• Oklahoma ranked as the ninth-best state for highway bridge conditions.
• In 2004, Oklahoma was ranked 49th in the nation for highway bridge conditions. Nearly 1,200 of our 6,800 bridges were considered structurally deficient.
• In the most recent report, produced by the Federal Highway Administration, only 86 bridges are now considered structurally deficient.
• Oklahoma’s highway system is valued at $60 billion, making it Oklahoma’s No. 1 physical asset.

TOP 10 STATES WITH THE BEST HIGHWAY BRIDGE CONDITIONS

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This article originally appeared in the September 2020 edition of The Point.