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County Route 56 over Cottontree Run

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

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

County Route 56 over Cottontree Run in Roane 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 1953, making it 72 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 300 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 131 inventoried bridges in Roane County rated poor (19.8%); 26 (19.8%) 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


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 26 ft
Location	0.97 Mi N of US 119
NBI structure number	00000000044A097
Condition class	Poor

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