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. 3

Good

Over: CREEK

11.9 MI.S.E. JCT.US81, Canadian, OK

Built 1939 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 8,100

I-40

Good

Over: CREEK

5.1 MI. E. CADDO CL, Canadian, OK

Built 1961 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 28,500

U.S. 81

Good

Over: CREEK

8.9S OF I-40, Canadian, OK

Built 2016 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 6,100

I-40 RAMP/ CNTY RD

Good

Over: CREEK

1.98E US81 &400'S OF I-40, Canadian, OK

Built 2016 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 500

S.H. 199

Good

Over: CREEK

5.3 MI E JCT US77, Carter, OK

Built 1959 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 6,000

S.H. 53

Good

Over: CREEK

13.8 E S.H. 76, Carter, OK

Built 2020 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 1,400

I-35

Good

Over: CREEK

1.5 MI N MCCLAIN C/L, Cleveland, OK

Built 1955 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 70,300

S.H. 3

Good

Over: OWL CREEK

11.1 MI E PONTOTOC CO, Coal, OK

Built 1970 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 3,200

U.S. 277

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI.N. COTTON CL, Comanche, OK

Built 1933 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 2,300

I-44

Good

Over: CREEK

3.2 MI N OF US 277, Comanche, OK

Built 1959 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 26,600

U.S. 62

Good

Over: CREEK

3.37 MI. E. KIOWA CL, Comanche, OK

Built 1972 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 4,900

I-44

Good

Over: CREEK

9.6 MI N OF SH 36, Comanche, OK

Built 1980 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 25,200

I-44

Good

Over: CREEK

4 N OK. TEXAS LINE, Cotton, OK

Built 1963 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 7,500

U.S. 59

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

.9 W OF OTTAWA C\L, Craig, OK

Built 2015 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 2,300

S.H. 66

Good

Over: UNNAMED CREEK

.1 NE ROGERS C/L, Craig, OK

Built 2014 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 2,200

I-40 BUS.

Good

Over: CREEK

0.7 MI E JCT US-183, Custer, OK

Built 1953 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 6,500

I-40

Good

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI NE WASHITA C/L, Custer, OK

Built 1958 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 19,300

I-40

Good

Over: CREEK

0.4 MI W JCT S.H. 54, Custer, OK

Built 1959 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 23,000

S.H. 73

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1965 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 590

S.H. 34

Good

Over: CREEK

13.1 MI N CUSTER C/L, Dewey, OK

Built 1954 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 1,100

S.H. 47

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1956 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 390

S.H. 47

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1956 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 590

S.H. 164

Good

Over: CREEK

5 MI E JCT SH 74, Garfield, OK

Built 1927 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 510

U.S. 64 / U.S. 412

Good

Over: CREEK

18.4 MI E JCT US 81, Garfield, OK

Built 1967 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 5,100

E1590

Good

Over: CREEK

2.9E 1S OF ANTIOCH, Garvin, OK

Built 2013 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 100

S.H. 71

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

3.8 N JCT SH-9, Haskell, OK

Built 1964 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 1,600

S.H. 48

Good

Over: SANDY CREEK

.6 MI N JCT SH7, Johnston, OK

Built 1960 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 1,600

U.S. 77

Good

Over: CREEK

0.8 MI N JCT US 60, Kay, OK

Built 1951 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 10,100

U.S. 60

Good

Over: BOIS D'ARC CREEK O'FLOW

12.8 MI E JCT I 35, Kay, OK

Built 1969 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 2,400

S.H. 2

Good

Over: CREEK

7.76 N JCT US-270, Latimer, OK

Built 1956 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 940

U.S. 59

Good

Over: LITTLE BRUSHY CREEK

2.08 E JCT US-259, Le Flore, OK

Built 1957 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 870

S.H. 66

Good

Over: CREEK

16.2 MI E JCT SH 18, Lincoln, OK

Built 1960 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 2,100

S.H. 102

Good

Over: CREEK

1.95 MI. N JCT. U.S. 62, Lincoln, OK

Built 2017 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 1,092

U.S. 177

Good

Over: BRUSH CREEK

0.7 MI. N POTT C/L, Lincoln, OK

Built 2017 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 3,200

S.H. 51

Good

Over: CREEK

3.9 E KINGFISHER C/L, Logan, OK

Built 1950 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 1,800

S.H. 32

Good

Over: BONE CREEK

17.7 E OF JEFFERSON C/L, Love, OK

Built 2017 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 2,100

S.H. 28

Good

Over: CREEK

6.9 MI E ROGERS CO, Mayes, OK

Built 1964 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 3,000

S.H. 156

Good

Over: DEADMAN CREEK

.8 S OF KAY C/L, Noble, OK

Built 2015 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 640

I-40

Good

Over: CREEK

12.2 MI E SEMINOLE CO, Okfuskee, OK

Built 1963 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 15,900

S.H. 48

Good

Over: LITTLE WALNUT CREEK

5.9 N JCT U.S. 62, Okfuskee, OK

Built 2018 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 1,762

U.S. 62

Good

Over: CREEK

18.5 MI E OF JCT I-35, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1927 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 5,200

I-35

Good

Over: CREEK

5.3 MI N CLEVELAND CO, Oklahoma, OK

Built 1959 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 136,800

S.H. 99

Good

Over: SCANLON CREEK

0.6 MI. N.PAWNEE CL, Osage, OK

Built 1962 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 4,000

S.H. 137

Good

Over: CREEK

3E 2.75S OF MIAMI, Ottawa, OK

Built 2015 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 3,000

S.H. 99

Good

Over: TURKEY CREEK

8.4 MI N CREEK C/L, Pawnee, OK

Built 1964 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 1,600

I-40 WB

Good

Over: CREEK

1.6 MI E JCT SH 18, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1963 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 9,500

S.H. 47

Good

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1964 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 960

E0820

Good

Over: CREEK

6.1 E 11 N OF STRONG CITY, Roger Mills, OK

Built 2006 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 50

D0333

Good

Over: CREEK

.5SE OF S.H. 66 ON 6TH ST, Rogers, OK

Built 2005 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 200

S.H. 9 A

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

4.3 MI. N JCT S.H. 39, Seminole, OK

Built 2018 Load: 90.7 t ADT: 980

Showing 20,851-20,900 of 22,733 bridges

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