Structure 226740000000000 · Tulsa County, OK

I-44 WB over 21st St. Under

Carries I-44 WB over 21st St. Under, 2.1 Mi E Jct SH 51.

Overall conditionGood

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

How ratings work
Decksets the rating7/9 · Good
Superstructure8/9 · Very Good
Substructuresets the rating7/9 · Good
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
SEMI-TRUCK · 72 FT288 FT OVERALL50 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 7/9 · sets the ratingSuperstructure 8/9Substructure 7/9 · sets the rating

288 ft end to end, longest span 134 ft: about 4 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.

Built199036 years old
Length288.1 ft87.8 m
Daily traffic30,350counted 2022
Last inspectedSeptember 2024every 24 months

Location

StateOklahoma
CountyTulsa
Location2.1 Mi E Jct SH 51
CarriesI-44 WB
Crosses21st St. Under
Coordinates36.13321, -95.86915

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length288.1 ft (87.8 m)
Max Span133.9 ft (40.8 m)
Deck Width67.6 ft (20.6 m)
Deck Area1808.7 sq m
Main Spans3
Year Built1990

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic30,350 (2022)
Truck Traffic12%
Lanes On Bridge4
Lanes Under Bridge4

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionSeptember 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 24 months
OwnerState Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is not eligible for the National Register
Scour CriticalNot applicable
Structure Number226740000000000

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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