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 61/9
FairOver: MORRIS CREEK
0.99 Miles S. of WV 61, Fayette, WV
Built 1989 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 199
CR 14 SLS
FairOver: DILLON'S RUN
0.01 MI S OF US 50 T, Hampshire, WV
Built 1942 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 250
CR 50/9 SLS
FairOver: TRINTON HOLLOW RUN
0.03 MI S OF CR 50/31 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 1940 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 150
WV 98
FairOver: Fitness Trail
0.04 mi W of Harr Co 25, Harrison, WV
Built 2013 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 9,700
COUNTY ROUTE 24
FairOver: WOLFPEN BR OF TUPPER CK
0.01 MI S OF CR 24/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1993 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 800
CR 64
FairOver: MUD RIVER
0.02 MI WEST OF CR 46, Lincoln, WV
Built 1993 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 8
FairOver: FUQUAY CREEK
1.08 MILES N OF WV 214, Lincoln, WV
Built 1982 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 750
CR 10/17
FairOver: RICH CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 10/4, Logan, WV
Built 1988 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 650
CR 10/28
FairOver: HUFF CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 10, Logan, WV
Built 1991 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 200
CR 119/5
FairOver: PINE CREEK
3.56 MILES WEST OF WV 44, Logan, WV
Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 60
FairOver: BIG GRAVE CREEK
0.06 MI SOUTH JCT CR 58, Marshall, WV
Built 1993 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 90
CR 18
FairOver: OLDTOWN CREEK
0.70 MI E OF WV 2, Mason, WV
Built 1988 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 450
US 52
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
0.36 MI W OF CR 52/13, McDowell, WV
Built 1976 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 3,100
COUNTY ROUTE 52/11
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
0.01 MI. N. OF CR 52/20, McDowell, WV
Built 1945 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 100
WV. ROUTE 161
FairOver: TUG FORK
0.11 MI. S. OF WV. 103, McDowell, WV
Built 1995 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,000
CO 17
FairOver: NORTH FORK
0.02 MI SOUTH OF CO 17/8, McDowell, WV
Built 2006 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 650
C.R 83/51
FairOver: Little Slate Creek
0.01 Mi E. of Cr. 83/13, McDowell, WV
Built 1997 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 16
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.01 MI N OF CR 16/18, Mercer, WV
Built 1990 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 1,500
CR 19/39
FairOver: BRUSH CREEK
0.01 MI W OF CR 19/29, Mercer, WV
Built 1991 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 70
CR 3/5
FairOver: WEST FK TWELVEPOLE CK
0.07 MI SOUTH OF CR 2/3, Mingo, WV
Built 1991 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 500
COUNTY ROUTE 20/2
FairOver: TWENTY MILE CREEK
0.01 Miles W. of CR 20/21, Nicholas, WV
Built 1990 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 153
I-70 Eastbound
FairOver: Wheeling Creek
1.21 mi. West jct US40, Ohio, WV
Built 1958 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 16,300
C.R. 32
FairOver: BRUSHY FORK
0.03 MI S JCT CR 30, Pendleton, WV
Built 1993 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 20
CR 19/1
FairOver: N FK S BRANCH POTOMAC R
0.06 MI W JCT CR 19, Pendleton, WV
Built 2000 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 30
CR 220/7
FairOver: S BRANCH OF POTOMAC R
0.01 MI. EAST OF U.S. 220, Pendleton, WV
Built 2008 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 350
COUNTY ROUTE 21
FairOver: CUMMINS CREEK
0.31 MI S WV 39, Pocahontas, WV
Built 1991 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 500
PRESTON CO RT 8
FairOver: GLADE RUN
0.36 MI NORTH CO RT 8/4, Preston, WV
Built 2002 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 850
CR 41
FairOver: TRACE FORK
0.10 MI S OF WV 34, Putnam, WV
Built 1990 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 200
CO 19/13
FairOver: BEAVER CREEK
0.40 MI NORTH OF CO 19/41, Raleigh, WV
Built 2001 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 400
CR 6
FairOver: RATTLESNAKE RUN
0.48 MI N. CR 9/3, Randolph, WV
Built 1990 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 10
C.R. 30
FairOver: LEFT FORK FILES CREEK
0.55 MI. W. JCT. CR 22, Randolph, WV
Built 1993 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 200
WEST VIRGINIA 36
FairOver: RIGHT FORK SANDY CREEK
1.90 M SOUTH OF CR 36/20, Roane, WV
Built 1972 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 550
WEST VIRGINIA 36
FairOver: SPRING CREEK
0.02 M SOUTH OF US 119, Roane, WV
Built 1991 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 2,400
COUNTY ROUTE 12/3
FairOver: FINK RUN
0.03 MI S OF US 33, Upshur, WV
Built 1980 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 10
CR 36
FairOver: MILL CREEK
0.94 MI EAST OF US 52, Wayne, WV
Built 1989 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 900
CR 41
FairOver: WEST FK OF TWELVEPOLE CK
1.06 MILE SOUTH OF CR 35, Wayne, WV
Built 1993 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 250
COUNTY ROUTE 15
FairOver: BETSY RUN
0.85 MI WEST JCT CR 60, Wetzel, WV
Built 1989 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 250
County Route 82
FairOver: Buffalo Run
0.32 mi. South jct WV 20, Wetzel, WV
Built 2012 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 5
FairOver: HOPKINS FK OF LAUREL CK
8.03 MI NORTH OF CR 12, Boone, WV
Built 1992 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 950
CR 36/1
FairOver: CHARLEY CREEK
0.05 MI SOUTH OF CO 36, Cabell, WV
Built 1989 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 35/22
FairOver: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER
0.40 MI W OF WV 5, Gilmer, WV
Built 1999 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 60/23
FairOver: MILLIGAN CREEK
0.10 MIiles S. of US 60, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1971 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 22
CR 08 SLS
FairOver: BUFFALO RUN
1.23 MI.N.JCT.CR.8/2 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 1975 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 350
CR 08 SLS
FairOver: NORTH RIVER
0.10 MI S OF CR 01 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1990 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 150
US 220 X
FairOver: DURGON RUN
0.02 MI N OF CR 220/5 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1998 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 4,900
HARRISON CR 20/62
FairOver: LITTLE TENMILE CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH CO RT 20/2, Harrison, WV
Built 1989 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 10
HARRISON CR 50/62
FairOver: SALEM FORK
0.35 MI EAST CO RT 50/6, Harrison, WV
Built 1978 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 14
FairOver: MUD RUN
0.03 MILE SOUTH OF CR 21, Jackson, WV
Built 1997 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 500
CR 60/14
FairOver: CSX RAILROAD
1.80 MI W OF CR 8, Kanawha, WV
Built 1988 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 6,200
CR 76
FairOver: CABIN CREEK
1.50 MI N OF PUBLIC 76/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1991 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 600
Showing 4,301-4,350 of 7,679 bridges
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