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

N2300

Good

Over: CREEK

6.5 E; 5.2 S OF MANITOU, Tillman, OK

Built 1996 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 50

S.H. 20

Good

Over: BIRD CREEK

0.5 MI E JCT SH 11, Tulsa, OK

Built 1974 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,750

N4110

Good

Over: CREEK

0.3S OF ROGERS CO. LINE, Wagoner, OK

Built 2002 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 790

N2310

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

5.W 2.2N OF CORN, Washita, OK

Built 1989 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 25

E1250

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

3. S 1.2 E OF COWDEN, Washita, OK

Built 1991 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 25

N2370

Good

Over: CORN CREEK

1E 1.2N OF CORN, Washita, OK

Built 2002 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 50

E1150

Good

Over: COBB CREEK

.4E OF COLONY, Washita, OK

Built 2009 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 212

E0580

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

4S; 10.5E OF MUTUAL, Woodward, OK

Built 2013 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 100

U.S. 270

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI SE JCT U.S. 60, Dewey, OK

Built 1936 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 4,500

U.S. 62

Good

Over: CREEK

13.1 MI E OF JCT I-35, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1974 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 11,100

E1710

Good

Over: STAGE STAND CREEK

2.3W OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1985 Load: 27.3 t ADT: 100

E0790

Good

Over: GOODMAN CREEK

.5W OF S.H. 10, Cherokee, OK

Built 2017 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 350

N3950

Good

Over: NEGRO CREEK

1.5N 1W OF OKMULGEE, Okmulgee, OK

Built 2013 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 500

U.S. 271

Good

Over: GAY CREEK

12.94 NE JCT SH-3, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1933 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 1,000

6958C

Good

Over: CREEK

0.5 MI S HOPE, Stephens, OK

Built 1981 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 200

S.H. 5

Good

Over: CREEK

5.1 MI S JCT S.H. 5C, Tillman, OK

Built 1951 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 800

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

3.3 MI W JCT S.H. 36, Tillman, OK

Built 1952 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 630

S.H. 50

Good

Over: HOUSTON CREEK

0.6 MI S JCT US-64, Woods, OK

Built 1977 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 950

U.S. 183

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

8.6 SE JCT S.H. 50, Woodward, OK

Built 2018 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 4,300

U.S. 183

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

8.6 SE JCT S.H. 50, Woodward, OK

Built 2017 Load: 27.4 t ADT: 4,300

E1100

Good

Over: CREEK

2N 1.75W OF UNION CITY, Canadian, OK

Built 2014 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 100

U.S. 60

Good

Over: CREEK

5.7 MI E TURNPIKE, Craig, OK

Built 1936 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 6,000

S.H. 33

Good

Over: CREEK

8.7 MI E PAYNE C/L, Creek, OK

Built 1942 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 3,500

S.H. 33

Good

Over: CREEK

4.1 MI E JCT S.H. 34, Custer, OK

Built 1956 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 900

I-40

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

5.8 MI NE WASHITA C/L, Custer, OK

Built 1958 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 19,000

S.H. 19

Good

Over: CREEK

4.6 MI E S.H. 54, Kiowa, OK

Built 1967 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 160

U.S. 270

Good

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT US 177, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1946 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 6,200

S.H. 11

Good

Over: CREEK

1.1 MI E US 75, Tulsa, OK

Built 1988 Load: 27.5 t ADT: 25,700

S.H. 100

Good

Over: RUSSELL BRANCH CREEK

4.6 MI.E.JCT.US59, Adair, OK

Built 1932 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 700

S.H. 8

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 N. U.S. 270 WATONGA, Blaine, OK

Built 1951 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 3,500

S.H. 8

Good

Over: CREEK

12.4 MI N U.S. 270, Blaine, OK

Built 1953 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 930

S.H. 5

Good

Over: CREEK

.1 MI W JCT SH 53, Cotton, OK

Built 1932 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 2,700

S.H. 99

Good

Over: WASHITA RIVER

1.2 MI. S JCT S.H. 22, Johnston, OK

Built 2016 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 2,000

7342C

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

4.8N SH 51 ON ELEVATOR RD, Wagoner, OK

Built 1991 Load: 27.6 t ADT: 90

E1930

Good

Over: WEST MUDDY CREEK

5.4SE ADDINGTON;4N US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 2004 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 25

S.H. 48

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.8 MI N JCT SH7, Johnston, OK

Built 1960 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,600

S.H. 152

Good

Over: PEARL CREEK

1.8 MI W CADDO C/L, Washita, OK

Built 1928 Load: 27.7 t ADT: 1,200

N4520

Good

Over: SOUTH PARK HILL BRANCH

.7E .3S OF US62/SH82, Cherokee, OK

Built 1999 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 150

U.S. 81 BUS.

Good

Over: CREEK

0.1 MI S SH17, Grady, OK

Built 1929 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 2,800

N4300

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

4.3N; 1E OF HWY 9 & 71, Haskell, OK

Built 1990 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 100

N3120

Good

Over: CREEK

3.9 S 1.W OF SH 32, Love, OK

Built 1991 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 100

N4310

Good

Over: SPANIARD CREEK

1.1 N .3 E OF KEEFTON, Muskogee, OK

Built 1997 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 50

E1690

Good

Over: PEAL CREEK

.5E .5S OF CLAYTON, Pushmataha, OK

Built 2007 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 100

FAS 7334

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4N SH 51B; 2.5W US 69, Wagoner, OK

Built 1970 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 250

W. 9TH ST.

Good

Over: CREEK

.8 MI. WEST OF US 75, Washington, OK

Built 2003 Load: 27.8 t ADT: 1,500

E0921 (0138C)

Good

Over: HAMLIN HOLLOW CREEK

2.9N 2.2E OF SW C/L, Adair, OK

Built 1957 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 450

U.S. 287

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI. N. TEXAS SL, Cimarron, OK

Built 1935 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 2,300

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

.7 W JEFFERSON C/L, Cotton, OK

Built 1938 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 1,200

S.H. 123

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.5 MI. S. JCT. US60, Osage, OK

Built 1975 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 3,200

S.H. 56

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.2 MI N SASAKWA, Seminole, OK

Built 1990 Load: 27.9 t ADT: 820

Showing 14,251-14,300 of 22,733 bridges

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