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County Route 18 over South Fork Creek

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

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

County Route 18 over South Fork Creek in Hancock 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 culvert, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1996, making it 29 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 15 of the 29 inventoried bridges in Hancock County rated fair (51.7%); 9 (31.0%) 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	5	Fair condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Route 30 over Wv Rte 2 & Ohio River	1977	13,100	Fair
US Route 30 over River Road & Ohio River	1976	11,200	Fair
West Virginia 2 over Frontier Group of Co.Inc	1966	8,500	Poor
West Virginia 2 over Clevland Cliff RR & Yard	1998	8,500	Fair
US Route 30 over River Road & Ohio River	1976	7,993	Fair
Golding Street Ext over Ohio River	1905	7,500	Poor