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I-40 WB over N. Canadian River

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

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

I-40 WB over N. Canadian River in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, is rated in fair condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the deck, rated 6 (satisfactory condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1963 and reconstructed in 1997, making it 62 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 9,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 296 of the 408 inventoried bridges in Pottawatomie County rated fair (72.5%); 25 (6.1%) 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	Concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 903 ft
Location	2.8 Mi E Jct SH 18
NBI structure number	158640000000000
Condition class	Fair

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-40 WB over Old U.S. 270 Under	2018	38,000	Good
I-40 EB over Old U.S. 270 Under	2018	38,000	Good
I-40 over Creek	1961	34,400	Fair
I-40 over Deer Creek	2007	34,400	Good
I-40 over Creek	1962	27,900	Fair
I-40 over Creek	1963	20,500	Fair