Top Ranked West Virginia Bridges

Parkersburg Bridge (Wood County, West Virginia)
Rated 100% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Ohio River
Open to traffic
Crosses Ohio River between Parkersburg, WV, and Belpre, OH. Constructed between 1868-1870 by B&O railroad. Longest in world upon completion at 7140 feet.
Capon Lake Bridge (Hampshire County, West Virginia)
Rated 99% with 2 votes
Whipple through truss bridge over Cacapon River, just off WV 259
Open to pedestrians only
Originally built 1874 near Romney; relocated here in 1938
Kingwood Tunnel (Preston County, West Virginia)
Rated 99% with 3 votes
Tunnel on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in Tunnelton
Sealed Up in 1950
Bored 1852; Subsequent work 1903 and 1912; Abandoned and sealed 1950
B&O Railroad Sutton Subdivision Bridge No. 1 (Braxton County, West Virginia)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Local Road on Baltimore & Ohio Railway (Abandoned) near Cassaway

Built 1909 by Coal & Coke Railway; Abandoned June 20, 1985
Csx Railroad Bridge (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Culvert bridge over WV 63 and Pedestrian Trail

Built 1917
Ravenswood Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Rated 98% with 2 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 33 near Ravenswood
Open to traffic
Alderson Bridge (Greenbrier County, West Virginia)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Greenbrier River on Pedestrian Trail/Old Monroe Street
Open to pedestrians
Built 1914 by the Concrete Steel Bridge Co. bypassed 1977
Old CSX Potomac River Bridge (Jefferson County, West Virginia)
Rated 97% with 4 votes
Through truss bridge over Potomac River and old C&O Canal in Harpers Ferry
Open to traffic
Bridge in use by railroad; footpath serves as Appalachain Trail crossing of the Potomac River
Aetnaville Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Rated 97% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Ohio River Back Channel on Georgia Street in Wheeling
Open to pedestrians
Built 1891; closed to traffic December 1988
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge (Brooke County, West Virginia)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Ohio River and WV 2 on Wheeling and Erie Railway Company
Open to traffic
Built 1904
Hawk's Nest Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Rated 96% with 3 votes
Parker through truss bridge over New River
Open to traffic
Originally built for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
New York Central RR Gauley River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Rated 96% with 2 votes
Abandoned through truss bridge over Gauley River on former New York Central Railroad
Abandoned
Big Wheeling Creek Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Rated 94% with 3 votes
Whipple through truss bridge over Big Wheeling Creek on CR 5
Open to traffic
Built 1896
Big Bend Tunnel (Summers County, West Virginia)
Rated 94% with 4 votes
Original tunnel built to bypass an 8 mile long bend in the Greenbrier River. Passes between Hilldale, and Talcott West Virginia.
Intact but closed to all traffic
built from 1870-1872 by C&O RR to cut off Big Bend. Legend/tradition names this tunnel as scene of 'Steel Driving Man' John Henry's race with steam drill
Bluestone Lake Bridge (Summers County, West Virginia)
Rated 91% with 3 votes
Cantilever truss bridge over Bluestone Lake on WV 20
Open to traffic
Built 1950
High Level Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Concrete arch bridge over Monongahela River on Jefferson Street (CR 19/73) in Fairmont
Open to traffic
Built 1921; rehabilitated 2000
Cacapon River Viaduct (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad) (Morgan County, West Virginia)
Rated 90% with 2 votes
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Cacapon River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic
Built 1910 by the B&O Railroad;
B&O Railroad Sutton Subdivision Bridge No. 2 (Braxton County, West Virginia)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Local Road on Baltimore & Ohio Railway (Abandoned) in Gassaway
Closed to all traffic
Built 1909 by Coal & Coke Railway; Abandoned June 20, 1985
Kanawha River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Rated 89% with 2 votes
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Kanawha River on CR 13
Open to traffic
Built 1928
Fisher's Bridge (Morgan County, West Virginia)
Rated 89% with 3 votes
Abandoned pennsylvania through truss bridge over Cacapon River on WV-9 (Abandoned Alignment)
Slated for demolition.
Built 1912. Bypassed and abandoned in 1952.
Ices Ferry Bridge (Monongalia County, West Virginia)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Four-span through truss bridge over Cheat Lake on CR 857 in Cheat Lake
Demolished and replaced.
Built 1922
Main Street Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Rated 88% with 3 votes
Stone arch bridge over Wheeling Creek on Main Street (CR 18) in Wheeling
Open to traffic
Built 1892 by the Paige, Carey & Co.
Memorial Toll Bridge (Wood County, West Virginia)
Rated 88% with 2 votes
Cantilevered Warren through truss and Cantilevered Warren through truss trusses bridge over Ohio River in Parkersburg
Open to traffic
Built 1955
Williamstown-Marietta Bridge (Wood County, West Virginia)
Rated 88% with 7 votes
Lost Through truss bridge over Ohio River on WV 31/OH 60
Replaced by new bridge
Built 1903; Replaced 1992
New Baltimore & Ohio Monongahela Bridge (Marion County, West Virginia)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Monongahela River on CSX Transprtation
Open to traffic
Built 1912
Bowers Hill Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Rated 87% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Fish Creek on CR 7/4 (Fish Creek Road)
Open to traffic
Built 1892 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
Graysville Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Rated 86% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Fish Creek on CR 27
Closed to all traffic
Built 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.
New River Gorge Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Rated 84% with 9 votes
Massive steel arch bridge over New River on US 19 east of Fayette
Open to traffic
Opened on October 22, 1977
Majestic Colleries Bridge (Mingo County, West Virginia)
Rated 84% with 5 votes
Abandoned truss bridge over Cedar Creek on Old Norfolk & Western Line
Abandoned
This served the infamous Majestic Colleries Company, which operated from 1914-1958, and the tipple there once had the distinction of being featured on the cover of Life magazine.
Parkersburg Suspension Bridge (Wood County, West Virginia)
Rated 84% with 2 votes
Lost suspension bridge over Ohio River
No longer exists
Built 1916; Demolished 1980; Replaced by the Parkersburg-Belpre Bridge
New River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Rated 83% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over New River on CR 25/2 & Railroad tracks
Open to one-lane traffic
Built 1916; rehabilitated 1951
Dick Henderson Memorial Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Rated 83% with 2 votes
Cantilevered through truss bridge over Kanawha River on Center Street in St. Albans
Demolished
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1977
Silver Memorial Bridge (Mason County, West Virginia)
Rated 82% with 3 votes
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on US 35 in Point Pleasant
Open to traffic
Built 1969
Cheat River US 50 Bridge (Preston County, West Virginia)
Rated 80% with 2 votes
Three-span through truss bridge over Cheat River on US 50
Open to traffic
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1987
Newell Toll Bridge (Hancock County, West Virginia)
Rated 79% with 8 votes
Private suspension bridge over the Ohio River on Golding Street Extension between Newell and East Liverpool
Open to toll traffic
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1954
Bluestone River Bridge (Mercer County, West Virginia)
Rated 79% with 2 votes
Deck truss bridge over Bluestone River on I-77 S
Open to traffic
Built 1954; rehabilitated 1983
Wheeling Suspension Bridge (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Rated 79% with 11 votes
Suspension bridge over Ohio River on WV 251 in Wheeling
Open to traffic
Built 1849; collapsed May 17, 1854; temporary bridge reopened July 26, 1854; permanent bridge reopened July 1860; improvements made 1871-72, 1886, 1922, 1930, 1956 and other years
Wheeling Tunnel (Ohio County, West Virginia)
Rated 78% with 3 votes
Pair of tunnels on I-70 in Wheeling
Open to traffic
Built 1966
Gauley River Bridge (Fayette County, West Virginia)
Rated 74% with 2 votes
Steel stringer bridge over Gauley River on US 60
Open to traffic
Built 1951
Dunbar Toll Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Rated 73% with 2 votes
Through truss bridge over Kanawha River on CR 25/47 in South Charleston
Open to traffic
Built 1953
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Charleston Bridge (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Rated 73% with 3 votes
Parker through truss bridge over Kanawha River on CSX Railroad (Formerly Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad)
Intact but closed to all traffic
Built 1907
Benwood Railroad Bridge (Marshall County, West Virginia)
Rated 72% with 6 votes
Through truss bridge over Ohio River on former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in Bellaire
Open to traffic
Built 1871; Ohio River truss spans replaced 1905 by the American Bridge Co.
Cyrus Bridge (Wayne County, West Virginia)
Rated 72% with 3 votes
Bridge
Closed to all traffic
Built 1918; Abandoned 1924 but remains in place
Main Street Bridge (Summers County, West Virginia)
Rated 71% with 3 votes
Through arch bridge over Grace St And Csx Rr on Wv Rt 107
Retired in place as a walking path
Built 1928