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US 52 over KY Rt. 292 and Tug Fork

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

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

US 52 over KY Rt. 292 and Tug Fork in Mingo 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 1996, making it 29 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 8,400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 88 of the 165 inventoried bridges in Mingo County rated fair (53.3%); 20 (12.1%) 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	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 1,033 ft
Location	0.01 Mile West of US 52
NBI structure number	00000000030A187
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 119 over N&S Railroad Tug Fork	1981	9,672	Fair
US 52 over Tug Fork Co 15 Nsrr	1996	8,500	Fair
US 52 over Tug Fork Co 15 Nsrr	1996	8,500	Fair
US 52 over Tug Fork	1997	8,400	Fair
US 52 over NS Railroad and Co 52/60	1995	7,200	Fair
US 52 over Miller Creek	1995	7,200	Fair