Total bridges
450
Public highway bridges in Lincoln County
County profile · official public datasets
Lincoln County, OK
450 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 37.1% rated Good, 49.6% Fair, 13.3% Poor.
- 450
- Public bridges
- 37.1%
- Good condition
- 13.3%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Lincoln County posts a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- 68th
- of 77 on Poor share
- 13.3%
- Poor-condition share
- 450
- public highway bridges
- 1974
- 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.
Lincoln County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Lincoln County ranks #68 of 77 Oklahoma counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 13.3%). Lincoln County, Oklahoma contains 450 public highway bridges. Roughly 37.1% are rated “Good,” 49.6% “Fair,” and 13.3% “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.
Good condition
37.1%
167 of 450 rated 7-9
Fair condition
49.6%
223 of 450 rated 5-6
Poor condition
13.3%
60 of 450 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#68 of 77
Among Oklahoma counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 450 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 37.1% (167)
Fair 49.6% (223)
Poor 13.3% (60)
Lincoln County's Poor-condition bridges carry 15,255 vehicle crossings a day
That is 1.9% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 13.3% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 254 crossings a day against 3,172 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 450 of 450 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
44.4% of Lincoln County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
200 of the 450 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 37.1% 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 51.1% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
S.H. 66 over SLWC R.R. UNDER, built 1926, carries 7,800 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 60-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 15,255 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Lincoln County's bridges were built
450 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- 1910s 11
1910–1919
11 bridges
- 1920s 18
1920–1929
18 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
53 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
38 bridges
- 1950s
1950–1959
57 bridges
- 1960s 17
1960–1969
17 bridges
- 1970s 14
1970–1979
14 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
42 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
76 bridges
- 2000s
2000–2009
62 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
52 bridges
- 2020s 10
2020–2029
10 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 76 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 16.9% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1974) matches the Oklahoma average (1977).
How Lincoln County compares with Oklahoma's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Oklahoma counties nearest Lincoln County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 13.3% Poor share is the 6th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1974 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is in line with the group.
Showing the 5 closest of 76 Oklahoma counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiowa County | 477 | 65.4% | 31.7% | 2.9% | 1973 |
| Grant County | 476 | 28.2% | 64.5% | 7.4% | 1988 |
| Le Flore County | 469 | 44.3% | 44.3% | 11.3% | 1967 |
| Lincoln County (this page) | 450 | 37.1% | 49.6% | 13.3% | 1974 |
| Grady County | 449 | 25.6% | 67.3% | 7.1% | 1980 |
| Caddo County | 424 | 24.1% | 63.4% | 12.5% | 1979 |
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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, both outside Oklahoma so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside OK (450 bridges here).
- Tehama County, CA · 450 bridges
- Berkshire County, MA · 450 bridges
- Delaware County, NY · 450 bridges
- Washington County, AR · 449 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside OK (1974 here).
- Knox County, TN · avg 1974 · 588 bridges
- Summit County, OH · avg 1974 · 563 bridges
- Onondaga County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
- Orange County, NY · avg 1974 · 472 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Fair-condition bridges (223)
N3350
FairOver: EAGLE CREEK
3.4N 1W 1N OF I44/US177, Lincoln, OK
Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100
E0870
FairOver: CREEK
.2N 2.6W OF SH66 & SH99, Lincoln, OK
Built 1920 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100
E1030
FairOver: CREEK
1 N 1.4 W OF JACKTOWN, Lincoln, OK
Built 1928 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100
N3400
FairOver: SAND CREEK
.9 E 1.9 N OF TRYON, Lincoln, OK
Built 1935 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100
N3480
FairOver: DRY CREEK
1.7 W 1.7 S OF KENDRICK, Lincoln, OK
Built 1940 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 100
E1060
FairOver: CREEK
2 S .3 E OF JACKTOWN, Lincoln, OK
Built 1960 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 100
E0810
FairOver: CREEK
.9E 2.S .4E OF TRYON, Lincoln, OK
Built 1935 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100
E0860
FairOver: CREEK
.6W 1.S 1.9W OF KENDRICK, Lincoln, OK
Built 1935 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 100
E1060
FairOver: CREEK
2 E 1.8 S 1E OF SH18/US62, Lincoln, OK
Built 1946 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 100
4118C
FairOver: RANCH CREEK
.2 E OF KENDRICK, Lincoln, OK
Built 1970 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 75
E0960
FairOver: CREEK
2.N .1 E OF ROSS, Lincoln, OK
Built 1993 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 100
E0870
FairOver: CREEK
2.6W 2S .6W OF KENDRICK, Lincoln, OK
Built 1932 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 100
E0780
FairOver: CREEK
1.N 4.5W OF SH105 & US177, Lincoln, OK
Built 1940 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 100
E1000
FairOver: CREEK
1 W 1 N OF WILZETTA, Lincoln, OK
Built 1948 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 100
N3420
FairOver: CREEK
.9W 2S 3W .4S OF PARKLAND, Lincoln, OK
Built 1948 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 100
E1010
FairOver: CREEK
.5 E OF PAYSON, Lincoln, OK
Built 1940 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 100
E0830
FairOver: EAST BEAVER CREEK
.4 E 2.S OF PARKLAND, Lincoln, OK
Built 1938 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 100
N3530
FairOver: CREEK
3.E 2.N OF KENDRICK, Lincoln, OK
Built 1940 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 100
E1030
FairOver: CREEK
2 E 1N .6E OF JACKTOWN, Lincoln, OK
Built 1942 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 100
E1060
FairOver: CREEK
2E 1.8S .3E OF SH18/US62, Lincoln, OK
Built 1942 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 100
4138C
FairOver: WEST CAPTAIN CREEK
1 S 6.3 W OF ROSS, Lincoln, OK
Built 1950 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 375
4138C
FairOver: EAST CAPTAIN CREEK
6 N .9 E OF US62 & SH102, Lincoln, OK
Built 1950 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 100
4118C
FairOver: FOUR MILE CREEK
1.4 E OF KENDRICK, Lincoln, OK
Built 1950 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 475
E0850
FairOver: CREEK
2.2 N .3 W OF FALLIS, Lincoln, OK
Built 1960 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 100
E0780
FairOver: CREEK
4.5 E OF AVERY, Lincoln, OK
Built 2001 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 100
E0870
FairOver: CREEK
2.6W 2S .3W OF KENDRICK, Lincoln, OK
Built 1935 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 100
E0980
FairOver: EAST CAPTAIN CREEK
1 S 4 W 1N .2W OF ROSS, Lincoln, OK
Built 1938 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 100
IRR E0760
FairOver: EUCHEE CREEK
2.5 MI W OF ELBA, Lincoln, OK
Built 1960 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 100
E0980
FairOver: CREEK
.9E 1.2S 4.1E OF SPARKS, Lincoln, OK
Built 1930 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 100
N3540
FairOver: CREEK
3.8S 2.W .5S OF SH66/SH99, Lincoln, OK
Built 1943 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 100
E0870
FairOver: CREEK
3.2N .2W OF DAVENPORT, Lincoln, OK
Built 1984 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 100
E1020
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
.9 S .6 W OF WILZETTA, Lincoln, OK
Built 1912 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100
E0830
FairOver: WEST BEAVER CREEK
4 S 1.2 E OF 105 & 18, Lincoln, OK
Built 1938 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100
N3300
FairOver: CREEK
.2 W 1.3 S OF FALLIS, Lincoln, OK
Built 1940 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100
E0940
FairOver: CREEK
.7E 1N .2W OF MIDLOTHIAN, Lincoln, OK
Built 1940 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100
E0770
FairOver: CREEK
2N 1.1E OF SH105 & US177, Lincoln, OK
Built 1960 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100
N3490
FairOver: ROBINSON CREEK
3.7 E 4.9 S OF PAYSON, Lincoln, OK
Built 1986 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100
E0900
FairOver: CREEK
.75S .25W SH18/TURNER TP, Lincoln, OK
Built 1980 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 300
E0840
FairOver: CREEK
.1W 4.1S .1E OF MERRICK, Lincoln, OK
Built 1938 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
E0990
FairOver: CREEK
4.1 W OF ARLINGTON, Lincoln, OK
Built 2003 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
N3450
FairOver: CREEK
.2 W .4 S OF PAYSON, Lincoln, OK
Built 1940 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
N3350
FairOver: QUAPAW CREEK
1 E 1.5 N OF FOWLER, Lincoln, OK
Built 1940 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
N3390
FairOver: CREEK
2 E 1.9 N OF JACKTOWN, Lincoln, OK
Built 1942 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
N3340
FairOver: CREEK
2.W 3.1N OF US177 & SH105, Lincoln, OK
Built 1942 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
E1020
FairOver: CREEK
3 S OF ARLINGTON, Lincoln, OK
Built 1946 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
E0990
FairOver: CREEK
1 S .7 E OF ROSS, Lincoln, OK
Built 1950 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
E0760
FairOver: CORDUROY CREEK
3.N 5.W OF SH105 & US177, Lincoln, OK
Built 1950 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
E0820
FairOver: WEST BEAVER CREEK
.8 W 1.S OF PARKLAND, Lincoln, OK
Built 1965 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
N3350
FairOver: CREEK
2 W .9 S OF US177 & US62, Lincoln, OK
Built 1988 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
E1010
FairOver: BREAKFAST CREEK
2.9 E OF PAYSON, Lincoln, OK
Built 1988 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100
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