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CR 52/3 over Elkhorn Creek

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

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

CR 52/3 over Elkhorn Creek in McDowell 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 deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1992, making it 33 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 63 of the 224 inventoried bridges in McDowell County rated poor (28.1%); 63 (28.1%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 62 ft
Location	0.05 Mi W of CR 52/33
NBI structure number	00000000024A217
Condition class	Poor

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 52 over Tug Fork	1957	5,300	Fair
US 52 over Elkhorn Creek	2024	3,700	Good
US 52 over Bottom Creek	1932	3,500	Fair
US 52 over Elkhorn Creek	1936	3,500	Fair
US 52 Alternate over Elkhorn Creek	1979	3,400	Fair
US 52 over Spice Creek	1933	3,200	Poor