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US Route 50 over Otter Creek

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

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

US Route 50 over Otter Creek 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 culvert, rated 5 (fair condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1958, making it 67 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 6,900 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2020).
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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	5	Fair condition

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 Three Fork Ck. CSX RR	1978	4,400	Good
US 119 over Tygart Val Riv & CSX RR	2005	4,000	Fair
US Route 119 over Whiteday Creek	1940	3,100	Fair