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Wv 259 F over Branch of Lost River

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

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

Wv 259 F over Branch of Lost River in Hardy 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1930, making it 95 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 86 of the 132 inventoried bridges in Hardy County rated fair (65.2%); 10 (7.6%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 220 T over South Fk of S Br Potomac	1997	8,100	Fair
Wv 55 F over Sbv RR Dumpling Run	2005	5,400	Fair
US 220 T over S. Branch Potomac River	1989	4,900	Fair
US 220 X over Durgon Run	1998	4,900	Fair
US 220 (t) over Mitchell Run	1922	4,900	Fair
US 220 F over Dumpling Run	1929	4,700	Fair