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

CR 9/12

Good

Over: MATE CREEK

0.01 MI WEST OF CR 9, Mingo, WV

Built 2021 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 90

WV 82

Good

Over: Birch River

0.01 Miles North CR 1/9, Nicholas, WV

Built 2020 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 900

CR 22

Good

Over: Shavers Fork Cheat River

1.67 mi W of Jct C.R. 27, Randolph, WV

Built 2016 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 40

United States 33

Good

Over: LAUREL FORK RIVER

0.12 mi. East of CR 5/14, Randolph, WV

Built 2018 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,000

County Route 16/4

Good

Over: Bonds Creek

0.49 Mi East of CR 50/29, Ritchie, WV

Built 2012 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 90

US 33

Good

Over: Spring Creek

0.02 MI. E. OF US. 119, Roane, WV

Built 2023 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,100

COUNTY ROUTE 6/2

Good

Over: HUNGARD CREEK

0.30 Miles W. of CR 6, Summers, WV

Built 2012 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10

CR 42

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

0.01 MI S. OF WV ALT10, Cabell, WV

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,400

WEST VIRGINIA 5

Good

Over: LAUREL CREEK

0.03 M WEST OF CR 35/33, Calhoun, WV

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100

DODDRIDGE CR 13/2

Good

Over: LICK RUN

0.01 MI WEST CO RT 40, Doddridge, WV

Built 1991 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10

US 33

Good

Over: Steer Creek

0.10 MI W OF CO 7, Gilmer, WV

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 350

HRR CO RT 46/1

Good

Over: ROOTING CREEK

0.01 MI SO HRR CO RT 46, Harrison, WV

Built 2006 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 46

Good

Over: ELK TWO MILE CREEK

0.02 MILE E OF CR 462, Kanawha, WV

Built 2010 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY ROUTE 10

Good

Over: WEST FORK RIVER

0.01 MI W CO 12, Lewis, WV

Built 2003 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,500

WEST VIRGINIA 10

Good

Over: Old WV10 Buff Ck CSXRR

0.01 MILES S OF C.R. 16., Logan, WV

Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,500

U.S. 250

Good

Over: FLAT RUN

0.02 Miles S of Mar Co 13, Marion, WV

Built 2020 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,400

WV 7

Good

Over: DOLLS RUN

0.35 mi E of Mon Co Rt 39, Monongalia, WV

Built 2012 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,900

CR 7

Good

Over: Bens Run

0.01 Mile West of CR 7/1, Pleasants, WV

Built 2010 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 650

CR 219/15

Good

Over: GREENBRIER RIVER

0.26 MI E JCT CR 219/5, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2015 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 30

County Route 13

Good

Over: Pocatalico River

0.92 Mile South of CR 32, Roane, WV

Built 2021 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY RT 119/16

Good

Over: Robinson Run

0.10 MI N OF US 119, Roane, WV

Built 2021 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 90

CR 9

Good

Over: LITTLE SPRING CREEK

0.02 MI S OF CR 16, Roane, WV

Built 2022 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 200

County Route 30/5

Good

Over: Sancho Creek

0.07 mi. West jct CR 30, Tyler, WV

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50

County Route 11

Good

Over: Elk Fork

0.31 mi. East jct CR11/1, Tyler, WV

Built 2000 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 450

COUNTY ROUTE 44

Good

Over: W FORK OF TWELVEPOLE CK

0.09 MILES W OF WV 152, Wayne, WV

Built 2007 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150

County Route 48

Good

Over: Brush Run

0.35 mi. South jct CR 50, Wetzel, WV

Built 2002 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 50\10

Good

Over: LEFT FORK STILLWELL CK

0.03 MILE S OF CR 50\37, Wood, WV

Built 1997 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 100

28th St. Vienna

Good

Over: Pond Run

0.50 Mi. E of WV 14, Wood, WV

Built 2014 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,000

ARCH BRIDGE

Good

Over: LOWER KANAWHA RUN

SUTTON LAKE CAMPGROUND, Braxton, WV

Built 1996 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 25

C0 35/2 SLS

Good

Over: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER

0.12 MI S WV 5 F, Braxton, WV

Built 2020 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 55

Dodd. Co. 55/8

Good

Over: LITTLE BATTLE RUN

0.45 mi. S. WV 23, Doddridge, WV

Built 2011 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 50

WV 41

Good

Over: Laurel Creek

0.52 Miles S. of CR 41/15, Fayette, WV

Built 2021 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 675

CR 20/17

Good

Over: Little Sewell Creek

0.22 MI S of CR 60/32, Greenbrier, WV

Built 2019 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 10

US 48 (X)

Good

Over: FORT RUN

0.51 MI W OF 55/22 SLS, Hardy, WV

Built 2005 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 4,600

Harrison Co 35

Good

Over: Right Fork

0.02 miles W of Harr 35/5, Harrison, WV

Built 2018 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 300

CR 19/1

Good

Over: STONELICK CREEK

0.05 MI SOUTH of CR 21/28, Jackson, WV

Built 2022 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 550

CR 114/1

Good

Over: ELK TWOMILE CREEK

0.08 MILE N OF WV114, Kanawha, WV

Built 2014 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 2,000

CR 19

Good

Over: LT FK OF POCATALICO RV

0.01 MI N OR CR 21, Kanawha, WV

Built 2022 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 800

CR 79/3

Good

Over: Cabin Ck at Dry Branch

1.7mi South of WV61, Kanawha, WV

Built 2023 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 3,600

WV ROUTE 10 SB

Good

Over: 10/4 Guyandotte 10 CSX

0.10 mile North-CR 10/4, Logan, WV

Built 2009 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 6,300

County Route 74

Good

Over: Fish Creek

0.08 Mi. West JCT CR 21/3, Marshall, WV

Built 2018 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 90

US 52

Good

Over: US19 WV119 CR25 RR E.Ri

1.44 MI NORTH OF CO 29, Mercer, WV

Built 2009 Load: 31.7 t

CR 16 (SLS)

Good

Over: Patterson Creek

0.20 mi. south of CR 11, Mineral, WV

Built 2013 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 450

Harp Route 925

Good

Over: Jennie Creek

0.12 West of C.R. 2/1, Mingo, WV

Built 2017 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 10

CR 29/1

Good

Over: Granny Creek

0.1 MI E CR 29/3, Roane, WV

Built 2019 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 150

COUNTY RT 119/16

Good

Over: ROBINSON RUN

0 27 MI N OF US 119, Roane, WV

Built 2021 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 90

HARP 920

Good

Over: BEECH FORK

0.04 MILE WEST OF CR 21, Wayne, WV

Built 2018 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 30

CR 3

Good

Over: Standingstone Creek

0.02 Mile West of CR 3/2, Wirt, WV

Built 2019 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 90

WEST VIRGINIA 14A

Good

Over: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER

0.21 MILE WEST OF WV 95, Wood, WV

Built 1996 Load: 31.7 t ADT: 6,800

ACCESS ROAD

Good

Over: LITTLE HUFF CREEK

R.D. BAILEY LAKE, Wyoming, WV

Built 1988 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 100

Showing 4,251-4,300 of 7,348 bridges

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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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Every figure on PlainBridges is rendered directly from federal source data, no number is typed in by an editor. West Virginia Good/Fair/Poor shares and county rollups on this page are computed from the same NBI extract as the national boards; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2024 NBI release. NBI condition categories reflect the latest reported inventory record, not a live safety, closure, or travel decision.