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

N3650

Good

Over: CEDAR CREEK

2W 2.5S OF CLEVELAND, Pawnee, OK

Built 1981 Load: 47.6 t ADT: 1,083

S EASTERN AVE

Good

Over: CREEK

.9N OF I-240 ON S EASTERN, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1990 Load: 47.7 t ADT: 7,769

S.H. 6

Good

Over: SADLER CREEK

1.7 N OF JCT S.H. 55, Beckham, OK

Built 2020 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 2,200

CREEK TP ON RAMP

Good

Over: CREEK

00.01, Creek, OK

Built 2000 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 3,700

I-35

Good

Over: CREEK

2.9 MI N GARVIN C/L, McClain, OK

Built 1968 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 32,200

S.H. 54

Good

Over: CAVALRY CREEK

11.9 MI N KIOWA C/L, Washita, OK

Built 1954 Load: 47.8 t ADT: 1,100

IRR E0520

Good

Over: CARPENTER CREEK

2N .2W OF HALLET, Pawnee, OK

Built 2020 Load: 47.9 t ADT: 75

I-40

Good

Over: DEEP CREEK

0.1 MI E I-40 BUS., Beckham, OK

Built 1958 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 15,700

S.H. 113

Good

Over: LITTLE WILD HORSE CREEK

7.5 W & N JCT US 69, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1961 Load: 48.0 t ADT: 1,200

N4639 (0140C)

Good

Over: SALLISAW CREEK

.3S OF BUNCH, Adair, OK

Built 2011 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 250

U.S. 62

Good

Over: DENNISON HOLLOW CREEK

4.1 E OF CHEROKEE C/L, Adair, OK

Built 2019 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,250

E1270

Good

Over: CREEK

4.2E 2.5S OF ERICK, Beckham, OK

Built 2003 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 25

E1220

Good

Over: SAND CREEK

.3S 1.4W OF SAYRE, Beckham, OK

Built 2006 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50

E1108 (BROADWAY)

Good

Over: DRAINAGE DITCH

BROADWAY .2E OF PIONEER, Beckham, OK

Built 2020 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E0980

Good

Over: CREEK

6N .3E OF BANNER, Canadian, OK

Built 2019 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E1080

Good

Over: CREEK

.7W OF N2760, Canadian, OK

Built 2020 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

S.H. 325

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 MI E OKLA S/L, Cimarron, OK

Built 1995 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 70

N3740

Good

Over: ELM CREEK

.2 S .2 E OF OLNEY, Coal, OK

Built 2004 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 24

IRR N2470

Good

Over: WEST CACHE CREEK

9.3 W 2.8 OF I-44, Comanche, OK

Built 1994 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

N2530

Good

Over: MEADOWBROOKE CREEK

.8N CACHE RD., Comanche, OK

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,220

S.H. 47

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

5.5 MI E JCT U.S. 183, Custer, OK

Built 1957 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 600

E1070

Good

Over: BEAR CREEK

7.1E 3.5S OF CLINTON, Custer, OK

Built 1983 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E0980

Good

Over: CREEK

ARAPAHO 4.2W 1N.6W, Custer, OK

Built 1990 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 25

2006C

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 S 1.4 W OF SUNSET, Custer, OK

Built 1994 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 200

N2330

Good

Over: CREEK

2E 3.5N OF CUSTER CITY, Custer, OK

Built 2007 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 40

E0750

Good

Over: CREEK

4. N 2.8 E OF LEEDY, Dewey, OK

Built 1960 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 25

FAS 2222

Good

Over: FIDDLERS CREEK

8. E 3.1 N PUTNAM, Dewey, OK

Built 1983 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50

E0820

Good

Over: CREEK

2S; 1.2E OF PUTNAM, Dewey, OK

Built 2011 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 25

E0480

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

1N 4.9E OF COVINGTON, Garfield, OK

Built 2020 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 24

BAILEY A TP (I-44)

Good

Over: UP R.R. UNDER

T.P.BR.NO.26.46, Grady, OK

Built 1964 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 19,300

N1820

Good

Over: DEER CREEK

1.3 N & 2.0 W OF REED, Greer, OK

Built 1999 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 25

N1684

Good

Over: RED RIVER

OKLA-TEXAS STATE LINE, Harmon, OK

Built 2013 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50

N3720

Good

Over: LITTLE WEWOKA CREEK

.7 N & 4 E OF BUTNER, Hughes, OK

Built 1988 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E1380

Good

Over: CINDY CREEK

3.1 N & 2.3 W OF CALVIN, Hughes, OK

Built 1992 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E1300

Good

Over: GRAVES CREEK

3 N .7 W OF HORNTOWN, Hughes, OK

Built 2001 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E1620

Good

Over: SPRING BRANCH CREEK

.4 N 1. E OF DUKE, Jackson, OK

Built 1983 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

E1920 GREASY BEND

Good

Over: WASHITA RIVER

3 N 1.6 W of MANNSVILLE, Johnston, OK

Built 2018 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 125

IRR N2290

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

3E 1.5N OF MT PARK, Kiowa, OK

Built 1983 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

IRR E1620

Good

Over: E. OTTER CREEK O'FLOW

2N .9W OF JCT 183/62, Kiowa, OK

Built 2005 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

N4355

Good

Over: FOURCHE MALINE CREEK

3.1W .6S OF PANOLA, Latimer, OK

Built 2015 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

N4355

Good

Over: FOURCHE MALINE CR.O'FLO.

3.1W .4S OF PANOLA, Latimer, OK

Built 2015 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

U.S. 59 BYPASS

Good

Over: MCMURTREY CREEK

0.80 N JCT US-271, Le Flore, OK

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,750

U.S. 59 BYPASS

Good

Over: MCMURTREY CREEK

0.80 N JCT US-271, Le Flore, OK

Built 2000 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 5,650

N3310

Good

Over: CAPTAIN CREEK

4 S 1 W .6S OF I-44/SH102, Lincoln, OK

Built 1989 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

S.H. 33

Good

Over: COX CREEK

1.2 MI W JCT SH 74, Logan, OK

Built 2006 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,800

IRR E0330

Good

Over: CREEK

1S 4.5E of SH156/US77, Noble, OK

Built 2019 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 24

IRR E0420

Good

Over: CREEK

.5N .1E of CM TPK/US77, Noble, OK

Built 2019 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 50

N3710

Good

Over: SHALE ROCK CREEK

1.5 W .6 N BEARDEN, Okfuskee, OK

Built 1992 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 100

J L DENNIS DRIVE

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.1N OF NW 108, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1992 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 500

I-235 RAMP N-W

Good

Over: DRAINAGE/SLOPE

DALLAS JCT., Oklahoma, OK

Built 2016 Load: 48.1 t ADT: 1,000

Showing 19,951-20,000 of 22,733 bridges

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