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County Route 23/5 over Back Creek

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

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

County Route 23/5 over Back Creek in Monroe 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 substructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1977, making it 48 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 39 of the 62 inventoried bridges in Monroe County rated fair (62.9%); 8 (12.9%) 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
Superstructure	7	Good condition
Substructure	5	Fair condition

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Federal St/us 219 over Rich Creek	2015	8,567	Good
US 219 over Rich Creek	1931	5,199	Fair
US 219 over Second Creek	1964	3,477	Fair
US 219 over Indian Creek	1930	1,808	Poor
US 219 over Indian Creek	1931	1,807	Fair
US 219 over Indian Creek	1991	1,790	Good