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

E0180

Good

Over: HOME CREEK

4.5S 1.6W OF BEAVER, Beaver, OK

Built 2007 Load: 70.8 t ADT: 100

S.H. 43

Good

Over: MAXWELL CREEK

1.98 E PITTSBURG C/L, Pushmataha, OK

Built 1988 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 490

E0407 (S 4210 RD)

Good

Over: DOG CREEK

3N OF E0410, Rogers, OK

Built 2020 Load: 70.9 t ADT: 150

N3620

Good

Over: LITTLE DEEP FORK CREEK

5.5N OF MILFAY, Creek, OK

Built 1989 Load: 71.0 t ADT: 100

DRIVE B from SH 4

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4 N OF S.H. 66, Canadian, OK

Built 2020 Load: 71.1 t ADT: 50

IRR N3925 (OSAGE)

Good

Over: FLAT ROCK CREEK

.5N OF 36TH STREET N., Osage, OK

Built 2013 Load: 71.3 t ADT: 960

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

1.7 N JCT S.H. 32, Jefferson, OK

Built 2018 Load: 71.4 t ADT: 2,200

U.S. 64

Good

Over: VIAN CREEK

5.28 E JCT SH-10, Sequoyah, OK

Built 1961 Load: 71.4 t ADT: 1,300

U.S. 270

Good

Over: AURORA CREEK

5.1 S JCT U.S. 64, Beaver, OK

Built 2017 Load: 71.6 t ADT: 1,700

S.H. 73

Good

Over: LITTLE PANTHER CREEK

5.7 MI E JCT S.H. 34, Custer, OK

Built 1965 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 590

U.S. 64 / U.S. 412

Good

Over: CREEK

19.7 MI E JCT US 81, Garfield, OK

Built 1967 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 5,100

U.S. 62

Good

Over: CREEK

2.6 MI W TILLMAN C/L, Jackson, OK

Built 1968 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 4,200

E0900

Good

Over: CREEK

5.4E 3N STRONG CITY, Roger Mills, OK

Built 2006 Load: 71.7 t ADT: 25

E0907 (0142C)

Good

Over: GREASY CREEK

7.7S 2.9W OF STILWELL, Adair, OK

Built 1996 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 395

S.H. 66 BUS.

Good

Over: CAPTAIN CREEK

1.5 MI. N-E JCT SH 66, Lincoln, OK

Built 2021 Load: 71.8 t ADT: 866

S.H. 52

Good

Over: MILL CREEK

2;300 N HANNA, McIntosh, OK

Built 2021 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 600

IRR E0490

Good

Over: CAMP CREEK TRIB.

1.2E OF HWY 18, Pawnee, OK

Built 2011 Load: 71.9 t ADT: 75

U.S. 75

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

2.7 MI S JCT SH 20, Tulsa, OK

Built 1971 Load: 72.2 t ADT: 23,600

I-40 / R.R.

Good

Over: CREEK

1.4E OF PENN AVE., Oklahoma, OK

Built 2010 Load: 72.3 t ADT: 110,700

N2810 (27TH ST)

Good

Over: CREEK

.2N OF BOIS D ARC, Stephens, OK

Built 2009 Load: 72.6 t ADT: 1,932

S.H. 100

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4 MI.NE.CHEROKEE CL, Adair, OK

Built 1955 Load: 72.7 t ADT: 3,300

S.H. 18

Good

Over: CREEK

0.7 MI N JCT SH 66, Lincoln, OK

Built 1931 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 3,500

U.S. 259

Good

Over: NORTH CARTER CREEK

19.7 N JCT US-70, McCurtain, OK

Built 1959 Load: 72.9 t ADT: 2,200

N3850

Good

Over: CREEK

3.5E 4.2S OF KELLYVILLE, Creek, OK

Built 2007 Load: 73.2 t ADT: 100

IRR N2510

Good

Over: WEAVER CREEK

2.3S 6.5W of WATONGA, Blaine, OK

Built 2020 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 30

E0960 (NW 150TH)

Good

Over: CREEK

.2E OF SARA RD, Canadian, OK

Built 2009 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 300

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

3.0 MI E JCT I-35, Carter, OK

Built 2000 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 3,000

MACKENZIE HILL RD

Good

Over: PECAN CREEK

FORT SILL, Comanche, OK

Built 2019 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 400

E1080 (SE 15TH ST)

Good

Over: CHOCTAW CREEK

.5 EAST OF S WESTMINISTER, Oklahoma, OK

Built 2017 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 4,500

U.S. 283

Good

Over: DEAD WARRIOR CREEK

7.4 N JCT S.H. 47, Roger Mills, OK

Built 2020 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 2,100

E1180

Good

Over: CREEK

3S .6W OF LITTLE, Seminole, OK

Built 2017 Load: 73.5 t ADT: 100

U.S. 64

Good

Over: CREEK

6.3S OF TURNPIKE, Tulsa, OK

Built 2003 Load: 73.6 t ADT: 13,800

S.H. 63

Good

Over: KIAMICHI RIVER O'FLOW

2.1 E JCT U.S. 259, Le Flore, OK

Built 2017 Load: 73.7 t ADT: 520

I-40 WB

Good

Over: HOG CREEK

2.33 E JCT US-59, Sequoyah, OK

Built 1964 Load: 73.8 t ADT: 9,900

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

2.2 MI S JCT I40, Okfuskee, OK

Built 1931 Load: 74.1 t ADT: 1,800

S.H. 9

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

4.4 E JCT S.H. 99, Seminole, OK

Built 2021 Load: 74.1 t ADT: 2,163

N4015 (7448C)

Good

Over: CREEK

4.1E 1.3S OF US60/US70, Washington, OK

Built 2010 Load: 74.1 t ADT: 1,043

S.H. 9

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

4.6 E JCT S.H. 99, Seminole, OK

Built 2021 Load: 74.2 t ADT: 2,163

U.S. 59

Good

Over: LITTLE SALLISAW O'FLOW

6.51 N LE FLORE C/L, Sequoyah, OK

Built 2006 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 1,950

U.S. 59

Good

Over: LITTLE SALLISAW O'FLOW

6.51 N LE FLORE C/L, Sequoyah, OK

Built 2007 Load: 74.3 t ADT: 2,750

WEST LAKE RD.

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5 MI S OF FT TOWSON, Choctaw, OK

Built 1986 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 100

E0630

Good

Over: LITTLE TURKEY CREEK

1.1E 1S OF JCT US81&SH51, Kingfisher, OK

Built 2021 Load: 74.4 t ADT: 50

IND. NATION TP

Good

Over: CREEK

49.7 MI S OF I-40, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1969 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 3,800

S.H. 266

Good

Over: CROOKED CREEK

2.2 MI E TULSA C/L, Rogers, OK

Built 1971 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 10,800

MUSKOGEE TP

Good

Over: CREEK

T.P NO 21.33, Wagoner, OK

Built 1968 Load: 74.5 t ADT: 16,800

S.H. 44

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

0.2 MI N WASHITA C/L, Custer, OK

Built 1965 Load: 74.7 t ADT: 890

S.H. 78

Good

Over: CREEK

4.03 N TX S/L, Bryan, OK

Built 1954 Load: 74.8 t ADT: 1,400

MUSKOGEE TP

Good

Over: CREEK

19.6 MI S-E TULSA C/L, Wagoner, OK

Built 1968 Load: 75.1 t ADT: 16,800

I-40

Good

Over: CREEK

24.0 MI. E. CADDO CO, Canadian, OK

Built 1966 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 40,700

S.H. 19

Good

Over: CREEK

6.3 MI E S.H. 54, Kiowa, OK

Built 1967 Load: 75.3 t ADT: 160

Showing 20,651-20,700 of 22,733 bridges

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