State profile · Near median Poor share

Oklahoma bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Oklahoma.

22,917
Public bridges
42.0%
Good condition
7.7%
Poor condition

Oklahoma holds 22,917 public highway bridges (#9 of 52 by inventory) with a 7.7% Poor share (#17 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 7.7% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 36 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

22,917

Public highway bridges in Oklahoma

Good Condition

42.0%

9,620 bridges rated 7-9

-8.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.7%

1,764 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Oklahoma vs national bridge condition

Oklahoma - Good condition share 42.0%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Oklahoma - Poor-condition share 25.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Oklahoma in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Oklahoma has 22,917 bridges and a 7.7% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #36 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Oklahoma has 22,917 bridges and a 7.7% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #36 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Oklahoma vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

22,917 9th of 54 higher than 45 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Oklahoma

The highlighted point is Oklahoma: 22,917 bridges and 7.70% in Poor condition, rank #36 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Oklahoma on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Kentucky: 14,548 bridges · 7.37% Poor
  • New Hampshire: 2,542 bridges · 7.51% Poor
  • Oklahoma: 22,917 bridges · 7.70% Poor
  • Alaska: 1,685 bridges · 7.89% Poor
  • Nebraska: 15,398 bridges · 7.90% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Oklahoma

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 22,917 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Oklahoma’s inventory

State agency holds 33.3% of the 22,917 public highway bridges filed under Oklahoma in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Oklahoma’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 22.8% of the 22,917 bridges with a recorded original year in Oklahoma. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Oklahoma42%50.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Oklahoma (FHWA NBI)

Counties (77)

Adair 139 Alfalfa 387 Atoka 232 Beaver 189 Beckham 312 Blaine 272 Bryan 286 Caddo 424 Canadian 493 Carter 339 Cherokee 206 Choctaw 216 Cimarron 93 Cleveland 316 Coal 142 Comanche 593 Cotton 213 Craig 180 Creek 395 Custer 384 Delaware 160 Dewey 169 Ellis 152 Garfield 504 Garvin 330 Grady 449 Grant 476 Greer 230 Harmon 106 Harper 128 Haskell 155 Hughes 207 Jackson 292 Jefferson 150 Johnston 154 Kay 419 Kingfisher 297 Kiowa 477 Latimer 199 Le Flore 469 Lincoln 450 Logan 284 Love 133 Major 266 Marshall 78 Mayes 233 McClain 242 McCurtain 265 McIntosh 199 Murray 129 Muskogee 398 Noble 342 Nowata 126 Okfuskee 204 Oklahoma 1216 Okmulgee 310 Osage 366 Ottawa 271 Pawnee 174 Payne 384 Pittsburg 411 Pontotoc 241 Pottawatomie 408 Pushmataha 247 Roger Mills 153 Rogers 272 Seminole 298 Sequoyah 263 Stephens 382 Texas 111 Tillman 284 Tulsa 1135 Wagoner 254 Washington 215 Washita 361 Woods 310 Woodward 168

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

7.37% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,548

NH

New Hampshire

7.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542
Selected

OK

Oklahoma

7.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,917

AK

Alaska

7.89% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,685

NE

Nebraska

7.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,398

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.

N2950

Poor

Over: SKELETON CREEK

8E .6S OF BISON, Garfield, OK

Built 1905 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

FAU 6784 CALLAHAN

Poor

Over: UP R.R. UNDER

.85E OF 12TH ST, Muskogee, OK

Built 1905 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7,560

E1570

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.1E&.8S OF JCT SH65&17, Comanche, OK

Built 1906 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 75

N4260

Poor

Over: PRETTY CREEK

3.5 NW OF CENTRALIA, Craig, OK

Built 1909 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

E0790 (201 S)

Poor

Over: SNAKE CREEK

.7E of MEMORIAL, Tulsa, OK

Built 1909 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 288

E0590

Poor

Over: CREEK

6.5N .6E OF MULHALL, Logan, OK

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

All Bridges in Oklahoma

E1020

Good

Over: WASHITA RIVER

.3 W STAFFORD, Custer, OK

Built 1988 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

E1230

Good

Over: CARTER CREEK

.5 N & 1.5 E OF SEMINOLE, Seminole, OK

Built 1988 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 250

6310C

Good

Over: SOUTH DEER CREEK

2.6 S & 4.5 W OF DALE, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 500

E0633(ZENITH ST.)

Good

Over: RED FORK CREEK

4400 SOUTH ZENITH, Tulsa, OK

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 320

E0633(W. 43 RD ST)

Good

Over: RED FORK CREEK

1900 W 43, Tulsa, OK

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,150

E1750

Good

Over: CREEK

1.6E 2.S OF MANITOU, Tillman, OK

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

S.H. 5

Good

Over: EAST CACHE CREEK

3.4 MI W JCT SH 65, Cotton, OK

Built 1989 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,200

N2590

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

.3S 2.7W 3.8S OF ISABELLA, Major, OK

Built 1990 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

6926C

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

1.2 MI E US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1991 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 389

6242C

Good

Over: CREEK

4.5S & 6.7W OF FITTSTOWN, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

D0750

Good

Over: BURNT CREEK

6. S 5.2 E OF CAMARGO, Dewey, OK

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 25

S.H. 31

Good

Over: MUDDY BOGGY CREEK

3.3 MI NE US75, Coal, OK

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 900

N2580 (FAS 0209)

Good

Over: SALT FORK ARKANSAS RIVER

1.8N OF US 64, Alfalfa, OK

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

E0490

Good

Over: MULE CREEK

.1W 1S .1W OF SUMNER, Noble, OK

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 24

E0410

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

4.8W OF US81 & WILLOW ST, Garfield, OK

Built 1993 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

N3680

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

2.1W;1.3S OF TUPELO, Coal, OK

Built 1993 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

N3180

Good

Over: CHIKASKIA RIVER

.1W 2.8S OF BRAMAN, Kay, OK

Built 1994 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

N2160

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

.7 W 4.3 S STAFFORD, Custer, OK

Built 1993 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 25

N3010

Good

Over: SALT FORK ARKANSAS RIVER

.7S 2.8 W 1N OF SALTFORK, Grant, OK

Built 1993 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

N1760

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

11.0 N & 1.5 E OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 25

N3200

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

1W 3.3N US177/SH11, Kay, OK

Built 1995 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

N3230

Good

Over: CHIKASKIA RIVER

5.5N 2E US177/SH60, Kay, OK

Built 1994 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

N2660

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

4.8 S & 3.0 E OF OKEENE, Blaine, OK

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

MAC ARTHUR ST.

Good

Over: BNSF R.R. UNDER

0.3 MI W JCT SH 18, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 12,000

E1030

Good

Over: WASHITA RIVER

.5N & .3W OF US183/I-40B, Custer, OK

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 24

E0300

Good

Over: CHIQUITA CREEK

10.2E 3S 1.3E OF HARDESTY, Texas, OK

Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

S.H. 66

Good

Over: SLWC R.R. UNDER

18.5 MI NE JCT SH-48, Creek, OK

Built 1999 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 9,000

E0530

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

2.2S 2.9E OF SHATTUCK, Ellis, OK

Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 60

N3600

Good

Over: PETTIQUAH CREEK

6.N 2.W PADEN, Okfuskee, OK

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

S.H. 82

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

5.2 MI NW CHEROKEE CO, Mayes, OK

Built 1995 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,300

N3510

Good

Over: SPRING BROOK CREEK

.4 N & 1 E OF PICKETT, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

N2180

Good

Over: CHIMNEY CREEK

8.9N 4.8E OF MOORELAND, Woodward, OK

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 25

U.S. 81

Good

Over: FOUR MILE CREEK

0.7 MI. N. JCT. SH66, Canadian, OK

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 8,500

E1870

Good

Over: CREEK

.9W OF LOVELAND, Tillman, OK

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

N2080

Good

Over: CREEK

283 &62 4.0E &4.9 S, Jackson, OK

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 30

U.S. 377 / S.H. 99

Good

Over: DEEP FORK OFLOW

14.3 MI N JCT US 62, Lincoln, OK

Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,350

S.H. 34

Good

Over: QUARTER MASTER CREEK

4.7 MI N JCT S.H. 33, Custer, OK

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,300

U.S. 62

Good

Over: CHANDLER CREEK

1.6 MI. N. JCT.US277, Comanche, OK

Built 2002 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 3,700

S.H. 34

Good

Over: WHITESHIELD CREEK

1.5 N. JCT S.H. 33, Custer, OK

Built 1997 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,600

0480C

Good

Over: COON CREEK

15.E 5.9S OF ELMWOOD, Beaver, OK

Built 1999 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 50

N4190

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

2.0 W OF CHECOTAH, McIntosh, OK

Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 75

19TH ST. (FAU9260)

Good

Over: I-35 UNDER

9.4 MI N MCCLAIN C/L, Cleveland, OK

Built 2000 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 5,000

E0120

Good

Over: HOUSTON CREEK

2.N .1E OF CAMP HOUSTON, Woods, OK

Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 24

E0020

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

10N 3W OF BUFFALO, Harper, OK

Built 1996 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 24

U.S. 70

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

18.4 MI E JCT US81, Jefferson, OK

Built 2001 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 1,200

0416C

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

8.N 4.E OF ELMWOOD, Beaver, OK

Built 2002 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

E0080 (FAS 0218)

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

3.2E OF SH 58, Alfalfa, OK

Built 2000 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 100

N1610

Good

Over: CIMARRON RIVER

3.7N 3.2W 2.7N OF GATE, Beaver, OK

Built 1992 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 70

U.S. 64 EB

Good

Over: UP R.R. UNDER

0.8 E. OF US-69, Muskogee, OK

Built 1998 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 6,700

I-35 SB TO I-40 EB

Good

Over: I-40 WEST UNDER

MID LVL BR FT. SMITH JCT., Oklahoma, OK

Built 2000 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 38,350

Showing 18,151-18,200 of 22,917 bridges

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Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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