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Hughes County, OK

207 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 42% rated Good, 49.3% Fair, 8.7% Poor.

207
Public bridges
42%
Good condition
8.7%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

51st
of 77 on Poor share
8.7%
Poor-condition share
207
public highway bridges
1978
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.

Hughes County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Hughes County ranks #51 of 77 Oklahoma counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 8.7%). Hughes County, Oklahoma contains 207 public highway bridges. Roughly 42% are rated “Good,” 49.3% “Fair,” and 8.7% “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

207

Public highway bridges in Hughes County

Good condition

42%

87 of 207 rated 7-9

Fair condition

49.3%

102 of 207 rated 5-6

Poor condition

8.7%

18 of 207 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#51 of 77

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

Condition distribution

Share of 207 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
42% (87)
Fair
49.3% (102)
Poor
8.7% (18)

Hughes County's Poor-condition bridges carry 2,815 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 8.7% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 156 crossings a day against 892 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 207 of 207 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

38.6% of Hughes County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

80 of the 207 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 42% 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 19.7% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

3220C over LITTLE SANDY CREEK, built 1947, carries 555 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 18-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 2,815 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Hughes County's bridges were built

207 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 41 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.8% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1978) matches the Oklahoma average (1977).

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

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

The 5 Oklahoma counties nearest Hughes County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 8.7% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1978 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Hughes County and the 5 Oklahoma counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Washington County 215 11.2%
Cotton County 213 3.3%
Hughes County (this page) 207 8.7%
Cherokee County 206 10.7%
Okfuskee County 204 6.9%
Latimer County 199 6%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside OK (207 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside OK (1978 here).

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

All 207 Good 87 Fair 102 Poor 18

All bridges (207)

E1358

Good

Over: HOLDENVILLE LAKE TRIB.

2.4S&2.8E OF HOLDENVILLE, Hughes, OK

Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

1.2MI. N. JCT US 270, Hughes, OK

Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,600

U.S. 270

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

9.6 MI E JCT US 75, Hughes, OK

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,500

U.S. 75

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

8.62 MI. N COAL C/L, Hughes, OK

Built 2021 Load: 40.4 t ADT: 1,500

U.S. 270

Good

Over: ABANDONED R/R UNDER

3.4 MI SE SEMINOLE CL, Hughes, OK

Built 1962 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,000

E1370

Good

Over: CREEK

4.1 N & 1 W OF CALVIN, Hughes, OK

Built 2001 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100

N3770

Good

Over: WILDCAT CREEK

2.2 S & 2.1 E OF ATWOOD, Hughes, OK

Built 2005 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100

E1520

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

1.9 S & 4.1 W OF GERTY, Hughes, OK

Built 2007 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100

S.H. 9

Good

Over: FISH CREEK

0.4 MI. E OF DUSTIN, Hughes, OK

Built 2019 Load: 42.4 t ADT: 1,680

S.H. 48

Good

Over: LONG GEORGE CREEK

8.9 MI N JCT US 270, Hughes, OK

Built 1955 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 760

N3860

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3.2 S & 5.7 E OF WETUMKA, Hughes, OK

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 200

3242C

Good

Over: RANCH CREEK

3.4 N 3 E OF HORNTOWN, Hughes, OK

Built 2001 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 160

E1530

Good

Over: CANEY BOGGY CREEK

7.3S 3.5W OF STUART, Hughes, OK

Built 2014 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 145

U.S. 270

Good

Over: GRIEF CREEK

6.6 MI E JCT US 270B, Hughes, OK

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,600

E1260 (3208C)

Good

Over: GRIEF CREEK

3.4S .5W of WETUMKA, Hughes, OK

Built 2017 Load: 44.4 t ADT: 345

N3700

Good

Over: BIRD CREEK

1.5 N & 1 E OF SPAULDING, Hughes, OK

Built 1988 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100

3264C

Good

Over: JACOBS CREEK

.4N & 3.7W OF HOLDENVILLE, Hughes, OK

Built 1991 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 750

3206C

Good

Over: JACOBS CREEK

4.4N&1.9W OF HOLDENVILLE, Hughes, OK

Built 1998 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100

E1330

Good

Over: GOBBLER CREEK TRIB.

.8 S & .7 E OF LAMAR, Hughes, OK

Built 2006 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100

N3860

Good

Over: GREASY CREEK

2.1 S & 5.7 E OF WETUMKA, Hughes, OK

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 200

D3838

Good

Over: PEACH CREEK

.4 S & 5 E OF CALVIN, Hughes, OK

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

E1360

Good

Over: BIRD CREEK TRIB.

2.6 S OF HOLDENVILLE, Hughes, OK

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 75

N3720

Good

Over: LITTLE WEWOKA CREEK

.7 N & 4 E OF BUTNER, Hughes, OK

Built 1988 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E1380

Good

Over: CINDY CREEK

3.1 N & 2.3 W OF CALVIN, Hughes, OK

Built 1992 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E1300

Good

Over: GRAVES CREEK

3 N .7 W OF HORNTOWN, Hughes, OK

Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E1220

Good

Over: LITTLE WEWOKA CREEK

.6N 4.8W OF WETUMKA, Hughes, OK

Built 2016 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 100

N3770

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.4S & 2.3E OF YEAGER, Hughes, OK

Built 2022 Load: 59.0 t ADT: 100

N3740

Good

Over: CREEK

3.7 N & .7 W OF YEAGER, Hughes, OK

Built 2003 Load: 59.9 t ADT: 100

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

3.2 MI N COAL C/L, Hughes, OK

Built 1930 Load: 60.0 t ADT: 1,700

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

6.2 MI N JCT US 270, Hughes, OK

Built 1931 Load: 60.0 t ADT: 2,000

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4 MI S JCT SH 9, Hughes, OK

Built 1961 Load: 81.7 t ADT: 1,700

3220C

Good

Over: BIG CREEK TRIB

.4 N & 3.5 E OF ALLEN, Hughes, OK

Built 2010 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 500

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI N JCT US 270, Hughes, OK

Built 1967 Load: 90.4 t ADT: 2,000

S.H. 48

Good

Over: CREEK

4.8 MI N SH 1, Hughes, OK

Built 1976 Load: 90.4 t ADT: 1,500

U.S. 75

Good

Over: N. BRANCH GRAVE CREEK

1.9 MI. N. JCT US 270, Hughes, OK

Built 2000 Load: 90.4 t ADT: 1,600

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

2M NE OF JCT S.H. 9, Hughes, OK

Built 2012 Load: 90.5 t ADT: 1,200

N3770

Good

Over: POND CREEK

4.3S 2.2E OF ATTWOOD, Hughes, OK

Built 2021 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 100

E1200

Good

Over: CREEK

1.4E OF DUSTIN, Hughes, OK

Built 2015 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 50

N3740

Good

Over: LEADER CREEK

1.3 S .9 W OF ATTWOOD, Hughes, OK

Built 2022 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 100

N3804

Poor

Over: S. CANADIAN RIVER

1NE OF CALVIN, Hughes, OK

Built 1919 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 50

N3740

Poor

Over: LEADER CREEK

1.3 S .9 W OF ATWOOD, Hughes, OK

Built 1923 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

N3680

Poor

Over: JACOBS CREEK

.5N & 3.4W OF HOLDENVILLE, Hughes, OK

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

E1300

Poor

Over: CREEK

2 S .5 W OF YEAGER, Hughes, OK

Built 2017 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100

E1430

Poor

Over: CREEK

1.9 S & 1 E OF CALVIN, Hughes, OK

Built 1938 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40

3218C

Poor

Over: LITTLE RIVER

3.8 N & 2 W OF ATWOOD, Hughes, OK

Built 1949 Load: 13.7 t ADT: 400

N3740

Poor

Over: CREEK

3 N & 6.3 W OF WETUMKA, Hughes, OK

Built 1938 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 100

N3900

Poor

Over: CREEK

2.4 S & 2.2 W OF DUSTIN, Hughes, OK

Built 1934 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

3236C

Poor

Over: GABBLER CREEK

0.3 N & .2 E OF LAMAR, Hughes, OK

Built 1934 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 260

N3750

Poor

Over: CREEK

2.1 N & 5.3 W OF WETUMKA, Hughes, OK

Built 1938 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E1320

Poor

Over: CREEK

.2 N & 2.5 E OF LAMAR, Hughes, OK

Built 1938 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

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