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CR 46 over Vandal Fork

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

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

CR 46 over Vandal Fork 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 superstructure, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1928, making it 97 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 450 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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Superstructure	5	Fair condition
Substructure	7	Good condition

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