OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — It's an accomplishment the State Department of Transportation has been working towards for twenty years. Oklahoma now ranks 4th in the nation for favorable bridge conditions.

"Every Oklahoman should be proud of that accomplishment," said Tim Gatz, the Director of ODOT.

Gatz said ODOT manages 6,800 bridges across the state.

Twenty years ago, the Federal Highway Administration ranked Oklahoma 49th in the nation for favorable bridge conditions.

Every dot on the following map, or 20% of the bridges ODOT manages, was labeled as "structurally deficient."

"It looked like the state of Oklahoma had the measles," said Gatz. "When you get to that point, you're moving with a sense of urgency."

Gatz said an average bridge can cost $2 million to replace, and it goes up from

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