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

E0830

Good

Over: CREEK

8. S 2. E OF OAKWOOD, Dewey, OK

Built 1960 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 24

2258C

Good

Over: CREEK

3.3 S 3.0 W OF OAKWOOD, Dewey, OK

Built 1989 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 25

N2090

Good

Over: WEST BARNITZ CREEK

2. E 2.8 S OF LEEDY, Dewey, OK

Built 1997 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 25

E0780

Good

Over: CREEK

3S 1W OF OAKWOOD, Dewey, OK

Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

N2280

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0E .3 N OF 183 &51 WEST, Dewey, OK

Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

E0430

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK

1.N .1E OF FARGO, Ellis, OK

Built 1987 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

E0620

Good

Over: W. RED BLUFF CREEK BR.

1.4S 2.8W OF ARNETT, Ellis, OK

Built 1989 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 24

E0510

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

.3W OF SHATTUCK, Ellis, OK

Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 200

E0640

Good

Over: COON CREEK

3.4S 9.3W OF ARNETT, Ellis, OK

Built 2000 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

N1690

Good

Over: COMMISSION CREEK

12.3M.W 3.4M.S OF ARNETT, Ellis, OK

Built 2008 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 24

N3020

Good

Over: RED ROCK CREEK

2.1E 3.4S OF HUNTER, Garfield, OK

Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 24

E0370

Good

Over: ELKHORN CREEK

5.5N 6.3E OF US64 & SH74, Garfield, OK

Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 75

N2760

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

1N OF LAHOMA, Garfield, OK

Built 1999 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 400

N2970

Good

Over: BLACK BEAR CREEK

.2W 3.6N OF FAIRMONT, Garfield, OK

Built 2000 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

E0460

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

3E 3S 1.6E OF LAHOMA, Garfield, OK

Built 2006 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

E0440

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

1S; 5.6W JCT US81/US412, Garfield, OK

Built 2013 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

S.H. 132

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

13.3 N. KINGFISHER C/L, Garfield, OK

Built 2014 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,500

U.S. 62

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

8.3 MI E CADDO CO, Grady, OK

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,400

U.S. 62

Good

Over: LINE CREEK

8.3 MI E CADDO CO, Grady, OK

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,150

U.S. 277

Good

Over: HOG CREEK

1.0 MI W US81, Grady, OK

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,000

N2750

Good

Over: BUGGY CREEK

2E&.9N OF SH152 & SH37, Grady, OK

Built 1998 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

E0020

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

12N 1.5W OF US81/SH11, Grant, OK

Built 2006 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

E0130

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.0N;1.5E OF S.H.11/SH132, Grant, OK

Built 2010 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 24

N2800

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1 E; 2.6S OF SH-11/SH-132, Grant, OK

Built 2010 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

U.S. 81

Good

Over: POLECAT CREEK

6 N OF JCT S.H. 11, Grant, OK

Built 2015 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 830

S.H. 11

Good

Over: OSAGE CREEK

8.1 E OF JCT S.H. 11A, Grant, OK

Built 2018 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,588

S.H. 9

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI E JCT U.S. 283, Greer, OK

Built 1931 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,200

N1760

Good

Over: W. FORK SANDY CREEK

3.5S 2.9W OF GOULD, Harmon, OK

Built 2006 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

E0220

Good

Over: SLEEPING BEAR CREEK

.3W 7.5S 2.5E OF SELMAN, Harper, OK

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 75

S.H. 34

Good

Over: CREEK

2.1 MI N JCT U.S. 62, Jackson, OK

Built 1936 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 420

U.S. 62

Good

Over: NORTH FORK OF RED RIVER

JACKSON-TILLMAN C/L, Jackson, OK

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,350

3336C

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.4 S .4 W ELDORADO, Jackson, OK

Built 1988 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

E1650

Good

Over: BITTER CREEK

62&6 1S &2.3E, Jackson, OK

Built 1990 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

E1670

Good

Over: STINKING CREEK

3. S 1.1 W OF OZARK, Jackson, OK

Built 1993 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

FAS 3302

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

3.0 W 1.5 S DUKE, Jackson, OK

Built 1994 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 60

N2110

Good

Over: CREEK

7E 3.1N OF JCT US62&283, Jackson, OK

Built 2009 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

3510C

Good

Over: COURTNEY CREEK

2 N & 2.7 E OF MANNSVILLE, Johnston, OK

Built 1976 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 125

E1830

Good

Over: CREEK

.9 N & 1.3 E OF REAGAN, Johnston, OK

Built 1991 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

I-35

Good

Over: SALT FK ARK RVR O'FLOW

4.8 MI N NOBLE C/L, Kay, OK

Built 1959 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 17,500

S.H. 11

Good

Over: DUCK CREEK

6 MI E JCT US 177, Kay, OK

Built 1982 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,500

N3120

Good

Over: BLUFF CREEK

6W 3.3N OF BRAMAN, Kay, OK

Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 32

N3200

Good

Over: STINK CREEK

2.5E 2.1 N I-35/US60, Kay, OK

Built 2007 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 500

U.S. 62

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.2 MI E TILLMAN C/L, Kiowa, OK

Built 1970 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,950

3826C

Good

Over: LONGHORN CREEK

9.0 S 4.5 E GOTEBO, Kiowa, OK

Built 1983 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

IRR N2300

Good

Over: GLEN CREEK

1W & 1.3S OF COOPERTON, Kiowa, OK

Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

IRR E1660

Good

Over: DEEP RED CREEK

3E 3S OF SNYDER, Kiowa, OK

Built 2005 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 50

S.H. 9

Good

Over: STINKING CREEK

5.5 MI E S.H. 115, Kiowa, OK

Built 2008 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,100

S.H. 9

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

12 E OF GREER C/L, Kiowa, OK

Built 2016 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,100

S.H. 9

Good

Over: LITTLE ELK CREEK

12.7 E OF GREER C/L, Kiowa, OK

Built 2016 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,100

S.H. 19

Good

Over: PECAN CREEK

2.8 E. OF JCT. S.H. 115, Kiowa, OK

Built 2017 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 200

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