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Wv 4 over Big Otter Creek

Clay County, West Virginia · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Wv 4 over Big Otter Creek in Clay County, West Virginia, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1929, making it 96 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 350 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 14 of the 87 inventoried bridges in Clay County rated poor (16.1%); 14 (16.1%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	4	Poor condition
Substructure	4	Poor condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-79 NB & SB over Murphy Fk of Big Otter C	1974	16,300	Fair
I-79 Nbl over Wv 16	1974	8,800	Fair
I-79 Sbl over WV16	1974	8,600	Fair
Wv 16 over Middle Creek	1944	1,500	Poor
Wv 16 over Middle Creek	1944	1,500	Fair
Wv 16 over Camp Creek	1930	1,500	Poor