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Jefferson County, OK

150 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 46.7% rated Good, 46% Fair, 7.3% Poor.

150
Public bridges
46.7%
Good condition
7.3%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

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

46th
of 77 on Poor share
7.3%
Poor-condition share
150
public highway bridges
1975
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.

Jefferson County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Jefferson County ranks #46 of 77 Oklahoma counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 7.3%). Jefferson County, Oklahoma contains 150 public highway bridges. Roughly 46.7% are rated “Good,” 46% “Fair,” and 7.3% “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

150

Public highway bridges in Jefferson County

Good condition

46.7%

70 of 150 rated 7-9

Fair condition

46%

69 of 150 rated 5-6

Poor condition

7.3%

11 of 150 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#46 of 77

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

Condition distribution

Share of 150 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
46.7% (70)
Fair
46% (69)
Poor
7.3% (11)

Jefferson County's Poor-condition bridges carry 575 vehicle crossings a day

That is 0.7% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 7.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 52 crossings a day against 908 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 150 of 150 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

47.3% of Jefferson County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

71 of the 150 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 46.7% 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 17.4% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

3446C MAJOR over COW CREEK, built 1993, carries 100 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 11-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 575 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Jefferson County's bridges were built

150 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1930s, when 36 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 24% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 85 to 94 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1975) matches the Oklahoma average (1977).

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

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

The 5 Oklahoma counties nearest Jefferson County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 7.3% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1975 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 Jefferson County and the 5 Oklahoma counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Haskell County 155 6.5%
Johnston County 154 3.9%
Roger Mills County 153 0%
Ellis County 152 0%
Jefferson County (this page) 150 7.3%
Coal County 142 6.3%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside OK (150 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside OK (1975 here).

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

All 150 Good 70 Fair 69 Poor 11

Good-condition bridges (70)

S.H. 32

Good

Over: BIRD BAKER CREEK

17.0 MI E JCT US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 1944 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 380

N2830

Good

Over: CREEK

.2W OF US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 1938 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 75

N2980

Good

Over: CREEK

1.9S US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1939 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 25

E1950

Good

Over: CREEK

.4W OF SH5, Jefferson, OK

Built 1939 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 75

E1960

Good

Over: WEST MUD CREEK

6.3E; U.S. 81 IN WAURIKA, Jefferson, OK

Built 2008 Load: 22.5 t ADT: 50

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI S JCT SH32, Jefferson, OK

Built 1932 Load: 24.6 t ADT: 1,600

S.H. 89

Good

Over: CREEK

3.5 MI N JCT US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1958 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 920

U.S. 81

Good

Over: GREVS CREEK

5.7 MI N OK-TX S/L, Jefferson, OK

Built 1966 Load: 26.7 t ADT: 1,600

E1930

Good

Over: WEST MUDDY CREEK

5.4SE ADDINGTON;4N US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 2004 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 25

S.H. 79

Good

Over: RED RIVER

.5 NE TEXAS STATE LINE, Jefferson, OK

Built 2018 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,275

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

5.7 S JCT U.S. 70, Jefferson, OK

Built 2018 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 2,200

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

10.0 MI E JCT US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 1932 Load: 29.1 t ADT: 1,200

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

6.9 MI N JCT US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1959 Load: 30.3 t ADT: 2,800

U.S. 70

Good

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

0.5 MI W CARTER C/L, Jefferson, OK

Built 2001 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,900

S.H. 89

Good

Over: POST OAK CREEK

10.1 N. OF S.H. 32, Jefferson, OK

Built 2016 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 510

E2070

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK

1S OF SH 32, Jefferson, OK

Built 2021 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 25

S.H. 32

Good

Over: CREEK

10.9 MI E JCT US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 1950 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 380

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

5.7 MI N JCT US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1929 Load: 32.5 t ADT: 2,900

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI S JCT US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1932 Load: 32.6 t ADT: 2,000

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

3.7 MI S JCT US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000

S.H. 32

Good

Over: FLAT CREEK

2.8 MI E JCT US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 380

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI N JCT US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,900

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

5.5 MI N JCT US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1959 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,900

N2980

Good

Over: CREEK

4.9S OF U.S. 70, Jefferson, OK

Built 2001 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

N2780

Good

Over: CREEK

.7S of JCT N2780/E2060, Jefferson, OK

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 229

E2070

Good

Over: RED RIVER TRIB.

.5S 3.1W of RYAN, Jefferson, OK

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

N3010

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

6.1N of US 70, Jefferson, OK

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31

E1960

Good

Over: NORTH MUD CREEK

.1N 1.2W JCT US70/SH89, Jefferson, OK

Built 1996 Load: 32.8 t ADT: 96

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

13.4 MI E JCT US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 1932 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 1,200

S.H. 5

Good

Over: CREEK

2.7 MI E COTTON C/L, Jefferson, OK

Built 1933 Load: 32.9 t ADT: 700

E2080

Good

Over: FLEETWOOD CREEK

.5E OF US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 2023 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 25

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

4.2 MI N JCT US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1929 Load: 33.7 t ADT: 2,900

U.S. 70

Good

Over: MUD CREEK OFLOW

18.6 MI E JCT US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 2001 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,200

U.S. 70

Good

Over: MUD CREEK OFLOW

18.8 MI E JCT US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 2001 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 1,200

S.H. 5

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

5.6MI.E OF COTTON C/L, Jefferson, OK

Built 2008 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 920

E1930

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

7.8W OF SH89 ON EW193, Jefferson, OK

Built 2009 Load: 34.6 t ADT: 25

E1967 (ANDERSON ST

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.3N OF US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1990 Load: 35.1 t ADT: 250

3410C

Good

Over: RED CREEK

6.6 MI E US 81, Jefferson, OK

Built 1992 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 24

E2070

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK TRIB.

1S OF SH 32, Jefferson, OK

Built 2021 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 25

N2820

Good

Over: MONUMENT CREEK

.7 S.E. OF U.S.81, Jefferson, OK

Built 2006 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 25

E2070

Good

Over: TRIB TO RED CREEK

5.8E OF U.S. 81, Jefferson, OK

Built 2011 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 25

E1950

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.6W SH5, Jefferson, OK

Built 2003 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 75

E1900

Good

Over: NORTH MUD CREEK

6N; .3W OF JCT US70/SH89, Jefferson, OK

Built 2013 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 25

E1900

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

6N; .5W OF JCT US70/SH89, Jefferson, OK

Built 2013 Load: 37.5 t ADT: 25

U.S. 70

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

18.4 MI E JCT US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,200

E1950

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

1.0 N.5.5 W.JCT.US70/SH89, Jefferson, OK

Built 1999 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 30

E2070

Good

Over: FROG CREEK

.5S 2.1E OF RYAN, Jefferson, OK

Built 2013 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 75

N2990

Good

Over: BAKER CREEK TRIB.

5.5W 2.8N JCT SH89/SH32, Jefferson, OK

Built 2017 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 100

3424C

Good

Over: W LEG BEAVER CREEK

.9S SH5, Jefferson, OK

Built 1998 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 230

N2980

Good

Over: WEST MUD CREEK

4.8S OF U.S. 70, Jefferson, OK

Built 2003 Load: 39.6 t ADT: 50

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