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

Total Bridges

7,679

Public highway bridges in West Virginia

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

West Virginia26.9%53.8%19.3%GoodFairPoor
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 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
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$771

GU

Guam

15.25% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$59
Selected

WV

West Virginia

16.02% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$7,679

SD

South Dakota

16.24% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,905

IA

Iowa

20.01% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$20,753

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

Poor

Over: CSX RAILROAD TRACK

0.07 MILE WEST OF WV 2, Pleasants, WV

Built 1980 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 50

COUNTY ROUTE 12/1

Poor

Over: ALLEN CREEK

0.08 MI. N. OF CO. 12/15, Wyoming, WV

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROUTE 1/1

Poor

Over: STRAIGHT CREEK

0.10 MI W OF CR 1, Calhoun, WV

Built 1926 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 350

COUNTY ROUTE 7

Poor

Over: STEER CREEK

0.51 MILE EAST OF CR 7/5, Calhoun, WV

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 250

N0535

Poor

Over: DEMPSEY BRANCH

0.01 Miles E. of CR 8, Fayette, WV

Built 1970 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 12

COUNTY ROUTE 60/5

Poor

Over: 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 25

Good

Over: WOLF RUN

0.09 MILE EAST IF CR 25/5, Wood, WV

Built 1999 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 150

WV Route 68

Good

Over: South Fork Lee Creek

0.35 MI South of CR 9/16, Wood, WV

Built 2015 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 2,000

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: GERTRUDE RUN

NO DATA ENTERED, Pocahontas, WV

Built 2018 Load: 28.5 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 9

Good

Over: TETER CREEK

0.01 MI W OF CO 9/1, Barbour, WV

Built 2017 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 350

CR 119/36

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

0.02 MI. S. OF US 119, Boone, WV

Built 1975 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 40

CR 17/11

Good

Over: SPRUCE FK, CSX RR

0.02 Mile E of WV17, Boone, WV

Built 2016 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100

County Route 9

Good

Over: RIGHT FORK OF STEER CR__

0.65 MI S Of CO 9/2, Braxton, WV

Built 2020 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 390

CR 7

Good

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

0.40 MI EAST OF WV 2, Cabell, WV

Built 1988 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 350

I 64 WB ENTR RAMP

Good

Over: FOURPOLE CREEK

0.01 MILE WEST OF WV 10, Cabell, WV

Built 2014 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 3,400

COUNTY ROUTE 16/25

Good

Over: MIDDLE CREEK

0.18 MILE WEST OF WV 16, Clay, WV

Built 1990 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20

CR 4/5

Good

Over: ELK RIVER

0.01 MI S OF WV 4, Clay, WV

Built 2017 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 400

DODDRIDGE CR 50/34

Good

Over: MORGANS RUN

0.10 MI EAST CO RT 50/30, Doddridge, WV

Built 1942 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 500

WV 127 F

Good

Over: CACAPON RIVER

0.31 MI E OF CR 45/7 SLS, Hampshire, WV

Built 2009 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,500

CR 21

Good

Over: POCATALICO CREEK

0.05 MILE SOUTH OF CR 42, Jackson, WV

Built 2009 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,300

C.R. 9

Good

Over: Little Pond Creek

0.09 MI of C.R. 2/1, Jackson, WV

Built 2017 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20

US 119 CORRIDOR G

Good

Over: ALUM CREEK

0.10 MI N OF CR 11, Kanawha, WV

Built 1982 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 26,500

I-77 NB & SB

Good

Over: RT FK KANAWHA TWOMILE CK

0.25 MI N OF CR 27, Kanawha, WV

Built 1971 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 41,700

WV 61

Good

Over: UPPER CREEK

1.06 MI NORTH OF CR 16/11, Kanawha, WV

Built 2003 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,000

US 33

Good

Over: Stonecoal Creek

0.09 MI W OF CO 14, Lewis, WV

Built 2020 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 17,025

CR 48/3

Good

Over: NINEMILE CREEK

0.03 MILE SOUTH OF CR 48, Lincoln, WV

Built 2000 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 20

COUNTY ROUTE 32

Good

Over: TRACE CREEK

0.11 MILES S OF W.V. 3, Lincoln, WV

Built 2007 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 200

CR 7

Good

Over: MUD RIVER

0.04 MI. N. OF CR 7/1, Lincoln, WV

Built 2012 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 450

COUNTY ROUTE 35/10

Good

Over: SAP SUCKER RUN

0.81 MI. E. OF 33/3 (SLS), Mason, WV

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 60

COUNTY ROUTE 29

Good

Over: SAND FORK OF CRAB CREEK

0.30 MI E OF WV 2, Mason, WV

Built 1997 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 500

CR 86

Good

Over: GUYAN CREEK

0.01 MI S OF CR 45, Mason, WV

Built 1998 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 150

CR 13

Good

Over: GILBERT CREEK

0.07 MI.SOUTH OF CR 10, Mingo, WV

Built 1930 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,200

HARP ROUTE 930

Good

Over: GILBERT CREEK

0.01 MILES SOUTH OF CR13, Mingo, WV

Built 2007 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 30

COUNTY ROUTE 22

Good

Over: PETERS CREEK

0.96 Miles E. of WV 39, Nicholas, WV

Built 2009 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 101

West Virginia 2

Good

Over: Bull Creek

0.38 MILE SOUTH OF CR 4, Pleasants, WV

Built 1995 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 7,300

WV 34

Good

Over: LONG BR. OF POPLAR FORK

0.18 MILE SOUTH OF CR 34, Putnam, WV

Built 2008 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 11,800

US 119

Good

Over: Right Fork Spring Creek

0.08 MI North to 119/2, Roane, WV

Built 2017 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,000

WV 618

Good

Over: WORTHINGTON CREEK

0.04 MI. WEST OF US 50, Wood, WV

Built 1938 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 12,400

COUNTY ROUTE 50/37

Good

Over: MURPHYTOWN BR STILLWELL

0.01 MILE EAST OF CR 24, Wood, WV

Built 1940 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 300

COUNTY ROUTE 56

Good

Over: TYGART VALLEY RIVER

0.01 MI E CO 52, Barbour, WV

Built 2020 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 150

County Route 160/4

Good

Over: Mud River

0.01 mile north of US 60, Cabell, WV

Built 2011 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 70

DODDRIDGE CO RT 16

Good

Over: LEFT PRONG SKELTON RUN

0.01 MI EAST CO RT 16/1, Doddridge, WV

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 90

US ROUTE 19

Good

Over: WEST FORK RIVER

0.12 MI NORTH CO RT 19/63, Harrison, WV

Built 2008 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,400

COUNTY ROUTE 6/7

Good

Over: CABIN FORK OF POND CREEK

0.17 M SOUTH OF CR 1/2, Jackson, WV

Built 1977 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10

COUNTY ROUTE 28

Good

Over: LT FK FROZENCAMP CREEK

0.01 MILE WEST OF CR 28/2, Jackson, WV

Built 1975 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 90

COUNTY ROUTE 30

Good

Over: ISAACS RUN

0.22 MILE EAST OF WV 87, Jackson, WV

Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 750

C.R. 13

Good

Over: Left Fork of Sandy Creek

0.07 MI W To C.R. 21, Jackson, WV

Built 2020 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 550

CR 21

Good

Over: KANAWHA TWOMILE CREEK

1.39 MI. N OF US 60 WEST, Kanawha, WV

Built 2019 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,000

COUNTY ROUTE 48

Good

Over: GUYANDOTTE RIVER

0.02 MILE EAST OF WV 10, Lincoln, WV

Built 2011 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 500

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

Showing 4,801-4,850 of 7,679 bridges

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