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
COUNTY ROUTE 25
FairOver: KITCHEN CREEK
1.29 Miles N. of CR 25/3, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 92
CR 50/17 SLS
FairOver: TEARCOAT CREEK
0.77 MI S OF US 50 T, Hampshire, WV
Built 2001 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 50
CR 03 SLS
FairOver: CROOKED RUN
0.16 MI W OF CR 33 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 1974 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 900
CR 12/2 SLS
FairOver: HOWARD LICK RUN
0.02 MI S OF CR 12 F, Hardy, WV
Built 1987 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 90
CR 23/2 SLS
FairOver: FORT RUN
0.88 MI E OF CR 55/20, Hardy, WV
Built 1974 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 450
COUNTY ROUTE 32
FairOver: PARCHMENT CREEK
0.10 M SOUTH OF CR 30, Jackson, WV
Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 450
COUNTY ROUTE 12
FairOver: SMITH CREEK
0.15 MI. EAST OF CR 9, Kanawha, WV
Built 1991 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,000
COUNTY ROUTE 21/16
FairOver: GRAPEVINE CREEK
0.34 MI E OF CR 34/7, Kanawha, WV
Built 1988 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 300
CR 33
FairOver: POCATALICO RIVER
0.01 MI E OF CR 39, Kanawha, WV
Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 150
WV. 61
FairOver: LENS CREEK
0.33 MI S OF WV 94, Kanawha, WV
Built 1993 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,900
CR 26
FairOver: RT FK TWOMILE CREEK
0.70 MI N OF CR 26/3, Kanawha, WV
Built 1996 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 550
CR 949
FairOver: LENS CREEK
0.09 MIL E OF WV 94, Kanawha, WV
Built 2005 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 30
CR 10/7
FairOver: HUFF CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 10, Logan, WV
Built 1988 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 20
County Route 9/8
FairOver: Whitman Creek
0.05 miles East of CR 9/1, Logan, WV
Built 2011 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 150
County Route 15/3
FairOver: Wheeling Creek
0.01 mi. West of jct CR15, Marshall, WV
Built 1995 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 50
CR 36
FairOver: SAND FORK OF CRAB CREEK
0.80 MIL E OF WV 2, Mason, WV
Built 1999 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 3/2
FairOver: PANTHER CREEK
0.81 MI S OF CR 3/3, McDowell, WV
Built 1947 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 150
CR. 7
FairOver: TUG FORK
0.41 MI. E. OF CR. 7/7, McDowell, WV
Built 1990 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 600
WV 16
FairOver: JACOBS FORK
0.14 MI N OF CR 12/6, McDowell, WV
Built 1979 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 850
COUNTY ROUTE 13/1
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.62 MI WEST OF WV 103, McDowell, WV
Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 90
COUNTY ROUTE 13/1
FairOver: TUG FORK
0.04 MILE WEST OF WV 103, McDowell, WV
Built 2008 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 90
County Route 83/14
FairOver: Dry Fork
0.03 Mi. South of WV 83, McDowell, WV
Built 2013 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 50
Mercer Street
FairOver: N&S RAILWAY
0.02 MILE WEST OF US 19, Mercer, WV
Built 2015 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 2,740
US 220 T
FairOver: NEW CREEK
0.01 MI S OF WV 93 T, Mineral, WV
Built 1977 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,100
C.R. 28/1
FairOver: RAILROAD PROPERTY
1.33 MI S OF WV 28-A T, Mineral, WV
Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 1,200
CR 65/5
FairOver: ROCKHOUSE FORK
0.01 MI. WEST OF CO 65/84, Mingo, WV
Built 1991 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 90
WV ROUTE 7
FairOver: DUNKARD CREEK
0.04 MI EAST CO RT 25, Monongalia, WV
Built 1993 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 3,100
COUNTY ROUTE 12/1
FairOver: KITE CREEK
0.08 Miles W. of CR 24/8, Monroe, WV
Built 2004 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 500
I-64 WB
FairOver: HURRICANE CREEK
0.76 MI E OF CR 19, Putnam, WV
Built 1959 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 23,079
COUNTY RT 11/8
FairOver: EIGHTEEN MILE CREEK
0.07 MILE E OF CR 11, Putnam, WV
Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 40
CR 3/9
FairOver: SANDLICK CREEK
0.17 MI S OF WV 3, Raleigh, WV
Built 1985 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 90
County Route 1/24
FairOver: CLEAR FORK
0.01 mile east of CR 1/8, Raleigh, WV
Built 2001 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 100
County Route 14/4
FairOver: Breckenridge Creek
0.04 Mile North Of Co. 14, Raleigh, WV
Built 2014 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 40
US. 219
FairOver: ISNER CREEK
0.12 MI. N JCT CR. 5/6, Randolph, WV
Built 1966 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 21,800
C.R. 20
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.18 MI. S. JCT CR 151, Randolph, WV
Built 1998 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 24/7
FairOver: CHEVAUX DE FRIZE RUN
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF CR 24, Ritchie, WV
Built 1938 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: LEFT FORK REEDY CREEK
0.12 M NORTH OF CR 5/11, Roane, WV
Built 1993 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROUTE 13
FairOver: HIGBY RUN
0.10 MILE S OF CR 13/16, Roane, WV
Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 200
C. R. 27/4
FairOver: N. FORK BLACKWATER RIVER
0.07 MI W JCT CR 27, Tucker, WV
Built 1980 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 20
CR 8
FairOver: LEFT FORK CLOVER RUN
0.76 MI. N JCT. CR 21, Tucker, WV
Built 1999 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10
US 219 AND WV 72
FairOver: SHAVERS FORK CHEAT RIVER
0.15 MILES N. JCT. WV 72, Tucker, WV
Built 2008 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 5,900
West Virginia 2
FairOver: CSX Railroad
0.02 mi. North jct WV18, Tyler, WV
Built 2005 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 4,000
COUNTY ROUTE 9
FairOver: LAUREL CREEK
1.51 MI N OF CO 36, Webster, WV
Built 1991 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 500
WV 82
FairOver: BIRCH RIVER
1.56 MI E CO 32, Webster, WV
Built 2009 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 550
COUNTY ROUTE 16/40
FairOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER
0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 16, Wyoming, WV
Built 2000 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 50
US 119 Alternate
FairOver: Tug Fork River
KY State Line, Mingo, WV
Built 1981 Load: 52.2 t ADT: 7,076
FR 76
FairOver: CRANBERRY RIVER
6.5 MILES N RICHWOOD, Nicholas, WV
Built 1978 Load: 52.5 t ADT: 50
CO 11/2
FairOver: BIG RUN
0.14 MI S CO 11 SLS, Barbour, WV
Built 1998 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 50
CR 3/5 LEFT FK RD
FairOver: JOES CREEK
0.01 mi E of CR 3/3, Boone, WV
Built 2017 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 90
CO 2/6 SLS
FairOver: RT FK OF SALTLICK CREEK
0.01 MI S JCT CO 2, Braxton, WV
Built 1997 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 10
Showing 3,801-3,850 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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