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

E1160

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

5S 2.8E of ELK CITY, Beckham, OK

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 25

S.H. 152

Good

Over: STARVATION CREEK

8.6 MI SE JCT S.H. 6, Beckham, OK

Built 1963 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 700

N1910

Good

Over: TIMBER CREEK

4.5 E & 3.5 N OF SAYER, Beckham, OK

Built 1989 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 25

E1170

Good

Over: BUFFALO CREEK

7.5N OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 75

E1130 CREEK

Good

Over: ELK CREEK

4.5 E SH 34 & SH 152, Beckham, OK

Built 2023 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,300

N2610

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

2.5N OF HITCHCOCK, Blaine, OK

Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

N2560

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

6E 1.9N OF LONGDALE, Blaine, OK

Built 2016 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

FAS 0726

Good

Over: MOORE CREEK

.5 E 2.8 S OF MEAD, Bryan, OK

Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 200

U.S. 77 (TECUMSEH

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

5.5N.& .1.6W OF S.H. 9, Cleveland, OK

Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,500

U.S. 77 (TECUMSEH

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK EAST

5.5N & .8W OF JCT S.H. 9, Cleveland, OK

Built 2009 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 10,500

N3850

Good

Over: DUNFORD CREEK

.4 S & 3.3 E OF PHILLIPS, Coal, OK

Built 2003 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 30

S.H. 48

Good

Over: CLEAR BOGGY CREEK

3N OF S.H. 31, Coal, OK

Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,300

E1650 (1510C)

Good

Over: CREEK

.8N 5.3E OF CENTRAHOMA, Coal, OK

Built 2021 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 92

FAU 7680 (BISHOP R

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

0.4 MI E OF W 38 ST, Comanche, OK

Built 1997 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 287

IRR N2370

Good

Over: POST OAK CREEK

5.3N OF INDIANHOMNA, Comanche, OK

Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

E1580

Good

Over: NINE MILE BEAVER CREEK

4.0S;0.9E OF U.S.277/SH17, Comanche, OK

Built 2007 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

U.S. 183

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

8.1 MI N JCT I-40 BUS., Custer, OK

Built 1986 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,900

N2180

Good

Over: CREEK

1.3 E & 4.4 S OF STAFFORD, Custer, OK

Built 1998 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 25

E0940

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.9S 4.6W OF CUSTER CITY, Custer, OK

Built 2002 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 25

2214C

Good

Over: RED CREEK

7.5 N OF LEEDY, Dewey, OK

Built 1982 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

2270C

Good

Over: KIZER CREEK

4.4 S 7.7 E OF VICI, Dewey, OK

Built 1985 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

E0780

Good

Over: FIDDLERS CREEK

7.3 E 2. N OF PUTNAM, Dewey, OK

Built 1991 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 25

E0610

Good

Over: CREEK

7.2 E 1. S OF VICI, Dewey, OK

Built 1996 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 25

FAS 2223

Good

Over: SORTER CREEK

3.0 N 1.6 W OF PUTNAM, Dewey, OK

Built 1999 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

N2110

Good

Over: CREEK

3E 1.1S OF VICI, Dewey, OK

Built 2002 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

E0560

Good

Over: LONG CREEK

.3W 4.6N 12.2W OF ARNETT, Ellis, OK

Built 2003 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

E0580

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

8.3W;2.5N; .9W OF ARNET T, Ellis, OK

Built 2008 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 24

FAS 2801

Good

Over: STATION CREEK

8.5 MI NORTH OF REED, Greer, OK

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 150

U.S. 64

Good

Over: DRY BUFFALO CREEK

18.2E OF BEAVER C/L, Harper, OK

Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 920

U.S. 270

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

9.6 MI E JCT US 75, Hughes, OK

Built 1987 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 3,500

E1620

Good

Over: CREEK

2.0 S 1.3 E FRIENDSHIP, Jackson, OK

Built 1994 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

U.S. 60

Good

Over: BOIS D'ARC CREEK O'FLOW

12.6 MI E JCT I 35, Kay, OK

Built 1969 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,200

U.S. 177

Good

Over: SHOOFLY CREEK

1.2 MI NW JCT I-35, Kay, OK

Built 2001 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,100

IRR N3390

Good

Over: CHILOCCO CREEK

5.2E 5.8N OF NEWKIRK, Kay, OK

Built 2022 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 50

N2950

Good

Over: FORMAN CREEK

4W .8N SH74F/SH33, Kingfisher, OK

Built 1993 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 75

E0770

Good

Over: CREEK

2.8N 10.6E OF SH33/US81, Kingfisher, OK

Built 2012 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 24

S.H. 9

Good

Over: GOTEBO CREEK

0.9 MI E S.H. 54, Kiowa, OK

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 800

U.S. 183

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

5.9 MI N U.S. 62 BUS., Kiowa, OK

Built 1992 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,400

IRR N2250

Good

Over: CREEK

1W 1.8N OF MT. PARK, Kiowa, OK

Built 2002 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

S.H. 1

Good

Over: GAINES CREEK

2.19 E PITTSBURG C/L, Latimer, OK

Built 2000 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,400

E1420 (4026C)

Good

Over: CASTON CREEK

.7W; .5S OF WISTER, Le Flore, OK

Built 2014 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 400

S.H. 66

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

9.1 MI E JCT SH 18, Lincoln, OK

Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,700

S.H. 66

Good

Over: DRY CREEK O'FLOW

9.3 MI E JCT SH 18, Lincoln, OK

Built 1995 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,700

U.S. 377 / S.H. 99

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

6.7N OF JCT US62, Lincoln, OK

Built 2006 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,850

U.S. 377 / S.H. 99

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

6.7N OF JCT US62, Lincoln, OK

Built 2006 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 1,350

E0930

Good

Over: BELLCOW CREEK

2.5 S OF CHANDLER, Lincoln, OK

Built 2005 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

N3390

Good

Over: DEEP FORK RIVER

4.5W 1.1S OF SH66/SH18, Lincoln, OK

Built 2008 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

IRR E0770

Good

Over: RATTLESNAKE CREEK

1 N; 2.6 E OF AVERY, Lincoln, OK

Built 2010 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 100

S.H. 74

Good

Over: CROW CREEK

11 N JCT S.H. 33, Logan, OK

Built 2013 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 2,400

I-35 N.B.

Good

Over: HICKORY CREEK

7.3N JCT. S.H. 32, Love, OK

Built 2004 Load: 39.9 t ADT: 13,400

Showing 18,751-18,800 of 22,733 bridges

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