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S.H. 53 over Creek

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

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

S.H. 53 over Creek in Carter County, Oklahoma, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 2024, making it 1 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 1,500 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2022).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 124 of the 337 inventoried bridges in Carter County rated good (36.8%); 16 (4.7%) are rated poor.
Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is open, no restriction (NBI item 41).
It does not appear under this structure number in the 2024 inventory (a new or renumbered structure).
Its most recent inspection on record is dated October 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
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

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	8	Very good condition


Structure	Concrete culvert
Length	about 40 ft
Location	19.2 E S.H. 76
NBI structure number	319230000000000
Condition class	Good
Traffic status (item 41)	Open, no restriction
Last inspection (item 90)	October 2024
Inspection interval (item 91)	24 months
Scour (item 113)	8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing

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

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
I-35 over Sewer Creek	1965	32,700	Fair
I-35 over Creek	1965	32,400	Fair
I-35 over Creek	1965	32,200	Fair
I-35 over Creek	1965	31,200	Good
I-35 over Tulip Creek	1968	30,800	Good
I-35 over Tulip Creek	1968	30,800	Good