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

U.S. 259

Good

Over: BETHEL CREEK

24.8 N JCT US-70, McCurtain, OK

Built 1959 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 1,800

U.S. 77

Good

Over: CREEK

3.6 MI N JCT SH7, Murray, OK

Built 1925 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,000

U.S. 77

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI N I-44, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1961 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 96,200

S.H. 99

Good

Over: CREEK

3.9 MI.N. JCT. SH20, Osage, OK

Built 1936 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 2,400

U.S. 271

Good

Over: CREEK

21.64 NE JCT SH-3, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1933 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 530

U.S. 271

Good

Over: CREEK

9.40 SE JCT SH-2, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1933 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 530

S.H. 47

Good

Over: CREEK

18.1 MI E JCT U.S. 283, Roger Mills, OK

Built 1952 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 960

S.H. 56

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER O'FLOW

1.5 MI N SASAKWA, Seminole, OK

Built 1990 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 820

S.H. 54

Good

Over: CREEK

2.6 MI N JCT U.S. 70, Tillman, OK

Built 1948 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 170

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1952 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 510

N4760

Good

Over: CREEK

5E 2.7S OF STILLWELL, Adair, OK

Built 2011 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 270

E0330

Good

Over: EAGLE CHIEF CREEK

2N .3E OF ALINE, Alfalfa, OK

Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

E0120 (FAS 0216)

Good

Over: DRIFTWOOD CREEK

.7E OF SH 11, Alfalfa, OK

Built 1989 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

E0270

Good

Over: WAGON CREEK

3S 1.8E OF JET, Alfalfa, OK

Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30

N2530

Good

Over: EAGLE CHIEF CREEK

2W .9S OF CARMEN, Alfalfa, OK

Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

E0230

Good

Over: EAST CLAY CREEK

4.5E OF YEWED, Alfalfa, OK

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 80

N2540

Good

Over: EAGLE CHIEF CREEK

1W 1.8S OF CARMEN, Alfalfa, OK

Built 1995 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 90

N2640

Good

Over: WEST CLAY CREEK

3SW CHEROKEE; 4N OF US 64, Alfalfa, OK

Built 2004 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

N2560

Good

Over: EAGLE CHIEF CREEK

1E 2.6S OF CARMEN, Alfalfa, OK

Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

E1220

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

6.6 E 2. N OF CARTER, Beckham, OK

Built 1982 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

E1160

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

4.1 W 8.5 N OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

E1128

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1.8 S 1.7 E OF ELK CITY, Beckham, OK

Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 75

S.H. 6

Good

Over: WEST ELK CREEK

4.7 MI N S.H. 152, Beckham, OK

Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,300

E1140

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

5N 1.5W OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 2002 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

IRR E0920

Good

Over: CREEK

3.5S 7.4W OF GREENFIEL, Blaine, OK

Built 1972 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30

0634C

Good

Over: LUMPMOUTH CREEK

3.5 S 0.9 W OF GEARY, Blaine, OK

Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 40

N2600

Good

Over: CREEK

2.5 W & .5 S OF GEARY, Blaine, OK

Built 1996 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

S.H. 58

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2N JCT S.H. 9, Caddo, OK

Built 2018 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,400

S.H. 4

Good

Over: CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT. SH 3, Canadian, OK

Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,700

S.H. 3 WB

Good

Over: UNCLE JOHN TRIB.

2.4 MI.S.E. JCT. US81, Canadian, OK

Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,450

S.H. 3 EB

Good

Over: UNCLE JOHN TRIB.

2.4 MI.S.E. JCT. US81, Canadian, OK

Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,100

E0780

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

3.2S .5W OF HULBERT, Cherokee, OK

Built 2009 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

N4559 (1144C)

Good

Over: BARRON FORK CREEK

.8S of WELLING, Cherokee, OK

Built 2018 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 250

S.H. 109

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

1.4 E JCT U.S. 271, Choctaw, OK

Built 2018 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 420

1366C

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

8.5S 11.E SH3&171, Cimarron, OK

Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

E1730

Good

Over: BRIER CREEK

.5 E OF PHILLIPS, Coal, OK

Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

U.S. 75

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

7.2 MI. N SH 3, Coal, OK

Built 2016 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,200

U.S. 62

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

2.72 MI. E. KIOWA CL, Comanche, OK

Built 1972 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,550

FAS 1608C

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5W OF JCT US277&62, Comanche, OK

Built 1985 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 906

IRR N2580

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5E&1.2N OF JCT I44&SH36, Comanche, OK

Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 150

1710C

Good

Over: CREEK

4S 7.4W OF US 281/ SH 5, Cotton, OK

Built 2002 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

U.S. 277

Good

Over: DEEP RED CREEK O'FLOW

2.9 N JCT U.S. 70, Cotton, OK

Built 2018 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 600

U.S. 60

Good

Over: BNSF R.R. UNDER

.6W OF JCT S.H. 66, Craig, OK

Built 2012 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,000

S.H. 66

Good

Over: CATFISH CREEK

12.8 MI E LINCOLN C0, Creek, OK

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,500

FAS 2005

Good

Over: CREEK

3.5 MI E WEATHERFORD, Custer, OK

Built 1984 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

2034C

Good

Over: WASHITA RIVER

4.0 E 1.3 N OF SH 33, Custer, OK

Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

N2260

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.3N & 4.8W OF CUSTER CITY, Custer, OK

Built 2006 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 25

S.H. 54

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

6.8MI.N. JCT. I-40, Custer, OK

Built 2011 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,100

S.H. 54

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

8.2MI.N JCT. I-40, Custer, OK

Built 2011 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,100

N2430

Good

Over: LITTLE DEEP CREEK

2E OF WEATHERFORD, Custer, OK

Built 2008 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 500

Showing 14,601-14,650 of 22,733 bridges

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