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County Route 38 Sl over Polemic Run

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

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

County Route 38 Sl over Polemic Run in Braxton County, West Virginia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2008, making it 17 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 80 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 27 of the 148 inventoried bridges in Braxton County rated good (18.2%); 13 (8.8%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 45 ft
Location	0.12 Mi S of Co 38/3 Sls
NBI structure number	00000000004A188
Condition class	Good

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