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

S.H. 2

Good

Over: JUDGE COX CREEK

2.40 N JCT SH-3, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1965 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,200

E1630

Good

Over: CREEK

2N OF TUSKAHOMA, Pushmataha, OK

Built 2011 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 30

S.H. 5

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

11.9 MI E JCT U.S. 183, Tillman, OK

Built 1998 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 750

I-44

Good

Over: MINGO CREEK

2 MI E JCT SH 51, Tulsa, OK

Built 1990 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 30,350

I-44

Good

Over: MINGO CREEK

2 MI E JCT SH 51, Tulsa, OK

Built 1990 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 27,600

NB GILCREASE EXPY

Good

Over: BERRYHILL CREEK

2.3S of US64 JUNCTION, Tulsa, OK

Built 2022 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,000

N3980

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1E .5N of DEWEY, Washington, OK

Built 2020 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 2,000

S.H. 54

Good

Over: CREEK

3.4 MI S CUSTER CO., Washita, OK

Built 1934 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 1,600

I-40

Good

Over: CLINTON LAKE

8.1 MI E BECKHAM C/L, Washita, OK

Built 1959 Load: 38.6 t ADT: 8,500

U.S. 69

Good

Over: MUDDY BOGGY CREEK

1.45 N JCT SH-7, Atoka, OK

Built 1991 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 9,100

S.H. 3 WB

Good

Over: DOUBLE SPRING CREEK

11.22 E JCT US-69, Atoka, OK

Built 2002 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 1,950

S.H. 18

Good

Over: ARKANSAS RIVER

PAWNEE / OSAGE CO. LINE, Pawnee, OK

Built 2015 Load: 38.7 t ADT: 1,400

S.H. 5

Good

Over: CREEK

0.9 MI NW JCT S.H. 6, Jackson, OK

Built 1955 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 190

E0930

Good

Over: CLOUD CREEK

1.3 MI.E.BOYNTON LAKE, Muskogee, OK

Built 2010 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 100

N4110

Good

Over: CANE CREEK

2.5N 2MI W OF BOYNTON, Muskogee, OK

Built 2007 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 100

CIMARRON TP

Good

Over: CREEK

2 MIS N MORRISON, Noble, OK

Built 1973 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 5,100

KICKAPOO TP

Good

Over: N CANADIAN RIVER

8N OF I-40 JCT, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2020 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 30,400

S.H. 10 C

Good

Over: MODOC VALLEY

3.3E OF S.H. 10, Ottawa, OK

Built 2015 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 4,200

U.S. 177

Good

Over: DUGOUT CREEK

2S OF S.H. 33, Payne, OK

Built 2013 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 4,000

U.S. 271

Good

Over: BRYANT BRANCH CREEK

7.20 SW LEFLORE C/L, Pushmataha, OK

Built 2014 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 760

S.H. 33

Good

Over: WASHITA RIVER

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

Built 2009 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 790

U.S. 169

Good

Over: S. FORK TALALA CREEK

3.1MI.S.NOWATA C/L, Rogers, OK

Built 2011 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 6,400

S.H. 51

Good

Over: FISHER CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT SH 97, Tulsa, OK

Built 1981 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 9,100

NB GILCREASE EXPY

Good

Over: HARLOW CREEK

.2S of U.S.64 JCT, Tulsa, OK

Built 2022 Load: 38.8 t ADT: 2,000

0816C

Good

Over: LAKE CREEK

3.2E & 5N OF SH-58, Caddo, OK

Built 2005 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 416

N4523

Good

Over: PARK HILL BRANCH

4S .5E OF TAHLEQUAH, Cherokee, OK

Built 2014 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 60

FAU 9681 (INDIAN M

Good

Over: CHOCTAW CREEK

0.5N OF NE 23 ON IND. MER, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2005 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 600

N3630

Good

Over: HOUSE CREEK

2.5W .1N OF TERLTON, Pawnee, OK

Built 1996 Load: 38.9 t ADT: 50

N4652 (0138C)

Good

Over: CREEK

4.2E 1.1S OF S.H. 100, Adair, OK

Built 2016 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 673

N2690

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3E 1.8S OF HELENA, Alfalfa, OK

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

BURRIS VALLEY

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

.3W 3N OF DAISY, Atoka, OK

Built 1995 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 75

E0190 (0416C)

Good

Over: COTTONWOOD CREEK

8N 2.2E OF ELMWOOD, Beaver, OK

Built 2018 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 80

I-40

Good

Over: LITTLE TURKEY CREEK

6.1 MI E TEXAS ST. LINE, Beckham, OK

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 6,900

I-40

Good

Over: LITTLE TURKEY CREEK

6.1 MI E TEXAS ST. LINE, Beckham, OK

Built 1972 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 7,050

E1180

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

1.5 MI E OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 1989 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 75

U.S. 270

Good

Over: CREEK

12.1 MI E DEWEY C/L, Blaine, OK

Built 1984 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 5,100

N2690

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

8E OF HITCHOCK .5S OF OK8, Blaine, OK

Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

N2470

Good

Over: NINE MILE CREEK

1W & 5.3S OF S.H. 51, Blaine, OK

Built 2009 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

N3720

Good

Over: BOIS D'ARC CREEK

1.0W .8N OF COBB, Bryan, OK

Built 1998 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 70

N3890

Good

Over: BLUE RIVER

5.5 S.& 3.0 E OF BOKCHITO, Bryan, OK

Built 2011 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

N3650 (0716C)

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

1.9S 1W OF COLBERT, Bryan, OK

Built 2023 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

IRR N2470

Good

Over: EAST CACHE CREEK

1E 2.4N OF S.H. 19, Caddo, OK

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

IRR E2610 0892C

Good

Over: KEECHI CREEK

4E OF S.H. 146, Caddo, OK

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 121

U.S. 81

Good

Over: UNCLE JOHN TRIB.

1.6 MI. S. JCT. SH3, Canadian, OK

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 2,100

U.S. 81

Good

Over: UNCLE JOHN TRIB.

1.6 MI. S. JCT. SH3, Canadian, OK

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 1,700

E1070

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

2.5S 5.7W OF I-40/US-81, Canadian, OK

Built 2009 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 310

N2890 (BANNER RD)

Good

Over: PURCELL CREEK

.7S OF NW 23RD, Canadian, OK

Built 2013 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 300

N3170

Good

Over: CADDO CREEK

.5 E .9 S OF MILO, Carter, OK

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 150

1014C

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 MI S 2 E NEWPORT, Carter, OK

Built 1993 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 247

N3360 (1086C)

Good

Over: CREEK

2.W 1.1 N OF US177/SH199, Carter, OK

Built 2001 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 248

Showing 18,501-18,550 of 22,733 bridges

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