24TH AVE SW
Carrying 24TH AVE SW over MERKLE CREEK
0.4 S W MAIN ST, Cleveland, Oklahoma
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
24TH AVE SW in Cleveland, Oklahoma sits above 26% of rated Oklahoma bridges on inventory load rating (22 t), while its 1940 build year is earlier than 94% of Cleveland's recorded-year cohort (316 bridges).
24TH AVE SW in Cleveland, Oklahoma is rated Fair in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory. Built in 1940, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 5. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Fair result describes the weakest reported component rather than the structure as a whole. No NBI category is a closure decision or a live crossing-safety verdict.
NBI record plate
Structure OK:083350000000000
PRE-1950 · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · HEAVY-ADT · STANDARD-LOAD · CAT-FAIR
- PRE-1950 Pre-1950
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 3 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- HEAVY-ADT Heavy ADT
- STANDARD-LOAD Standard load
- CAT-FAIR Fair
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Structural health score
A composite of the deck, superstructure, and substructure NBI condition ratings plus the inventory load rating, benchmarked against the full national bridge corpus, distinct from the Good/Fair/Poor category above.
Bridge Snapshot: 24TH AVE SW
The 24TH AVE SW bridge in Cleveland, Oklahoma carries 24TH AVE SW over MERKLE CREEK. It was built in 1940, making it 86 years old today. It was last reconstructed in 1960, extending its service life. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 3 sections, stretching 17.2 meters (56 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 19,805 vehicles, placing it in the heavily-trafficked tier of Oklahoma bridges. It is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
The latest FHWA inspection places the weakest component in fair condition (see the full component ratings below). All reported major components score above the Poor range.
How 24TH AVE SW compares
Age against the county: built in 1940, earlier than 296 of Cleveland's 316 bridges with a recorded construction year (94%), against a county median build year of 1987. Age is not a defect on its own, but it is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn.
Live comparison across Oklahoma bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (22,909 of 22,917 rated).
24TH AVE SW vs every rated Oklahoma bridge
Inventory load rating (metric tons), FHWA NBI, this state
22 Top 74% higher than 26% of 22,909 bridges
rated Oklahoma bridges, bucketed by value
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Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · August 2026
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Cleveland inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 316 bridges in this county. Orthogonal to this structure's component profile above: a county catalog share, not a live crossing-safety verdict.
Structural Details
- Year Built
- 1940
- Last Reconstructed
- 1960
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 3
- Structure Length
- 17.2 m (56 ft)
- Deck Width
- 24.1 m (79 ft)
- Owner
- City/Municipal Highway Agency
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 19,805 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- 083350000000000
Location
Data Source
FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI).
FHWA NBI Program ↗How to read this record
This page shows what the last federal inspection recorded, not whether 24TH AVE SW is safe to cross today. Here is how to use it.
- NBI condition ratings reflect the latest record in this annual dataset, not a live status. Current routine inspection intervals are risk-based.
- Learn how the 0–9 condition scale and Good/Fair/Poor categories are defined. How condition ratings work
- Compare 24TH AVE SW against other structures in Cleveland and across Oklahoma. Oklahoma bridges
- Noticed visible damage or a safety concern? Report it to the agency that owns the bridge, or call 911 in an emergency. How to report a bridge
Condition codes come straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory and are not a real-time safety judgment. Only the owning agency, a state DOT, county, or other owner, can post, restrict, or close a bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What do the condition ratings mean for 24TH AVE SW?
24TH AVE SW in Cleveland, Oklahoma on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is 24TH AVE SW inspected?
24TH AVE SW's responsible agency sets its routine interval under FHWA's risk-based inspection rules; this page does not expose the scheduled interval. It carries about 19,805 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. 24TH AVE SW is currently shown as Fair condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for 24TH AVE SW?
24TH AVE SW has an NBI inventory load rating of 21.8 metric tons.
Who is responsible for maintaining 24TH AVE SW?
24TH AVE SW is owned and maintained by City/Municipal Highway Agency.
How old is 24TH AVE SW and does age affect safety?
24TH AVE SW was built in 1940, making it 86 years old and last reconstructed in 1960.
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