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Co 6/5 over Elkhorn Creek

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

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

Co 6/5 over Elkhorn Creek in McDowell 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 deck, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1999, making it 26 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 30 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 145 of the 224 inventoried bridges in McDowell County rated fair (64.7%); 63 (28.1%) 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


Structure	Prestressed concrete multiple box beam
Length	about 51 ft
Location	0.01 Miles West of Co 6
NBI structure number	00000000024A274
Condition class	Fair

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