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Beckham County, OK

312 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 71.8% rated Good, 27.9% Fair, 0.3% Poor.

312
Public bridges
71.8%
Good condition
0.3%
Poor condition

The verdict

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.

Beckham County pairs a top-5% lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

Top 4%
lowest Poor share in state
0.3%
Poor-condition share
312
public highway bridges
1972
avg year built

Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.

Beckham County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Beckham County ranks #3 of 77 Oklahoma counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 0.3%). Beckham County, Oklahoma contains 312 public highway bridges. Roughly 71.8% are rated “Good,” 27.9% “Fair,” and 0.3% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.

Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.

Total bridges

312

Public highway bridges in Beckham County

Good condition

71.8%

224 of 312 rated 7-9

Fair condition

27.9%

87 of 312 rated 5-6

Poor condition

0.3%

1 of 312 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#3 of 77

Among Oklahoma counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better

Condition distribution

Share of 312 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
71.8% (224)
Fair
27.9% (87)
Poor
0.3% (1)

Beckham County's Poor-condition bridges carry 25 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 0.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 25 crossings a day against 1,515 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.

Computed over the 312 of 312 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

57.1% of Beckham County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

178 of the 312 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 71.8% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.

Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

One structure carries 100% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

E1250 over CREEK, built 1905, carries 25 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 1-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 25 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Beckham County's bridges were built

312 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1950s, when 44 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 14.1% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 65 to 74 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1972, 5 years older than the Oklahoma average of 1977.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory (year built) As of 2024 NBI release

How Beckham County compares with Oklahoma's closest counties by inventory size

The 5 Oklahoma counties nearest Beckham County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 0.3% Poor share is the 1st-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1972 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is 7 years older.

Showing the 5 closest of 76 Oklahoma counties eligible for comparison.

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Beckham County and the 5 Oklahoma counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Cleveland County 316 5.1%
Beckham County (this page) 312 0.3%
Okmulgee County 310 17.4%
Woods County 310 3.9%
Seminole County 298 11.7%
Kingfisher County 297 6.7%

Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Beckham County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year

Two NBI-derived peer sets for Beckham County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside OK (312 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside OK (1972 here).

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.

All 312 Good 224 Fair 87 Poor 1

Fair-condition bridges (87)

I-40

Fair

Over: ELK CREEK

0.3 MI E S.H. 6, Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 7,750

S.H. 152

Fair

Over: DEEP CREEK

1.9 MI E JCT US-283, Beckham, OK

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,300

I-40 WB

Fair

Over: S.H. 34 NB UNDER

EAST EDGE OF ELK CITY, Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 14,300

I-40 EB

Fair

Over: U.S. 283 UNDER

13.4 MI E S.H. 30, Beckham, OK

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,650

I-40 WB

Fair

Over: U.S. 283 UNDER

13.4 MI E S.H. 30, Beckham, OK

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,500

I-40 EB

Fair

Over: S.H. 30 UNDER

7.4 MI E TEXAS ST. LINE, Beckham, OK

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 7,050

I-40 WB

Fair

Over: S.H. 30 UNDER

7.4 MI. E. TEXAS ST. LINE, Beckham, OK

Built 1972 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 6,650

E1100

Fair

Over: WEST ELK CREEK

2.3 W 1. N OF ELK CITY, Beckham, OK

Built 1980 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150

N1900

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

3.4 S 4.7 W OF CARTER, Beckham, OK

Built 1984 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 25

E1250

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

6.1 E. 0.5 S. OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 1988 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 25

E1210

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

2.0 W & 3.0 N OF CARTER, Beckham, OK

Built 1995 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 25

S.H. 152

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

3.4 MI E JCT US-283., Beckham, OK

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,200

N1680

Fair

Over: CREEK

6.5 W 7.2 N OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

E1150 (0506C)

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.73 W OF US283, Beckham, OK

Built 1935 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

FAS 0501

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.5 W OF JCT US 283, Beckham, OK

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

N2010

Fair

Over: CREEK

6.0 E. & 2.3 S. OF CARTER, Beckham, OK

Built 1953 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,280

N1900 (0538C)

Fair

Over: EAST TIMBER CREEK

4.5 N OF I40, Beckham, OK

Built 1967 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

I-40 WB

Fair

Over: CO. RD. UNDER

10.9 MI.E.OF I-40 BUS, Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,800

I-40 EB

Fair

Over: CO. RD. UNDER

10.9 MI.E.OF I-40 BUS, Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,950

I-40

Fair

Over: CREEK

4.1 MI E U.S. 283, Beckham, OK

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,400

E1150 (0504C)

Fair

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

1N 1.1E OF MAYFIELD, Beckham, OK

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

I-40 WB

Fair

Over: FARMRAIL (FMRC RR) UNDER

10.8 MI. E. I-40 BUS, Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,800

I-40 EB

Fair

Over: FARMRAIL (FMRC RR) UNDER

10.8 MI. E. I-40 BUS, Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 6,950

I-40 BUS.

Fair

Over: WEST ELK CREEK

3.1 MI NE JCT I-40, Beckham, OK

Built 1958 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 5,300

N1890

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

6.5 N 1.5 E OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 1930 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25

I-40 FRONTAGE RD.

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

12.6 MI E S.H. 30, Beckham, OK

Built 1958 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 100

S.H. 152

Fair

Over: INDIAN CREEK

0.2 MI W JCT S.H. 34, Beckham, OK

Built 1928 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 1,200

I-40

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

12.6 MI E S.H. 30, Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 6,500

E1100

Fair

Over: CREEK

8. N 3.3 W OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 1950 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 25

I-40

Fair

Over: I-40 BUS. UNDER

4.3 MI E U.S. 283, Beckham, OK

Built 1980 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 7,050

E1140

Fair

Over: TIMBER CREEK

5. N 2.7 E OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 1975 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 25

E1250

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

2.2 E .5 S OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 1983 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 50

N1700

Fair

Over: CREEK

4.5 MI W OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 1970 Load: 53.5 t ADT: 25

I-40

Fair

Over: NS-167.5 CO. RD. UNDER

0.5 MI E TEXAS ST. LINE, Beckham, OK

Built 1972 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 5,550

E1120 (20 ST.)

Fair

Over: WEST ELK CREEK

20TH & RANDALE, Beckham, OK

Built 1982 Load: 56.2 t ADT: 1,500

E1130

Fair

Over: CREEK

6. N 3.4 E OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 1960 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 25

E1150

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.7E US283, Beckham, OK

Built 1996 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 25

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