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U.S. 259 over Kiamichi River

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

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

U.S. 259 over Kiamichi River in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 7 (good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1955 and reconstructed in 2018, making it 70 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,100 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 210 of the 474 inventoried bridges in Le Flore County rated good (44.3%); 50 (10.5%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings


Structure	Continuous steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 261 ft
Location	14.98 N Mccurtain C/l
NBI structure number	135220000000000
Condition class	Good

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