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Doddridge Co Rt 40 over Meathouse Fork

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

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

Doddridge Co Rt 40 over Meathouse Fork in Doddridge 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 superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1951, making it 74 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 50 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 39 of the 99 inventoried bridges in Doddridge County rated fair (39.4%); 22 (22.2%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 102 ft
Location	0.04 Mi South Wv Rt 18
NBI structure number	00000000009A062
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Route 50 over Morgans Run	1970	17,500	Fair
US Route 50 over Buckeye Run	1969	17,400	Good
US Route 50 over Bluestone Creek	1971	13,800	Fair
US Route 50 over Claylick Run	1970	11,800	Good
US Route 50 over Brushy Run	1970	11,500	Fair
US Route 50 over Buckeye Run	1970	10,800	Fair