State profile · Near median Poor share

New York bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in New York, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

19,132
Public bridges
26.5%
Good condition
6.9%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

19,132

Public highway bridges in New York

Good Condition

26.5%

5,061 bridges rated 7-9

-23.5pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

6.9%

1,320 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-0.1pp vs national avg 7.0%

New York vs national bridge condition

New York - Good condition share 26.5%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

New York - Poor-condition share 23.0%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

New York39%50.9%10.2%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - New York (FHWA NBI)

Counties (62)

Albany 377 Allegany 400 Bronx 394 Broome 512 Cattaraugus 503 Cayuga 150 Chautauqua 587 Chemung 274 Chenango 258 Clinton 208 Columbia 256 Cortland 185 Delaware 450 Dutchess 341 Erie 1082 Essex 259 Franklin 188 Fulton 97 Genesee 174 Greene 231 Hamilton 88 Herkimer 257 Jefferson 318 Kings 308 Lewis 163 Livingston 175 Madison 175 Monroe 685 Montgomery 208 Nassau 443 New York 299 Niagara 297 Oneida 509 Onondaga 514 Ontario 187 Orange 505 Orleans 137 Oswego 238 Otsego 263 Putnam 113 Queens 755 Rensselaer 280 Richmond 202 Rockland 258 Saratoga 250 Schenectady 157 Schoharie 173 Schuyler 101 Seneca 64 St. Lawrence 326 Steuben 637 Suffolk 436 Sullivan 367 Tioga 228 Tompkins 193 Ulster 406 Warren 145 Washington 193 Wayne 99 Westchester 854 Wyoming 142 Yates 58

New York vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below New York on the same metric.

HI

Hawaii

6.47% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$1,206

MT

Montana

6.70% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,122
Selected

NY

New York

6.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$19,132

KY

Kentucky

7.06% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,554

NH

New Hampshire

7.08% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,542

Bridges Needing Most Attention in New York

Six lowest-condition bridges in New York, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

SKINNERS FALLS NY

Poor

Over: DELAWARE RIVER

29 MI S OF COCHECTON, Sullivan, NY

Built 1901 Load: 0.9 t ADT: 355

BAILEY ROAD

Poor

Over: INDEPENDENCE RIVER

1.3 MI NE OF SPERRYVILLE, Lewis, NY

Built 1900 Load: 1.8 t ADT: 2

OLD STATE ROAD

Poor

Over: DEER RIVER

2.3 MI SW OF DEER RIVER, Lewis, NY

Built 1891 Load: 2.6 t ADT: 77

FITCHES BRIDGE RD

Poor

Over: W BR DELAWARE RIVER

2 MI NE OF DELHI, Delaware, NY

Built 1870 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 295

ELM ST EXTENSION

Poor

Over: TROUT BROOK

1 MI S OF RICHFIELD SPRIN, Otsego, NY

Built 1930 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 52

CRANE STREET

Poor

Over: CSX TRANS/ AMTRAK

1.8 MI W JCT RT5 & RT7, Schenectady, NY

Built 1976 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 4,964

All Bridges in New York

AMTRAK/CSXT/P&W

Unknown

Over: EASTCHESTER ROAD

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1907 ADT: 12,000

AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: BRONXDALE AVENUE

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1907 ADT: 9,400

AMTRAK

Unknown

Over: BRONXDALE AVENUE

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1907 ADT: 9,400

METRO NO COMMUTER

Unknown

Over: EAST 138TH STREET

IN MELROSE, Bronx, NY

Built 1975 ADT: 18,800

METRO NO COMMUTER

Unknown

Over: EAST 138TH STREET

IN MELROSE, Bronx, NY

Built 1975 ADT: 18,800

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: E.233RD STREET

AT EASTCHESTER BX, Bronx, NY

Built 1910 ADT: 12,100

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: DYRE AVENUE

AT EDENWALD, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 5,900

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: SECOR AVENUE

AT EASTCHESTER, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 2,800

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: RTE 1

0.4MI SW OF JCT US1&NYS22, Bronx, NY

Built 1905 ADT: 17,321

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: BOLLER AVENUE

AT EDENWALD, Bronx, NY

Built 1905 ADT: 1,500

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: BAYCHESTER AVENUE

AT BAYCHESTER, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 15,300

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: EAST 222ND STREET, ELY A

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 100

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: WICKHAM AVENUE

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 1,110

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: ALLERTON AVENUE

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1905 ADT: 11,000

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: COLDEN AVENUE

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1910 ADT: 2,100

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: MULINER AVENUE

IN WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1910 ADT: 1,800

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: MATTHEWS AVENUE, BRADY A

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1910 ADT: 100

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: BRONXDALE AVENUE

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 9,400

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: CRUGER AVENUE

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 1,700

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: CRUGER AVENUE

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 1,700

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: WHITE PLAINS ROAD

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 15,900

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: AMETHYST STREET

AT WESTCHESTER HEIGHTS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 1,500

NYCTA DYRE AVE LN

Unknown

Over: WILSON AVENUE

AT WILLIAMSBRIDGE, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 2,300

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: EAST 132ND STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 640

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: EAST 133RD STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 640

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: EAST 133RD STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 640

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: EAST 134TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 640

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: EAST 134TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 640

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: EAST 135TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 1,100

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: EAST 135TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1908 ADT: 1,100

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: EAST 136TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 640

AMTRAK/CSX TRANS

Unknown

Over: EAST 136TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1909 ADT: 640

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: EAST 137TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 480

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: EAST 137TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 480

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: EAST 138TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 18,800

CSX TRANSPRTATION

Unknown

Over: EAST 138TH STREET

AT PORT MORRIS, Bronx, NY

Built 1906 ADT: 18,800

RTE 363

Unknown

Over: ROUTE 7 RAMP

0.3 MI S JCT RTS 363 + 7, Broome, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 9,600

RTE 7

Unknown

Over: BEVIER STREET

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 7 & I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 2,479

RTE 7

Unknown

Over: BEVIER STREET

0.3 MI N JCT RTS 7 & I-81, Broome, NY

Built 1994 ADT: 2,479

CHENANGO STREET

Unknown

Over: 7 7 91013011, RTE 7

2.0 MI N JCT RTES 81I & 7, Broome, NY

Built 1989 ADT: 6,459

RTE I88

Unknown

Over: RTE 369

JCT RTS 7 + 369, Broome, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 6,499

RTE I88

Unknown

Over: RTE 369

JCT RTS 7 + 369, Broome, NY

Built 1968 ADT: 6,499

CONKLIN-KIRKWOOD C

Unknown

Over: RTE 11

JCT US 11 & I81 - EXIT 1, Broome, NY

Built 1964 ADT: 2,700

RTE 11

Unknown

Over: RTE 990G

1.6 MI SE E BING CITY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1997 ADT: 3,145

RTE 363

Unknown

Over: ELDREDGE STREET, PINE ST

JCT RTS 363 + 11, Broome, NY

Built 1965 ADT: 9,250

RTE 11

Unknown

Over: 81I 81I91013004, RTE 81

.6 MI N INT5 I-81 ON RT11, Broome, NY

Built 2022

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 11

2.5 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 21,852

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 11

2.5 MI N OF N BING CTY LI, Broome, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 21,852

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 11

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 11 + 12, Broome, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 8,006

RTE I81

Unknown

Over: RTE 11

0.2 MI NW JCT RTS 11 + 12, Broome, NY

Built 1966 ADT: 8,006

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