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Pittsburg County, OK

411 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 47.2% rated Good, 45% Fair, 7.8% Poor.

411
Public bridges
47.2%
Good condition
7.8%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Pittsburg County pairs a higher-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with an older average build year than the state inventory.

49th
of 77 on Poor share
7.8%
Poor-condition share
411
public highway bridges
1971
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.

Pittsburg County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Pittsburg County ranks #49 of 77 Oklahoma counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 7.8%). Pittsburg County, Oklahoma contains 411 public highway bridges. Roughly 47.2% are rated “Good,” 45% “Fair,” and 7.8% “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

411

Public highway bridges in Pittsburg County

Good condition

47.2%

194 of 411 rated 7-9

Fair condition

45%

185 of 411 rated 5-6

Poor condition

7.8%

32 of 411 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#49 of 77

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

Condition distribution

Share of 411 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
47.2% (194)
Fair
45% (185)
Poor
7.8% (32)

Pittsburg County's Poor-condition bridges carry 10,415 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1.2% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 7.8% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 325 crossings a day against 2,122 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 411 of 411 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

57.2% of Pittsburg County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

235 of the 411 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 47.2% 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 36.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

IND. NATION TP over CREEK, built 1968, carries 3,800 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 32-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.

Share is of the 10,415 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Pittsburg County's bridges were built

411 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1960s, when 88 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 21.4% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 55 to 64 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1971, 6 years older than the Oklahoma average of 1977.

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

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

The 5 Oklahoma counties nearest Pittsburg County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 7.8% Poor share is the 3rd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1971 against a peer-group mean of 1977 is 6 years older.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Pittsburg County and the 5 Oklahoma counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Caddo County 424 12.5%
Kay County 419 6%
Pittsburg County (this page) 411 7.8%
Pottawatomie County 408 6.4%
Muskogee County 398 10.1%
Creek County 395 20.8%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside OK (411 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside OK (1971 here).

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

All 411 Good 194 Fair 185 Poor 32

Good-condition bridges (194)

FAS 6104

Good

Over: COAL CREEK OFLOW

2. N OF HAYWOOD, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1984 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 500

6138C

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

1.2 S 5.2 E OF PITTSBU, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1992 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200

E1290

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5S 4.2W OF INDIANOLA, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

N3995

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

3E; 1S OF SCIPIO, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2016 Load: 41.2 t ADT: 584

IND. NATION TP

Good

Over: CO. RD. 6120C UNDER

30.94 MIS S. JCT I-40, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1965 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 8,400

E1545

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

8.5 S .5 W OF BACHE, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1999 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 75

N4070

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

.5S .2W OF BLANCO, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2006 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 100

N4067 (D ST)

Good

Over: DRAINAGE CANAL

150 N OF KIOWA AVE., Pittsburg, OK

Built 1975 Load: 41.9 t ADT: 250

S.H. 63

Good

Over: TI CREEK

9.9 E JCT US 69, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2003 Load: 42.0 t ADT: 300

NAVAL RD

Good

Over: U.S. 69 UNDER

12.38 N ATOKA C/L, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1975 Load: 42.1 t ADT: 100

6126C

Good

Over: ANDERSON CREEK

3. S 3. W OF ALDERSON, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 300

6148C

Good

Over: LILLY PAD CREEK

5.0 MI E OF SCIPIO, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1984 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

N3950

Good

Over: SCIPIO CREEK

1. N 1.5 W OF SCIPIO, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

N3950

Good

Over: NORTH BOGGY CREEK

4.5 W 2. S OF KIOWA, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

N4170

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

1.8 S 1 W OF HAILEYVIL, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 50

6122C

Good

Over: MUDDY CK.- LK. EUFAULA

3.0 E.& 2.0 N. KREBS, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 150

E1290

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

2.6 W 1.6 S INDIANOLA, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2003 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

N4050

Good

Over: BALD MOUNTAIN CREEK

3.1S 1.8W OF INDIANOLA, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2004 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 75

S.H. 71

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

2.83 N OF JCT S.H. 31, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2017 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 2,100

U.S. 69

Good

Over: A OK R.R. UNDER

3.68 N JCT US 69B, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1957 Load: 42.8 t ADT: 13,250

IND. NATION TP

Good

Over: CO. RD. E1480 UNDER

40.45 MIS S. JCT I-40, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1965 Load: 43.9 t ADT: 8,400

6136C

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

0.1 S OF ARCH, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1997 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 75

N4070

Good

Over: CREEK

.3W 3.1S OF BLANCO, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2005 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100

U.S. 270

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

16.6 E HUGHES C/L, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1968 Load: 45.1 t ADT: 7,200

S.H. 63

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

7.4 E JCT US 69, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2001 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 330

S.H. 63

Good

Over: BRUSHY CREEK TRIB.

15.1 E JCT US 69, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2001 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 310

S.H. 31

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

2.45 E JCT U.S. 270, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2022 Load: 46.8 t ADT: 4,400

S.H. 113

Good

Over: LITTLE WILD HORSE CREEK

7.5 W & N JCT US 69, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1961 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,200

6166C

Good

Over: ARM OF LAKE MCALESTER

N SIDE MC ALESTER LAKE, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1997 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

6116C

Good

Over: GIN POND CREEK

1.5 N .5 E OF SCIPIO, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

6118C

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 N .3 E OF SCIPIO, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

6166C

Good

Over: CREEK (SPILLWAY)

MCALESTER LAKE SPILLWAY, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2009 Load: 49.0 t ADT: 552

S.H. 31

Good

Over: ASH CREEK

10.7 MI E JCT US 270, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1963 Load: 49.3 t ADT: 1,900

S.H. 63

Good

Over: CREEK

8.5 E JCT US 69, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1938 Load: 51.4 t ADT: 330

E1425 (6154C)

Good

Over: BIG WILD HORSE CREEK

.5N OF CABANISS, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2019 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 100

6130C

Good

Over: N BOGGY CREEK

3W OF KIOWA, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1983 Load: 54.4 t ADT: 100

U.S. 69

Good

Over: CREEK

4.0 N JCT SH 63, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1956 Load: 55.8 t ADT: 16,600

E1290

Good

Over: CREEK

3. E ARROWHEAD LODGE, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1995 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 50

S.H. 31

Good

Over: GAINES CREEK

7.2 MI NE JCT US 270, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1963 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 1,900

E1366

Good

Over: CREEK

1S 2.5W OF SCIPIO, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2004 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 24

IND. NATION TP

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

89.7 MIS S. JCT I-40, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1968 Load: 70.2 t ADT: 3,800

IND. NATION TP

Good

Over: CREEK

49.7 MI S OF I-40, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1969 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 3,800

U.S. 69

Good

Over: CREEK

5.3 N JCT SH 63, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1956 Load: 89.1 t ADT: 16,900

IND. NATION TP

Good

Over: CREEK

34.1 MI S I-40, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1965 Load: 99.9 t ADT: 8,400

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