Bridge conditions in Ritchie County, West Virginia

127 inventoried bridges · 34 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

About one in 4 bridges in Ritchie County is rated in poor condition: 34 of 127 on the federal inventory, one of the higher shares in West Virginia.

34 of the 127 bridges in Ritchie County, West Virginia, are rated in poor condition (26.8%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
42 bridges (33.1%) are rated good and 51 (40.2%) fair.
The median Ritchie County bridge was built in 1970.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is West Virginia 16 over Indian Creek (built 1963), carrying about 1,100 vehicles a day.

Good 33.1% · Fair 40.2% · Poor 26.8% of 127 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
West Virginia 16 over Indian Creek	1963	1,100	Poor
West Virginia 16 over Indian Creek	1962	1,100	Poor
West Virginia 16 over Wigner Run	1926	900	Poor
West Virginia 16 over South Fork Hughes River	1962	650	Poor
West Virginia 47 over North Fork Hughes River	1931	650	Poor
West Virginia 47 over Macfarlan Creek	1930	650	Poor
West Virginia 74 over North Fork Hughes River	1952	600	Poor
West Virginia 31 over Big Run	1940	550	Poor
Co Rt 50/40 over Sugar Run	1948	450	Poor
Wv 74 over South Fork Hughes River	1990	400	Poor
County Route 50/34 over Goose Creek	1931	250	Poor
West Virginia 74 over Left Fork Bone Creek	1940	200	Poor
County Route 19 over Branch of Long Run	1924	200	Poor
County Route 24 over Chevaux De Frise Run	1955	200	Poor
County Route 3 over Meadow Run	1940	150	Poor
County Route 15 over North Fork Hughes River	1949	150	Poor
County Route 74/9 over North Fork Hughes River	1914	150	Poor
CR 74/9 over Buck Run	1924	150	Poor
County Route 19 over Laurel Fk of Spruce Ck	1930	100	Poor
CR 28 over Lamb Run	1998	90	Poor
County Route 7/18 over Middle Fork Hughes River	1898	40	Poor
CR 16/34 over Leatherbark Creek	1912	40	Poor
County Route 8 over Big Run	1990	30	Poor
CR 31/6 over Addis Run	1912	30	Poor
County Route 34/2 over Left Fork Spruce Creek	1978	30	Poor
County Route 50/67 over Bunnell Run	2002	30	Poor
Park & Forest 807 over North Fork Hughes River	1975	24	Poor
CR 6/4 over Bonds Creek	1913	20	Poor
County Route 7/11 over Slab Creek	1909	10	Poor
CR 7/12 over Slab Creek	1960	10	Poor
County Route 17/8 over Indian Creek	1916	10	Poor
County Route 11/3 over Myers Fork of Goose Crk	1979	10	Poor
Osborn St. Auburn over Right Fork Bone Creek	2003	5	Poor
County Route 28/8 over South Fork Hughes River	1907	–	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
US 50 Ebl & Wbl over Bunnel Run	1969	10,800	Fair
US 50 Ebl & Wbl over Marietta Run	1969	8,200	Good
US 50 Ebl over North Fk.hughes Rv.	1969	6,400	Fair
US 50 Wbl over North Fk.hughes River	1969	6,400	Fair
West Virginia 16 over Hushers Run	1993	5,000	Good
US 50 Ebl over Bonds Creek	1970	4,950	Good
US 50 Wbl over Bonds Creek	1970	4,950	Good
US 50 Ebl over Wv Rt. 16	1970	4,750	Fair
US 50 Wbl over Wv Rt. 16	1970	4,750	Fair
Wv. 16 over Wv. 16 & N. Fk Huges Rv.	1976	4,600	Good

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

Every bridge in Ritchie County → - all 127, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

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