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County Route 41/9 over Smokey Branch

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

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

County Route 41/9 over Smokey Branch in Fayette 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 culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1999, making it 26 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 305 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 41 of the 210 inventoried bridges in Fayette County rated good (19.5%); 27 (12.9%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good condition


Structure	Prestressed concrete culvert
Length	about 21 ft
Location	0.01 Miles S. of CR 31
NBI structure number	00000000010A261
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-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