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Wv Route 131 over Interstate 79

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

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

Wv Route 131 over Interstate 79 in Harrison 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 deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1972, making it 53 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,900 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 80 of the 256 inventoried bridges in Harrison County rated good (31.2%); 64 (25.0%) 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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 352 ft
Location	0.19 Mi South Co Rt 73/8
NBI structure number	00000000017A231
Condition class	Good

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