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

SW 15TH ST

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK TRIB

.2MI E OF MUSTANG RD, Canadian, OK

Built 2017 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,900

KILPATRICK TP

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK TRIB

.05MI S OF SW 15TH ST, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP SB

Good

Over: SW 15TH ST UNDER

.6MI W OF SARSRD/SW 59TH, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP NB

Good

Over: SW 15TH ST UNDER

.6MI W OF SARSRD/SW 59TH, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP SB

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

.6M W 2M S SARA/15TH, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP NB

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

.6M .W 2M S SARA/15TH, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP RAMP

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK TRIB

.8M S .1M W SARA/15TH, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP WB

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK TRIB

.2M N .1M W SARA/29TH, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP EB

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK TRIB

.2M N .1M W SARA/29TH, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP RAMP

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK TRIB

.8M S .1M W SARA/15TH, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP WB

Good

Over: SARA RD UNDER

.15MI N SARA RD/SW 29ST, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP EB

Good

Over: SARA RD UNDER

.15MI N SARA RD/SW 29ST, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP

Good

Over: SW 29TH ST UNDER

.15MI E SARA RD/SW 29ST, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

KILPATRICK TP

Good

Over: SW 29TH ST UNDER

.15MI E SARA RD/SW 29ST, Canadian, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,000

S.H. 53A

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH CREEK O'FLOW

0.9 MI S JCT SH53, Carter, OK

Built 1918 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 300

S.H. 76

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5 MI N LOVE C/L, Carter, OK

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 830

S.H. 199

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

12.3 MI E JCT US77, Carter, OK

Built 1994 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,300

I-35

Good

Over: CREEK

3.0 MI N JCT SH142, Carter, OK

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 31,200

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

2.9 MI E JCT I-35, Carter, OK

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,000

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

3.8 MI E JCT I-35, Carter, OK

Built 1981 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 6,000

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

10.7 MI E JCT I-35, Carter, OK

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,500

U.S. 70

Good

Over: FOURCHE CREEK

7.3 MI E JCT I-35, Carter, OK

Built 1982 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,700

S.H. 76

Good

Over: CADDO CREEK TRIB.

1.5 MI N JCT SH53E, Carter, OK

Built 2004 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,300

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

18.5 MI E JEFFERSON C/L, Carter, OK

Built 2006 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,000

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

1.6E OF JEFFERSON C/L, Carter, OK

Built 2009 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,400

E1890

Good

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

2S 2.6W SH76 / 53W JCT, Carter, OK

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

N3150 (1056C)

Good

Over: CREEK

6E 1.9S JCT SH76 & 53 E, Carter, OK

Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 129

S.H. 82

Good

Over: TERRAPIN CREEK

2.7S OF COOKSON, Cherokee, OK

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,800

E0730

Good

Over: CREEK

3.3E;1.8N-SH 51/SH 80, Cherokee, OK

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

E0830

Good

Over: MANARD BAYOU CREEK

1N US62 .5E MUSKOGEE CL, Cherokee, OK

Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

S.H. 109

Good

Over: CREEK

12.18 E & N JCT US-271, Choctaw, OK

Built 1937 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

S.H. 109

Good

Over: CREEK

23.34 S & E JCT US-70, Choctaw, OK

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

S.H. 109

Good

Over: GOODWATER CREEK

7.04 E JCT US-271, Choctaw, OK

Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 180

S.H. 109

Good

Over: LICK CREEK

2.79 S JCT US-70, Choctaw, OK

Built 1958 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500

U.S. 271

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

6.80 N TX S/L, Choctaw, OK

Built 1962 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10,600

IND. NATION TP

Good

Over: CREEK

95.9 MI'S S JCT I-40, Choctaw, OK

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,800

S.H. 109

Good

Over: CARNEY CREEK OVERFLOW

3.70 E JCT US-271, Choctaw, OK

Built 1975 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 520

U.S. 70 RAMP N.

Good

Over: CREEK

0.10 E JCT US-271 BR, Choctaw, OK

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600

U.S. 70 RAMP S.

Good

Over: CREEK

0.10 E JCT US-271 BR, Choctaw, OK

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600

S.H. 271A

Good

Over: CREEK

0.91 W JCT US-271, Choctaw, OK

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 470

S.H. 271A

Good

Over: CREEK

0.37 W JCT US-271, Choctaw, OK

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 470

S.H. 271A

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

0.51 W JCT US-271, Choctaw, OK

Built 1979 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 470

S.H. 147

Good

Over: WIRE BRANCH

3.71 N JCT US-70, Choctaw, OK

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 760

1226C

Good

Over: WHITE GRASS CREEK

1. W 7.5 S OF BOSWELL, Choctaw, OK

Built 1989 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

U.S. 271

Good

Over: CREEK

0.30 N JCT US-70, Choctaw, OK

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

17.50 E BRYAN C/L, Choctaw, OK

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,100

U.S. 70 / U.S. 271

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

0.75 E JCT US-271, Choctaw, OK

Built 1998 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,500

N4190

Good

Over: CREEK

3.5 MI. W. OF HUGO, Choctaw, OK

Built 2010 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

4.42 E JCT S.H. 147, Choctaw, OK

Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 5,500

N4365

Good

Over: CREEK

1.9S OF FT TOWNSON, Choctaw, OK

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

Showing 15,551-15,600 of 22,733 bridges

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