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

U.S. 219

Good

Over: CASSITY RUN

0.45 MI. S. JCT. C.R. 21, Randolph, WV

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,000

US 219

Good

Over: TYGART VALLEY RIVER

1.14 MI N JCT CR 51, Randolph, WV

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,200

COUNTY ROUTE 46

Good

Over: RIGHT FORK OF MILL CREEK

0.23 MILE WEST CR 42, Randolph, WV

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,300

U.S. 219

Good

Over: CRAVEN RUN

0.84 MI. South Jct. CR. 1, Randolph, WV

Built 2014 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 12,000

COUNTY ROUTE 10

Good

Over: SUGAR RUN

0.25 MILE EAST OF US 50, Ritchie, WV

Built 1997 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 550

WEST VIRGINIA 74

Good

Over: BRANCH LEFT FORK SLAB CK

0.01 MILE SOUTH OF CR 7/7, Ritchie, WV

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 400

COUNTY ROUTE 5

Good

Over: GOOSE CREEK

0.05 MI. E. OF C/R 50/34, Ritchie, WV

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200

US 50 EBL

Good

Over: Bonds Creek

0.82 MI. E OF CR 8, Ritchie, WV

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,950

US 50 WBL

Good

Over: Bonds Creek

0.82 MI. E OF CR 8, Ritchie, WV

Built 1970 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,950

US 119

Good

Over: POCATALICO RIVER

0.09 MILE S CR 119/12, Roane, WV

Built 1975 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,400

COUNTY ROUTE 5/21

Good

Over: BOGGS RUN

0.02 MILE EAST OF CR 5/20, Roane, WV

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 26/8

Good

Over: LICK FORK

0.03 MILE SOUTH OF CR 26, Roane, WV

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,200

HARP ROUTE 905

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.13 MILE NORTH OF US 33, Roane, WV

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 150

US 119

Good

Over: RIGHT FORK OF SPRING CRK

1.21 MILE SOUTH OF CR 26, Roane, WV

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,000

C.R. 905

Good

Over: Bens Run

0.06 MIle NORTH OF US 119, Roane, WV

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 150

TAYLOR CO RT 13/21

Good

Over: RIGHT FORK SIMPSON CREEK

0.22 MI WEST TAY CO RT 13, Taylor, WV

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

TAYLOR CO RT 40

Good

Over: BERKELEY RUN

0.25 MI NORTH US RT 119, Taylor, WV

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,100

CR 35

Good

Over: N.BRANCH BLACKWATER R.

0.02 mile south cr 35/18, Tucker, WV

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 20

West Virginia 18

Good

Over: Wheeler Run

0.01 mi. South jct CR46, Tyler, WV

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,200

WV 20 F

Good

Over: Branch of Cave Run

0.37 Mi N of Co 20/18 SLS, Upshur, WV

Built 2012 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,400

WV 37

Good

Over: TWELVEPOLE CREEK

0.01 MI SOUTH OF WV 152, Wayne, WV

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,500

US 52

Good

Over: Silver Creek

0.07 mile west of CR 52/4, Wayne, WV

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,000

CR 11

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

0.07 MI NORTH OF CR 11/1, Wayne, WV

Built 2018 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 948

US Route 250

Good

Over: Browns Run

0.01 mi. South jct CR14, Wetzel, WV

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 650

County Route 82

Good

Over: South Fork Fishing Creek

0.03 mi. South jct WV20, Wetzel, WV

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 400

County Route 17

Good

Over: Barker Run

1.07 mi. North jct CR15, Wetzel, WV

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 600

C. R. 3

Good

Over: Brushy Fork

0.01 Mile West of CR 3/5, Wirt, WV

Built 2021 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

COUNTY RT 18/9

Good

Over: LAUREL FORK

0.03 MI. N. OF CR 18, Wood, WV

Built 1990 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

COUNTY ROUTE 21/22

Good

Over: COUNTY ROUTE 21/22

0.07 M NORTH OF CR 40/5, Wood, WV

Built 1966 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 250

COUNTY ROUTE 21

Good

Over: ROCKCAMP RUN

0.01 MILE NORTH OF CO 17, Wood, WV

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,200

US 50 EASTBOUND

Good

Over: L KANAW R L KA RR CSX RR

0.02 MILE WEST OF WV 47, Wood, WV

Built 2004 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 9,300

CR 42

Good

Over: Lockhart Run

0.01 Mile South of WV 14, Wood, WV

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 700

County Route 21/21

Good

Over: Little Tygart Creek

0.5 Miles West of C.R.21, Wood, WV

Built 2017 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

FR 423

Good

Over: LAUREL FORK

LAUREL FORK CAMPGROUND, Randolph, WV

Built 2011 Load: 41.1 t ADT: 99

FR235

Good

Over: FISH HATCHERY RUN

1.14 MILE BEG 235, Randolph, WV

Built 1998 Load: 41.5 t ADT: 99

CR 51/7 SLS

Good

Over: OPEQUON CREEK

0.06 MI E OF CR 34 SLS, Berkeley, WV

Built 2003 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 850

Oak Street

Good

Over: Tuscarora Creek

.01 mi. s. of E. John St, Berkeley, WV

Built 2018 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 200

COUNTY ROUTE 24

Good

Over: FALLS RUN

0.09 MI S OF US 19, Braxton, WV

Built 1978 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 38 SL

Good

Over: POLEMIC RUN

0.12 MI S OF CO 38/3 SLS, Braxton, WV

Built 2008 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 80

CR 25/11

Good

Over: MUD RIVER

0.01 MI EAST OF CR 25, Cabell, WV

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 30

I-64

Good

Over: County Route 52/6

0.30 MI WEST OF CR 37, Cabell, WV

Built 2022 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 36,500

COUNTY ROUTE 11/6

Good

Over: LEFT FK W FK L KANAWHA R

0.06 MILE SOUTH OF CR 11, Calhoun, WV

Built 1989 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 150

WV 42 (T)

Good

Over: Norman Run

0.24 mi. N of CR 07 (SLS), Grant, WV

Built 2017 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 3,300

HARRISON CO RT 5/9

Good

Over: TENMILE CREEK

0.11 MI WEST HARR CO 5, Harrison, WV

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 300

CR. 10/1

Good

Over: RT. FK. CLAYLICK RUN

0.02 MI. S. OF CR. 10/2, Jackson, WV

Built 1977 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 150

COUNTY ROUTE 12

Good

Over: SMITH CREEK

0.39 MI E OF CR 9, Kanawha, WV

Built 1996 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 1,000

COUNTY ROUTE 28

Good

Over: HACKERS CREEK

0.01 MI E OF CO RT 13 SLS, Lewis, WV

Built 2009 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 450

HARP RT 902

Good

Over: LEADING CREEK

0.03 MI S OF US 33, Lewis, WV

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 1 SLS

Good

Over: POLK CREEK

0.60 MI N OF US RT 33 F, Lewis, WV

Built 2010 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 2,200

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Good

Over: BIG UGLY CREEK

0.04 MILE SOUTH OF CO 15, Lincoln, WV

Built 2015 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 400

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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.