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Stephens County, OK

382 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 29.1% rated Good, 68.1% Fair, 2.9% Poor.

382
Public bridges
29.1%
Good condition
2.9%
Poor condition

The verdict

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

Stephens County pairs a top-quartile lowest Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state with a newer average build year than the state inventory.

Top 22%
lowest Poor share in state
2.9%
Poor-condition share
382
public highway bridges
1985
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.

Stephens County Bridge Snapshot

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Stephens County ranks #17 of 77 Oklahoma counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.9%). Stephens County, Oklahoma contains 382 public highway bridges. Roughly 29.1% are rated “Good,” 68.1% “Fair,” and 2.9% “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

382

Public highway bridges in Stephens County

Good condition

29.1%

111 of 382 rated 7-9

Fair condition

68.1%

260 of 382 rated 5-6

Poor condition

2.9%

11 of 382 rated 4 or below

In-state Poor-share rank

#17 of 77

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

Condition distribution

Share of 382 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.

Good
29.1% (111)
Fair
68.1% (260)
Poor
2.9% (11)

Stephens County's Poor-condition bridges carry 4,074 vehicle crossings a day

That is 1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.9% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 370 crossings a day against 1,755 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 382 of 382 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

30.6% of Stephens County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark

117 of the 382 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 29.1% 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 34.5% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic

6972C over CREEK, built 1927, carries 1,407 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 4,074 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.

When Stephens County's bridges were built

382 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade

bridges

What this shows Construction peaked in the 1990s, when 75 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 19.6% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 25 to 34 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year is 1985, 8 years newer than the Oklahoma average of 1977.

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

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

The 5 Oklahoma counties nearest Stephens County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.9% Poor share is the 2nd-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1985 against a peer-group mean of 1979 is 6 years newer.

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

Bridge inventory size and condition shares for Stephens County and the 5 Oklahoma counties closest to it in inventory size
County Bridges Poor
Muskogee County 398 10.1%
Creek County 395 20.8%
Alfalfa County 387 6.5%
Custer County 384 1.3%
Payne County 384 10.4%
Stephens County (this page) 382 2.9%

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

Similar inventory size

Nearest county inventories outside OK (382 bridges here).

Similar average build year

Nearest mean year-built outside OK (1985 here).

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

All 382 Good 111 Fair 260 Poor 11

Good-condition bridges (111)

S.H. 7

Good

Over: U.P. R.R. & 7 ST. UNDER

.7 MI E OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,150

S.H. 7

Good

Over: U.P. R.R. & 7 ST. UNDER

.7 MI E OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1973 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 4,750

S.H. 53

Good

Over: NEGRO CREEK

5.9 W OF JCT S.H. 89, Stephens, OK

Built 2016 Load: 33.4 t ADT: 490

N2790

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

1.5N 3.5W OF US 81/SH 29, Stephens, OK

Built 2017 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 100

N3040 (6980C)

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

1.6N of JCT SH 7, Stephens, OK

Built 2018 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 542

S.H. 53

Good

Over: PINE CREEK OFLOW

8.7 W S.H. 89, Stephens, OK

Built 2021 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 553

S.H. 53

Good

Over: PINE CREEK

8.6 W S.H. 89, Stephens, OK

Built 2021 Load: 34.2 t ADT: 553

S.H. 7

Good

Over: CREEK

1.9 MI W CARTER C/L, Stephens, OK

Built 1977 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,500

S.H. 7

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK OFL

4.2W OF JCT US-81 & SH-7, Stephens, OK

Built 1995 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 3,700

S.H. 7

Good

Over: HELL CREEK

3.7W OF US-81 & SH-7, Stephens, OK

Built 1995 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 4,050

N2960 (6966C)

Good

Over: BLACK BEAR CREEK TRIB.

5.5E .4S OF BRAY, Stephens, OK

Built 2022 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 291

N3040

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK OFLOW

1W 2N SH7, Stephens, OK

Built 2003 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 350

E1720

Good

Over: STAGE SAND CREEK

3.7W 2.2N OF JCT US81/SH7, Stephens, OK

Built 2006 Load: 36.7 t ADT: 75

6946C

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

7.2 MI W 1.0 N DUNCAN, Stephens, OK

Built 1987 Load: 37.1 t ADT: 314

E1820

Good

Over: BROADTREE CREEK

3.9W; 4.5N OF SH-53/SH-89, Stephens, OK

Built 2007 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 50

IRR N2750

Good

Over: STAGESTAND CREEK

7W 6.3S OF US81/SH7, Stephens, OK

Built 2012 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 100

E1730

Good

Over: EAST COW CREEK

2.3E .5N of DUNCAN, Stephens, OK

Built 2020 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 500

6926C

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

1.2 MI E US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 389

E1810

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3.2W US 81 2.N SH 53, Stephens, OK

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 300

E1840

Good

Over: CREEK

1.S SH53 2.6W US81, Stephens, OK

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

N2790

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

.3S SH53 3W US81, Stephens, OK

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

N2837

Good

Over: CREEK

2.2E OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 2022 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

SOUTH DUNCAN BYPAS

Good

Over: SEMINOLE RD. UNDER

7.9 N S.H. 53, Stephens, OK

Built 2017 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,000

N2990

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

.6N OF VELMA, Stephens, OK

Built 2011 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 425

6922C

Good

Over: CREEK

6 MI N 0.5 MI W ALMA, Stephens, OK

Built 1996 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 338

E1730

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK

6 W. OF DUNCAN, Stephens, OK

Built 2006 Load: 42.5 t ADT: 100

E1850

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2.S SH53 3.1W US81, Stephens, OK

Built 1994 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

FAS 6915

Good

Over: WEEDHOLLOW CREEK

6 MI W 3 MI S OF VELMA, Stephens, OK

Built 1999 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 121

6934C

Good

Over: NEGRO CREEK

.5S 6.2W SH 53 SH 89, Stephens, OK

Built 1998 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 141

E1820

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.N SH53 3.1W US81, Stephens, OK

Built 1997 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 100

E1790

Good

Over: WEST MUD CREEK

7E 3;5N OF JCT US81/SH53, Stephens, OK

Built 2006 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 25

E1720

Good

Over: EAST COW CREEK

2.5E US81;2.5N SH7, Stephens, OK

Built 2004 Load: 42.7 t ADT: 100

E1620

Good

Over: MCCUBBIN CREEK

1.5N 2.3E JCT 81 & 29, Stephens, OK

Built 1998 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 141

E1710

Good

Over: CREEK

4.S SH 7 6.3W OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1985 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E1700 (CAMEL BACK

Good

Over: CREEK

1.N 1.W 81 & PLATO RD, Stephens, OK

Built 1989 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

N3040

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

1N OF SH7, Stephens, OK

Built 2003 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 350

N2920

Good

Over: WEST MUD CREEK

1. S 10. E OF US-81/SH-53, Stephens, OK

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 100

E1860

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

3.5S 7.7E JCT US 81/SH 53, Stephens, OK

Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50

IRR E1780

Good

Over: WALKER CREEK

5.6W 4.5N JCT US81/SH53, Stephens, OK

Built 2012 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 120

E1870

Good

Over: COW CREEK

4.5S .8E OF US 81/SH 53, Stephens, OK

Built 2017 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

E1860

Good

Over: COW CREEK

3.5S .7E JCT US81 / SH53, Stephens, OK

Built 2022 Load: 45.4 t ADT: 100

N3020

Good

Over: BLACK BEAR CREEK

12N 1W OF JCT SH53/SH89, Stephens, OK

Built 2005 Load: 46.9 t ADT: 100

E1690 (OSAGE RD.)

Good

Over: STAGE STAND CREEK

2.N .8W 81 & PLATO RD, Stephens, OK

Built 1991 Load: 48.3 t ADT: 200

IRR E1710

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

4S SH7 8.5W US81, Stephens, OK

Built 2019 Load: 48.8 t ADT: 50

S.H. 53

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

11.2 E JCT U.S. 81, Stephens, OK

Built 2020 Load: 50.0 t ADT: 600

S.H. 7

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0 MI W CARTER C/L, Stephens, OK

Built 1977 Load: 50.3 t ADT: 3,500

SOUTH DUNCAN BYPAS

Good

Over: U.S. 81 UNDER

7.2 N S.H. 53, Stephens, OK

Built 2018 Load: 51.8 t ADT: 1,570

IRR N2770

Good

Over: LITTLE BEAVER CREEK TRIB

1N; 6W OF MARLOW, Stephens, OK

Built 2011 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 50

IRR N2740

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

1.5N 8W OF US81/SH7E, Stephens, OK

Built 2016 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 100

S.H. 7

Good

Over: CREEK

3.8 MI W CARTER C/L, Stephens, OK

Built 1977 Load: 56.0 t ADT: 3,500

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