“1,444 bridges across the state are in poor condition, which is about one of every five bridges or 20 percent of all bridges.
This is a big reason why West Virginia local officials joined over 1,000 local government workers across the country in delivering a letter to Capitol Hill that asks policymakers to oppose any truck size or weight increases. You can read the letter here
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) did a study in 2016 which found that thousands of Interstate and other National Highway System bridges would not be able to handle longer or heavier trucks.”