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County Route 34 over Interstate 79

Braxton County, West Virginia · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

County Route 34 over Interstate 79 in Braxton County, West Virginia, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1971, making it 54 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 108 of the 148 inventoried bridges in Braxton County rated fair (73.0%); 13 (8.8%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 302 ft
Location	0.81 Mi S of Co 21
NBI structure number	00000000004A092
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the West Virginia department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-79 N over Co 5/11	1973	13,000	Fair
US 19 over Little Birch River	1998	12,126	Good
US 19 over Little Birch River	1970	12,126	Fair
I-79 over A&O RR Main Street	1973	11,900	Fair
I-79 N over Elk Rvr WV 4 Co 28/1	1969	11,150	Fair
I-79 over Buffalo Ck and Co 28/2	2000	11,150	Fair