Policy Study

West Virginia Ranks 36th Overall in Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness

West Virginia’s best rankings are total disbursements per mile (1st), capital-bridge disbursements per mile (2nd) and urbanized area congestion (2nd).

West Virginia's Rankings in the
27th Annual Highway Report

CategoryRank
Overall
39
Capital-Bridge Disbursements Ratio
4
Maintenance Disbursements Ratio
9
Administrative Disbursements Ratio
5
Other Disbursements Ratio
4
Rural Interstate Pavement Condition
44
Urban Interstate Pavement Condition
45
Rural Other Principal Arterial Pavement Condition
45
Urban Other Principal Arterial Pavement Condition
14
Urbanized Area Congestion
6
Structurally Deficient Bridges
50
Rural Fatality Rate
21
Urban Fatality Rate
21
Other Fatality Rate
50

West Virginia's Overall Ranking in Recent Annual Highway Reports

West Virginia ranks 36th in the nation in highway performance and cost-effectiveness in the Annual Highway Report by Reason Foundation.

West Virginia ranks 39th in fatality rate, 47th in deficient bridges, 25th in rural Interstate pavement condition, 17th in urban Interstate pavement condition, and 2nd in urbanized area congestion.

On spending, West Virginia ranks 1st in total disbursements per mile and 8th in administrative disbursements per mile.

West Virginia’s best rankings are total disbursements per mile (1st), capital-bridge disbursements per mile (2nd) and urbanized area congestion (2nd).

West Virginia’s worst rankings are rural arterial lane width (50th) and deficient bridges (47th).

West Virginia’s state-controlled highway mileage makes it the 6th largest system.

23rd Annual Highway Report

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