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

E1915

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK O'FLOW

3.2 W OF TISHOMINGO, Johnston, OK

Built 1940 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

3546C

Fair

Over: PENNINGTON CREEK (E FORK

4 N & 1.3 E OF MILL CREEK, Johnston, OK

Built 1944 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 55

E1915

Fair

Over: SAND CREEK

3.3 W OF TISHOMINGO, Johnston, OK

Built 1946 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E1948

Fair

Over: GOOSE POND

3.2S & 1.8E OF TISHOMINGO, Johnston, OK

Built 1948 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E1890

Fair

Over: PENNINGTON CREEK

2.6N & .4W OF TISHOMINGO, Johnston, OK

Built 1955 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

3530C

Fair

Over: LITTLE SANDY CREEK

1 N & 3 W OF FILMORE, Johnston, OK

Built 1961 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 370

N3553

Fair

Over: PENNINGTON CREEK

.1 S & .2 W OF TISHOMINGO, Johnston, OK

Built 1983 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 300

E1900

Fair

Over: CREEK

1 S & 2.3 W OF FILMORE, Johnston, OK

Built 1984 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0220 (SOUTH AVE)

Fair

Over: CREEK

15.8E OF I-35/US60, Kay, OK

Built 1920 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,000

N3120

Fair

Over: CREEK

5.5W 5.3S OF I-35/ US60, Kay, OK

Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 50

E0210

Fair

Over: CREEK

7S 4.2W OF KILDARE, Kay, OK

Built 1935 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,500

E0210

Fair

Over: CREEK

7S 4.W OF KILDARE, Kay, OK

Built 1935 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,500

N3205 (6 ST)

Fair

Over: CREEK

.5W .3S OF US177/SH11, Kay, OK

Built 1935 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 300

E0100

Fair

Over: CREEK

.5S .1W 13TH/MAIN NEWKIRK, Kay, OK

Built 1938 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

N3250

Fair

Over: LOST CREEK

7.2E 4.1N OF I-35/SH11, Kay, OK

Built 1939 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 75

E0190

Fair

Over: CREEK

4.5S 2.1W OF BLACKWELL, Kay, OK

Built 1940 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

N3120

Fair

Over: DOE CREEK

5.7W 5.1N OF I-35/SH11, Kay, OK

Built 1940 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 75

E0180

Fair

Over: CREEK

4N 3.7W OF US60/ I-35, Kay, OK

Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

E0090

Fair

Over: CREEK

.2S OF PECKHAM, Kay, OK

Built 1945 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 237

E0140

Fair

Over: CREEK

2E OF KILDARE, Kay, OK

Built 1949 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 375

N3450

Fair

Over: CREEK

11.2E 2.3N OF NEWKIRK, Kay, OK

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 65

N3211(S. OF FERG.)

Fair

Over: CREEK

1S 1/2 BLK E.JCT 11/177, Kay, OK

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 200

E0150

Fair

Over: CREEK

.6S .1E OF NARDIN, Kay, OK

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0060

Fair

Over: CREEK

.2 N .8 E OF BRAMAN, Kay, OK

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 393

E0060

Fair

Over: CREEK

.4E 3N OF SUMPTER, Kay, OK

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 258

E0100

Fair

Over: CREEK

.1E 1.2S OF PECKHAM, Kay, OK

Built 1966 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 35

E0180

Fair

Over: CREEK

4S 1.3E OF SH11/US177, Kay, OK

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,700

N3209 (1 ST.)

Fair

Over: CREEK

1BLK W 1.1S OF US177/SH11, Kay, OK

Built 1950 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 200

E0141 (FLORENCE)

Fair

Over: CREEK

1BLK S .4W OF SH11/US177, Kay, OK

Built 1940 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 400

E0230

Fair

Over: CREEK

.5S 1.1E OF US177/SH156, Kay, OK

Built 1951 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,900

N3270

Fair

Over: CREEK

6.9 W 1.1S OF NEWKIRK, Kay, OK

Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0150

Fair

Over: CREEK

.7W 1S .3E OF I-35/SH11, Kay, OK

Built 1960 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0210 (LAKE RD)

Fair

Over: TURKEY CREEK

7S 1E OF KILDARE, Kay, OK

Built 1963 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 2,500

E0180

Fair

Over: CREEK

4N 1.9E OF US60/I-35, Kay, OK

Built 1964 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 561

N3430

Fair

Over: CREEK

9.2E 4S OF NEWKIRK, Kay, OK

Built 1965 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0180

Fair

Over: STINK CREEK

.3E 4S .7E OF I-35/SH11, Kay, OK

Built 1965 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 461

N3430

Fair

Over: BEAR CREEK

9.2E 2.6S OF NEWKIRK, Kay, OK

Built 1965 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

N3230

Fair

Over: CREEK

2E 1.2N OF THREE SANDS, Kay, OK

Built 1970 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

N3380

Fair

Over: WOLF CREEK

4.2E 1.1S OF NEWKIRK, Kay, OK

Built 1970 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 150

N3390

Fair

Over: CREEK

5E .7S OF KILDARE, Kay, OK

Built 1974 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 460

N3150

Fair

Over: THOMPSON CREEK

2.5W .5N OF I-35/SH11, Kay, OK

Built 1978 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 75

E0090

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

.2E .2S 1E OF PECKHAM, Kay, OK

Built 1984 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 237

E0160

Fair

Over: DUCK CREEK

5E 2S .9E OF US177/SH11, Kay, OK

Built 1989 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0100

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.3E 1S .5E OF NEWKIRK, Kay, OK

Built 1960 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

E0210

Fair

Over: COWSKIN CREEK

6.5S 6.6E OF BLACKWELL, Kay, OK

Built 1920 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

N3196

Fair

Over: CREEK

1/2 BLK N. PARK ST.ON 7TH, Kay, OK

Built 1930 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 175

N3320

Fair

Over: CREEK

2W.3S OF KILDARE, Kay, OK

Built 2004 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 25

IRR E0150

Fair

Over: CREEK

1S 5.3E OF KILDARE, Kay, OK

Built 2014 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

E0850

Fair

Over: CREEK

2E OF ALTONA, Kingfisher, OK

Built 1921 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 31

E0790

Fair

Over: CREEK

2.E .7N OF US81/SH33, Kingfisher, OK

Built 1929 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

Showing 3,801-3,850 of 22,733 bridges

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