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U.S. 169 over Opossum Creek

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

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

U.S. 169 over Opossum Creek in Nowata 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 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2018, making it 7 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 5,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 57 of the 126 inventoried bridges in Nowata County rated good (45.2%); 14 (11.1%) 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	Steel stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 165 ft
Location	17 N of Jct U.S. 60
NBI structure number	309840000000000
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. 169 over Creek	1937	6,800	Fair
U.S. 169 over Double Creek	2002	5,800	Good
U.S. 169 over Vineger Creek	1962	5,700	Fair
U.S. 169 over Opossum Creek Overflow	2018	5,700	Good
U.S. 169 over Double Creek	2002	5,600	Good
U.S. 169 over Creek	1960	5,400	Fair