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Preston Co Rt 7/13 over Buffalo Run

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

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

Preston Co Rt 7/13 over Buffalo Run in Preston 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1940, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 81 of the 182 inventoried bridges in Preston County rated fair (44.5%); 40 (22.0%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Interstate 68 over Pre. Co. Rt. 73/16	1972	16,200	Fair
Interstate 68 over Little Sandy Creek	1973	10,400	Fair
Wv Route 7 over Cheat River 7/26 72/10	1978	8,900	Fair
Wv Route 7 over Dillan Creek	1920	8,200	Fair
Interstate 68 over Big Sandy Creek	1971	8,100	Fair
Interstate 68 over Big Sandy Creek	1971	8,100	Fair