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County Route 7/18 over Middle Fork Hughes River

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

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

County Route 7/18 over Middle Fork Hughes River in Ritchie 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 superstructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1898 and reconstructed in 1989, making it 127 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 40 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 34 of the 127 inventoried bridges in Ritchie County rated poor (26.8%); 34 (26.8%) 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
US 50 Ebl & Wbl over Bunnel Run	1969	10,800	Fair
US 50 Ebl & Wbl over Marietta Run	1969	8,200	Good
US 50 Ebl over North Fk.hughes Rv.	1969	6,400	Fair
US 50 Wbl over North Fk.hughes River	1969	6,400	Fair
West Virginia 16 over Hushers Run	1993	5,000	Good
US 50 Ebl over Bonds Creek	1970	4,950	Good