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I-79 N over Co 36

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

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

I-79 N over Co 36 in Gilmer 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 1972 and reconstructed in 2024, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 13,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2023).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 70 of the 108 inventoried bridges in Gilmer County rated fair (64.8%); 14 (13.0%) 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 117 ft
Location	4.43 Mi N Co 5/11
NBI structure number	00000000011A105
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 S over Co 36	1972	15,200	Fair
Wv 5 over Stewart Creek	1985	6,522	Fair
US 33 over Little Kanawha River	1929	6,200	Poor
Wv 5 over Lynch Run	1926	3,900	Fair
Wv 5 over Sand Fork	1987	3,900	Fair
Wv Route 5 over Leading Creek	2001	2,000	Fair