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

IRR E0570

Good

Over: CREEK

2W; .5N; .3W OF JENNINGS, Pawnee, OK

Built 2011 Load: 81.4 t ADT: 75

BAILEY B TP (I-44)

Good

Over: CREEK

T P BR. NO.07.92, Cotton, OK

Built 1964 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 7,700

E1360

Good

Over: CREEK

2N 3.5W OF HOBART, Kiowa, OK

Built 2019 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 25

E1310

Good

Over: CREEK

6N 3.2W OF HOBART, Kiowa, OK

Built 2019 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 50

NW 10TH ST.

Good

Over: CREEK

.3E OF ROCKWELL/NW 10TH, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1996 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 7,500

S.H. 108

Good

Over: CREEK

3.7 MI N JCT SH 51, Payne, OK

Built 1959 Load: 81.6 t ADT: 1,900

U.S. 75

Good

Over: CREEK

2.4 MI S JCT SH 9, Hughes, OK

Built 1961 Load: 81.7 t ADT: 1,700

S.H. 47

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1956 Load: 81.8 t ADT: 590

I-40

Good

Over: CREEK

12.3 MI E C/L, Muskogee, OK

Built 1967 Load: 81.8 t ADT: 17,200

S.H. 47

Good

Over: CREEK

13.2 MI E JCT U.S. 283, Roger Mills, OK

Built 1964 Load: 81.8 t ADT: 960

U.S. 270

Good

Over: CREEK

2.2 MI.E. JCT. SH23, Beaver, OK

Built 1932 Load: 82.2 t ADT: 2,200

S.H. 33

Good

Over: CREEK

5.1 MI E JCT S.H. 30, Roger Mills, OK

Built 1932 Load: 82.2 t ADT: 1,500

E0428

Good

Over: CREEK

.2E OF 4TH ST, Garfield, OK

Built 2022 Load: 82.3 t ADT: 100

N4170

Good

Over: SWEETWATER CREEK

.5S of E0430, Rogers, OK

Built 2022 Load: 82.3 t ADT: 100

U.S. 60

Good

Over: CREEK

7E OF US 69, Ottawa, OK

Built 2022 Load: 82.4 t ADT: 5,600

E0890

Good

Over: CREEK

6.1 W 4. N OF CUSTER CITY, Custer, OK

Built 1991 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 25

UNION ST.

Good

Over: CREEK

.9 M SOUTH I-40, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 2001 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 100

N4250

Good

Over: CREEK

4 W 69 1 S MAYES, Wagoner, OK

Built 2023 Load: 82.6 t ADT: 30

U.S. 183

Good

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI N JCT S.H. 152, Washita, OK

Built 1930 Load: 83.3 t ADT: 4,400

S.H. 99

Good

Over: BIG SANDY CREEK

.2 MI S JCT SH7 EAST, Johnston, OK

Built 1931 Load: 83.4 t ADT: 1,900

U.S. 70

Good

Over: CREEK

1.0 E JCT US-259, McCurtain, OK

Built 1949 Load: 83.4 t ADT: 5,800

E0970

Good

Over: CREEK

5N 1.2E OF WEATHERFORD, Custer, OK

Built 2008 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 50

FAU 8361(S YALE AV

Good

Over: N. FORK LITTLE JOE CREEK

5200 S. YALE AVE., Tulsa, OK

Built 1992 Load: 83.5 t ADT: 26,233

S.H. 7

Good

Over: CREEK

4.0 MI E STEPHENS C/L, Carter, OK

Built 1933 Load: 83.7 t ADT: 2,400

E0270 (5322C)

Good

Over: PANTHER CREEK

9SE of NOWATA, Nowata, OK

Built 2021 Load: 84.0 t ADT: 100

E1390

Good

Over: CREEK

1N 2.1W OF LONE WOLF, Kiowa, OK

Built 2016 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 100

N3610

Good

Over: CREEK

1 W 2 N OF PADEN, Okfuskee, OK

Built 2022 Load: 84.4 t ADT: 100

S.H. 51

Good

Over: N. CANADIAN RIVER O'FLOW

3.5 E OF DEWEY C/L, Blaine, OK

Built 2018 Load: 84.6 t ADT: 2,400

S.H. 43

Good

Over: CREEK

10.85 E JCT US-69, Atoka, OK

Built 1967 Load: 84.8 t ADT: 480

LINDSEY ST

Good

Over: IMHOFF CREEK

1.2E OF I-35, Cleveland, OK

Built 2017 Load: 85.1 t ADT: 15,400

IRR E0160

Good

Over: WOLF CREEK TRIB.

.3W OF N4510, Ottawa, OK

Built 2011 Load: 85.5 t ADT: 100

BAILEY A TP (I-44)

Good

Over: CREEK

T.P. BR.NO.54.75, Comanche, OK

Built 1964 Load: 85.6 t ADT: 16,200

S.H. 47

Good

Over: CREEK

13.1 MI E JCT U.S. 283, Roger Mills, OK

Built 1964 Load: 85.6 t ADT: 960

U.S. 64

Good

Over: CREEK

11.4 MI S-E OSAGE CO, Tulsa, OK

Built 1973 Load: 85.6 t ADT: 38,000

U.S. 64

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

.08 W OF JCTU.S. 183, Harper, OK

Built 2017 Load: 85.8 t ADT: 1,200

E0450

Good

Over: TRIB TO DOG CREEK

2.3E OF S.H. 66, Rogers, OK

Built 2012 Load: 86.3 t ADT: 2,250

U.S. 281

Good

Over: CREEK

5.5 N SH152 IN BINGER, Caddo, OK

Built 1932 Load: 86.5 t ADT: 2,000

S.H. 7

Good

Over: CREEK

7.9 MI NE MURRAY C/L, Murray, OK

Built 1933 Load: 86.5 t ADT: 3,300

N3550

Good

Over: GRAYHORSE CREEK TRIB.

.25N OF HWY 20, Osage, OK

Built 2009 Load: 86.5 t ADT: 250

S.H. 36

Good

Over: CREEK

3.2 MI N JCT U.S. 70, Tillman, OK

Built 1938 Load: 86.5 t ADT: 520

S.H. 36

Good

Over: TRIB. OF LITTLE DEEP RED

3.7 MI N JCT U.S. 70, Tillman, OK

Built 1938 Load: 86.5 t ADT: 520

S.H. 82

Good

Over: OWL CREEK

5.6 N JCT S.H. 31, Haskell, OK

Built 2017 Load: 86.7 t ADT: 900

S.H. 39

Good

Over: WEST WINTER CREEK

4.4 E OF U.S. 62, Grady, OK

Built 2017 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 1,800

3220C

Good

Over: BIG CREEK TRIB

.4 N & 3.5 E OF ALLEN, Hughes, OK

Built 2010 Load: 87.1 t ADT: 500

MUSKOGEE TP

Good

Over: CREEK

T.P NO 22.73, Wagoner, OK

Built 1968 Load: 87.3 t ADT: 16,800

MUSKOGEE TP

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1968 Load: 87.3 t ADT: 19,800

IND. NATION TP

Good

Over: CREEK

63.12 MI'S S. JCT I-40, Atoka, OK

Built 1970 Load: 87.4 t ADT: 3,800

S.H. 53

Good

Over: WEST SPRING CREEK

8.3 E OF SH. 76, Carter, OK

Built 2020 Load: 87.5 t ADT: 1,400

I-40

Good

Over: CREEK

7.2 MI NE WASHITA C/L, Custer, OK

Built 1959 Load: 87.7 t ADT: 19,100

BAILEY B TP (I-44)

Good

Over: CREEK

T.P. BR NO. 09.42, Cotton, OK

Built 1964 Load: 87.8 t ADT: 7,700

Showing 20,751-20,800 of 22,733 bridges

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