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. 115

Good

Over: GYP CREEK

3 S OF S.H. 152 JCT, Washita, OK

Built 2015 Load: 63.4 t ADT: 400

E0890

Good

Over: CREEK

8.8W OF GREENFIELD, Blaine, OK

Built 2001 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 75

E0900

Good

Over: LITTLE DEER CREEK

2.0 S .5 W OF THOMAS, Custer, OK

Built 1987 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 50

N2320

Good

Over: CREEK

6.0W & 8.0N OF THOMAS, Custer, OK

Built 2007 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 30

4530C

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.6N .5E OF GARVIN, McCurtain, OK

Built 2016 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 250

E0420

Good

Over: CREEK

.5N 1.1E of US412/US77, Noble, OK

Built 2019 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 50

E0460

Good

Over: SEMINOLE CREEK TRIB.

1E of WILL ROGERS TP, Rogers, OK

Built 2018 Load: 63.5 t ADT: 209

S.H. 58

Good

Over: CREEK

4.6 MI.N.OF JCT.SH45, Alfalfa, OK

Built 1953 Load: 63.6 t ADT: 690

CREEK TP

Good

Over: BROKEN ARROW CREEK

20.75S, Wagoner, OK

Built 2000 Load: 63.7 t ADT: 6,450

S.H. 112

Good

Over: CREEK

1.77 N JCT US-271, Le Flore, OK

Built 1975 Load: 64.2 t ADT: 2,700

N4280 S 24TH ST W

Good

Over: CORTA CREEK

2.2N 1.7E OF SUMMIT, Muskogee, OK

Built 2023 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 100

S.H. 31

Good

Over: GAINES CREEK

7.2 MI NE JCT US 270, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1963 Load: 64.3 t ADT: 1,900

E0930

Good

Over: EAST BARNITZ CREEK

2.2 N 6.2 E BUTLER, Custer, OK

Built 1989 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 25

N2290

Good

Over: HORSE CREEK

2.1S.;3E. OF SUNSET, Custer, OK

Built 1986 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 25

E0990

Good

Over: HINES CREEK

4. S 1.7 E HAMMON, Custer, OK

Built 1993 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 25

N2270

Good

Over: CREEK

1E 3.8S OF SUSSET, Custer, OK

Built 2002 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 24

U.S. 183

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1989 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 3,600

E1366

Good

Over: CREEK

1S 2.5W OF SCIPIO, Pittsburg, OK

Built 2004 Load: 64.4 t ADT: 24

U.S. 60

Good

Over: CREEK

1.2 MI E JCT I 35, Kay, OK

Built 1969 Load: 64.5 t ADT: 4,500

U.S. 62

Good

Over: COAL CREEK

0.74 N JCT I-40, Okmulgee, OK

Built 1965 Load: 64.8 t ADT: 9,300

U.S. 271

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

5.5 SW OF LEFLORE C/L, Pushmataha, OK

Built 2021 Load: 64.9 t ADT: 800

E0900

Good

Over: CREEK

1S 3.5E OF OKARCHE, Canadian, OK

Built 2016 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 100

N3970

Good

Over: SNAKE CREEK

5.0 W; 0.1 N SH52-SH16, Okmulgee, OK

Built 1993 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 100

N3990

Good

Over: COON CREEK TRIB.

2E .3S of DEWEY, Washington, OK

Built 2022 Load: 65.0 t ADT: 100

N3760

Good

Over: CREEK

.7S SH51 & 1W TULSA C/L, Creek, OK

Built 2019 Load: 65.1 t ADT: 100

N2580

Good

Over: WEST CLAY CREEK TRIB.

3E 2.3N OF CARMEN, Alfalfa, OK

Built 2022 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 100

N1990

Good

Over: CREEK

4. E 1.6 N OF CARTER, Beckham, OK

Built 1989 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 25

N2240

Good

Over: CREEK

2.8W.;3.7N. OF ARAPAHO, Custer, OK

Built 1988 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 100

E1810 (3544C)

Good

Over: ROCK CREEK

1S 1.4E OF MILL CREEK, Johnston, OK

Built 2022 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 120

E0030 3612C

Good

Over: BEAVER CREEK

.2S .2W OF HARDY, Kay, OK

Built 2016 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 24

N2700

Good

Over: COOPER CREEK

.15 4 W .15 OF LOYAL, Kingfisher, OK

Built 2022 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 150

E1450

Good

Over: CREEK

7S; 4.9E OF HOBART, Kiowa, OK

Built 1990 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 40

U.S. 59

Good

Over: CREEK

2.48 NW JCT US-259, Le Flore, OK

Built 1934 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 1,700

5460C

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK

4.9 S 4.9 E OKFUSKEE, Okfuskee, OK

Built 1988 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 120

D1473

Good

Over: BNSF R.R. UNDER

.3 N & .4 E OF FRANCIS, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1950 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 100

OLD U.S. 270

Good

Over: MAGNOLIA CREEK

0.8 MI. E S.H. 3, Seminole, OK

Built 2020 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 10,400

N2390

Good

Over: CREEK

1.3N 1.E OF MOUNTAIN V, Washita, OK

Built 1988 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 25

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

0.1 MI N OKMULGEE CO, Tulsa, OK

Built 1958 Load: 65.4 t ADT: 20,300

S.H. 51

Good

Over: CREEK

2.2 E KINGFISHER C/L, Logan, OK

Built 1952 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 1,500

S.H. 66

Good

Over: CREEK

0.7 MI N I-44, Rogers, OK

Built 1957 Load: 65.6 t ADT: 18,900

CEMETERY RD.

Good

Over: CREEK

.3 MILES N OF NW 122ND, Canadian, OK

Built 2007 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 100

S.H. 7

Good

Over: CREEK

5.2 MI.E.JCT.US281B, Comanche, OK

Built 1966 Load: 65.7 t ADT: 10,000

CREEK TP

Good

Over: UNION PACIFIC R.R. UNDER

23.66S, Wagoner, OK

Built 2000 Load: 66.0 t ADT: 6,350

S.H. 34

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 2022 Load: 66.1 t ADT: 867

E1940 MT CARMEL RD

Good

Over: DAVIS CREEK

.1W 2.2S OF CANEY, Atoka, OK

Built 2017 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 100

BOX RD

Good

Over: BUCKHEAD CREEK

0.4 E 156TH AVE SE, Cleveland, OK

Built 2001 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 100

E0920

Good

Over: WEST BARNITZ CREEK

2.7 N & 1.8 E OF BUTLER, Custer, OK

Built 1988 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 25

N2370

Good

Over: BOGGY CREEK

11.5N OF AVARD, Woods, OK

Built 2016 Load: 66.2 t ADT: 50

S.H. 47

Good

Over: CREEK

19.0 MI E JCT S.H. 34, Dewey, OK

Built 1956 Load: 66.3 t ADT: 390

CREEK TP

Good

Over: EB B.A. CREEK

19.67N, Tulsa, OK

Built 2000 Load: 66.4 t ADT: 6,450

Showing 20,551-20,600 of 22,733 bridges

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