County Route 44 over Scary Creek

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

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

• County Route 44 over Scary Creek in Putnam 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 2001, making it 24 years old at the 2025 inventory.
• It carries about 400 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
• Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
• It is one of 72 of the 135 inventoried bridges in Putnam County rated fair (53.3%); 20 (14.8%) 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.

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

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