Bridge conditions in Wetzel County, West Virginia

108 inventoried bridges · 27 rated poor · 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

Wetzel County has 27 bridges rated poor out of 108 inventoried, a 25.0% share that puts it well above the national rate of about 7%.

27 of the 108 bridges in Wetzel County, West Virginia, are rated in poor condition (25.0%) in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory, as of August 20, 2026.
41 bridges (38.0%) are rated good and 40 (37.0%) fair.
The median Wetzel County bridge was built in 1989.
The busiest poor-rated bridge is West Virginia 7 SP over Wv 2 NB & SB (built 1960), carrying about 6,500 vehicles a day.

Good 38.0% · Fair 37.0% · Poor 25.0% of 108 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 7 SP over Wv 2 NB & SB	1960	6,500	Poor
West Virginia 180 over Point Pleasant Creek	1964	3,000	Poor
US Route 250 over Church Fork Creek	1933	2,200	Poor
West Virginia 7 over Duerns Run	1924	1,700	Poor
West Virginia 20 over South Fork Fishing Creek	1938	1,700	Poor
West Virginia 20 over South Fork Fishing Creek	1938	1,700	Poor
West Virginia 7 over Scheidler Run	1926	1,300	Poor
West Virginia 20 over South Fork Fishing Creek	1929	1,200	Poor
West Virginia 20 over South Fork Fishing Creek	1980	1,200	Poor
US Route 250 over Wv Fork of Fish Creek	1979	950	Poor
County Route 64 over Long Drain	1971	200	Poor
County Route 13 over Rush Run	1930	150	Poor
County Route 50 over Brush Run	1963	150	Poor
County Route 16 over Rock Camp Run	1990	100	Poor
County Route 7/5 over Little Fishing Creek	1913	50	Poor
County Route 7/23 over Little Fishing Creek	1912	50	Poor
County Route 19 over Big Run	1920	50	Poor
County Route 26/2 over Paden Fork	1973	50	Poor
County Route 39 over Morgan Run	1918	50	Poor
County Route 52 over Reader Creek	1958	50	Poor
County Route 54 over Crow Run	1964	50	Poor
County Route 80 over North Fork Fishing Creek	1917	50	Poor
County Route 82/1 over Buffalo Run	1920	50	Poor
County Route 7/11 over Knob Fork Run	2005	10	Poor
County Route 9/2 over Sugar Run	1922	10	Poor
County Route 15/3 over North Willey Fork	1951	10	Poor
County Route 24 over Carney Fork	1925	10	Poor

Busiest bridges in the county

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
West Virginia 2 over Doolin Run	1936	10,400	Fair
West Virginia 2 over Fishing Creek	1991	8,700	Good
Wv 07 over CSX RR Ohio River	1959	7,300	Fair
West Virginia 7 SP over Wv 2 NB & SB	1960	6,500	Poor
Wv Route 2 over Proctor Creek	2019	5,600	Good
West Virginia 7 over Fishing Creek	1973	3,900	Fair
West Virginia 7 over Fishing Creek	1972	3,900	Fair
West Virginia 20 over Reader Run	2008	3,800	Good
West Virginia 180 over Point Pleasant Creek	1964	3,000	Poor
West Virginia 20 over Fishing Creek	2003	2,900	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 Wetzel County → - all 108, busiest first, each with its own condition record.

All of West Virginia: West Virginia bridge conditions by county · every download on the data page.

Background: how bridge ratings work · what "poor" and "structurally deficient" actually mean · how often bridges are inspected.