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CR 46 over Elk River

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

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

CR 46 over Elk River in Clay 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2023, making it 2 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 87 inventoried bridges in Clay County rated good (29.9%); 14 (16.1%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 296 ft
Location	0.02 Mi. E. of WV 4
NBI structure number	00000000008A138
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 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