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Preston Co Rt 39 over Raccoon Creek

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

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

Preston Co Rt 39 over Raccoon Creek in Preston 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 1940, making it 85 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 250 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 40 of the 182 inventoried bridges in Preston County rated poor (22.0%); 40 (22.0%) 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

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