Birch Cove Road
Carrying Birch Cove Road over Creek
3 MI S OF BARNSDALL, Osage, Oklahoma
Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026
FHWA NBI record, refreshed with each annual release.
Birch Cove Road in Osage, Oklahoma is rated Good in the FHWA's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Built in 1977, it carries 1 rated component on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, and its weakest reported component scores 7. The lowest applicable rating sets the federal condition category, so this Good 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:CEPSWTOKBIRCHRD
INTERSTATE-ERA · CONCRETE · MULTI-SPAN · CULVERT-LED · LOCAL-ADT · LOAD-UNK · CAT-GOOD
- INTERSTATE-ERA 1950–1979
- CONCRETE Concrete
- MULTI-SPAN 2 spans
- CULVERT-LED Culvert-led
- LOCAL-ADT Local ADT
- LOAD-UNK Load unrated
- CAT-GOOD Good
Inspection-sheet codes from this record’s year, material family, spans, controlling component, ADT, inventory load, and NBI category, not a live closure verdict.
Bridge Snapshot: Birch Cove Road
The Birch Cove Road bridge in Osage, Oklahoma carries Birch Cove Road over Creek. It was built in 1977, making it 49 years old today. The structure is built primarily of concrete and spans 2 sections, stretching 6.3 meters (21 feet) end to end. Daily traffic averages 100 vehicles, placing it in the lower-traffic tier of Oklahoma bridges. It is owned and maintained by Army Corps of Engineers.
The latest FHWA inspection records show culvert at 7/9. The weakest component sits in good condition. No reported major component scores in the Poor range under the current federal condition thresholds.
How Birch Cove Road compares
Age against the county: built in 1977, earlier than 134 of Osage's 366 bridges with a recorded construction year (37%), against a county median build year of 1961. This is one of the newer structures in its county.
Live comparison across Oklahoma bridges with a recorded inventory load rating (22,909 of 22,917 rated).
Condition Ratings
Full 0–9 scale + sufficiency-rating breakdown: how condition ratings work.
Osage inventory by recorded NBI category
Exclusive Good/Fair/Poor bands across all 366 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
- 1977
- Material
- Concrete
- Number of Spans
- 2
- Structure Length
- 6.3 m (21 ft) 0
- Owner
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Avg Daily Traffic
- 100 vehicles/day
- Structure Number
- CEPSWTOKBIRCHRD
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 Birch Cove Road 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 Birch Cove Road against other structures in Osage 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 Birch Cove Road?
Birch Cove Road in Osage, Oklahoma on the FHWA's 0–9 scale.
How often is Birch Cove Road inspected?
Birch Cove Road'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 100 vehicles per day.
What does “structurally deficient” mean in older bridge reports?
FHWA retired that reported status beginning with the 2018 archive. Birch Cove Road is currently shown as Good condition from its component ratings; that category is not a live closure or safety decision.
What is the inventory load rating for Birch Cove Road?
An inventory load rating is not recorded for Birch Cove Road.
Who is responsible for maintaining Birch Cove Road?
Birch Cove Road is owned and maintained by Army Corps of Engineers.
How old is Birch Cove Road and does age affect safety?
Birch Cove Road was built in 1977, making it 49 years old.
Disclaimer: Bridge condition data is from the FHWA NBI and reflects the last reported inspection. A Poor condition rating is not a live declaration that a bridge is closed or unsafe for travel. For current closure, posting, or safety information, contact the responsible transportation agency.
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