Counties With the Most Bridges in Dire Need of Repair in Oklahoma

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Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Oklahoma

One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which counties in Oklahoma have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#20. Pontotoc County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.1% (35 of 268 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.5% (4,643 of 84,163 square meters of bridges)

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#19. Payne County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.6% (53 of 391 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.4% (5,413 of 121,882 square meters of bridges)

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#18. Marshall County

- Bridges in poor condition: 13.9% (11 of 79 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 60.3% (20,169 of 33,448 square meters of bridges)

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#17. Hughes County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.5% (32 of 221 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.4% (4,575 of 61,697 square meters of bridges)

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#16. Garfield County

- Bridges in poor condition: 14.7% (77 of 525 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.6% (7,019 of 92,917 square meters of bridges)

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#15. Caddo County

- Bridges in poor condition: 15.0% (65 of 433 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.9% (10,094 of 101,641 square meters of bridges)

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#14. Mayes County

- Bridges in poor condition: 15.9% (37 of 233 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.4% (4,603 of 135,982 square meters of bridges)

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#13. Okmulgee County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.1% (50 of 310 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.0% (5,692 of 81,429 square meters of bridges)

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#12. Garvin County

- Bridges in poor condition: 16.4% (58 of 353 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.4% (4,383 of 100,258 square meters of bridges)

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#11. Craig County

- Bridges in poor condition: 17.8% (32 of 180 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.0% (5,746 of 63,522 square meters of bridges)

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#10. Delaware County

- Bridges in poor condition: 18.1% (29 of 160 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.1% (7,660 of 84,053 square meters of bridges)

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#9. Creek County

- Bridges in poor condition: 20.1% (80 of 398 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.5% (6,870 of 153,476 square meters of bridges)

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#8. Okfuskee County

- Bridges in poor condition: 20.2% (46 of 228 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 9.5% (7,240 of 76,014 square meters of bridges)

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#7. Osage County

- Bridges in poor condition: 20.3% (75 of 369 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.5% (9,316 of 123,647 square meters of bridges)

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#6. Lincoln County

- Bridges in poor condition: 21.3% (105 of 493 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.1% (7,699 of 108,022 square meters of bridges)

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#5. Grant County

- Bridges in poor condition: 21.8% (115 of 528 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 8.4% (8,309 of 99,144 square meters of bridges)

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#4. Pawnee County

- Bridges in poor condition: 22.2% (39 of 176 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 14.9% (10,812 of 72,788 square meters of bridges)

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#3. Ottawa County

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.2% (63 of 272 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.8% (6,204 of 106,564 square meters of bridges)

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#2. Seminole County

- Bridges in poor condition: 23.6% (78 of 331 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 13.8% (11,688 of 84,649 square meters of bridges)