV
Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,700
DODDRIDGE CO RT 38
FairOver: LONG RUN
0.75 MI EAST CO RT 38/1, Doddridge, WV
Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 17
FairOver: BULL RUN
0.01 MI S OF CO 42, Gilmer, WV
Built 1988 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROUTE 30
FairOver: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER
0.01 MI. W. OF WV 5, Gilmer, WV
Built 1993 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 5
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
1.49 Miles N. of CR 5/7, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100
W.V. 259
FairOver: LOST RIVER
0.48 MI S OF CR 259/8 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1991 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,500
US 220 (F)
FairOver: Anderson Run
0.14 mile north CR 220/8, Hardy, WV
Built 2016 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 3,900
HARRISON CR 12/1
FairOver: BOOTHS CREEK
0.03 MI WEST CO RT 73/73, Harrison, WV
Built 1981 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50
US ROUTE 19
FairOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.53 MI SOUTH CO RT 50/12, Harrison, WV
Built 1974 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 4,100
WV 04
FairOver: BIG SANDY CREEK
0.01 MI. N. OF US 119 T, Kanawha, WV
Built 1993 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,200
CR 30/2
FairOver: DERRICK CREEK
0.06 MI WEST OF CR 32, Kanawha, WV
Built 1993 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 90
WV. 601 NBL
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
0.01 MI N OF CR 61/12, Kanawha, WV
Built 1983 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 9,300
COUNTY RT 73/31
FairOver: CAMPBELLS CREEK
0.08 MI W. OF CR 73, Kanawha, WV
Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 20
COUNTY RT 48
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.23 MI EAST OF CR 48/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 650
CR 73/41
FairOver: CAMPBELLS CREEK
0.01 MI. N. OF CR 73, Kanawha, WV
Built 2009 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 15/2
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
0.01 MILE NORTH OF CR 15, Kanawha, WV
Built 2012 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 400
CR 16
FairOver: TRACE FORK
0.05 MILE SOUTH OF CR 5, Lincoln, WV
Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 90
CR 19/9
FairOver: HARTS CREEK
0.03 MILE EAST OF CR 19, Lincoln, WV
Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 40
CR 3/41
FairOver: MUD RIVER
0.10 MI SOUTH OF WV 3, Lincoln, WV
Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 40
CR 6
FairOver: BROAD RUN
0.22 MI E OF CR 9/4, Mason, WV
Built 1980 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 6
FairOver: SEAMAN RUN
0.21 MI W OF WV 62, Mason, WV
Built 1987 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200
CR 56
FairOver: MUD RUN OF CRAB CREEK
0.87 MIL E OF WV 2, Mason, WV
Built 2005 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 80
CR 52/20
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
0.11 MI W OF CR 52/11, McDowell, WV
Built 1936 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 40
CR 13/3
FairOver: SANDLICK CREEK
0.01 MI E OF CR13, McDowell, WV
Built 1920 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 90
CR 103/5
FairOver: TUG FORK
0.15 MI. W. OF CR.103/5, McDowell, WV
Built 1930 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROUTE 17/11
FairOver: NORTH FORK
0.02 MILE S OF CO 17, McDowell, WV
Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 28
FairOver: FIVE MILE CREEK
0.02 MI N OF CR 35, Mercer, WV
Built 1988 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 600
CO 82/1
FairOver: BIG SPRING CREEK
0.01 MI WEST OF CO 82/2, Mercer, WV
Built 1940 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 250
WV 28 T
FairOver: PATTERSON CREEK
0.06 MI S OF CR 28/4 SLS, Mineral, WV
Built 1988 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 6,800
CR 65/3
FairOver: ELK CREEK
0.02 MILE WEST OF CR 65/8, Mingo, WV
Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 250
PRE. CO. RT. 8
FairOver: MASON RUN
0.1 mi. N. of Pre. 8/1, Preston, WV
Built 2013 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 500
CR 5/3
FairOver: CHERRY FK EIGHTEENMILE
0.02 MI S OF CR 5, Putnam, WV
Built 1980 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50
COUNTY RT 3/21
FairOver: WHITESTICK CREEK
0.05 Mi. W Of Co. 16/10, Raleigh, WV
Built 1987 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,400
CO 19/12
FairOver: BEAVER CREEEK
0.09 MI. EAST OF US 19, Raleigh, WV
Built 1998 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,700
COUNTY RT 119/30
FairOver: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK
0.05 MILE N OF US 19, Raleigh, WV
Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 10
CO 31/5
FairOver: GLADE CREEK
0.20 MI S OF CO 31, Raleigh, WV
Built 2002 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 40
County RT 119/44
FairOver: Beaver Creek
0.18 MI. West Of CR 19/13, Raleigh, WV
Built 2011 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100
RANDOLPH C.R. 23
FairOver: CHENOWETH CREEK
0.59 MI. W. JCT. U.S. 219, Randolph, WV
Built 1943 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,200
US 250
FairOver: TYGART VALLEY RIVER
0.12 MI. S. JCT. US 219, Randolph, WV
Built 2011 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 2,100
CR 56/1
FairOver: RIFFLE CREEK
0.14 MI WEST US 250, Randolph, WV
Built 2018 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 27
FairOver: LITTLE BLUESTONE RIVER
0.01 Miles N. of CR 16, Summers, WV
Built 1986 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 112
TAYLOR CO RT 38
FairOver: BERKELEY RUN
0.05 MI NORTH US 119, Taylor, WV
Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200
C.R. 45/1
FairOver: RED CREEK
0.59 MI W JCT CR 45/4, Tucker, WV
Built 1995 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50
County Route 62
FairOver: Sandy Run
0.71 mi. North jct CR22, Tyler, WV
Built 1987 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100
Showing 3,551-3,600 of 7,679 bridges
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