Structure 174990000000000 · Garvin County, OK

I-35 over Short Creek

Carries I-35 over Short Creek, 8.6 Mi N Jct SH 19.

Overall conditionGood

Set by its lowest-rated component: Substructure at 7 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck9/9 · Excellent
Superstructure9/9 · Excellent
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
Channelnot part of overall7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT152 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 9/9Superstructure 9/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

152 ft end to end, longest span 51 ft: about 2 semi-trucks nose to tail. Lengths and the semi-truck on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1969rebuilt 2019
Length151.9 ft46.3 m
Daily traffic16,650counted 2022
Last inspectedJanuary 2023every 24 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyGarvin
Location8.6 Mi N Jct SH 19
CarriesI-35
CrossesShort Creek
Coordinates34.85196, -97.32294

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length151.9 ft (46.3 m)
Max Span50.9 ft (15.5 m)
Deck Width39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Area560.2 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1969 (reconstructed 2019)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic16,650 (2022)
Truck Traffic36%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJanuary 2023
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number174990000000000

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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