Bridges

Bridges

• More than one-third of bridges in West Virginia are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.
  
  
• Nearly half of the bridges on West Virginia’s Interstate highway system – 46 percent – will need significant repairs or reconstruction by the year 2026 (300 of 654 bridges).
  
  
• A bridge is structurally deficient if there is significant deterioration of the bridge deck, supports or other major components. Bridges that are functionally obsolete no longer meet current highway design standards, often because of narrow lanes, inadequate clearances or poor alignment.
  
  
• The average age of West Virginia’s Interstate bridges is 34 years. Older bridges typically need significant repairs, reconstruction or replacement at approximately 50 years.