State profile · Near median Poor share

Oklahoma bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Oklahoma.

22,917
Public bridges
42.0%
Good condition
7.7%
Poor condition

Oklahoma holds 22,917 public highway bridges (#9 of 52 by inventory) with a 7.7% Poor share (#17 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 7.7% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 36 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

22,917

Public highway bridges in Oklahoma

Good Condition

42.0%

9,620 bridges rated 7-9

-8.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

7.7%

1,764 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

0.2pp vs national avg 7.5%

Oklahoma vs national bridge condition

Oklahoma - Good condition share 42.0%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Oklahoma - Poor-condition share 25.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Oklahoma in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Oklahoma has 22,917 bridges and a 7.7% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #36 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Oklahoma has 22,917 bridges and a 7.7% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #36 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Oklahoma vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

22,917 9th of 54 higher than 45 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Oklahoma

The highlighted point is Oklahoma: 22,917 bridges and 7.70% in Poor condition, rank #36 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Oklahoma on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • Kentucky: 14,548 bridges · 7.37% Poor
  • New Hampshire: 2,542 bridges · 7.51% Poor
  • Oklahoma: 22,917 bridges · 7.70% Poor
  • Alaska: 1,685 bridges · 7.89% Poor
  • Nebraska: 15,398 bridges · 7.90% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Oklahoma

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 22,917 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Oklahoma’s inventory

State agency holds 33.3% of the 22,917 public highway bridges filed under Oklahoma in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Oklahoma’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 22.8% of the 22,917 bridges with a recorded original year in Oklahoma. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Oklahoma42%50.3%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Oklahoma (FHWA NBI)

Counties (77)

Adair 139 Alfalfa 387 Atoka 232 Beaver 189 Beckham 312 Blaine 272 Bryan 286 Caddo 424 Canadian 493 Carter 339 Cherokee 206 Choctaw 216 Cimarron 93 Cleveland 316 Coal 142 Comanche 593 Cotton 213 Craig 180 Creek 395 Custer 384 Delaware 160 Dewey 169 Ellis 152 Garfield 504 Garvin 330 Grady 449 Grant 476 Greer 230 Harmon 106 Harper 128 Haskell 155 Hughes 207 Jackson 292 Jefferson 150 Johnston 154 Kay 419 Kingfisher 297 Kiowa 477 Latimer 199 Le Flore 469 Lincoln 450 Logan 284 Love 133 Major 266 Marshall 78 Mayes 233 McClain 242 McCurtain 265 McIntosh 199 Murray 129 Muskogee 398 Noble 342 Nowata 126 Okfuskee 204 Oklahoma 1216 Okmulgee 310 Osage 366 Ottawa 271 Pawnee 174 Payne 384 Pittsburg 411 Pontotoc 241 Pottawatomie 408 Pushmataha 247 Roger Mills 153 Rogers 272 Seminole 298 Sequoyah 263 Stephens 382 Texas 111 Tillman 284 Tulsa 1135 Wagoner 254 Washington 215 Washita 361 Woods 310 Woodward 168

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

7.37% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,548

NH

New Hampshire

7.51% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542
Selected

OK

Oklahoma

7.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$22,917

AK

Alaska

7.89% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,685

NE

Nebraska

7.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,398

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.

N2950

Poor

Over: SKELETON CREEK

8E .6S OF BISON, Garfield, OK

Built 1905 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 100

FAU 6784 CALLAHAN

Poor

Over: UP R.R. UNDER

.85E OF 12TH ST, Muskogee, OK

Built 1905 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 7,560

E1570

Poor

Over: BEAVER CREEK

1.1E&.8S OF JCT SH65&17, Comanche, OK

Built 1906 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 75

N4260

Poor

Over: PRETTY CREEK

3.5 NW OF CENTRALIA, Craig, OK

Built 1909 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

E0790 (201 S)

Poor

Over: SNAKE CREEK

.7E of MEMORIAL, Tulsa, OK

Built 1909 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 288

E0590

Poor

Over: CREEK

6.5N .6E OF MULHALL, Logan, OK

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 25

All Bridges in Oklahoma

6920C

Fair

Over: COW CREEK

15.7 MI W OF VELMA, Stephens, OK

Built 1926 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 904

S.H. 34

Fair

Over: N. FORK OF RED RIVER

3.6 MI.N. GREER C/L, Beckham, OK

Built 1932 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 610

U.S. 69

Fair

Over: U.P. R.R. UNDER

0.7 MI N JCT SH-51, Wagoner, OK

Built 1947 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 6,150

IRR 6808C

Fair

Over: LITTLE VIAN CREEK

4.5 MI NE OF US 64, Sequoyah, OK

Built 1957 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 400

CO. RD. E0600

Fair

Over: I-35 UNDER

1.1 MI S NOBLE C/L, Payne, OK

Built 1959 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 50

5740C

Fair

Over: CREEK

3 MI. N. OF BLACKBURN, Osage, OK

Built 1975 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 128

0948C

Fair

Over: CREEK

.2 S 2.8 E OF CALUMET, Canadian, OK

Built 1998 Load: 21.3 t ADT: 400

S.H. 53

Fair

Over: COW CREEK OFLOW

SH 53; 0.4 MI E JCT US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1927 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 1,200

E1590

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.8 N .1 E OF MC CARTY, Garvin, OK

Built 2000 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 100

1820C

Fair

Over: ELM BRANCH CREEK

2.NW OF VINITA, Craig, OK

Built 1949 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 250

S.H. 15

Fair

Over: RED ROCK CREEK

5.2 MI E OF JCT US77, Noble, OK

Built 1952 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 400

CO. RD.

Fair

Over: I-40 UNDER

7 MI E JCT SH 18, Pottawatomie, OK

Built 1963 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 150

CO. RD. E1330

Fair

Over: IND. NATION TP UNDER

24.72 MIS S. JCT I-40, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1965 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 100

S.H. 3 SD

Fair

Over: CLEAR BOGGY CREEK

400 E OF SH 3; SD, Pontotoc, OK

Built 1973 Load: 21.4 t ADT: 500

I-40 N FRONTAGE RD

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

6.5 MI E BECKHAM C/L, Washita, OK

Built 1927 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 300

IRR E0160

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.4 N. 1.7 W. OF FAIRLAND, Ottawa, OK

Built 1936 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 50

N4270

Fair

Over: SEMINOLE CREEK

2 MI E. OF ROGERS C/L, Mayes, OK

Built 1945 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 100

U.S. 69

Fair

Over: U.P. R.R. UNDER

1.5 MI N JCT SH-51, Wagoner, OK

Built 1946 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 6,000

N2880

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.5 W .6 S OF BRAY, Stephens, OK

Built 1950 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 100

U.S. 81 BUS.

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.3 MI N SH17, Grady, OK

Built 1967 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 680

OLD U.S 270

Fair

Over: CREEK

12.9SE OF US69B, Pittsburg, OK

Built 1924 Load: 21.5 t ADT: 100

E2090

Fair

Over: SULPHUR CREEK

1.2S 1.5W OF BENNINGTON, Bryan, OK

Built 1921 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 50

5770C

Fair

Over: LITTLE SOLDIER CREEK

21ST.(PAWHUSKA).2W OF 99, Osage, OK

Built 1930 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 500

6919C

Fair

Over: CREEK

9.9 MI W OF DUNCAN, Stephens, OK

Built 1940 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 210

N2900

Fair

Over: MURRAY CREEK

N2900E1610006, Stephens, OK

Built 1950 Load: 21.6 t ADT: 24

E0990

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.5 N 2. E GORE, Sequoyah, OK

Built 1939 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 100

N4050

Fair

Over: CREEK

0.7 MI N OF E0410, Rogers, OK

Built 1940 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 100

IRR E0050

Fair

Over: WARREN BRANCH

2.N 1.E OF PEORIA, Ottawa, OK

Built 1940 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 100

U.S. 69

Fair

Over: CREEK

8.4 MI N MUSKOGEE CO, Wagoner, OK

Built 1947 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 13,900

D0440

Fair

Over: BUG CREEK

9 MI. WEST OF HOMINY, Osage, OK

Built 1962 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 50

N4460

Fair

Over: 14 MILE CREEK TRIB.

2W 1S OF GIDEON, Cherokee, OK

Built 2005 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 150

E0830

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.5S .2E OF PORTER, Wagoner, OK

Built 2008 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 120

N2800

Fair

Over: CREEK

4.2S OF U.S. 70, Jefferson, OK

Built 2011 Load: 21.7 t ADT: 200

N2860

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.5E 2N OF US81/SH33, Kingfisher, OK

Built 1932 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 150

E0610

Fair

Over: CREEK

MCELROY\RIPLEY RD .8E, Payne, OK

Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1950

Fair

Over: CREEK

7.2W 1N OF JCT I-35/US70, Carter, OK

Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 300

N3214 (1062C)

Fair

Over: CREEK

6.5W 5.3N I-35 / US 70, Carter, OK

Built 1920 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 257

E0900

Fair

Over: EAGLE CREEK

2N .5W OF SH66 & US177, Lincoln, OK

Built 1990 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1260

Fair

Over: WEST FORK CREEK

10S .9W JCT US81 SH152, Grady, OK

Built 1921 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

N2230

Fair

Over: CAMP CREEK

1.5E & .1S OF RICHMOND, Woodward, OK

Built 1990 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30

N2820

Fair

Over: CREEK

.5E OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,500

N1459

Fair

Over: CREEK

.5E OF JCT SH 19 CYRIL, Caddo, OK

Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,270

N2820

Fair

Over: CREEK

.5E OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,500

N2820

Fair

Over: CREEK

.2E 3.5S OF 81 & 7, Stephens, OK

Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,500

6996C

Fair

Over: CREEK

.4E OF US 81, Stephens, OK

Built 1923 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 2,500

N2470

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.4 S 9.3 W OF I-44, Comanche, OK

Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

1622C

Fair

Over: CREEK

1.2 S 2.2 E OF US 62, Comanche, OK

Built 1925 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 3,626

E1490

Fair

Over: LITTLE RUSH CREEK

6.S US 277 4.5W US 81, Grady, OK

Built 1992 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

E1770

Fair

Over: CREEK

3.8E SH 7 IN VELMA, Stephens, OK

Built 1926 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 100

S.H. 66

Fair

Over: CREEK

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

Built 1927 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 4,300

Showing 3,451-3,500 of 22,917 bridges

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