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West Virginia Bridge Conditions
Highway bridges longer than 20 feet in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
Yearly inspection ratings. A poor rating does not mean a bridge is unsafe to use.
- Highway bridges
- 7,345
- Good condition
- 26.7%
- 1,960
- Poor condition
- 17.8%
- 1,307
- Weight-limited or closed
- 928
Bridges by county
| County | Bridges | Good | Poor | Weight-limited | Avg. year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbour County | 93 | 16.1% | 12.9% (12) | 15 | 1958 |
| Berkeley County | 117 | 33.3% | 5.1% (6) | 5 | 1987 |
| Boone County | 131 | 19.8% | 16.8% (22) | 16 | 1987 |
| Braxton County | 148 | 18.2% | 8.8% (13) | 16 | 1979 |
| Brooke County | 56 | 23.2% | 16.1% (9) | 6 | 1985 |
| Cabell County | 205 | 33.7% | 16.1% (33) | 14 | 1985 |
| Calhoun County | 50 | 38% | 26% (13) | 4 | 1971 |
| Clay County | 87 | 29.9% | 16.1% (14) | 5 | 1987 |
| Doddridge County | 99 | 38.4% | 22.2% (22) | 15 | 1974 |
| Fayette County | 210 | 19.5% | 12.9% (27) | 38 | 1983 |
| Gilmer County | 108 | 22.2% | 13% (14) | 14 | 1976 |
| Grant County | 97 | 25.8% | 11.3% (11) | 10 | 1982 |
| Greenbrier County | 208 | 24% | 12.5% (26) | 31 | 1980 |
| Hampshire County | 91 | 31.9% | 9.9% (9) | 6 | 1978 |
| Hancock County | 29 | 17.2% | 31% (9) | 6 | 1970 |
| Hardy County | 132 | 27.3% | 7.6% (10) | 19 | 1982 |
| Harrison County | 256 | 31.3% | 25% (64) | 43 | 1969 |
| Jackson County | 190 | 37.4% | 23.7% (45) | 25 | 1973 |
| Jefferson County | 46 | 23.9% | 0% (0) | 1 | 1995 |
| Kanawha County | 555 | 18.9% | 12.4% (69) | 37 | 1982 |
| Lewis County | 161 | 22.4% | 10.6% (17) | 13 | 1967 |
| Lincoln County | 118 | 39.8% | 14.4% (17) | 7 | 1990 |
| Logan County | 236 | 30.5% | 22% (52) | 27 | 1989 |
| Marion County | 193 | 48.2% | 21.2% (41) | 24 | 1977 |
| Marshall County | 85 | 32.9% | 28.2% (24) | 12 | 1979 |
| Mason County | 137 | 29.9% | 15.3% (21) | 13 | 1990 |
| McDowell County | 224 | 7.1% | 28.1% (63) | 49 | 1984 |
| Mercer County | 175 | 2.3% | 25.1% (44) | 36 | 1978 |
| Mineral County | 63 | 31.7% | 7.9% (5) | 5 | 1972 |
| Mingo County | 165 | 34.5% | 12.1% (20) | 11 | 1992 |
| Monongalia County | 203 | 36.9% | 19.2% (39) | 21 | 1980 |
| Monroe County | 62 | 24.2% | 12.9% (8) | 14 | 1983 |
| Morgan County | 55 | 23.6% | 27.3% (15) | 15 | 1961 |
| Nicholas County | 96 | 25% | 15.6% (15) | 18 | 1986 |
| Ohio County | 114 | 19.3% | 22.8% (26) | 13 | 1967 |
| Pendleton County | 113 | 15.9% | 21.2% (24) | 13 | 1985 |
| Pleasants County | 25 | 36% | 24% (6) | 1 | 1979 |
| Pocahontas County | 117 | 25.6% | 24.8% (29) | 14 | 1983 |
| Preston County | 182 | 33.5% | 22% (40) | 41 | 1971 |
| Putnam County | 135 | 31.9% | 14.8% (20) | 10 | 1989 |
| Raleigh County | 226 | 7.5% | 24.8% (56) | 30 | 1983 |
| Randolph County | 189 | 29.6% | 15.9% (30) | 18 | 1989 |
| Ritchie County | 127 | 33.1% | 26.8% (34) | 16 | 1967 |
| Roane County | 131 | 45% | 19.8% (26) | 13 | 1981 |
| Summers County | 65 | 15.4% | 7.7% (5) | 3 | 1986 |
| Taylor County | 65 | 40% | 9.2% (6) | 7 | 1971 |
| Tucker County | 70 | 30% | 17.1% (12) | 6 | 1984 |
| Tyler County | 73 | 35.6% | 19.2% (14) | 14 | 1981 |
| Upshur County | 98 | 22.4% | 11.2% (11) | 6 | 1971 |
| Wayne County | 162 | 28.4% | 13.6% (22) | 15 | 1983 |
| Webster County | 82 | 28% | 12.2% (10) | 19 | 1978 |
| Wetzel County | 108 | 38% | 25% (27) | 20 | 1977 |
| Wirt County | 42 | 38.1% | 21.4% (9) | 6 | 1986 |
| Wood County | 181 | 42.5% | 22.1% (40) | 22 | 1980 |
| Wyoming County | 159 | 3.1% | 32.1% (51) | 31 | 1986 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many bridges in West Virginia are in poor condition?
- In the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, 1,307 of 7,345 highway bridges in West Virginia were rated poor (17.8% of rated bridges).
- Which West Virginia counties have the most bridges in poor condition?
- Among counties with at least 30 bridges, the highest shares rated poor are Wyoming County (32.1%), Marshall County (28.2%), McDowell County (28.1%), Morgan County (27.3%), Ritchie County (26.8%).
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory · 2025 data