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CR 17 over Leatherwood Creek

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

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

CR 17 over Leatherwood Creek in Clay 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 1995, making it 30 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 90 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 47 of the 87 inventoried bridges in Clay County rated fair (54.0%); 14 (16.1%) 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	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 51 ft
Location	1.04 Mi E of CR 28 Sls
NBI structure number	00000000008A051
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 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