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

FAS 0508

Good

Over: CREEK

4.5 S OF JCT I-40 BUS, Beckham, OK

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

FAS 0509

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5 W OF GREER CO LINE, Beckham, OK

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

FAS 0509

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 W GREER CO LINE, Beckham, OK

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

0522C

Good

Over: CREEK

2. S 1.3 E OF CARTER, Beckham, OK

Built 1954 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

E1250

Good

Over: CREEK

3.1 E .5 S OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 1955 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

E1240 (OLD 66)

Good

Over: CREEK

3.1 MI E OF TEXOLA, Beckham, OK

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

E1240 (OLD 66)

Good

Over: CREEK

2.9 MI E OF TEXOLA, Beckham, OK

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

E1150 (0504C)

Good

Over: CREEK

1N 0.5E OF MAYFIELD, Beckham, OK

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

FAS 0511

Good

Over: CREEK

1.75 W OF NEW LIBERTY, Beckham, OK

Built 1956 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

I-40

Good

Over: TIMBER CREEK

2.8 MI E I-40 BUS., Beckham, OK

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,650

S.H. 6

Good

Over: CREEK

1.3 MI N JCT S.H. 55, Beckham, OK

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,700

FAS 0504

Good

Over: CREEK

2. MI SE JCT I 40 BUS, Beckham, OK

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

S.H. 6

Good

Over: CREEK

3.2 MI E JCT U.S. 283, Beckham, OK

Built 1964 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,300

S.H. 6

Good

Over: CREEK

0.3 MI N JCT I-40, Beckham, OK

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,500

I-40

Good

Over: CREEK

12.1 MI E I-40 BUS., Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 14,200

I-40

Good

Over: FARMRAIL (FMRC RR) UNDER

0.5 MI E S.H. 6, Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,600

I-40

Good

Over: FARMRAIL (FMRC RR) UNDER

0.5 MI E S.H. 6, Beckham, OK

Built 1969 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 7,750

E1130

Good

Over: INDIAN CREEK

6.3 E 4. N OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 1970 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

E1100 (CNTRY CLUB)

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

COUNTRY CLUB & COLORADO, Beckham, OK

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,091

E1102 (VIRGINIA)

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

VIRGINIA & MAIN, Beckham, OK

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

E1105 (1 ST.)

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

1ST. & MADISON, Beckham, OK

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

N1830 (0532C)

Good

Over: HAYSTACK CREEK

2.0 W 3.9 S OF DELHI, Beckham, OK

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

E1110 (7TH ST.)

Good

Over: WEST ELK CREEK

1.8 MI W OF ELK CITY, Beckham, OK

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 400

E1110 (7TH ST.)

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

7TH & WOODWARD AVE., Beckham, OK

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

E1110 (7TH ST.)

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

7TH & VANBUREN, Beckham, OK

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 850

N1990

Good

Over: CREEK

1.8 W 2.0 S OF I-40, Beckham, OK

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

E1130

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

5. N 3.2 W OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

E1130

Good

Over: MIDDLE BUFFALO CREEK

11.5 N 1. E OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

S.H. 6

Good

Over: CREEK

1.2M N S.H. 55 E, Beckham, OK

Built 2007 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,500

E1110

Good

Over: WEST BUFFALO CREEK

13.5N 1.3W OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

U.S. 283

Good

Over: TIMBER CREEK

0.2S OF ROGER MILLS C/L, Beckham, OK

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,800

E1180

Good

Over: SHORT CREEK

1N; 1W OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

E1230

Good

Over: CREEK

1N .3E OF CARTER, Beckham, OK

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

N1980

Good

Over: CREEK

5.5W 2.9N JCT SH34/I-40B, Beckham, OK

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

E1270 (FAS 0501)

Good

Over: SAND CREEK TRIB.

3.2W OF JCT US 283, Beckham, OK

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

E1170

Good

Over: CREEK

3.5E of S.H. 30, Beckham, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

E1170

Good

Over: CREEK

6.4E of S.H. 30, Beckham, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

N1710

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

9N 3.5W of ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

E1230

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

4S 1.4W of SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25

FAS 0619

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 N OF SH 51, Blaine, OK

Built 1933 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

E0620

Good

Over: CREEK

6.7 W OF OKEENE, Blaine, OK

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

FAS 0603

Good

Over: CREEK

4 S .2 E OF HITCHCOCK, Blaine, OK

Built 1947 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

IRR E0910

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

2.5S 1.E OF GREENFIELD, Blaine, OK

Built 1948 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

FAS 0619

Good

Over: CREEK

2.9 N OF SH 51, Blaine, OK

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

FAS 0619

Good

Over: CREEK

2.1 N OF SH 51, Blaine, OK

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

FAS 0619

Good

Over: CREEK

.8 N OF SH 51, Blaine, OK

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

FAS 0613

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

6.8 SE OF HITCHCOCK, Blaine, OK

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

FAS 0613

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

3.5 E .5 S HITCHCOCK, Blaine, OK

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

FAS 0613

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

3.5E 1.6S OF HITCHCOCK, Blaine, OK

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

FAS 0629

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5W .5S OF GEARY, Blaine, OK

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Showing 15,401-15,450 of 22,733 bridges

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