Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in West Virginia

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One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which counties in West Virginia have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#20. Wood County

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#20. Wood County

- Bridges in poor condition: 22.9% (41 of 179 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.4% (30,158 of 196,002 square meters of bridges)

#19. Marion County

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#19. Marion County

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.0% (44 of 191 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.4% (8,006 of 77,121 square meters of bridges)

#18. Doddridge County

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#18. Doddridge County

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.5% (23 of 98 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 44.4% (7,348 of 16,565 square meters of bridges)

#17. Morgan County

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#17. Morgan County

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.6% (13 of 55 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 16.9% (3,189 of 18,815 square meters of bridges)

#15. Cabell County

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#15. Cabell County

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.8% (49 of 206 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 25.1% (44,633 of 178,074 square meters of bridges)

#14. Pleasants County

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#14. Pleasants County

- Bridges in poor condition: 24.0% (6 of 25 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.9% (1,088 of 27,831 square meters of bridges)

#13. Hancock County

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#13. Hancock County

- Bridges in poor condition: 24.1% (7 of 29 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 24.5% (8,792 of 35,944 square meters of bridges)

#12. Harrison County

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#12. Harrison County

- Bridges in poor condition: 25.4% (65 of 256 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 24.6% (31,203 of 126,664 square meters of bridges)

#11. Ritchie County

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#11. Ritchie County

- Bridges in poor condition: 26.0% (33 of 127 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 21.7% (7,359 of 33,911 square meters of bridges)

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#10. Wetzel County

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#10. Wetzel County

- Bridges in poor condition: 26.2% (28 of 107 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 15.8% (5,272 of 33,309 square meters of bridges)

#9. Roane County

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#9. Roane County

- Bridges in poor condition: 26.6% (34 of 128 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 27.3% (9,475 of 34,708 square meters of bridges)

#8. Raleigh County

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#8. Raleigh County

- Bridges in poor condition: 26.8% (59 of 220 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 24.2% (34,402 of 142,063 square meters of bridges)

#7. Mercer County

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#7. Mercer County

- Bridges in poor condition: 28.0% (49 of 175 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 23.7% (21,892 of 92,313 square meters of bridges)

#6. Marshall County

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#6. Marshall County

- Bridges in poor condition: 29.4% (25 of 85 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 11.4% (4,991 of 43,788 square meters of bridges)

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#5. Logan County

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#5. Logan County

- Bridges in poor condition: 29.5% (70 of 237 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 10.3% (14,662 of 142,603 square meters of bridges)

#4. Calhoun County

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#4. Calhoun County

- Bridges in poor condition: 32.7% (16 of 49 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 28.3% (2,565 of 9,057 square meters of bridges)

#3. McDowell County

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#3. McDowell County

- Bridges in poor condition: 33.6% (75 of 223 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 24.5% (10,519 of 43,006 square meters of bridges)

#2. Wyoming County

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#2. Wyoming County

- Bridges in poor condition: 35.2% (56 of 159 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 30.7% (10,218 of 33,302 square meters of bridges)

#1. Ohio County

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#1. Ohio County

- Bridges in poor condition: 37.7% (43 of 114 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 33.2% (67,801 of 203,980 square meters of bridges)

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