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Grady County, OK

449 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 25.6% rated Good, 67.3% Fair, 7.1% Poor.

449
Public bridges
25.6%
Good condition
7.1%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Grady County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.

45th
of 77 on Poor share
7.1%
Poor-condition share
449
public highway bridges
1980
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.

Grady County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Grady County ranks #45 of 77 Oklahoma counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 7.1%). Grady County, Oklahoma contains 449 public highway bridges. Roughly 25.6% are rated “Good,” 67.3% “Fair,” and 7.1% “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

449

Public highway bridges in Grady County

Good condition

25.6%

115 of 449 rated 7-9

Fair condition

67.3%

302 of 449 rated 5-6

Poor condition

7.1%

32 of 449 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#45 of 77

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

Condition distribution

Share of 449 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
25.6% (115)
Fair
67.3% (302)
Poor
7.1% (32)

Grady County's Poor-condition bridges carry 9,048 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 7.1% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 283 crossings a day against 4,211 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 449 of 449 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

35.4% of Grady County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

159 of the 449 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 25.6% 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 26.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

N2830 (16 ST) over LINE CREEK, built 1933, carries 2,358 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 32-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 9,048 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Grady County's bridges were built

449 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 124 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 27.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1980) matches the Oklahoma average (1977).

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

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

The 5 Oklahoma counties nearest Grady County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 7.1% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1980 against a peer-group mean of 1976 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Grady County and the 5 Oklahoma counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Kiowa County 477 2.9%
Grant County 476 7.4%
Le Flore County 469 11.3%
Lincoln County 450 13.3%
Grady County (this page) 449 7.1%
Caddo County 424 12.5%

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 Grady 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 Grady County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside OK (449 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside OK (1980 here).

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

Fair-condition bridges (302)

N2980

Fair

Over: CREEK

14. E 6.2 S OF US 81, Grady, OK

Built 1989 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E TYLER DR

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.0W;1.0N JCT SH-37/SH-92, Grady, OK

Built 1993 Load: 19.5 t ADT: 100

E1353 (ILLINOIS)

Fair

Over: LINE CREEK

.1E OF 9 ST ON ILLINOIS, Grady, OK

Built 1984 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 2,000

2652C

Fair

Over: BILLS CREEK

2.2 MI N FARWELL, Grady, OK

Built 1960 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 116

N2833 (12 ST)

Fair

Over: LINE CREEK

.2S OF FRISCO ON 12 ST, Grady, OK

Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 800

2642C

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

4 S 3.5 W RUSH SPRINGS, Grady, OK

Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 249

E1280

Fair

Over: CREEK

5N OF US62 4.3W OF US 81, Grady, OK

Built 1910 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

E1380

Fair

Over: BITTER CREEK

5.2E 1.4N JCT US81 SH19, Grady, OK

Built 1992 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100

N2800

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.2 S .2 E OF FARWELL, Grady, OK

Built 1989 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

N2930

Fair

Over: ROARING CREEK

11.E 5.9N JCT US81 & SH19, Grady, OK

Built 1989 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100

E1170

Fair

Over: BUGGY CREEK

2E 5N OF JCT US81/SH37, Grady, OK

Built 2012 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

U.S. 81 BUS.

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.3 MI N SH17, Grady, OK

Built 1967 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 680

E1260

Fair

Over: WEST FORK CREEK

10S .9W JCT US81 SH152, Grady, OK

Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1490

Fair

Over: LITTLE RUSH CREEK

6.S US 277 4.5W US 81, Grady, OK

Built 1992 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

N2850

Fair

Over: CREEK

.3 S .2 E OF POCASSET, Grady, OK

Built 1930 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

N2910

Fair

Over: CREEK

.7 E .2 S OF TABLER, Grady, OK

Built 1936 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

2616C

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.3 MI E OF N2810, Grady, OK

Built 1937 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 314

E1430

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.3N 1.S JCT US81 US277, Grady, OK

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1560

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.8E 2.S JCT US81 SH17, Grady, OK

Built 1941 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1370 (OLD S.H. 92

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.9W OF U.S. 81, Grady, OK

Built 1947 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 7,810

2678C

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.7 E 2.4 S OF TABLER, Grady, OK

Built 1949 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 614

2604C

Fair

Over: JACK HOLLOW CREEK

.5 N 4.2 W OF POCASSET, Grady, OK

Built 1950 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 330

2652C

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.2 MI N OF ACME, Grady, OK

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 180

OLD S.H. 92

Fair

Over: CONGO CREEK

0.2 MI W US81, Grady, OK

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 15,300

2678C

Fair

Over: CREEK

8.7MI N ALEX, Grady, OK

Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 614

CO. RD. FAS 2629

Fair

Over: BAILEY A TP (I-44) UNDER

T.P.BR.NO 9.94, Grady, OK

Built 1964 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

2648C

Fair

Over: TONY HOLLOW CREEK

5S OF US62;8W US81, Grady, OK

Built 1966 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 718

2648C

Fair

Over: CREEK

.6N OF US 277&7W OF US 81, Grady, OK

Built 1966 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 944

2648C

Fair

Over: ROCK HOLLOW CREEK

2.2S OF US62;6.3W OF US81, Grady, OK

Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 718

2604C

Fair

Over: IONINE CREEK

9.6 MI N E VERDEN, Grady, OK

Built 1972 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 332

2616C

Fair

Over: TONY HOLLOW CREEK

1.7MI E RT 2617, Grady, OK

Built 1980 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 314

2690C

Fair

Over: CREEK

4 S 3.7 MI E DUTTON, Grady, OK

Built 1983 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 180

E1200

Fair

Over: WORLEY CREEK

4.E 1.S OF JCT SH37 SH92, Grady, OK

Built 1983 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

N2810

Fair

Over: TONY HOLLOW CREEK

1.3 M WEST JCT 62 & 81, Grady, OK

Built 1984 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

2618C

Fair

Over: LAFLIN CREEK

.5S 14.1E JCT US 81 SH 19, Grady, OK

Built 1984 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 110

E1510

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.N 15.3E JCT US81 SH17, Grady, OK

Built 1985 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

2650C

Fair

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

2.7S SH17 & 4.5W OF US81, Grady, OK

Built 1985 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 93

2608C

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.1 MI W AMBER, Grady, OK

Built 1985 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 683

E1350

Fair

Over: WEST WINTER CREEK

4.8E 1.N JCT US 62 SH 39, Grady, OK

Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1220

Fair

Over: WORLEY CREEK

3.9E 3.S JCT SH37 SH92, Grady, OK

Built 1989 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

2672C

Fair

Over: DRY CREEK

2 W 2.6 MI N ALEX, Grady, OK

Built 1990 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 69

2670C

Fair

Over: LOST ROARING CREEK

4.0 MI S SH 19, Grady, OK

Built 1992 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 236

2626C

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.2 MI E FARWELL, Grady, OK

Built 1993 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 216

E1170

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.7W 2.N JCT SH37 & SH92, Grady, OK

Built 1993 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 75

N2842 FIRST ST.

Fair

Over: CONGO CREEK

BETWEEN FLORIDA-MISSOURI, Grady, OK

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 700

N2837

Fair

Over: LITTLE WASHITA RIVER

1.5 W .2 S OF NINNEKAH, Grady, OK

Built 1925 Load: 21.9 t ADT: 100

FAU 4030(GRAND AVE

Fair

Over: CREEK

.4E OF US81 ON GRAND AVE, Grady, OK

Built 1988 Load: 22.4 t ADT: 847

N2837 (6 ST)

Fair

Over: TONY HOLLOW CREEK

ON 6TH .2S OF FRISCO AVE, Grady, OK

Built 1939 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 3,000

N2843 (HENDERSON S

Fair

Over: CONGO CREEK

.3S OF IDAHO AVE ON HENDE, Grady, OK

Built 1960 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 800

N2850 (21 ST)

Fair

Over: CREEK

N OF IOWA AVE ON 21 ST, Grady, OK

Built 2004 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 1,000
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges

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