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

US RT 33 X

Fair

Over: Co 12 and CSX Railroad

0.65 MI E OF JCT CO 7 SLS, Upshur, WV

Built 1989 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 8,100

COUNTY ROUTE 52/14

Fair

Over: HUFF CREEK

0.02 MI N OF US 52, Wyoming, WV

Built 1987 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 40

WV RT 85

Fair

Over: TONEY FORK

0.41 MI N OF CO 85/5, Wyoming, WV

Built 1991 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,900

COUNTY ROUTE 16/4

Fair

Over: WEST BR SIMPSON CK

0.02 MI E CO 16, Barbour, WV

Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 61/55

Fair

Over: ARMSTRONG CREEK

0.01 Miles E. of CR 61/24, Fayette, WV

Built 2002 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 21

COUNTY ROUTE 61/17

Fair

Over: LOOP CREEK

0.01 Miles W. of WV 61, Fayette, WV

Built 2005 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 10

CR 23/4

Fair

Over: Paint Creek

0.01 Miles South of CR 23, Fayette, WV

Built 2020 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 100

CR 9/2 SLS

Fair

Over: SOUTH MILL CRK

0.23 MI E OF CR 09 SLS, Grant, WV

Built 1938 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 250

US 60

Fair

Over: GREENBRIER RIVER

0.05 Miles E. of CR 38, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 6,777

CR 28

Fair

Over: TUPPER CREEK

0.01 MI E OF WV 622, Kanawha, WV

Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 750

COUNTY ROUTE 63

Fair

Over: UPPER THREEMILE FORK

0.39 MI N OF CR 57, Kanawha, WV

Built 1985 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 10

Fair

Over: ALUM FORK

0.26 MI E CO 10/1, Lewis, WV

Built 1984 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 300

CR 119/5

Fair

Over: PINE CREEK

1.45 MILE WEST OF WV 44, Logan, WV

Built 1997 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROUTE 15

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK POTTS CREEK

0.40 Miles N. of CR 17, Monroe, WV

Built 2004 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 39/14

Fair

Over: BIG LAUREL CREEK

0.73 Miles South of WV 39, Nicholas, WV

Built 1995 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 150

Ramp US250 to I70E

Fair

Over: Wheeling Creek

Junction US 250 & I 70 EB, Ohio, WV

Built 1966 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,000

WV 72

Fair

Over: LAUREL RUN

2.29 MI. NORTH CR 26, Tucker, WV

Built 1933 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROUTE 15/3

Fair

Over: ELK RIVER

0.18 MI W CO 15/6 SLS, Webster, WV

Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 750

CR 85/4

Fair

Over: CLEAR FORK

0.03 MI S OF WV 85, Wyoming, WV

Built 1992 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 30

I64 EB

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 60/29

3.02 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV

Built 1960 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 13,550

I64 WB

Fair

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 60/29

3.02 MI. EAST OF CR 60/89, Cabell, WV

Built 1960 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 13,550

COUNTY ROUTE 15

Fair

Over: PAINT CREEK

0.26 Miles S. of CR 15/21, Fayette, WV

Built 1992 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 40

COUNTY ROUTE 25

Fair

Over: DUNLOUP CREEK

0.01 Miles E. of WV 16, Fayette, WV

Built 1993 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 50

CR 01 SLS

Fair

Over: NORTH RIVER

0.01 MI W OF CR 1/4 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1994 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 100

CR 119/14

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

2.08 MILE NORTH OF CR 27, Kanawha, WV

Built 2009 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 300

County Route 71/4

Fair

Over: Bluestone River

0.01 Miles S of Co. 71/13, Mercer, WV

Built 2020 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 40

CR 33 SLS

Fair

Over: POPLAR FK OF MILL CR

0.65 MI E OF CR 46 SLS, Putnam, WV

Built 1988 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 5,700

CR. 1

Fair

Over: CLEAR CREEK

0.02 MI. W. OF CR. 1/7, Raleigh, WV

Built 1987 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,400

County Route 24

Fair

Over: Middle Island Creek

0.23 mi. West jct CR 24/2, Tyler, WV

Built 2002 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 350

COUNTY RT 23

Fair

Over: DAVIS CREEK

0.02 MI S OF CR 42, Kanawha, WV

Built 1958 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 450

CR 700/99

Fair

Over: ISLAND CREEK

0.01 MI EAST OF WV 44, Logan, WV

Built 1990 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 10

CR 52/1

Fair

Over: SANDY HUFF BRANCH

0.01 MI E OF CR 52/21, McDowell, WV

Built 1992 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 19/17

Fair

Over: BUCK GARDEN CREEK

0.02 Miles N of CR 19/49, Nicholas, WV

Built 1991 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 100

US 60

Fair

Over: BIG CLEAR CREEK

0.32 Miles W. of CR 60/18, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1990 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 7,649

CR 48

Fair

Over: MUD RIVER

0.03 MI. WEST OF CR 7, Lincoln, WV

Built 1997 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 450

CO 9

Fair

Over: DRY FORK

0.59 MI SOUTH OF WV 16, McDowell, WV

Built 2002 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 1,500

COUNTY ROUTE 1

Fair

Over: BIRCH RIVER

0.40 Miles West of US 19, Nicholas, WV

Built 1992 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 924

PRESTON CO RT 28

Fair

Over: MUDDY CREEK

0.36 MI SOUTH CO RT 11/3, Preston, WV

Built 1990 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 50

CR 43

Fair

Over: BECKYS CREEK

0.55 MI. S.CR 43/4, Randolph, WV

Built 1954 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 20

WV 4

Fair

Over: GRANNY CREEK

0.11 MI S OF CO 19/40, Braxton, WV

Built 1998 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 8,318

COUNTY ROUTE 60/3

Fair

Over: RICH CREEK

0.19 Miles S. of CR 39/1, Fayette, WV

Built 1992 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 332

West Virginia 2

Fair

Over: Kings Creek

0.06 mi. South jct CR11, Hancock, WV

Built 2006 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 7,400

COUNTY ROUTE 60/29

Fair

Over: CAMPBELLS CREEK

0.02 MI. E. OF CR 60/10, Kanawha, WV

Built 2013 Load: 76.2 t ADT: 4,200

COUNTY ROUTE 25

Fair

Over: DUNLOUP CREEK

0.06 Miles E. of WV 16, Fayette, WV

Built 1993 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 85/2

Fair

Over: KEENEY CREEK

2.17 Miles W. of CR 82, Fayette, WV

Built 2002 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 10

Wilson Road

Fair

Over: N. Branch Potomac River

WV/MD State Line, Grant, WV

Built 1942 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 240

COUNTY ROUTE 21/2

Fair

Over: GREENBRIER RIVER

0.65 Miles W. of CR 21/8, Greenbrier, WV

Built 1988 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 250

CR 11/3

Fair

Over: ROCKHOUSE CREEK

0.09 MI SOUTH OF CR 10/14, Logan, WV

Built 1988 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 1,600

CO 52/61

Fair

Over: ELKHORN CREEK

0.05 MILE N OF CO 52/61, McDowell, WV

Built 2000 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 100

CR 36

Fair

Over: LOWER FIVEMILE CREEK

1.60 MI E OF CR 25, Mason, WV

Built 1983 Load: 77.1 t ADT: 200

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