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US 33 (x) over Buckhannon River

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

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

US 33 (x) over Buckhannon River in Upshur 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 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1991, making it 34 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,950 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 65 of the 98 inventoried bridges in Upshur County rated fair (66.3%); 11 (11.2%) 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


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 438 ft
Location	0.94 Mi W of Co 5/9
NBI structure number	00000000049A115
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Wv 20 over Brushy Fork	1927	16,800	Fair
US 33 over Co 4/9	1991	11,900	Fair
US Rt 33 X over Co 12 and CSX Railroad	1989	8,100	Fair
US 33 X over US Rt 33 X	1989	8,100	Fair
Co 12 (sls) over Brushy Fork	1945	6,800	Fair
US Route 33 X over US 119 and WV 20	1989	6,750	Fair