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U.S. 81 over Squirrel Creek

Jefferson County, Oklahoma · rated Fair in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

U.S. 81 over Squirrel Creek in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1932 and reconstructed in 2013, making it 93 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 2,000 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 67 of the 150 inventoried bridges in Jefferson County rated fair (44.7%); 8 (5.3%) are rated poor.
A fair rating means the lowest-rated major component scores 5 or 6 on FHWA's 0-9 scale: some deterioration or minor section loss, but the structure is sound. It is the middle class, not a warning.

Component ratings


Structure	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 61 ft
Location	3.5 Mi S Jct US70
NBI structure number	037270000000000
Condition class	Fair

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Oklahoma department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
U.S. 70 over Creek	1932	3,000	Good
U.S. 81 over Creek	1929	2,900	Good
U.S. 81 over Creek	1929	2,900	Good
U.S. 81 over Creek	1959	2,900	Good
U.S. 81 over Creek	1959	2,900	Good
U.S. 70 over Long Branch Creek	2001	2,900	Good