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

2524C

Good

Over: CREEK

3.2 MI W PAULSVALLEY, Garvin, OK

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

2574C

Good

Over: CREEK

4.0 MI S OF PAULS VALLEY, Garvin, OK

Built 1986 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

N3350

Good

Over: W.CHIGLEY SANDY CREEK

7.5 E 2.2 N WYNNEWOOD, Garvin, OK

Built 1986 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1580

Good

Over: CREEK

3. W 1. S PAULS VALLEY, Garvin, OK

Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1640

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

4.3 E 1. N OF ELMORE CITY, Garvin, OK

Built 1987 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

N3400

Good

Over: BURKHART CREEK

4. S .7 E OF STRATFORD, Garvin, OK

Built 1990 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

2548C

Good

Over: CREEK

2.1 MI N WALLVILLE, Garvin, OK

Built 1990 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

N3290

Good

Over: CREEK

4.5 E 2.5 S PAULS VALLEY, Garvin, OK

Built 1991 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1635 (SEMINOLE)

Good

Over: SAVAGE CREEK

SEMINOLE & CLARK, Garvin, OK

Built 1994 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

E1560

Good

Over: CREEK

3S 2.4W OF STRATFORD, Garvin, OK

Built 2003 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

N3410

Good

Over: CREEK

2E 1.1N OF STRATFORD, Garvin, OK

Built 2011 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

E1700

Good

Over: CREEK

5S 1.3W OF ELMORE CITY, Garvin, OK

Built 2011 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

2678C

Good

Over: CREEK

1.2 E 4.1 N OF ALEX, Grady, OK

Built 1962 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 714

2626C

Good

Over: CREEK

W OF US81, Grady, OK

Built 1981 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 116

SHEPARD STREET

Good

Over: CONGO CREEK

S. OF IDAHO AVE., Grady, OK

Built 2006 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 800

E0194 DONNER AVE

Good

Over: CREEK

300 FT E OF EL CAMINO, Kay, OK

Built 1995 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250

S.H. 115

Good

Over: WASHITA RIVER

1.1 MI N S.H. 9, Kiowa, OK

Built 1965 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 650

U.S. 62

Good

Over: PRUETT CREEK

7.4 MI E JCT SH 18, Lincoln, OK

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,700

E0870

Good

Over: COON CREEK

6.1S 2.2W OF MERIDIAN, Logan, OK

Built 1982 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E0860

Good

Over: CREEK

.5W 2S 1.5W I-35/SEWARD, Logan, OK

Built 1992 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E0820

Good

Over: CREEK

3.7S .9E US 77/SH33, Logan, OK

Built 1998 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

N3180

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

5W .1N OF MERIDIAN, Logan, OK

Built 1997 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E0810

Good

Over: CREEK

3W OF MERIDIAN, Logan, OK

Built 2016 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 105

N4530

Good

Over: SILVER CREEK

1.8 E PICKENS, McCurtain, OK

Built 1999 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

5004C

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI E JOY, Murray, OK

Built 1945 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 225

N3410

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1.5 N 1. E OF DRAKE, Murray, OK

Built 1985 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

N3410

Good

Over: CHILI CREEK

1. E .6 N OF DRAKE, Murray, OK

Built 1990 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

5011C

Good

Over: CREEK

2.6 N 3.2 W OF US177 & 7, Murray, OK

Built 1994 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

HIWASSEE RD.

Good

Over: CREEK

.3S OF SH 66, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1937 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 400

N3250 (PEEBLY RD)

Good

Over: CREEK

.7N OF SE 15, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 250

NW 11TH ST.

Good

Over: CREEK

.3E OF ROCKWELL/NW 11TH, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1996 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

NE 220TH

Good

Over: CREEK

.1E OF DOUGLAS ON COFFEE, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1938 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E0913(STEEPLE CHAS

Good

Over: CREEK

.2W OF COLTRANE ON STEEPL, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2000 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 450

SHEFFIELD AVE.

Good

Over: CLAYTON POND

.25N OF EDMOND RD., Oklahoma, OK

Built 1997 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

AINSLEY COURT

Good

Over: CLAYTON POND

.3N OF EDMOND RD., Oklahoma, OK

Built 1999 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

S. LAKE HEFNER DR.

Good

Over: CREEK

SLAKE HEFNER DR;.PORTLAND, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2007 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,000

5608C

Good

Over: O/P CREEK/U/P R.R.

0.6 W PRESTON, Okmulgee, OK

Built 1948 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 800

S.H. 3

Good

Over: FRAZIER CREEK

11.89 W MCCURTAIN C/L, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,000

N4305

Good

Over: FRAZIER CREEK

2.5E 2.3S OF RATTAN, Pushmataha, OK

Built 2014 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 75

E1733 (OAK AVE)

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

BETW 3RD & 5 ST81, Stephens, OK

Built 1940 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 150

FAU 4700 (BEECH AV

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI W OF JCT US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1969 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,461

FAU 4702 (CHESTNUT

Good

Over: CREEK

BETWEEN 3RD & 4TH ST, Stephens, OK

Built 1970 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,500

FAU 4670 (ML KING)

Good

Over: CREEK

0.7 MI E OF JCT US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1972 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,589

FAU 4680 (BOIS D'A

Good

Over: CREEK

0.1 MI W US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,608

FAU 4680 (BOIS D'A

Good

Over: CREEK

0.6 MI W US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1978 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,608

E1700 (CAMEL BACK

Good

Over: CREEK

0.5 MI E OF 5 ST, Stephens, OK

Built 1979 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,130

E1760 (CHEROKEE RD

Good

Over: CLARIDY CREEK

0.3 MI E OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1995 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

FAU 4740 (PLATO RD

Good

Over: CREEK

0.5 MI E OF JCT US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1998 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 6,900

BOIS D'ARC

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

0.9 MI E US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 1,000

E1733 (MAIN ST.)

Good

Over: CREEK

.8W OF U.S. 81, Stephens, OK

Built 2003 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

Showing 13,551-13,600 of 22,733 bridges

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