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I-79 NB and SB over Harr. Co. Rt. 20/17

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

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

I-79 NB and SB over Harr. Co. Rt. 20/17 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 culvert, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1970, making it 55 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 33,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	7	Good 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
US Route 50 over Wv 20 & Wv 20 Conn.	1977	31,100	Fair
US Route 50 WB over Salem Fork Pvt Dr Trai	1981	28,798	Poor