The Bridge Department inspects, evaluates, designs, maintains, repairs and constructs the nearly 700 bridges in District Seven. There are currently three repair/construction crews and two inspection crews. The office is staffed with a Bridge Engineer, a Repair/Design Engineer, an Evaluation Engineer, two Staff Engineers, an Engineering Technician, a Secretary, and a Typist.

District Seven is home to 3 covered bridges, the historical Philippi Covered Bridge, site of the first land battle of the Civil War, Carrollton Covered Bridge also in Barbour County, and the Walkersville Covered Bridge in Lewis County. Along with these are 283 concrete, 42 steel truss, 332 steel beam,  and 42 other types of bridges.  Approximately 60 bridges have posted weight restrictions.

 Bridges are normally inspected on a two year cycle and interim inspections are performed when conditions warrant a more frequent interval. Bridges are evaluated/analyzed based on these inspections and prioritized for replacement or repair. The completed inspection report is forwarded to Charleston after review and approval by the Bridge Engineer and District Engineer.

The design office is responsible for developing plans for replacement structures. Repair crews then construct or repair bridges from these plans. Since 1987, 199 structures have been constructed by State and Contractors’ forces. These consist of 107 concrete, 13 timber, 70 steel beam, 6 steel truss, and 3 pipe arches.