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I-79 SB & on Ramp over Barnett Run

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

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

I-79 SB & on Ramp over Barnett Run in Harrison 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1973, making it 52 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 19,950 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 112 of the 256 inventoried bridges in Harrison County rated fair (43.8%); 64 (25.0%) 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	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