Structure 170340000000000 · McClain County, OK

I-35 over Walnut Creek

Carries I-35 over Walnut Creek, .7 Mi N Jct SH 39.

Overall conditionFair

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 5 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck6/9 · Satisfactory
Superstructuresets the rating5/9 · Fair
Substructure6/9 · Satisfactory
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT403 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 6/9Superstructure 5/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 6/9

403 ft end to end, longest span 100 ft: about 6 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.

Built1967rebuilt 2011
Length402.9 ft122.8 m
Daily traffic15,100counted 2022
Last inspectedFebruary 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyMcClain
Location.7 Mi N Jct SH 39
CarriesI-35
CrossesWalnut Creek
Coordinates35.00901, -97.37598

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length402.9 ft (122.8 m)
Max Span100.1 ft (30.5 m)
Deck Width39.7 ft (12.1 m)
Deck Area1485.9 sq m
Main Spans4
Year Built1967 (reconstructed 2011)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic15,100 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionFebruary 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour Critical7 — Countermeasures installed
Structure Number170340000000000

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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