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Harrison Co Rt 52 over Rooting Creek

Harrison County, West Virginia · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Harrison Co Rt 52 over Rooting Creek in Harrison County, West Virginia, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1921, making it 104 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 90 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 64 of the 256 inventoried bridges in Harrison County rated poor (25.0%); 64 (25.0%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	4	Poor condition
Substructure	6	Satisfactory condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Interstate 79 over Hrr Co 50/16 50/25 & RR	2004	57,700	Good
US Route 50 over Elk Creek City Streets	1955	47,600	Fair
Interstate 79 over Simpson Creek/private dr	2004	40,600	Good
US Route 50 over West Fork River	1958	36,000	Fair
I-79 NB and SB over Harr. Co. Rt. 20/17	1970	33,700	Good
US Route 50 over Wv 20 & Wv 20 Conn.	1977	31,100	Fair