Bridge conditions in Raleigh County, West Virginia 226 inventoried bridges · 56 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions 2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWA Compiled August 20, 2026
About one in 4 bridges in Raleigh County is rated in poor condition: 56 of 226 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in West Virginia.
56 of the 226 bridges in Raleigh County, West Virginia, are rated in poor condition (24.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026 .17 bridges (7.5%) are rated good and 153 (67.7%) fair.
The median Raleigh County bridge was built in 1985 .
The busiest poor-rated bridge is Wv 16 over Beckley Bike & Ped Trail (built 1959), carrying about 16,200 vehicles a day.
Good 7.5% · Fair 67.7% · Poor 24.8% of 226 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 Wv 16 over Beckley Bike & Ped Trail 1959 16,200 Poor US 19A EB over Co 4/1 1978 14,000 Poor US 19A WB over Co 4/1 1979 14,000 Poor Wv. 16 over Cova Street 1958 13,600 Poor Wv 16 over WV 16 Ramps CSX city 1960 13,600 Poor Wv Rt 16 over Ramp Conn. I77 and WV 16 1983 13,600 Poor US 19 over Beaver Creek 1930 12,100 Poor I-64 over Glade Creek 1988 10,000 Poor US 19 Connector over Piney Creek 1988 9,400 Poor I-64 EB over Co 9/9 1986 8,750 Poor Wv 307 over Little Beaver Creek 1970 8,600 Poor US Rt 19 Alt over Wv 16 1979 5,600 Poor Wv 3 over Stephens Branch 1993 4,300 Poor Wv 54 over Burnt Fork 1959 2,800 Poor Wv 99 over Breckenridge Creek 1965 2,200 Poor County Route 31 over Glade Creek 1992 1,300 Poor CR 6 over CR 6 1953 1,000 Poor CR 1 over Clear Fork 1996 840 Poor Wv 16 over Winding Gulf 1927 800 Poor CR 25 over I 64 1985 800 Poor Wv Rt 16 over Devils Fork 1923 600 Poor Co 3/4 over Horse Creek 1980 500 Poor Co 33 over Stonecoal Creek 2001 500 Poor CR 33 over Stonecoal Creek 1988 450 Poor County Route 33 over Stonecoal Creek 1936 450 Poor CR 1/8 over Clear Fork 1979 350 Poor CR 33 over Pines Creek 1963 350 Poor County Route 10 over Marsh Fork 2001 350 Poor County Route 1/4 over Sycamore Creek 1981 250 Poor CR 9 over Beaver Creek 1940 250 Poor Co 29 over Stonecoal Creek 1936 250 Poor CR 33 over Stonecoal Creek 1936 200 Poor CR 10 over Peachtree Creek 1978 150 Poor Co 27 over Pinch Creek 1991 150 Poor County Route 30 over Winding Gulf 1968 150 Poor CR 3/8 over Rock Creek 1979 90 Poor Co 3/2 over Hazy Creek 1990 90 Poor County Route 33/1 over Stonecoal Creek 1936 50 Poor County Route 33/1 over Tommy Creek 1988 50 Poor County Route 33/3 over Farley Branch 1940 40 Poor Ha 902/33 over Marsh Fork 1960 40 Poor CR 3/88 over Sandlick Creek 1993 30 Poor CR 3/33 over Marsh Fork 1986 30 Poor CR 19/38 over Piney Creek 1940 30 Poor CR 30 over Winding Gulf 1985 30 Poor County Rt 16/18 over Winding Gulf 1940 30 Poor Ha 977 over Dry Creek 2000 30 Poor Harp Route 902/65 over Winding Gulf 1965 30 Poor Ha 902/65 over Winding Gulf 1920 30 Poor Harp Route 903/29 over Sand Branch 2003 30 Poor Harp 923 over Sandlick Creek 2001 30 Poor CR 3/5 over Marsh Fork 1947 20 Poor Ha 902/59 over Winding Gulf 1977 20 Poor County Route 1/28 over Clear Fork 1986 10 Poor Harp Route 902/91 over Sycamore Creek 2002 10 Poor County Route 28/6 over Surveyor Creek 2002 10 Poor
Busiest bridges in the county Bridge Built Vehicles/day Condition I-77 SB over Whitestick Crk/cabell Rd 1985 39,326 Fair I-77 NB over Wv 16 Connector 1984 35,802 Good I-77 SB over Raleigh County Route 18 1979 35,679 Good I-77 SB over WV Rt 16 & Pemberton Rd 1985 35,679 Fair I-77 SB over Wv 16 Connector 1985 33,684 Fair I-77 NB over Raleigh County Route 6 1983 32,898 Fair I-77 NB over PINEY CREEK and CSX RR 1985 32,229 Fair I-77 NB over I-77S to I-64E Connector 1985 32,229 Fair I-77 NB over Raleigh County Route 18 1978 31,114 Fair I-77 N over Cabell Rd CSX RR 1984 31,114 Fair
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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