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

FAS 5757

Good

Over: BIRD CREEK

1.0 MI SW OF AVANT, Osage, OK

Built 1988 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

N4510

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

1.O N OF AFTON, Ottawa, OK

Built 2007 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 100

N3540

Good

Over: BLACK BEAR CREEK

.2S .8E 2.6S OF SKEDEE, Pawnee, OK

Built 1982 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 300

E1620

Good

Over: MCCUBBIN CREEK

1.5N 2.3E JCT 81 & 29, Stephens, OK

Built 1998 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 141

FAU 6140

Good

Over: COON CREEK

.3 MI E WASHINGTON BLV, Washington, OK

Built 1992 Load: 43.2 t ADT: 100

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

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

U.S. 281 BUS.

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1964 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 2,400

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

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. 1

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

15.6 MI NE JCT SH 3, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1998 Load: 43.3 t ADT: 3,200

N3745

Good

Over: MINERAL BAYOU CREEK

.8 S OF ARMSTRONG, Bryan, OK

Built 1984 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

0716C

Good

Over: EASTMAN CREEK

1.5 N 1.8 W OF HENDRIX, Bryan, OK

Built 1996 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

IRR E1260

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

4.8E OF GRACEMONT, Caddo, OK

Built 2011 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

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

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

E1887

Good

Over: PHILLIPS CREEK

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

Built 1997 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

N3210

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 244

FLAT ARMADILLO RD

Good

Over: WILLOW CREEK

.3W 96TH AVE SE, Cleveland, OK

Built 2004 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

MAGUIRE RD.

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK TRIB.

0.2 E 168TH ST SE, Cleveland, OK

Built 2009 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 240

N2710

Good

Over: WHISKEY CREEK

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

Built 1989 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

N3850

Good

Over: MOUNTAIN CREEK

4E 3.2S OF KELLYVILLE, Creek, OK

Built 1987 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

E0775

Good

Over: KENYON CREEK

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

Built 1997 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

N3350

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

4.3E;1S OF STRATFORD, Garvin, OK

Built 1993 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

N3410

Good

Over: LITTLE CANADIAN SANDY CR

1.8 E 6. S OF STRATFORD, Garvin, OK

Built 2001 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

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

E1720

Good

Over: SANDY BEAR CREEK

1N .4E OF TUSSY, Garvin, OK

Built 2005 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

3406C MAJOR

Good

Over: NORTH MUD CREEK

0.9 MI W SH 89, Jefferson, OK

Built 1993 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 31

U.S. 62B

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

2.3 NE TILLMAN C/L, Kiowa, OK

Built 2023 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 600

E0780

Good

Over: GAR CREEK

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

Built 1987 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 100

4326C MAJOR

Good

Over: S. BRANCH HICKORY CREEK

6.0 MI N SH 32, Love, OK

Built 1991 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 46

D0611 (N4390 RD)

Good

Over: SPRING CREEK

2.5SW OF SH 82, Mayes, OK

Built 2012 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 150

E0140

Good

Over: CALIFORNIA CREEK

5.0 MI SW OF 10, Nowata, OK

Built 1989 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

E0170

Good

Over: CALIFORNIA CREEK

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

Built 1996 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 116

I-40 EB

Good

Over: CRUTCHO CREEK

2.3 E OF JCT I-35, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2022 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 39,000

IRR FAS 5749

Good

Over: DELAWARE CREEK

4.8 MI E SH 97, Osage, OK

Built 1982 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 425

IRR FAS 5747

Good

Over: MCCORMICK CREEK

4.4 MI N SH 11, Osage, OK

Built 1989 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 105

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

D0010

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

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

Built 2001 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 75

S.H. 18

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

7.5N of JCT US 64, Pawnee, OK

Built 2023 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 1,200

MCELROY (E0610)

Good

Over: STILLWATER CREEK

MCELROY & REDLAND .9E, Payne, OK

Built 1993 Load: 43.4 t ADT: 50

Showing 19,401-19,450 of 22,733 bridges

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