State profile · Near median Poor share

Oklahoma bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Oklahoma, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

22,733
Public bridges
38.2%
Good condition
7.5%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

22,733

Public highway bridges in Oklahoma

Good Condition

38.2%

8,693 bridges rated 7-9

-11.8pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.5%

1,705 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.5pp vs national avg 7.0%

Oklahoma vs national bridge condition

Oklahoma - Good condition share 38.2%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Oklahoma - Poor-condition share 25.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Oklahoma41.8%50%8.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Oklahoma (FHWA NBI)

Counties (77)

Adair 139 Alfalfa 386 Atoka 232 Beaver 189 Beckham 309 Blaine 271 Bryan 285 Caddo 414 Canadian 492 Carter 339 Cherokee 203 Choctaw 216 Cimarron 93 Cleveland 316 Coal 139 Comanche 592 Cotton 213 Craig 176 Creek 391 Custer 382 Delaware 159 Dewey 167 Ellis 152 Garfield 504 Garvin 323 Grady 446 Grant 471 Greer 225 Harmon 106 Harper 128 Haskell 153 Hughes 205 Jackson 284 Jefferson 150 Johnston 150 Kay 414 Kingfisher 294 Kiowa 474 Latimer 196 Le Flore 466 Lincoln 448 Logan 280 Love 130 Major 266 Marshall 78 Mayes 232 McClain 239 McCurtain 260 McIntosh 198 Murray 128 Muskogee 396 Noble 342 Nowata 126 Okfuskee 204 Oklahoma 1216 Okmulgee 305 Osage 356 Ottawa 265 Pawnee 171 Payne 384 Pittsburg 409 Pontotoc 238 Pottawatomie 400 Pushmataha 245 Roger Mills 153 Rogers 267 Seminole 293 Sequoyah 260 Stephens 380 Texas 110 Tillman 281 Tulsa 1124 Wagoner 253 Washington 214 Washita 361 Woods 310 Woodward 167

Oklahoma vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Oklahoma on the same metric.

KY

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

NH

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542
Selected

OK

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733

NM

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

RI

Rhode Island

7.69% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$78

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Oklahoma

Six lowest-condition bridges in Oklahoma, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

N3248 (WALNUT ST.)

Poor

Over: RUSH CREEK (WALNUT ST.)

0.5 MI SE OF COURTHOUSE, Garvin, OK

Built 1920 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 4,200

N2280

Poor

Over: CREEK

1.2E 2.9N OF ARAPAHO, Custer, OK

Built 1920 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 24

N3070

Poor

Over: CREEK

7.E 3.S OF HUNTER, Garfield, OK

Built 1922 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 25

E0560

Poor

Over: BITTER CREEK

.5N 9E OF BISON, Garfield, OK

Built 1953 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 60

E0450

Poor

Over: CREEK

7W 2.5S OF I-35/CM TPK, Noble, OK

Built 1941 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 24

6338C

Poor

Over: CREEK

.6 N & .2 W OF WANETTE, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1940 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 70

All Bridges in Oklahoma

N3510

Fair

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

6.6 S OF AVERY, Lincoln, OK

Built 2008 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 100

E0380

Fair

Over: CREEK

.1E 5.N 2.6E OF MENO, Major, OK

Built 1990 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 50

VFW RD.

Fair

Over: CREEK

VFW RD\FAIRGNDS RD .9E, Payne, OK

Built 2001 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 50

N3510

Fair

Over: SPRING BROOK CREEK

.3 N & 1 E OF PICKETT, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1998 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 100

N4350

Fair

Over: MILL CREEK

0.6 MI W OF CLOUDY, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1950 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 100

N2280

Fair

Over: CREEK

4S 1E 2.6S OF TEGARDEN, Woods, OK

Built 2011 Load: 61.7 t ADT: 40

E1300

Fair

Over: CREEK

.3E .5S .2E OF BLANCHARD, McClain, OK

Built 1990 Load: 61.8 t ADT: 100

S.H. 165 FRTG RD.

Fair

Over: WEB CREEK

2 MI S JCT US 62, Muskogee, OK

Built 1969 Load: 62.0 t ADT: 4,350

I-35

Fair

Over: CREEK

5.2 MI S CLEV. C/L, McClain, OK

Built 1959 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 36,300

I-35

Fair

Over: CREEK

4.4 MI S CLEV. C/L, McClain, OK

Built 1959 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 36,300

U.S. 177

Fair

Over: CREEK

7.0 MI N PONTOTOC C0, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1971 Load: 62.1 t ADT: 4,700

N3010

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.8S 2.5W .3S OF CRESCENT, Logan, OK

Built 1996 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 25

E1620

Fair

Over: CREEK

E1620N2770007, Stephens, OK

Built 1998 Load: 62.4 t ADT: 100

BATEMAN ROAD

Fair

Over: MEDICINE CREEK

FORT SILL ARMY POST, Comanche, OK

Built 1953 Load: 62.5 t ADT: 1,200

N3340

Fair

Over: CREEK

4W .9N OF SH199/US177, Carter, OK

Built 1996 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100

ETOWAH RD

Fair

Over: SPRING CREEK

0.1 E 180TH AVE SE, Cleveland, OK

Built 1997 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100

E1770

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.3 W 2 N of MIDWAY, Coal, OK

Built 2019 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100

N2830

Fair

Over: DUEL CREEK

2W 1.6N OF SH 11/SH11A, Grant, OK

Built 1996 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 24

N3790

Fair

Over: GRAVES CREEK

4.3 S 1.3 W OF WETUMKA, Hughes, OK

Built 2015 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100

E0170

Fair

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

3S 2.3W OF SH11/I-35, Kay, OK

Built 2008 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100

IRR E0260

Fair

Over: CREEK

4S; 1.1W OF US60/I-35, Kay, OK

Built 2011 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100

N2710

Fair

Over: CREEK

.9N OF ALTONA, Kingfisher, OK

Built 1950 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 24

E0600

Fair

Over: CREEK

1W OF ORLANDO, Logan, OK

Built 2004 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100

68TH ST.

Fair

Over: LONG BRANCH CREEK

68TH ST\W. POINT .4E, Payne, OK

Built 1996 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 250

E1170

Fair

Over: CREEK

1 S & .2 E OF NEAL, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1950 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100

N3560

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.3 S OF VAMOOSA, Seminole, OK

Built 1939 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 100

E0578(DAWSON RD.)

Fair

Over: COAL CREEK

4600 E DAWSON ROAD, Tulsa, OK

Built 1940 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 11,500

N2380

Fair

Over: CREEK

6W 9.5S U.S. 64/U.S. 281, Woods, OK

Built 2006 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 24

N2298

Fair

Over: YELLOWSTONE CREEK

14W OF ALVA 12.5N U.S 64, Woods, OK

Built 2007 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 24

N1980

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.E 2.3N OF W.W.AIRFIELD, Woodward, OK

Built 1990 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 25

U.S. 69

Fair

Over: CREEK

15.37 N JCT SH-7, Atoka, OK

Built 1939 Load: 62.7 t ADT: 14,700

145TH ST.

Fair

Over: CREEK

.7E 145TH ST./RANGE RD., Payne, OK

Built 2004 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 200

N2840

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.2S OF SH29, Stephens, OK

Built 2001 Load: 62.9 t ADT: 150

IRR E1460

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.3E OF US277, Caddo, OK

Built 2003 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 100

S.H. 56

Fair

Over: CREEK

5.3 MI N JCT SH 9/2.7S99A, Seminole, OK

Built 1918 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 1,200

E1750

Fair

Over: EAST COW CREEK

2.6E OF U.S. 81, Stephens, OK

Built 2013 Load: 63.0 t ADT: 50

E0380

Fair

Over: CREEK

5S .1E OF MCWILLIE, Alfalfa, OK

Built 2008 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 100

E1130

Fair

Over: CREEK

6. N 3.4 E OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 1960 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 25

1010C

Fair

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

4.S 1.2 W OF SH 76-SH53 W, Carter, OK

Built 1992 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 1,198

E0970

Fair

Over: CREEK

5.5E & 2N OF ARAPAHO, Custer, OK

Built 1988 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 25

E0950

Fair

Over: CREEK

.9W.;4.2N. OF ARAPAHO, Custer, OK

Built 1993 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 25

N2910

Fair

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

1E 1.1N OF CL/US 81, Grant, OK

Built 2017 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 24

E0580

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.5E 5.S .3E OF AMES, Major, OK

Built 1988 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 25

NW 36TH ST

Fair

Over: CREEK

.3E OF N MAY AVENUE, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1951 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 11,300

E0940 (NW 178 ST)

Fair

Over: WALNUT CREEK

.9E OF COUNCIL ON NW178, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1982 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 2,600

E0580(RICHMOND RD)

Fair

Over: LITTLE STILLWATER CREEK

4.8E 1N OF US177/AIRPORT, Payne, OK

Built 2013 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 50

I-40

Fair

Over: CREEK

7 MI E OK C/L, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1961 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 34,400

6712C

Fair

Over: CREEK

4 S & 2.6 W OF LITTLE, Seminole, OK

Built 1993 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 750

E 0190

Fair

Over: CREEK

45 1.2 E OF TE GARDEN, Woods, OK

Built 2004 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 200

U.S. 64

Fair

Over: GRAVEYARD BRANCH CREEK

5.44 E JCT SH-10, Sequoyah, OK

Built 1961 Load: 63.8 t ADT: 1,300

Showing 11,851-11,900 of 22,733 bridges

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