State profile · Near national median SD

Oklahoma bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Oklahoma — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

22,733
Public bridges
38.2%
Good condition
7.5%
Poor condition
7.5%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

7.5%

1,705 bridges flagged for repair priority

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 — Structurally deficient share 25.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Oklahoma vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Oklahoma on the same metric.

21

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

33

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542
Selected

40

Oklahoma

7.50% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,733

35

New Mexico

7.61% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$368

44

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

All Bridges in Oklahoma

E1310

Good

Over: MARCUM CREEK

1.1 S & 3.1 W OF MAUD, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 2004 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

6724C

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1 S & 4.3 E OF WOLF, Seminole, OK

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 310

E1140

Good

Over: CREEK

1 N & 1.6 E OF LITTLE, Seminole, OK

Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

E1180

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

3 S & 4.9 W OF LITTLE, Seminole, OK

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 60

N4550

Good

Over: CREEK

3. E 3. S OF SH 82, Sequoyah, OK

Built 1965 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

E1070

Good

Over: NEGRO CREEK

4W 2.5S OF SH82/US64 VIAN, Sequoyah, OK

Built 2006 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

E1084

Good

Over: LITTLE SALLISAW CREEK

.2S 2.2E OF I-40/US-59, Sequoyah, OK

Built 2012 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 700

E1810

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

3.2W US 81 2.N SH 53, Stephens, OK

Built 1985 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 300

E1840

Good

Over: CREEK

1.S SH53 2.6W US81, Stephens, OK

Built 2002 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

N2790

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

.3S SH53 3W US81, Stephens, OK

Built 2003 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 100

N2837

Good

Over: CREEK

2.2E OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 2022 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

N2880

Good

Over: CREEK

6E & 7.7S OF FREDERICK, Tillman, OK

Built 1997 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

IRR N2430

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

3.1S 2.3E OF GRANDFIELD, Tillman, OK

Built 2013 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 30

FAU 8340 (11 ST.)

Good

Over: COOLEY CREEK

13700 E 11 ST, Tulsa, OK

Built 2000 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 3,557

N3983

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

2100 N DARLINGTON PL, Tulsa, OK

Built 2009 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 350

E0570 (E APACHE)

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

.3E OF YALE ON APACHE, Tulsa, OK

Built 2017 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 9,000

N4000 (7452C)

Good

Over: BEVAN CREEK

2N of VERA, Washington, OK

Built 2020 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 130

N2290

Good

Over: CAVALRY CREEK

4.5E 2.6S OF CORDELL, Washita, OK

Built 1983 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

N2240

Good

Over: N. CAVALRY CREEK

.2 S of 152 on Grant st., Washita, OK

Built 1992 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 200

N2070

Good

Over: CREEK

4.E & .9N OF RETROP, Washita, OK

Built 1994 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 25

E1290

Good

Over: CREEK

.8E .5S OF SENTINEL, Washita, OK

Built 1996 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 50

N2550 FAS 7501

Good

Over: CAVALRY CREEK

2.8S OF JCT 152 CORDELL, Washita, OK

Built 2019 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 240

IRR N4742 (6824C)

Good

Over: FORK HANDLE HOLLOW

3.4N OF S.H. 101, Sequoyah, OK

Built 2015 Load: 39.1 t ADT: 311

U.S. 75

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

0.13 W JCT US-69, Atoka, OK

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 6,200

S.H. 3

Good

Over: PEACH CREEK

8.8 MI E PONTOTOC C/L, Coal, OK

Built 1970 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,200

CORRAL ROAD

Good

Over: EAST CACHE CK

FORT SILL ARMY POST, Comanche, OK

Built 2012 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 600

N2620

Good

Over: CACHE CREEK

2N OF SH5 IN WALTERS, Cotton, OK

Built 2013 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 440

CHEROKEE TP

Good

Over: FIVE MILE HOLLOW CREEK

17.22 MI E OF C/L, Delaware, OK

Built 1991 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 3,150

U.S. 60

Good

Over: BN-SF R.R. 2 RDS UNDER

.9 N JCT U.S. 412, Garfield, OK

Built 2020 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 13,800

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

1.2MI. N. JCT US 270, Hughes, OK

Built 2000 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 1,600

NE 150TH

Good

Over: CREEK

.9 MI E OF INDIAN MER., Oklahoma, OK

Built 1999 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 500

N3240 (TRIPLE X)

Good

Over: CHOCTAW CREEK

.7N OF NE23RD ON TRIPLE X, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2009 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 500

S.H. 33

Good

Over: WASHITA RIVER

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

Built 2009 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 790

E0670

Good

Over: BULL CREEK

6.0N SH 51 6.2W US69, Wagoner, OK

Built 1997 Load: 39.2 t ADT: 100

S.H. 78

Good

Over: ISLAND BAYOU CREEK

17.79 N.W. TEXAS S/L, Bryan, OK

Built 2023 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 3,150

S.H. 109

Good

Over: HANUBBY CREEK

24.42S & E OF JCT US-70, Choctaw, OK

Built 2023 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 500

PENN AVE.

Good

Over: UP R.R. UNDER

15 FT. N OF I-40/PENN, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2010 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 56,450

S.H. 3E

Good

Over: S. CANADIAN RIVER

11.4 MI N ADA, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1988 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 2,550

S.H. 3E

Good

Over: S. CANADIAN RIVER

PONTOTOC-SEMINOLE C/L, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1989 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 2,500

I-40 EB

Good

Over: LITTLE SALLISAW CREEK

2.9E JCT. U.S. 59, Sequoyah, OK

Built 2020 Load: 39.3 t ADT: 23,340

S.H. 31

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

18.3 MI NE US75, Coal, OK

Built 1999 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 290

N4370

Good

Over: CREEK

.5 S 2. W OF BRAGGS, Muskogee, OK

Built 1996 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 100

S.H. 33

Good

Over: CAFFEY CREEK

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

Built 2009 Load: 39.4 t ADT: 790

S.H. 11

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

1.42 E OF JCT S.H. 8, Alfalfa, OK

Built 2020 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 2,800

E2070

Good

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

.8N 2W OF BENNINGTON, Bryan, OK

Built 2001 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 75

IRR N2510

Good

Over: TAHOE CREEK

5E; .8S OF S.H. 19, Caddo, OK

Built 2011 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 52

IRR E1320

Good

Over: WASHITA RIVER

4N 1.3E OF APACHE, Caddo, OK

Built 2012 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 100

1012C

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

2.3 MI E HEALDTON, Carter, OK

Built 1993 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 90

E1950

Good

Over: POST OAK CREEK

2.5 W N OF US 70 & SH76N, Carter, OK

Built 2008 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 200

IRR E1580

Good

Over: EAST CACHE CREEK

.2W 4S OF JCT US277/US62, Comanche, OK

Built 2003 Load: 39.5 t ADT: 100

Showing 18,651-18,700 of 22,733 bridges

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

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). A "structurally deficient" rating is a repair-priority signal, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult a qualified civil engineer before making decisions based on this data.