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
HARRISON CR 52/2
GoodOver: ROOTING CREEK
0.03 MI SOUTH CO RT 52, Harrison, WV
Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 21/29
GoodOver: HARPOLD BR OF PARCHMENT
0.02 M EAST OF CR 38/4, Jackson, WV
Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 7
GoodOver: HORNER RUN
0.10 MILE WEST OF CR 7/6, Jackson, WV
Built 1943 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 750
WV 55
GoodOver: BIG BEAVER CREEK
0.13 Miles W. of CR 3, Nicholas, WV
Built 2004 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,193
CR 1/99
GoodOver: PEARCY RUN
0.01 MI. EAST JCT. CR 1, Randolph, WV
Built 2001 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100
COUNTY ROUTE 33/2
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.48 Miles S. of CR 33, Summers, WV
Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 11/4
GoodOver: GRASSY CREEK
0.09 MI E OF CO RT 11/8, Upshur, WV
Built 1817 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 30
GoodOver: FRENCH CREEK
0.04 MI W OF CO 30/5, Upshur, WV
Built 2003 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 282
HARP ROUTE 923
GoodOver: RT FORK OF HOLLY RIVER
0 01 MI N OF CO 18 SLS, Webster, WV
Built 1992 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 10
COUNTY ROUTE 5/18
GoodOver: LITTLE MILL CREEK
0.03 MILE SOUTH OF US 33, Jackson, WV
Built 2009 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 40
CR 7/6
GoodOver: Steer Creek
0.06 Mi S From CR 7, Calhoun, WV
Built 2014 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 30
COUNTY ROUTE 6/2
GoodOver: LITTLE POND CREEK
0.11 M WEST OF CR 6, Jackson, WV
Built 1961 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50
CR214/13
GoodOver: Davis Ck and Kramer St.
0.01 Mi. S of WV601, Kanawha, WV
Built 2023 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,500
US 219
GoodOver: INDIAN CREEK
0.81 Miles N. of WV 122, Monroe, WV
Built 1991 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,790
NO DATA ENTERED
GoodOver: ELBOW BRANCH
NO DATA ENTERED, Webster, WV
Built 2020 Load: 24.0 t ADT: 200
COUNTY ROUTE 7
GoodOver: PHILLIP RUN
0.03 MILE EAST OF WV 16, Calhoun, WV
Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 300
WV 16
GoodOver: PHILLIP RUN
0.09 MILE SOUTH CR 7, Calhoun, WV
Built 1960 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 2,400
COUNTY ROUTE 41/9
GoodOver: SMOKEY BRANCH
0.01 Miles S. of CR 31, Fayette, WV
Built 1999 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 305
WV 16
GoodOver: HONEY BRANCH
0.39 Miles S. of US 60, Fayette, WV
Built 2006 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,700
COUNTY ROUTE 35/7
GoodOver: ARMOUR CREEK
0.01 MI S OF CR 35/1, Kanawha, WV
Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 40
COUNTY ROUTE 26
GoodOver: HOLMES BR OF EDENS FORK
0.55 MI N OF CR 27, Kanawha, WV
Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 700
COUNTY ROUTE 26
GoodOver: HOLMES BR OF EDENS FORK
0.01 MI S OF CR 26/6, Kanawha, WV
Built 1972 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 550
WV 34
GoodOver: HARVEY CREEK
0.01 MI SOUTH OF CR 34/1, Lincoln, WV
Built 1950 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 1,500
CR 3/19
GoodOver: CRAWLEY CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH OF CR 3, Logan, WV
Built 1978 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 60/1
GoodOver: INDIAN FORK
0.0 MILE S OF US 60, Putnam, WV
Built 2002 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150
COUNTY ROUTE 22/2
GoodOver: BUCKHANNON RIVER
0.43 MI E OF CO 22/1, Upshur, WV
Built 2008 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 150
County Route 36/1
GoodOver: Spring Creek
0.09 mile south of CR 36, Wirt, WV
Built 2010 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 70
WEST VIRGINIA 14
GoodOver: BRISCOE RUN
0.04 MI. S. OF CR 21/4, Wood, WV
Built 1959 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,700
WEST VIRGINIA 47
GoodOver: STILLWELL CREEK
0.15 M WEST OF CR 47/24, Wood, WV
Built 1946 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,800
WV 14
GoodOver: POND RUN
0.44 MI. N. OF CR 21/35, Wood, WV
Built 1945 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 37,900
US 50 ALTERNATE
GoodOver: OHIO R., CSX, KEEVER ST.
0.50 M WEST OF WV 14S, Wood, WV
Built 1955 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 8,200
COUNTY ROUTE 5/14
GoodOver: RIGHT FORK SALTLICK CK
0.01 MI E WV 5, Braxton, WV
Built 1995 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 20
WV 41
GoodOver: LAUREL CREEK
0.50 Mi S of CR 22/5 SLS, Fayette, WV
Built 2017 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 686
CR 219/32
GoodOver: ELK RIVER
0.04 MI S OF US 119, Kanawha, WV
Built 2015 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 350
COUNTY RT 14
GoodOver: GUYANDOTTE RIVER AND CSX
0.05 MI EAST OF WV RT 10, Logan, WV
Built 2014 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 950
MARION CO RT 27
GoodOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.04 MI NORTH CO RT 27/2, Marion, WV
Built 1992 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,800
CR 7/6
GoodOver: TRACE FORK
0.01 MI EAST OF US 119, Mingo, WV
Built 1970 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 400
CO ROUTE 21/29
GoodOver: TYGART CREEK
0.01 MI EAST OF CR 21, Wood, WV
Built 1967 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 350
CR 12 SLS
GoodOver: OPEQUON CREEK
0.46 MI E OF CR 05 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 2005 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,600
US 60
GoodOver: HOWARDS CREEK
1.78 Miles E. of CR 60/14, Greenbrier, WV
Built 2000 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 8,522
US 19
GoodOver: WEST FORK RIVER
0.09 mi. N CR 12 (sls), Harrison, WV
Built 2014 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 9,400
COUNTY ROUTE 11
GoodOver: W FORK LITTLE KANAWHA R
0.01 M W CR 9, Roane, WV
Built 2019 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 10
WV 85
GoodOver: LACEY BRANCH
0.01 MILE N. OF CR 112, Boone, WV
Built 2007 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,200
US 119
GoodOver: COOPERS CREEK
0.07 MI N OF WV 114, Kanawha, WV
Built 2013 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 9,000
County Route 83/21
GoodOver: Dry Fork
0.03 MI. E. of WV 83, McDowell, WV
Built 2022 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 20
COUNTY ROUTE 14
GoodOver: DUNKARD CREEK
0.01 MI NORTH WV RT 7, Monongalia, WV
Built 2002 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,000
COUNTY ROUTE 17
GoodOver: GREENBRIER RIVER
0.08 Miles S. of WV 3, Summers, WV
Built 1993 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,094
CR 9/4 SLS
GoodOver: WHITES RUN
0.01 MI W OF CR 9/6 SLS, Berkeley, WV
Built 1995 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 400
COUNTY ROUTE 11/5
GoodOver: WALNUT FORK
0.59 MI N CO 11, Lewis, WV
Built 1963 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 50
COUNTY ROUTE 9
GoodOver: SPRING CREEK
1.28 MILE SOUTH OF CR 12, Roane, WV
Built 2006 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 750
Showing 4,751-4,800 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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