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

S.H. 31

Good

Over: CREEK

5.48 E JCT SH 31A, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1945 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 210

S.H. 48

Good

Over: CREEK

2.7 MI N COAL C/L, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1937 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 400

S.H. 48

Good

Over: CREEK

8.4 MI N COAL C/L, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1938 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 550

S.H. 9

Good

Over: CREEK

1 MI W JCT 177, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1937 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 5,800

S.H. 144 (IRR)

Good

Over: CREEK

10.86 E JCT US-271, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1939 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 270

S.H. 3

Good

Over: CREEK

8.32 W MCCURTAIN C/L, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1939 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,900

S.H. 3

Good

Over: CREEK

5.92 W MCCURTAIN C/L, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1939 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,700

S.H. 3

Good

Over: CREEK

7.65 W MCCURTAIN C/L, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1939 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,700

S.H. 30

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI N JCT S.H. 33, Roger Mills, OK

Built 1941 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 160

N 153rd East

Good

Over: CREEK

.1 S N OWASSO EXPY, Rogers, OK

Built 2006 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 720

S.H. 9

Good

Over: CREEK

3.4 MI W JCT SH 56, Seminole, OK

Built 1938 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 1,200

N4036 (NORTH ELDER

Good

Over: OLIVE CREEK

100' N OF KENOSHA, Tulsa, OK

Built 1987 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 22,413

E0510 (86 ST N)

Good

Over: TRIB TO ELM CREEK

0.6 MI E OF HWY. 169, Tulsa, OK

Built 1989 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 19,093

E0510 (86TH ST.)

Good

Over: ELM CREEK TRIB.

.4E OF 129TH, Tulsa, OK

Built 2004 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 19,093

N Owasso Expy

Good

Over: CREEK

.2 S OF E 96TH ST N, Tulsa, OK

Built 2006 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 5,100

7452C

Good

Over: CREEK

3E 10.9S OF US 60, Washington, OK

Built 1940 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 244

E0180 (LUPA RD.)

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 MI E OF VIRGINIA, Washington, OK

Built 2001 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 200

E0215 (DORCHESTER)

Good

Over: CREEK

.2E OF SILVER LAKE, Washington, OK

Built 2009 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 500

E0186 (FAU 6110)

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.1 NW OF BROOKLAND DR., Washington, OK

Built 2012 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 3,600

N4000

Good

Over: CREEK

2E 1.3N OF HWY US75/SH10, Washington, OK

Built 2014 Load: 19.6 t ADT: 100

E1110

Good

Over: CREEK

1N .3E OF UNION CITY, Canadian, OK

Built 2012 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 100

E4258

Good

Over: CREEK

CORNER OF 4TH & WILLOW, Rogers, OK

Built 1990 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 250

IRR N4540

Good

Over: VIAN CREEK

3.5 MI E OF BLACKGUM, Sequoyah, OK

Built 1955 Load: 19.7 t ADT: 100

U.S. 81

Good

Over: RUSH CREEK

6.9 MI N STEPHENS CO, Grady, OK

Built 1971 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 6,200

S.H. 56

Good

Over: CREEK

2.9 MI N JCT US 270BU, Seminole, OK

Built 1969 Load: 19.8 t ADT: 1,900

E1110

Good

Over: CREEK

13.5N 2.1E OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 2000 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25

E0740

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

2. S .6 W OF HITCHCOCK, Blaine, OK

Built 1972 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 24

N2560

Good

Over: CREEK

8.E 1.1N OF CANTON, Blaine, OK

Built 1998 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

N4470/ LAMON RD.

Good

Over: PECAN CREEK

.2S OF SH51 4W TAHLEQUAH, Cherokee, OK

Built 2019 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

E1010

Good

Over: TURTLE CREEK

ARAPAHO 2S 3.3E, Custer, OK

Built 1983 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

3852C

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

4.0 E 3.1 S GOTEBO, Kiowa, OK

Built 1970 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

FAS 3905

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

6.6 MI W OF WILBURTON, Latimer, OK

Built 1979 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 500

E1430

Good

Over: CREEK

4W .5S OF RED OAK, Latimer, OK

Built 2004 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 90

N4250

Good

Over: SHADY GROVE CREEK

4. E .2 N OF CHECOTAH, McIntosh, OK

Built 1997 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

I-35

Good

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI N OF E JCT I40, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1959 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 73,300

OTELLA DR.

Good

Over: CREEK

.1N OF SW29/OTELLA, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1975 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 300

S.H. 56

Good

Over: OKMULGEE CREEK

0.2 W JCT US-75, Okmulgee, OK

Built 1909 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,400

E0820

Good

Over: CREEK

1S LIBERTY 1.1E US7, Okmulgee, OK

Built 2016 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

E1006 (5624C)

Good

Over: HERRING CREEK

2.4E OF 5648C, Okmulgee, OK

Built 2016 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

N1780

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

2.5 W .6 N OF GRIMES, Roger Mills, OK

Built 1980 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 25

S.H. 29

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH CLEAR CREEK

6.6 MI E JCT US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1974 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 2,300

E1800

Good

Over: CREEK

6.9N 3.7E OF LOVELAND, Tillman, OK

Built 2006 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 70

IRR N2720

Good

Over: CREEK

1W 1.8N OF COGAR, Caddo, OK

Built 2010 Load: 20.1 t ADT: 50

IRR D4650

Good

Over: DEVILS HOLLOW

5E OF QUAPAW, Ottawa, OK

Built 2011 Load: 20.2 t ADT: 100

1132C/ N4570

Good

Over: PUMPKIN CREEK

2.7 MI N OF US 62, Cherokee, OK

Built 1987 Load: 20.4 t ADT: 390

U.S. 183

Good

Over: CREEK

2.7 MI N U.S. 62 BUS., Kiowa, OK

Built 1918 Load: 20.5 t ADT: 3,500

N4520

Good

Over: PARK HILL BRANCH

4.1 MI S OF TAHLEQUAH, Cherokee, OK

Built 1995 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 150

S.H. 66

Good

Over: CREEK

11.0 MI E OKLA. C/L, Lincoln, OK

Built 1951 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 3,800

N4140

Good

Over: FREDERICK CREEK

.2 W .5 S OF MOYERS, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1984 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 100

U.S. 283

Good

Over: CREEK

0.3 MI S JCT S.H. 47, Roger Mills, OK

Built 1931 Load: 20.6 t ADT: 3,000

Showing 13,401-13,450 of 22,733 bridges

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