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

2502C

Good

Over: CRINER CREEK

2.1W; .1N OF STORY, Garvin, OK

Built 2011 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 100

IRR N3880

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

1.4S 4.3W OF US60/SH123, Osage, OK

Built 2012 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 50

S.H. 34

Good

Over: FARMRAIL

5.5 N JCT S.H. 152, Beckham, OK

Built 2022 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 267

U.S. 281 BUS.

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1964 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 2,400

I-35 NB

Good

Over: BNSF R.R.

0.3 MI N JCT US70, Carter, OK

Built 1965 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 16,750

S.H. 51 ALT.

Good

Over: U.S. GYPSUM RD. UNDER

2.9 MI. N JCT S.H. 51, Blaine, OK

Built 1974 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 620

S.H. 1

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

15.6 MI NE JCT SH 3, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1998 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 3,200

S.H. 3

Good

Over: S BR DOUBLE SPRING CREEK

12.14 E JCT US-69, Atoka, OK

Built 2012 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 2,800

PENNSYLVANIA AVE

Good

Over: CHISHOLM CREEK

.8S OF NW 122ND, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2007 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 17,900

I-40 W.B.

Good

Over: CRUTCHO CREEK

2.3 E JCT I-35, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2022 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 39,000

S.H. 82

Good

Over: SALINE CREEK

5.7 N JCT S.H. 33, Mayes, OK

Built 2020 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 3,500

S.H. 99

Good

Over: WALNUT CREEK

6.2 MI S JCT SH3, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1932 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 2,200

7420C

Good

Over: CANEY RIVER

4S.&2.4W.OF JCT US75&US60, Washington, OK

Built 1979 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 726

IRR FAS 5749

Good

Over: DELAWARE CREEK

4.8 MI E SH 97, Osage, OK

Built 1982 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 425

N3745

Good

Over: MINERAL BAYOU CREEK

.8 S OF ARMSTRONG, Bryan, OK

Built 1984 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E1710

Good

Over: CREEK

4.S SH 7 6.3W OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1985 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E0210

Good

Over: HOGSHOOTER CREEK

1. S 5.7 E OF US 60, Washington, OK

Built 1986 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E0780

Good

Over: GAR CREEK

3E 1N OF SH33/SH74, Logan, OK

Built 1987 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

N3850

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

4E 3.2S OF KELLYVILLE, Creek, OK

Built 1987 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

IRR FAS 5747

Good

Over: MCCORMICK CREEK

4.4 MI N SH 11, Osage, OK

Built 1989 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 105

N2710

Good

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

5. E .4 S OF US 70, Cotton, OK

Built 1989 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E1700 (CAMEL BACK

Good

Over: CREEK

1.N 1.W 81 & PLATO RD, Stephens, OK

Built 1989 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E1930

Good

Over: SMITH CREEK

2 N 1.7E OF US177 & SH199, Carter, OK

Built 1989 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 25

E0140

Good

Over: CALIFORNIA CREEK

5.0 MI SW OF 10, Nowata, OK

Built 1989 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E0220

Good

Over: RICE CREEK

2. S .3 W OF US 60, Washington, OK

Built 1990 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 360

4326C MAJOR

Good

Over: S. BRANCH HICKORY CREEK

6.0 MI N SH 32, Love, OK

Built 1991 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 46

1062C

Good

Over: CADDO CREEK

8.3 N OF LONE GROVE, Carter, OK

Built 1991 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 257

N3250

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH CREEK

2.5 W 6. S OF I-35 & US70, Carter, OK

Built 1993 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 150

MCELROY (E0610)

Good

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

MCELROY & REDLAND .9E, Payne, OK

Built 1993 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

3406C MAJOR

Good

Over: NORTH MUD CREEK

0.9 MI W SH 89, Jefferson, OK

Built 1993 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 31

N3350

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

4.3E;1S OF STRATFORD, Garvin, OK

Built 1993 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

S.H. 9

Good

Over: COON CREEK

3 MI W SH 56, Seminole, OK

Built 1994 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,200

FAS 5745

Good

Over: W BRANCH SALT CREEK

5.5 MI E KAY C/L, Osage, OK

Built 1994 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E1860

Good

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

1S & 1.1 W JCT US77 SH53W, Carter, OK

Built 1995 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

N3060

Good

Over: POST OAK CREEK

4. W .5 S OF US 70, Carter, OK

Built 1998 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

0716C

Good

Over: EASTMAN CREEK

1.5 N 1.8 W OF HENDRIX, Bryan, OK

Built 1996 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E0160

Good

Over: CALIFORNIA CREEK

2.0 MI NW OF 169, Nowata, OK

Built 1994 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E1887

Good

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

2.7 S & 1.7 W US77 &SH53E, Carter, OK

Built 1997 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E0170

Good

Over: CALIFORNIA CREEK

1.8 MI. W.OF 169 DELAWARE, Nowata, OK

Built 1996 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 116

E0775

Good

Over: KENYON CREEK

3E3.5S1.5E OF KELLYVILLE, Creek, OK

Built 1997 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E1560

Good

Over: CREEK

2. N .4 W OF ANTIOCH, Garvin, OK

Built 1999 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

RANGE RD (N3290)

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

RANGE RD & 92ND ST .6S, Payne, OK

Built 1999 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 70

N3410

Good

Over: LITTLE CANADIAN SANDY CR

1.8 E 6. S OF STRATFORD, Garvin, OK

Built 2001 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

FLAT ARMADILLO RD

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

.3W 96TH AVE SE, Cleveland, OK

Built 2004 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

N4440

Good

Over: MUSTANG CREEK

4.W OF KETCHUM, Craig, OK

Built 1998 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 167

N3210

Good

Over: CREEK

6.5W 4.7S OF I-35 & S.H70, Carter, OK

Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 244

D0010

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

5.5W SH99; .6S KANSAS SL, Osage, OK

Built 2001 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 75

N3040

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

1N OF SH7, Stephens, OK

Built 2003 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 350

E1550

Good

Over: WASHINGTON CREEK

2. N; 1. E; PAULS VALLEY, Garvin, OK

Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 200

E1530

Good

Over: WASHINGTON CREEK

4. N.; .6 E PAULS VALLEY, Garvin, OK

Built 2006 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

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