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

2358C

Good

Over: CREEK

12.4N OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1938 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0480

Good

Over: CREEK

.4E OF GAGE, Ellis, OK

Built 1941 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0570

Good

Over: CREEK

6S 1.2W OF SHATTUCK, Ellis, OK

Built 1946 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 24

E0630

Good

Over: MOSQUITO CREEK BR.

.3W 2.4S .9W OF ARNETT, Ellis, OK

Built 1946 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 24

E0590

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

10W 1.5N OF ARNETT, Ellis, OK

Built 1947 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

N1900

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK BR.

5.2S OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1949 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 120

2358C

Good

Over: CREEK

11.6N OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1962 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

FAS 2317

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK

7. S 1.2 W OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1965 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 192

2324C

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK

7.S .6E OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1965 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 105

2312C

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5W 6.N OF GAGE, Ellis, OK

Built 1967 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 101

FAS 2303

Good

Over: WISER CREEK

10.9W & 8.4S OF ARNETT, Ellis, OK

Built 1973 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

2356C

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK

8.5 MI S OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1974 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

FAS 2310

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK BR.

7 MI N 0.8 MI W FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1974 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 225

FAS 2310

Good

Over: EIGHT MILE CREEK

7.N 2.4W OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1980 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 120

E0660

Good

Over: S. TURKEY CREEK

1E5S1E1SS1.2EOF HARMON, Ellis, OK

Built 1981 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 30

E0370

Good

Over: CHANEY CREEK

3N 3.7E OF SH15/US283, Ellis, OK

Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 45

E0350

Good

Over: CREEK

9N 1.1W OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0530

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

2S .6W OF SHATTUCK, Ellis, OK

Built 1987 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 24

2320C

Good

Over: CREEK

2.N 3.1W OF SHATTUCK, Ellis, OK

Built 1989 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0440

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK

.3 E OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1997 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 150

E0290

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

3S 2.5W of US 46, Ellis, OK

Built 2018 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 50

E0360

Good

Over: DRY PRONG CREEK

4N 4W OF S.H. 15/U.S. 283, Ellis, OK

Built 2020 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

N1810

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

9.9E 6.3N OF CATESBY, Ellis, OK

Built 2022 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

N2840

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

.4S 2.5W .6N OF WAUKOMIS, Garfield, OK

Built 1927 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 50

2404C

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

0.9 MI E OF KREMLIN, Garfield, OK

Built 1933 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0560

Good

Over: CREEK

.6N 1.1W OF BISON, Garfield, OK

Built 1938 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

N2780

Good

Over: CREEK

2E 1.7S OF LAHOMA, Garfield, OK

Built 1941 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

N2810

Good

Over: CREEK

.4S 5.5W .3S OF WAUKOMIS, Garfield, OK

Built 1941 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

N2910

Good

Over: CREEK

.4S 4.5E .6S OF WAUKOMIS, Garfield, OK

Built 1942 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0360

Good

Over: CREEK

1.E 4.N OF BRECKINRIDGE, Garfield, OK

Built 1942 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

N2990

Good

Over: CREEK

5W 1.6S OF US64/SH74, Garfield, OK

Built 1943 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

N2970

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4W 2.9N OF DOUGLAS, Garfield, OK

Built 1943 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 225

N2970

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4W 2N OF DOUGLAS, Garfield, OK

Built 1943 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 225

2404C

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 S .2 W OF HILLSDALE, Garfield, OK

Built 1943 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 50

E0330

Good

Over: CREEK

2 S 2.6 E OF HUNTER, Garfield, OK

Built 1943 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0320

Good

Over: CREEK

5.E 1.S OF HUNTER, Garfield, OK

Built 1944 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

E0510

Good

Over: HACKBERRY CR. O'FLOW

.4S 3.9E OF WAUKOMIS, Garfield, OK

Built 1946 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 350

N2760

Good

Over: CREEK

3.1N OF LAHOMA, Garfield, OK

Built 1948 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 450

E0420

Good

Over: CREEK

1.1E 1N .2E OF LAHOMA, Garfield, OK

Built 1949 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 24

E0510

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.4S 1.9E OF WAUKOMIS, Garfield, OK

Built 1925 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 350

N2960

Good

Over: BLACK BEAR CREEK TRIB.

.1E 1.9S OF BRECKINRIDGE, Garfield, OK

Built 1925 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 140

E0510

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

.4S 1.6E OF WAUKOMIS, Garfield, OK

Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 350

E0520

Good

Over: CREEK

1.7E OF DOUGLAS, Garfield, OK

Built 1957 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 500

E0400

Good

Over: CREEK

6.1E OF N ENID, Garfield, OK

Built 1958 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,000

N2890

Good

Over: CREEK

.6N 3.5E .1S OF WAUKOMIS, Garfield, OK

Built 1940 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 50

N3000

Good

Over: CREEK

.1E .5S OF HUNTER, Garfield, OK

Built 1963 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 225

E0450

Good

Over: CREEK

2S & 3E US 64/30TH ST, Garfield, OK

Built 1939 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 800

N2760

Good

Over: CREEK

5.9N OF LAHOMA, Garfield, OK

Built 1972 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 250

2404CO

Good

Over: CREEK

6N&0.5W JCT US81 AND SH45, Garfield, OK

Built 1978 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 150

N2970

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

2.4W 3.6S OF DOUGLAS, Garfield, OK

Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

Showing 12,701-12,750 of 22,733 bridges

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