Bridge conditions in Kanawha County, West Virginia

555 inventoried bridges · 69 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 8 bridges in Kanawha County is rated in poor condition: 69 of 555 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in West Virginia.

69 of the 555 bridges in Kanawha County, West Virginia, are rated in poor condition (12.4%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
105 bridges (18.9%) are rated good and 381 (68.6%) fair.
The median Kanawha County bridge was built in 1981.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is I-64 E & W over Kan R WV61 CSX RR US119 (built 1975), carrying about 84,279 vehicles a day.

Good 18.9% · Fair 68.6% · Poor 12.4% of 555 bridges

Bridges rated poor

Every bridge in the county with a poor rating, busiest first. Poor means a major component is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale; it is a repair flag, not a closure notice.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-64 E & W over Kan R WV61 CSX RR US119	1975	84,279	Poor
I-77 NB & SB over US 60	1975	47,700	Poor
CR 25/47 over 10TH st. US Rt 60 Kan R	1953	18,959	Poor
Wv. 601 over Davis Creek	1959	18,600	Poor
US 60 over Kanawha River & Blvd	1930	15,950	Poor
CR 60/64 over I-64 EB & WB	1974	15,600	Poor
Wv 622 over Rocky Fork	1971	14,800	Poor
I-77 NB over CR 21	1959	14,300	Poor
CR 60/64 over First Avenue & CSX RR	1974	13,800	Poor
I-79 Nbl over CR 53 & Gabes Creek	1976	11,300	Poor
Wv 25 over Kanawha Twomile Creek	1943	10,500	Poor
US 60 WB over Witcher Creek	1969	9,200	Poor
US 60 EB over Witcher Creek	1969	8,800	Poor
Wv 62 over Tyler Creek	1930	6,300	Poor
Wv 94 over Fourmile Fork of Lens Ck	1933	5,000	Poor
I-77 Belle Ramps over CR 60/29 and N&S RR	1954	4,600	Poor
CR 60/14 Sls over Tackett Creek	1940	4,400	Poor
County Route 61/13 over I-64 EB & WB	1973	4,300	Poor
Quarrier Street over Columbia Ave & Elk River	1955	3,900	Poor
I-64 Ramp B over WV25	1965	3,800	Poor
Louden Heights Rd. over Fork of Porters Hollow	1924	2,500	Poor
CR 27 over CR 27/1	1971	2,200	Poor
CR 79/3 over Bear Hollow Creek	1940	2,100	Poor
County Route 77/1 over Fields Creek	1977	1,700	Poor
County Route 43 over Poca Fk of Ltl Sandy CR	1948	1,200	Poor
CR 59 over Thorofare Run	1940	1,200	Poor
CR 46 over Elk Twomile Creek	1924	1,100	Poor
County Route 12 over Smith Creek	1940	1,000	Poor
County Route 60/12 over Georges Creek	1973	950	Poor
County Route 60/12 over Georges Creek	1954	900	Poor
County Route 73 over Eightmile Creek	1986	850	Poor
County Route 46 over Elk Twomile Creek	1960	800	Poor
CR 46 over Elk Twomile Creek	1960	800	Poor
County Route 60/5 over Upton Creek	1917	600	Poor
County Route 33 over Pocatalico River	1996	600	Poor
County Route 26 over Rt Fork of Twomile Ck	1951	550	Poor
CR 46 over Elk Twomile Creek	1960	550	Poor
CR 61/11 over Morris Creek	1930	443	Poor
CR 57 over Slack Branch of Blue Ck	1980	400	Poor
County Route 73/1 over Spring Fork	1987	350	Poor
County Route 60/18 over US 60 & CR 60/20	1965	350	Poor
County Route 81 over Rockcamp Fk of Bells CR	1950	350	Poor
CR 83/3 over Paint Creek	1921	300	Poor
Co Route 60/15 over Simmons Creek	2001	250	Poor
County Route 1/3 over Browns Creek	2003	250	Poor
CR 63 over Falling Rock Creek	1951	200	Poor
CR 72/1 over Slaughter Creek	1966	200	Poor
CR 15 over Middle Fork of Davis Ck	1975	150	Poor
County Route 15 over Middle Fork of Davis Ck	1974	150	Poor
CR 15 over Middle Fork of Davis Ck	1974	150	Poor
CR 15 over Middle Fork of Davis Ck	1974	150	Poor
County Route 15 over Middle Fork of Davis Ck	1977	150	Poor
CR 70 over Left Fk Witcher Creek	1971	150	Poor
CR 20 over Davis Creek	1976	150	Poor
CR 36 over I-77	1959	150	Poor
County Route 83 over I-77 Wv Turnpike NB & SB	1982	90	Poor
CR 65 over Left Fk Leatherwood Ck	1946	70	Poor
CR 9/5 over Crooked Creek	1976	40	Poor
County Route 16/5 over Mudsuck Br of Davis Ck	1980	40	Poor
CR. 23 over Kanawha Fk of Davis Ck	1981	40	Poor
CR. 51/3 over Elk Twomile Creek	1988	30	Poor
County Route 77/2 over Fields Creek	1975	30	Poor
CR 79/35 over Cabin Creek	1948	30	Poor
Harp Route 901/29 over Kelly Creek	1992	30	Poor
County Route 7/11 over Rocky Fork Creek	1980	20	Poor
CR 27/6 over Edens Fork	1971	20	Poor
Marmet City Street over Lens Creek	1992	20	Poor
CR 77/3 over Fields Creek	1975	10	Poor
County Route 83/6 over I-77NB&SB & Wv Turnpike	1982	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-77 over Stadium Place	1975	133,500	Fair
I-64 over CR 25/25 10TH St.dunbar	1966	126,400	Fair
I-64 over Central Avenue	1973	122,200	Fair
I- 64 EB & WB over Westmoreland Drive	1970	117,900	Fair
I-64 Wbl & Ebl over CR 61/12	1974	111,400	Fair
I-64 Ebl & Wbl. over CR25/18	1966	110,100	Fair
I-64 Ebls & Wbls over CR 25/5 Valley Drive	1966	110,100	Fair
I-77 NB & SB over Garrison Avenue	1974	100,300	Fair
I-77 NB & SB over Ramp J (signed Ramp A)	1975	96,600	Fair
I-77 NB & SB over Westmoreland Road	1974	95,100	Good

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025. Counts cover inventoried highway bridges over 20 feet; ratings are reported by the state DOT.

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