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U.S. 271 over Fourche Maline Creek

Le Flore County, Oklahoma · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

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

U.S. 271 over Fourche Maline Creek in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1948, making it 77 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,800 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 50 of the 474 inventoried bridges in Le Flore County rated poor (10.5%); 50 (10.5%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
U.S. 59 over Town Creek	1941	17,700	Fair
U.S. 59 over Polk Creek	1941	15,700	Fair
U.S. 59 over Creek	1941	12,200	Fair
U.S. 59 over Creek	1941	12,200	Fair
S.H. 112 over Wells Creek	1959	11,300	Fair
U.S. 59 Bypass over Creek	2000	11,300	Fair