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Wv 16 over New River and CSX RR

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

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

Wv 16 over New River and CSX RR in Fayette 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 1999, making it 26 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 142 of the 210 inventoried bridges in Fayette County rated fair (67.6%); 27 (12.9%) 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 813 ft
Location	1.42 Miles N. of CR 13
NBI structure number	00000000010A260
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-77 over Milburn Creek	1985	29,547	Fair
I-77 over Skitter Ck/coal Haul Rd	1981	29,074	Fair
I-77 over Town Creek	1980	28,282	Fair
I-77 Pax Exit RR over Willis Branch	1981	28,282	Fair
I-77 over Route 15 and Paint Creek	1981	27,220	Fair
I-77 over Route 15 and Paint Creek	1981	27,220	Fair