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Taylor Co Rt 38 over Shelby Run

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

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

Taylor Co Rt 38 over Shelby Run in Taylor 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 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1941, making it 84 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 200 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 33 of the 65 inventoried bridges in Taylor County rated fair (50.8%); 6 (9.2%) 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

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US Route 50 over Tygart Valley River CSX	2001	9,800	Good
US Route 50 over Otter Creek	1958	6,900	Good
US Route 50 over Otter Creek	1958	6,900	Fair
US Route 50 over Otter Creek	1958	6,900	Fair
US Route 50 over Three Fork Ck. CSX RR	1978	4,400	Good
US 119 over Tygart Val Riv & CSX RR	2005	4,000	Fair