Oldest Bridges in West Virginia

The oldest bridge in West Virginia is the US Route 40 over Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, built in 1817, and it still carries about 7,600 vehicles a day.

Age, drawn to scale

The 10 oldest in West Virginia, one timeline

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1US Route 40 over Little Wheeling CreekWV · 1817 · 7.6k/day 2County Route 40 over Milligan CreekWV · 1884 · 155/day 3Preston Co RT 8/4 over Big Sandy CreekWV · 1884 · 10/day 4County Route 21/15 over Left Fork Of Sandy CreekWV · 1887 · 150/day 5Marion Co RT 73/16 over Booths CreekWV · 1888 · 2/day 6Harrison CR 5/29 over Tenmile CreekWV · 1891 · 10/day 7County Route 18 over Wheeling CreekWV · 1892 · 5.3k/day 8Preston Co RT 14 over Big Sandy CreekWV · 1893 · 10/day 9CR 250/2 over East Fork Greenbrier RWV · 1895 · 20/day 10Taylor Co RT 13/25 over Csx RailroadWV · 1897 · 10/day For scale: the Brooklyn BridgeNY · 1883 · 111k/day

Each bar runs from the year the bridge was built to today, colored by its overall condition (green good, orange fair, red poor). A white notch marks a recorded reconstruction; many of these bridges have been rebuilt or widened more than once, and the inventory keeps only the most recent date. Daily traffic is the latest count.

When the bridges were built

every bridge in West Virginia by the decade it was built

Before 1900pre—

1900s'0052%

186

1910s'1039%

345

1920s'2045%

329

1930s'3041%

244

1940s'4040%

385

1950s'5034%

538

1960s'6029%

936

1970s'7023%

1.0k

1980s'8015%

1.3k

1990s'907%

1.0k

2000s'006%

691

2010s'102%

273

2020s'201%

bridges builtshare rated poor

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Bars are stacked by today's condition rating. 7,334 bridges are counted. Build years before 1900 are counted only when credible.

The Oldest Bridges in West Virginia

Bridge	County	Built	Rebuilt	Material	Daily Traffic	Condition
US Route 40 over Little Wheeling Creek	Ohio	1817	1922	Masonry	7,600	Fair
County Route 40 over Milligan Creek	Greenbrier	1884	2000	Steel	155	Fair
Preston Co RT 8/4 over Big Sandy Creek	Preston	1884		Steel	10	Poor
County Route 21/15 over Left Fork Of Sandy Creek	Jackson	1887	2000	Steel	150	Poor
Marion Co RT 73/16 over Booths Creek	Marion	1888		Steel	2	Poor
Harrison CR 5/29 over Tenmile Creek	Harrison	1891	2002	Wood or Timber	10	Fair
County Route 18 over Wheeling Creek	Ohio	1892		Masonry	5,300	Fair
Preston Co RT 14 over Big Sandy Creek	Preston	1893		Steel	10	Poor
CR 250/2 over East Fork Greenbrier R	Pocahontas	1895		Steel	20	Poor
Taylor Co RT 13/25 over Csx Railroad	Taylor	1897		Steel	10	Poor
Brooklyn Bridge over I278 Fdr Drive Fdr Dri		1883	2016		110,939	Poor
East Burke Street over Tuscarora Creek	Berkeley	1900	2019	Concrete	2,000	Good
County Route 31 over Kitchen Creek	Greenbrier	1900		Concrete	150	Fair
County Rd. 05 Sls over Branch Cherry Run	Morgan	1900		Concrete	250	Fair
Wv 09 F over Sleepy Creek	Morgan	1900		Concrete	3,100	Poor
Washington Avenue over Wheeling Creek	Ohio	1900	1947	Steel Continuous	7,500	Poor
C.r. 37 over Tygart Valley River	Randolph	1900	1993	Steel	600	Poor
West Virginia 67 over Sugar Run	Brooke	1901		Steel	300	Fair
Harrison Co RT 14 over Csx Railroad	Harrison	1901	1994	Wood or Timber	100	Poor
County Route 34 over Big Creek	Roane	1901		Concrete	150	Fair
County Route 19/17 over RT Fork West Fork River	Lewis	1902	2024	Wood or Timber	50	Fair
County Route 27 over Sixteenmile Creek	Mason	1904	1983	Prestressed Concrete	20	Fair
Golding Street Ext over Ohio River	Hancock	1905	1954	Steel Continuous	7,500	Poor
Mary Ellen Street over Pyles Fork	Marion	1905	1996	Steel	200	Poor
Youth Camp Road over Buckhannon River	Upshur	1905		Steel	25	Fair
County Route 25/8 over Pond Creek	Wood	1905	1984	Steel	10	Poor
County Route 74/2 over Fish Creek	Marshall	1906		Steel	50	Poor
County Route 28/8 over South Fork Hughes River	Ritchie	1907		Steel		Poor
CR 52/55 over W. Fk Of Twelvepole Ck.	Wayne	1907	2015	Steel	10	Fair
County Route 119/2 over Hackers Creek	Barbour	1909	2005	Steel	20	Fair
US 11 over Potomac River Csx	Berkeley	1909	1980	Steel	6,761	Fair
CR 20 over Middle Fork River	Randolph	1909		Steel	10	Poor
County Route 7/11 over Slab Creek	Ritchie	1909		Steel	10	Poor
County Route 17/5 over South Fork Of Lee Creek	Wood	1909		Concrete	20	Poor
Freewill Lane over Dunloup Creek	Fayette	1910	1930	Masonry	50	Fair
Harrison Co RT 29 over Patterson Fork	Harrison	1910		Concrete	1,000	Poor
Mill Street over Jacobs Run	Harrison	1910		Concrete	250	Poor
County Route 54 over Glady Creek	Lewis	1910		Concrete	50	Fair
Co 19/10 over Whitestick Creek	Raleigh	1910	2008	Prestressed Concrete	1,200	Fair
County Route 34/1 over Pocatalico River	Roane	1910		Concrete	10	Fair
CR 41 over Sweetwater Branch	Wayne	1910	1940	Steel	250	Fair
CR 41 over Spruce Creek	Wayne	1910		Steel	250	Poor
County Route 12 over Horn Creek	Gilmer	1911		Steel	20	Fair
County Route 39/1 over Little Laurel Creek	Greenbrier	1911		Concrete	40	Poor
County Route 30 over Skin Creek	Lewis	1911		Concrete	400	Fair
CR 18 over Aldridge Branch	Logan	1911		Steel	1,500	Fair
Marion Co RT 91 over Plum Run	Marion	1911		Steel	300	Poor
Marion Co RT 90/3 over West Fork River	Marion	1911		Steel	350	Poor
County Route 23/4 over Laurel Creek	Monroe	1911	2000	Wood or Timber	86	Good
Taylor Co RT 1/2 over Corbin Branch	Taylor	1911		Concrete	50	Fair
Taylor Co RT 1/4 over Corbin Branch	Taylor	1911		Concrete	90	Fair
Taylor Co RT 2 over Hustead Fork	Taylor	1911		Concrete	90	Fair
CR 52/56 over West Fork Twelvepole Ck	Wayne	1911	2011	Steel	90	Poor
CR 52/56 over West Fk Twelvepole Ck	Wayne	1911	2014	Steel	30	Fair
CR 52/56 over West Fk Twelvepole Ck	Wayne	1911	2014	Steel	50	Fair
Co Route 7 Sls over Shooks Run	Barbour	1912		Concrete	850	Poor
County Route 1/3 over Harmon Creek	Brooke	1912		Concrete	700	Poor
Harrison CR 20/2 over Little Tenmile Creek	Harrison	1912		Concrete	90	Poor
County RTE 119/16 over Stonecoal Creek	Lewis	1912		Concrete	20	Fair
Marion CR 250/11 over Buffalo Creek	Marion	1912	2001	Steel	800	Fair
County Road 16 Sls over Staggs Run	Mineral	1912		Concrete	450	Fair
Mon Co RT 7/40 over Knocking Run	Monongalia	1912		Concrete	250	Fair
Mon Co Rt. 68/7 over Knocking Run	Monongalia	1912		Concrete	1,200	Poor
Preston Co RT 14/4 over Cheat River	Preston	1912		Steel	10	Poor
C. R. 250/4 over Shavers Fk Cheat River	Randolph	1912		Steel	10	Poor
CR 31/6 over Addis Run	Ritchie	1912		Concrete	30	Poor
County 74/5 over North Fork Hughes River	Ritchie	1912		Concrete	70	Fair
CR 16/34 over Leatherbark Creek	Ritchie	1912		Concrete	40	Poor
County Route 7/23 over Little Fishing Creek	Wetzel	1912		Steel	50	Poor
County Route 1 over Little Cove Run	Barbour	1913		Concrete	300	Fair
County Route 1 over Little Cove Run	Barbour	1913		Concrete	300	Fair
County Route 9 over Glade Creek	Barbour	1913		Concrete	100	Fair
County Route 13/4 over Pecks Run	Barbour	1913		Concrete	20	Poor
County Route 15 over Mill Creek	Barbour	1913		Concrete	30	Fair
Co Route 17 Sls over Zebs Run	Barbour	1913		Concrete	350	Fair
County Route 26/1 over Teter Creek	Barbour	1913		Concrete	150	Fair
County Route 93 over Raccoon Creek	Barbour	1913		Concrete	400	Fair
US Route 250 T over Mill Creek	Barbour	1913		Concrete	5,400	Fair
County Route 8 over Laurel Creek	Fayette	1913	1998	Masonry	171	Fair
County Route 66 over Mill Creek	Greenbrier	1913		Concrete	70	Poor
CR 02 Sls over Little Cacapon River	Hampshire	1913		Concrete	80	Fair
Harrison Co RT 7 over Katy Lick Run	Harrison	1913		Concrete	600	Poor
Harrison CR 34/2 over West Fork River	Harrison	1913	2006	Steel	50	Fair
Harrison Co RT 42 over Brushy Fork	Harrison	1913		Concrete	400	Poor
County Route 40/4 over Indian Fork	Lewis	1913		Concrete	70	Fair
West Fourth Street over West Fork River	Lewis	1913		Concrete	3,200	Poor
Wv Route 7 over N Branch Snowy Creek	Preston	1913	2002	Concrete	3,500	Fair
Preston Co RT 66 over York Run	Preston	1913		Concrete	100	Fair
CR 6/4 over Bonds Creek	Ritchie	1913		Concrete	20	Poor
County Route 32 over Big Run	Upshur	1913		Concrete	150	Fair
County Route 7/5 over Little Fishing Creek	Wetzel	1913		Concrete	50	Poor
County Route 3/3 over Plum Run	Wood	1913		Concrete	200	Good
County Route 13/1 over Pecks Run	Barbour	1914		Concrete	30	Fair
County Route 17/12 over Middle Fork River	Barbour	1914		Concrete	10	Fair
County Route 46 over Laurel Run	Barbour	1914		Concrete	250	Fair
Wv Route 57 F over Stewart Run	Barbour	1914		Concrete Continuous	3,200	Fair
County Route 57/10 over Elk Creek	Barbour	1914		Concrete	30	Fair
County Route 57/10 over Elk Creek	Barbour	1914		Concrete	30	Fair
County Route 20 over Pierce Run	Brooke	1914		Concrete	90	Fair
Wv Route 23 over Robinson Fork	Doddridge	1914		Concrete	650	Poor

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