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 54/4
FairOver: MUDDY CREEK
0.25 Miles N. of WV 12, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2005 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 21
COUNTY ROAD 4/2 SL
FairOver: HIETT RUN
0.02 MI S OF CR 45/20 SLS, Hampshire, WV
Built 1972 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 50
4th Street
FairOver: Middle Run Creek
0.01 mi. West jct CR14, Hancock, WV
Built 2007 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 200
CR 25 (SLS)
FairOver: Evitts Run
0.49 miles N of CR 36 SLS, Jefferson, WV
Built 1930 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 1,600
CO 52/19
FairOver: ELKHORN CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH OF US 52, McDowell, WV
Built 2000 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 250
CR 65/34
FairOver: PIGEON CREEK
0.01 MILE SOUTH OF WV 65, Mingo, WV
Built 1994 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 20
CR 22 SLS
FairOver: WILLET RUN
0.01 MI E OF CR 22/1 SLS, Morgan, WV
Built 1999 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 7/1
FairOver: MEADOW CREEK
0.22 Miles E. of CR 7, Summers, WV
Built 1989 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 18
FairOver: PINNACLE CREEK
4.09 MI. W. OF CR 18/1, Wyoming, WV
Built 1936 Load: 70.7 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 10/4
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.01 MI S CO 10, Braxton, WV
Built 1995 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 226
West Virginia 67
FairOver: Buffalo Creek
0.02 mi. East jct CR 67/1, Brooke, WV
Built 1978 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,700
COUNTY ROUTE 17/5
FairOver: CEDAR CREEK
0.01 MI W CO17, Gilmer, WV
Built 1988 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 11
CR 11 SLS
FairOver: CAMP BRANCH RUN
0.07 MI S OF WV 55/20, Hardy, WV
Built 1994 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 300
MARION CO RT 17/17
FairOver: PAW PAW CREEK
0.02 MI SOUTH CO RT 17, Marion, WV
Built 1992 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 300
CR 66
FairOver: THIRTEENMILE CREEK
0.01 MILE S OF CR 35/10, Mason, WV
Built 2014 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 1
FairOver: MARSH FORK
0.06 MI. W. OF WV 3, Raleigh, WV
Built 1981 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,700
CR 3/8
FairOver: ROCK CREEK
0.07 MI E OF CR 3/37, Raleigh, WV
Built 1950 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 250
WV RT 99
FairOver: MARSH FORK
0.11 MI W OF CR 13, Raleigh, WV
Built 1977 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 4,100
COUNTY ROUTE 3/4
FairOver: HORSE CREEK
2.12 MI EAST OF WV 3, Raleigh, WV
Built 2010 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 600
CR 11
FairOver: GOOSE CREEK
0.11 MI S OF CR 18, Ritchie, WV
Built 1996 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 40
WV 72
FairOver: ROARING RUN
0.05 MI S OF US 219, Tucker, WV
Built 1964 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 1,800
WV 72
FairOver: BULL RUN
0.06 MI N OF CR 13, Tucker, WV
Built 1964 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 600
COUNTY ROUTE 52/14
FairOver: HUFF CREEK
0.02 MI N OF US 52, Wyoming, WV
Built 1987 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 40
WV RT 85
FairOver: 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
FairOver: WEST BR SIMPSON CK
0.02 MI E CO 16, Barbour, WV
Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 61/55
FairOver: ARMSTRONG CREEK
0.01 Miles E. of CR 61/24, Fayette, WV
Built 2002 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 21
COUNTY ROUTE 61/17
FairOver: LOOP CREEK
0.01 Miles W. of WV 61, Fayette, WV
Built 2005 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 10
CR 23/4
FairOver: Paint Creek
0.01 Miles South of CR 23, Fayette, WV
Built 2020 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 100
CR 9/2 SLS
FairOver: SOUTH MILL CRK
0.23 MI E OF CR 09 SLS, Grant, WV
Built 1938 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 250
US 60
FairOver: GREENBRIER RIVER
0.05 Miles E. of CR 38, Greenbrier, WV
Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 6,777
CR 28
FairOver: TUPPER CREEK
0.01 MI E OF WV 622, Kanawha, WV
Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 750
COUNTY ROUTE 63
FairOver: UPPER THREEMILE FORK
0.39 MI N OF CR 57, Kanawha, WV
Built 1985 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 10
FairOver: ALUM FORK
0.26 MI E CO 10/1, Lewis, WV
Built 1984 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 300
CR 119/5
FairOver: PINE CREEK
1.45 MILE WEST OF WV 44, Logan, WV
Built 1997 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 15
FairOver: 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
FairOver: BIG LAUREL CREEK
0.73 Miles South of WV 39, Nicholas, WV
Built 1995 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 150
Ramp US250 to I70E
FairOver: Wheeling Creek
Junction US 250 & I 70 EB, Ohio, WV
Built 1966 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 2,000
WV 72
FairOver: LAUREL RUN
2.29 MI. NORTH CR 26, Tucker, WV
Built 1933 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 300
COUNTY ROUTE 15/3
FairOver: ELK RIVER
0.18 MI W CO 15/6 SLS, Webster, WV
Built 1994 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 750
CR 85/4
FairOver: CLEAR FORK
0.03 MI S OF WV 85, Wyoming, WV
Built 1992 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 15
FairOver: PAINT CREEK
0.26 Miles S. of CR 15/21, Fayette, WV
Built 1992 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 25
FairOver: DUNLOUP CREEK
0.01 Miles E. of WV 16, Fayette, WV
Built 1993 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 50
CR 01 SLS
FairOver: NORTH RIVER
0.01 MI W OF CR 1/4 SLS, Hardy, WV
Built 1994 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 100
CR 119/14
FairOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
2.08 MILE NORTH OF CR 27, Kanawha, WV
Built 2009 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 300
County Route 71/4
FairOver: Bluestone River
0.01 Miles S of Co. 71/13, Mercer, WV
Built 2020 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 40
CR 33 SLS
FairOver: 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
FairOver: CLEAR CREEK
0.02 MI. W. OF CR. 1/7, Raleigh, WV
Built 1987 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 1,400
County Route 24
FairOver: Middle Island Creek
0.23 mi. West jct CR 24/2, Tyler, WV
Built 2002 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 350
COUNTY RT 23
FairOver: DAVIS CREEK
0.02 MI S OF CR 42, Kanawha, WV
Built 1958 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 450
CR 700/99
FairOver: ISLAND CREEK
0.01 MI EAST OF WV 44, Logan, WV
Built 1990 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 10
Showing 4,551-4,600 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.
Understanding Bridge Conditions
How FHWA rates bridge condition on a 0-9 scale.
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