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Taylor Co Rt 13/21 over Right Fork Simpson Creek

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

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

Taylor Co Rt 13/21 over Right Fork Simpson Creek in Taylor County, West Virginia, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2003, making it 22 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 10 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 26 of the 65 inventoried bridges in Taylor County rated good (40.0%); 6 (9.2%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	8	Very good 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 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