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

Total Bridges

7,679

Public highway bridges in West Virginia

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%.

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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

GU

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59
Selected

WV

West Virginia

16.02% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,679

SD

South Dakota

16.24% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,905

IA

Iowa

20.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,753

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.

All Bridges in West Virginia

CR46/9 SLS

Fair

Over: TRIBUTARY PATTERSON CRK

0.04 MI WEST OF CR 11 SLS, Mineral, WV

Built 1967 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 200

CR 14/3

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.01 MI. S. OF CR. 14, Mingo, WV

Built 1987 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 100

CR 3/5

Fair

Over: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CK

0.07 MILE NORTH OF CR 2/3, Mingo, WV

Built 2000 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 500

MONONGALIA CR 11

Fair

Over: RT BRANCH OF MIRACLE RUN

0.10 MI WEST MON CO RT 15, Monongalia, WV

Built 1992 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 200

MONONGALIA CR 50

Fair

Over: WADES RUN

0.23 MI SOUTH CO RT 54, Monongalia, WV

Built 1987 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 750

CR 5/1

Fair

Over: ROARING CREEK

2.60 MI N JCT US 33, Pendleton, WV

Built 1990 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 30

CR 17

Fair

Over: N FORK S BRANCH POTOMAC

0.29 MI S OF WV 28, Pendleton, WV

Built 1988 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 350

CR ROUTE 1/4

Fair

Over: GREENBRIER RIVER

0.03 MI W OF USFS 1/8, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1987 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 150

CR 6/2

Fair

Over: GALFORD RUN

0.45 MI. EAST JCT CR 6, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1990 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 50

CR 12

Fair

Over: THOMAS CREEK

0.68 MI E CR 12/2, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1993 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 90

C.R. 21/4

Fair

Over: RIGHT FORK BEAVER CREEK

0.01 MI. W. JCT. CR 21, Pocahontas, WV

Built 1994 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 20

PRESTON CO RT 21

Fair

Over: BULL RUN

0.15 MI NORTH CO RT 21/4, Preston, WV

Built 1989 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 250

PRESTON CO RT 51

Fair

Over: SALTLICK CREEK

0.07 MI NORTH CO RT 106, Preston, WV

Built 1988 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 250

CR 38

Fair

Over: HARMONS CREEK

0.04 MI W OF CR 38/3, Putnam, WV

Built 1993 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 150

WV RT 3

Fair

Over: MARSH FORK

0.01 MI EAST OF CR 3/19, Raleigh, WV

Built 1954 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 2,800

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Fair

Over: LEADING CREEK

0.24 MI. W.OF CR.219/86, Randolph, WV

Built 1984 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 150

CR 46

Fair

Over: LEFT FORK BUCKHANNON R

1.79 MI E CR 44/1, Randolph, WV

Built 1990 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 250

US 219 & WV 55

Fair

Over: CONLEY RUN

0.01 MI N OF CR 64, Randolph, WV

Built 1992 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 1,600

COUNTY ROUTE 2/1

Fair

Over: BULL RUN

0.26 M NORTH OF CR 2/11, Wood, WV

Built 1989 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROUTE 24

Fair

Over: LEFT FORK STILLWELL CK

0.49 MILE S OF CR 50/37, Wood, WV

Built 1990 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 250

WV 10

Fair

Over: CABIN CREEK

0.03 MI S OF CR 10/13, Wyoming, WV

Built 1996 Load: 57.1 t ADT: 1,400

COUNTY ROUTE 1/2

Fair

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.05 MI S CR 1, Boone, WV

Built 1990 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 150

COUNTY RT 9

Fair

Over: HEWETT CREEK

0.11 MI W OF CR 22, Boone, WV

Built 1989 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 700

CR 66

Fair

Over: SMITH CREEK

0.83 MI SOUTH OF WV 10, Cabell, WV

Built 1988 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 400

COUNTY RT 17

Fair

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

0.38 MI E OF WV 16, Clay, WV

Built 1994 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 500

COUNTY ROUTE 61/5

Fair

Over: BEARDS FORK

2.66 Miles E. of WV 61, Fayette, WV

Built 1990 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 394

COUNTY ROUTE 4

Fair

Over: MEADOW CREEK

0.44 Miles S. of CR 4/4, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2008 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 152

COUNTY ROUTE 50

Fair

Over: Tuckahoe Run

0.91 Miles S. of CR. 50/1, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2011 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,000

CR 03 SLS

Fair

Over: SPRINGFIELD RUN

0.01 MI E OF CR 28/5 SLS, Hampshire, WV

Built 1995 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 1,600

CR 4/1 SLS

Fair

Over: NORTH RIVER

0.10 MI W OF CR 45/20 SLS, Hampshire, WV

Built 1990 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 50

CR 01 SLS

Fair

Over: NORTH RIVER

0.38 MI E OF CR 1/5 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1991 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 90

CR 11 SLS

Fair

Over: BRANCH CAMP BRANCH RUN

0.64 MI.S.OF C.R.259/08, Hardy, WV

Built 1995 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 100

CR 20 SLS

Fair

Over: UPPER COVE RUN

0.32 MI W OF CR 59/1 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 1990 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 450

CR 83

Fair

Over: PAINT CREEK

0.23 MI SOUTH OF CR 83/1, Kanawha, WV

Built 1988 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 850

WV 622

Fair

Over: ROCKY FORK

0.51 MI N OF WV 501, Kanawha, WV

Built 1989 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 2,700

US 817

Fair

Over: TACKETT CREEK

0.01 MI S OF CR 17/1, Kanawha, WV

Built 1992 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 16,600

CR 79/4

Fair

Over: CABIN CREEK

0.59 MI N OF CR 79/3, Kanawha, WV

Built 1998 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 80

CR 24/1

Fair

Over: LANE BRANCH OF TUPPER CK

0.10 MI E OF CR 24, Kanawha, WV

Built 1998 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 150

CR 79/1

Fair

Over: DRY BRANCH CABIN CREEK

0.95 M EAST OF CR 79/3, Kanawha, WV

Built 2002 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 300

CR 5

Fair

Over: TRACE FORK

0.08 MI NORTH OF CR 5/2, Lincoln, WV

Built 1987 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 200

CR 50

Fair

Over: FOURMILE CREEK

0.20 MI SOUTH OF CR 11, Lincoln, WV

Built 1990 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 200

CR 14

Fair

Over: RUM CREEK

1.75 MI EAST OF CR 701/98, Logan, WV

Built 1979 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 600

CR 16

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.41 MILE EAST OF CR 16/1, Logan, WV

Built 1976 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 3,700

CR 3/34

Fair

Over: CRAWLEY CREEK

0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 3, Logan, WV

Built 1989 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 40

CR 16/1

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

0.01 MI EAST OF CR 16, Logan, WV

Built 1976 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 550

COUNTY ROUTE 27

Fair

Over: UPPER FIVEMILE CREEK

0.95 MI N OF CR 27/2, Mason, WV

Built 1990 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 300

CR 52/8

Fair

Over: BOTTOM CREEK

0.46 MI N OF US 52, McDowell, WV

Built 1991 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 200

CR 161/4

Fair

Over: TUG FORK

0.01 MI E OF WV 161, McDowell, WV

Built 1994 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 20

WV ROUTE 104

Fair

Over: DAVES FORK

0.02 MI W OF CR 219/5, Mercer, WV

Built 1994 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 17,000

COUNTY ROUTE 219/1

Fair

Over: SECOND CREEK

0.01 Miles N. of CR 219/4, Monroe, WV

Built 1992 Load: 58.0 t ADT: 396

Showing 4,101-4,150 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.

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