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U.S. 59 over Ballard Creek

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

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

U.S. 59 over Ballard Creek in Adair 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 2020, making it 5 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,600 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 45 of the 139 inventoried bridges in Adair County rated good (32.4%); 22 (15.8%) 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	Prestressed concrete stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 314 ft
Location	7.2 N of Jct U.S. 62
NBI structure number	308080000000000
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 Stilwell Br. Caney Creek	1996	9,000	Fair
U.S. 59 over Kansas City Southern R.R	1998	8,000	Fair
U.S. 59 over Trib of Ballard Creek	2017	6,900	Fair
S.H. 100 over Stilwell Br. Caney Creek	1955	6,000	Fair
U.S. 59 over Ballard Creek	2020	5,600	Good
U.S. 59 over Unnamed Creek	1934	4,500	Fair