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I-79 Sbl over WV16

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

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

I-79 Sbl over WV16 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1974, making it 51 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,600 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 331 ft
Location	5.88 Mi N of Wv 36
NBI structure number	00000000008A071
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
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
Wv 16 over Elk River & B&o RR	2014	1,500	Fair