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. 101

Good

Over: LITTLE SALLISAW TRIB.

3.45 E JCT US-59, Sequoyah, OK

Built 2008 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 1,000

S.H. 101

Good

Over: LITTLE SALLISAW CREEK

3.32 E JCT US-59, Sequoyah, OK

Built 2008 Load: 45.8 t ADT: 1,000

E0680

Good

Over: CREEK

2N OF SAPULPA, Creek, OK

Built 2012 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 200

S.H. 74

Good

Over: CREEK

.7 MI N OKLA. C/L, Logan, OK

Built 1936 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 6,000

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

4.5 MI N I-244, Tulsa, OK

Built 1972 Load: 45.9 t ADT: 38,900

CREEK TP E-S RAMP

Good

Over: TSU R.R. UNDER

00.36SR, Creek, OK

Built 2000 Load: 46.0 t ADT: 2,600

1816C

Good

Over: BIG CABIN CREEK

7N OF VINITA; 1.5W SH2, Craig, OK

Built 2003 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 100

N3610

Good

Over: CREEK

3.5S OF SHAMROCK, Creek, OK

Built 2012 Load: 46.1 t ADT: 100

E0303 (18TH ST.)

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

18TH ST. 20 MI.E HY 59, Delaware, OK

Built 1995 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 500

S.H. 18

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI N JCT US 62, Lincoln, OK

Built 1933 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 3,500

E0990

Good

Over: CREEK

.5N; 2.3W OF OKTAHA, Muskogee, OK

Built 1997 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 75

I-235 SB RAMP

Good

Over: DEEP FORK CREEK

5 N I-40, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2020 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 4,900

E. ST. N.E.

Good

Over: BELMONT RUN CREEK

E ST.; N OF 15TH AVE, Ottawa, OK

Built 2001 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 400

S.H. 63

Good

Over: WILD HORSE CREEK

7.4 E JCT US 69, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2001 Load: 46.2 t ADT: 330

N1650

Good

Over: BEAVER RIVER

4S of U.S. 64, Beaver, OK

Built 2018 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 70

N1410

Good

Over: CLEAR CREEK

2N 2E .7N OF ELMWOOD, Beaver, OK

Built 2016 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

N2000

Good

Over: CREEK

5. E 1.6 N OF CARTER, Beckham, OK

Built 1986 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 25

N2450

Good

Over: CREEK

14.5 W 3.7 N GREENFIEL, Blaine, OK

Built 1990 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 30

FAS0726

Good

Over: NEWBERRY CREEK

.5E 1N OF MEAD, Bryan, OK

Built 2012 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

E1830

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

1.N 5.3E OF JCT SH76 &53E, Carter, OK

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

1104C/ N4502

Good

Over: DOUBLE SPRING CREEK

.3SE OF TERASITA, Cherokee, OK

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 400

S.H. 51

Good

Over: BARON FORK CREEK

.4S U.S. 62, Cherokee, OK

Built 2019 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 3,200

E CONSTITUTION ST

Good

Over: BISHOP CREEK

0.3 W US77, Cleveland, OK

Built 2001 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 10,629

1536C

Good

Over: SALT CREEK

3.2 N & 1.6 W OF CAIRO, Coal, OK

Built 1999 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

E1650

Good

Over: BUCK CREEK

3.2 E 1.1 N of TUPELO, Coal, OK

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 30

IRR E1790 (1706C)

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

4N 2.8E OF JCT SH53/SH65, Cotton, OK

Built 2017 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

E0910

Good

Over: CREEK

4.0S & 2.9E OF THOMAS, Custer, OK

Built 2007 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

E0890 (2010C)

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

2S 2.5E OF SUNSET, Custer, OK

Built 2014 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 25

IRR E0890 (2036C)

Good

Over: QUARTER MASTER CREK

1S OF MOOREWOOD, Custer, OK

Built 2019 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 25

IRR E0473 KENWOOD

Good

Over: CREEK

10 NW OF COLCORD, Delaware, OK

Built 2015 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 384

E0620

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK

8.1 W 2.0 S OF SEILING, Dewey, OK

Built 1995 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 24

N2850

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

.2E 5.5S OF AMBER, Grady, OK

Built 2010 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

E1465

Good

Over: CREEK

4.5S 1.9E OF JCT SH6/SH9, Greer, OK

Built 2008 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

N3860

Good

Over: GREASY CREEK

2.1 S & 5.7 E OF WETUMKA, Hughes, OK

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 200

D3838

Good

Over: PEACH CREEK

.4 S & 5 E OF CALVIN, Hughes, OK

Built 1994 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

E1360

Good

Over: BIRD CREEK TRIB.

2.6 S OF HOLDENVILLE, Hughes, OK

Built 2005 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 75

U.S. 81

Good

Over: UP R.R. & COW CREEK

8.7 MI N JCT US70, Jefferson, OK

Built 1990 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,800

E0100

Good

Over: DRY CREEK

2W 1S .8W OF SUMPTER, Kay, OK

Built 2021 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 24

E1430

Good

Over: CREEK

3. S .5 E LONE WOLF, Kiowa, OK

Built 1991 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

4084C

Good

Over: BLACK FORK CREEK

0.3 N HICKS, Le Flore, OK

Built 1982 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

S.H. 112

Good

Over: KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN R.R

0.20 E JCT US-271, Le Flore, OK

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,650

S.H. 112

Good

Over: KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN R.R

0.20 E JCT US-271, Le Flore, OK

Built 2000 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 4,650

S.H. 144

Good

Over: LITTLE ROCK CREEK

0.70 E PUSHMATAHA C/L, Le Flore, OK

Built 2009 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 230

N4802

Good

Over: POTEAU RIVER

1N OF LOVINGS, Le Flore, OK

Built 2012 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 200

IRR E0750

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

4.0 N.; 0.7 E OF TRYON, Lincoln, OK

Built 2006 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 50

E0810

Good

Over: BLUE CREEK

.1S 4.2W OF MERIDIAN, Logan, OK

Built 2009 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

E0510

Good

Over: CREEK

SW OF ORIENTA, Major, OK

Built 2022 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 24

E1430

Good

Over: CREEK

.9E 1.6N OF WAYNE, McClain, OK

Built 1993 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 100

S.H. 37

Good

Over: WHITE GRASS CREEK

5.0 N-E TX S/L, McCurtain, OK

Built 1955 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 1,800

U.S. 60

Good

Over: VERDIGRIS RIVER

3.8 E JNK U.S. 169, Nowata, OK

Built 2020 Load: 46.3 t ADT: 2,800

Showing 19,801-19,850 of 22,733 bridges

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