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US. 33 over Buffington Run

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

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

US. 33 over Buffington Run in Roane 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 1960, making it 65 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 46 of the 131 inventoried bridges in Roane County rated fair (35.1%); 26 (19.8%) 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.

Component ratings


Structure	Prestressed concrete channel beam
Length	about 26 ft
Location	0.73 Mi. E. of CR. 5/20
NBI structure number	00000000044A071
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-79 North over Cookman Fork of Sandy Ck	1972	7,000	Poor
US 33 over Tanner Run	1959	6,100	Good
US 33 over Spring Creek	2023	6,100	Good
I-79 Nbl over CR 29	1972	5,800	Fair
I-79 Nbl over Co 29	1972	5,800	Fair
I-79 Nbl over C.R.29 Big Sandy Creek	1972	5,800	Fair